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Ind. Code § 31-37-8-4.5 — Privileged communication to a mental health evaluator; exceptions
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 8: Information About Delinquent Children, Investigation, and Preliminary Inquiry, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 31-37-8-4.5
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies only to a court ordered or voluntary mental health: (1) screening; (2) assessment; (3) evaluation; or (4) treatment; provided by or under the direction of an evaluator, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-90 , in conjunction with proceedings under this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding section 4(5) of this chapter and except as provided in subsection (d) and except for purposes of: (1) a probation revocation proceeding; or (2) a modification of a dispositional decree under IC 31-37-22 ; a statement communicated to an evaluator in the evaluator's official capacity may not be admitted as evidence against the child on the issue of whether the child committed a delinquent act or a crime. (c) This section does not affect the admissibility of evidence when a juvenile interposes the defense of insanity. (d) This section does not affect a disclosure or reporting requirement in effect on July 1, 2007, under statute or in case law regarding a statement that: (1) relates directly to the facts or immediate circumstances of a homicide; or (2) reveals that the child may intend to commit a crime.
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