IC 35-37-6-3.5 — "Victim advocate"
Chapter 6. Privileged Communications and Victim Counseling
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Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "victim advocate" means an individual employed or appointed by or who volunteers for: (1) a victim services provider; or (2) the student advocate office of a state educational institution or an approved postsecondary educational institution, if the individual provides services to a victim. (b) The term does not include: (1) a law enforcement officer; (2) an employee or agent of a law enforcement officer; (3) a prosecuting attorney; or (4) an employee or agent of a prosecuting attorney's office. (c) The term includes an employee, an appointee, or a volunteer of a: (1) victim services provider; (2) domestic violence program; (3) sexual assault program; (4) rape crisis center; (5) battered women's shelter; (6) transitional housing program for victims of domestic violence; or (7) program that has as one (1) of its primary purposes to provide services to an individual: (A) against whom an act of: (i) domestic or family violence; (ii) dating violence; (iii) sexual assault (as defined in IC 5-26.5-1-8); (iv) human and sexual trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5); or (v) stalking (IC 35-45-10-5); is committed; or (B) who: (i) is not accused of committing an act of domestic or family violence, dating violence, sexual assault (as defined in IC 5-26.5-1-8), human and sexual trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5), or stalking (IC 35-45-10-5); and (ii) is a member of the family of an individual described in clause (A) other than a family member who is accused of committing an act of domestic or family violence, dating violence, sexual assault (as defined in IC 5-26.5-1-8), human and sexual trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5), or stalking (IC 35-45-10-5).
As added by P.L.104-2008, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.70-2016, SEC.3.
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