Confidentiality and use of reports; disclosure of identity of person;
use as evidence at trial; certificate that report has or has not been
made
Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an accident report filed
by a law enforcement officer or filed by a coroner or similar officer
under IC 9-26-4-2.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), each required accident
report and supplemental report is without prejudice to the reporting
individual and is for the confidential use of the state police
department or other state agencies having use of the records for
accident prevention purposes.
(c) The state police department may disclose the identity of a
person involved in an accident when the person's identity is not
otherwise known or when the person denies being present at the
accident.
(d) A report may not be used as evidence in a trial, civil or
criminal, arising out of an accident. However, the state police
department shall, upon the demand of a:
(1) person who has, or claims to have, made a report; or
(2) court;
furnish a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or
has not been made to the state police department solely to prove a
compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement that a report
be made to the state police department.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14.
Last modified: May 27, 2006