Sec. 17. Members of a local domestic violence fatality review team and individuals who attend a meeting of a local domestic violence fatality review team as invitees of the chairperson:

(1) may discuss among themselves confidential matters that are before the local domestic violence fatality review team;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-18-8-17

  • domestic violence: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 12-18-8-2
  • local domestic violence fatality review team: means the county or regional domestic violence fatality review team established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-18-8-5
(2) are bound by all applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of matters reviewed by the local domestic violence fatality review team; and

(3) except when acting:

(A) with malice;

(B) in bad faith; or

(C) with gross negligence;

are immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed as a result of communicating among themselves about confidential matters that are before the local domestic violence fatality review team.

As added by P.L.258-2017, SEC.10.