Ind. Code § 31-33-26-15
Expungement and amendment of record procedures
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 31-33-26-15, Expungement and amendment of record procedures, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1670993
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Sec. 15.
(a) The department shall expunge a substantiated report contained within the index not later than ten (10) working days after any of the following occurs:
(1) A court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services proceeding determines that child abuse or neglect has not occurred.
(2) An administrative hearing officer under this chapter has issued a recommendation regarding a child abuse or neglect report and the ultimate authority of the department has issued a written final agency action determining that the report is unsubstantiated.
(3) A court having juvenile jurisdiction enters an order for expungement of the report under IC 31-33-27-5.
(b) The department shall amend a substantiated report contained in the index by deleting the name of an alleged perpetrator if:
(1) a court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services proceeding; or
(2) the ultimate authority of the department, after issuance of a recommendation by an administrative hearing officer under this chapter;
finds that the person was not a perpetrator of the child abuse or neglect that occurred.