Indiana Code 12-18-8-10. Members of local domestic violence fatality review team
(1) A survivor of domestic violence.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-18-8-10
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- 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
(3) A representative of law enforcement from the area served by the local domestic violence fatality review team.
(4) A prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney’s designee from the area served by the local domestic violence fatality review team.
(5) An expert in the field of forensic pathology, a coroner, or a deputy coroner.
(6) A medical practitioner with expertise in domestic violence.
(7) A judge who hears civil or criminal cases.
(8) An employee of the department of child services.
(b) If a local domestic violence fatality review team is established in one (1) county, the legislative body that voted to establish the local domestic violence fatality review team under section 6 of this chapter shall:
(1) adopt an ordinance for the appointment and reappointment of members of the local domestic violence fatality review team; and
(2) appoint members to the local domestic violence fatality review team under the ordinance adopted.
(c) If a local domestic violence fatality review team is established in a region, the county legislative bodies that voted to establish the local domestic violence fatality review team under section 6 of this chapter shall:
(1) each adopt substantially similar ordinances for the appointment and reappointment of members of the local domestic violence fatality review team; and
(2) appoint members to the local domestic violence fatality review team under the ordinances adopted.
(d) A local domestic violence fatality review team may not have more than fifteen (15) members.
As added by P.L.181-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.56; P.L.44-2004, SEC.2; P.L.234-2005, SEC.41.