Sec. 12. (a) The juvenile court shall grant any party to a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding access to a person's legal records if the information may be used:
(1) to impeach the person as a witness; or
(2) to discredit the person's reputation if the person places reputation in issue.
(b) The information described in subsection (a) may only be used in criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings in accordance with the law of evidence.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 39. Juvenile Law: Juvenile Records
Chapter 2. Persons Entitled to Access to Juvenile Court Records
31-39-2-1. Application of Chapter
31-39-2-2. Juvenile Court Judge and Staff
31-39-2-3. Party and Party's Counsel
31-39-2-4. Presentence Investigations
31-39-2-5. Prosecuting Attorney and Staff
31-39-2-6. Records Available to Certain Individuals and Agencies
31-39-2-6.5. Release of Court Records
31-39-2-8. Public Access to Records of Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings
31-39-2-9. Person Providing Services to Child or Child's Family
31-39-2-10. Interested Persons
31-39-2-12. Parties to Criminal or Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings
31-39-2-13. Victim of Delinquent Act or Victim's Family; Disclosure in Civil Action
31-39-2-13.8. School's Access to Juvenile Court Records; Notice; Confidentiality
31-39-2-14. Filing of Copies of Access Order or Agreement With Researcher