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IC 31-33-18-5 — Confidentiality of recordings of calls to child abuse hotline

Chapter 18. Disclosure of Reports; Confidentiality Requirements

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Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in IC 31-33-18.5, an audio recording of a telephone call to the child abuse hotline is confidential and may be released only upon court order. (b) An audio recording of a report of child abuse or neglect that is the subject of a complaint made to a prosecuting attorney under IC 31-33-22-3 shall be released without a court order to the prosecuting attorney upon written request of the prosecuting attorney.

As added by P.L.48-2012, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.84-2026, SEC.13.

Source: official publisher (2026 edition)

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