IC 8-3-1-20.5 — Personally identifying information of railroad crew members; confidentiality; unredacted report access
Chapter 1. Railroad Regulation─Department of Transportation
Bills adding this section
Section text
Sec. 20.5. (a) As used in this section, "personally identifying information" means the following information that identifies an individual: (1) Name. (2) Driver's license number. (3) Address (other than the ZIP code). (4) Date of birth. (5) Electronic mail address. (6) Telephone number. The term does not include information about vehicular accidents, driving or equipment related violations, and driver's license or registration status. (b) Personally identifying information of railroad crew members must be redacted from any public report involving a railroad fatality. (c) Any law enforcement agency or other person who possesses a report involving a railroad fatality shall maintain the report in a manner that ensures the confidentiality of the railroad crew's personally identifying information. (d) An unredacted copy of a report involving a railroad fatality must be accessible at all reasonable times: (1) to the host or employing railroad; (2) by a court order; (3) to a person specifically authorized by a court order to obtain the information if access to the information is necessary in the performance of the duties of the person; and (4) to: (A) law enforcement officers; (B) the attorney general; (C) the attorney general's deputies and assistants; (D) the department; and (E) the department's staff; if access to the information is necessary in the performance of the duties of a person described in clauses (A) through (E).
As added by P.L.158-2026, SEC.4.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)