IC 31-33-5-4 — Immediate oral or written report to department of child services or law enforcement agency
Chapter 5. Duty to Report Child Abuse or Neglect
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Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who has a duty under this chapter to report that a child may be a victim of child abuse or neglect shall immediately make an oral or written report to: (1) the department; or (2) the appropriate law enforcement agency. (b) A person who has a duty under section 2(c) of this chapter to report that a child may be a victim of child abuse or neglect shall immediately make an oral or written report to: (1) the department; or (2) the appropriate law enforcement agency.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.107; P.L.183-2017, SEC.34; P.L.168-2025, SEC.6.
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