Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the records shall be destroyed upon a grant of an expungement petition by the court, including an expungement order issued under section 3.5 of this chapter.
(b) Data from the records in subsection (a) shall be maintained by the court on a secure data base that does not enable identification of the offender to the public or another person not having legal or statutory authority to access the records.
(c) The records maintained in the data base under subsection (b) may be used only for statistical analysis, research, and financial auditing purposes.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-2(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.86-2017, SEC.10; P.L.157-2021, SEC.5.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 39. Juvenile Law: Juvenile Records
Chapter 8. Expungement of Records Concerning Delinquent Child or Child in Need of Services
31-39-8-1. Application of Chapter
31-39-8-1.5. Exclusive Jurisdiction to Expunge Delinquency and Chins Findings
31-39-8-2. Standing; Electronic Records
31-39-8-3. Juvenile Expungement Procedure and Process
31-39-8-3.5. Automatic Expungement of Certain Juvenile Offenses
31-39-8-4. Expungement of Child Abuse or Neglect Information