IC 31-39-8-2 — Petition to remove or seal juvenile court records; access to sealed records by law enforcement officers; electronic records
Chapter 8. Expungement of Records Concerning Delinquent Child or Child in Need of Services
Section text
Sec. 2. (a) Any person may petition a juvenile court at any time to remove from: (1) the court's files; (2) the files of law enforcement agencies; and (3) the files of any other person who has provided services to a child under a court order; records pertaining to the person's involvement in juvenile court proceedings that did not result in a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294). (b) Any person may petition a juvenile court at any time to seal records relating to a delinquency proceeding that are maintained in: (1) the court's files; and (2) the files of law enforcement agencies. Sealed records under this subsection that relate to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294) shall be made available to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties, but may not be made available to the public without a court order. (c) Electronic records not relating to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294) shall be removed to a secure data base to which the public or another person not having legal or statutory authority to access the records is not granted access to the data base.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.86-2017, SEC.8; P.L.77-2025, SEC.5.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)