Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies only to a court ordered or voluntary mental health:
(1) screening;
(2) assessment;
(3) evaluation; or
(4) treatment;
provided by or under the direction of an evaluator, as defined in IC 31-9-2-43.8, in conjunction with proceedings under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding section 4(5) of this chapter and except as provided in subsection (d) and except for purposes of:
(1) a probation revocation proceeding; or
(2) a modification of a dispositional decree under IC 31-37-22;
a statement communicated to an evaluator in the evaluator's official capacity may not be admitted as evidence against the child on the issue of whether the child committed a delinquent act or a crime.
(c) This section does not affect the admissibility of evidence when a juvenile interposes the defense of insanity.
(d) This section does not affect a disclosure or reporting requirement in effect on July 1, 2007, under statute or in case law regarding a statement that:
(1) relates directly to the facts or immediate circumstances of a homicide; or
(2) reveals that the child may intend to commit a crime.
As added by P.L.120-2007, SEC.4.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency
Chapter 8. Information About Delinquent Children, Investigation, and Preliminary Inquiry
31-37-8-1. Receipt and Forwarding of Information Concerning Delinquent Child; Preliminary Inquiry
31-37-8-1-b. Receipt and Forwarding of Information Concerning Delinquent Child; Preliminary Inquiry
31-37-8-2. Contents of Preliminary Inquiry
31-37-8-2-b. Contents of Preliminary Inquiry
31-37-8-3. Notice of Conduct and Nature of Preliminary Inquiry
31-37-8-4. Advisement Required for Child Interview
31-37-8-4-b. Advisement Required for Child Interview
31-37-8-4.5. Privileged Communication to a Mental Health Evaluator; Exceptions
31-37-8-5. Provision of Copies of Preliminary Inquiry and Recommendation
31-37-8-5-b. Provision of Copies of Preliminary Inquiry and Recommendation