Section 31-39-4-8 - Interested persons(a) The head of a law enforcement agency or that person's designee may grant any person having a legitimate interest in the work of the agency or in a particular case access to the agency's confidential records. In exercising discretion, the head of a law enforcement agency shall consider that the best interests of the safety and welfare of the community are generally served by the public's ability to obtain information about:(1) the identity of anyone charged with the alleged commission of any act that would be murder or a felony if committed by an adult; and(2) the identity of anyone charged with the alleged commission of an act that would be part of a pattern of less serious offenses.(b) A person having access to records under this section is not bound by the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-39-3 and may disclose the contents of the records.Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.2(c).
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.22.