Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the bureau or a prosecuting attorney, private attorney, or private entity that is operating under an agreement or contract described in IC 31-25-4-13.1 is entitled to obtain access, at no cost to the bureau or the prosecuting attorney, private attorney, or private entity that is operating under an agreement or contract described in IC 31-25-4-13.1, to the following records from the following agencies or entities:

(1) The following records of state and local agencies:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-25-3-4

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • department: refers to the department of child services established by IC 31-25-1-1. See Indiana Code 31-25-2-1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(A) Records of birth, marriage, and death.

(B) Tax and revenue records, including information related to residence addresses, employers, and assets.

(C) Records concerning real and titled personal property.

(D) Records of occupational, professional, and recreational licenses or permits.

(E) Records concerning the ownership and control of corporations, partnerships, and other business entities.

(F) Employment security records.

(G) Records of agencies administering public assistance programs.

(H) Records of the bureau of motor vehicles.

(I) Records of:

(i) the department of correction; and

(ii) county and municipal correction or confinement facilities.

(2) Subject to subsection (d), records of public utilities and cable television companies that relate to persons who owe or are owed support, or against whom a support obligation is sought, including:

(A) the person’s name and address; and

(B) the name and address of the person’s employer.

(3) Records held by financial institutions as provided under IC 31-25-4-31.

(4) Subject to policies adopted by the superintendent of the state police department concerning the disclosure of law enforcement records, any other records of a state or local agency.

     (b) Upon the request of the bureau or a prosecuting attorney, private attorney, or private entity that is operating under an agreement or contract described in IC 31-25-4-13.1, an employer shall provide information related to the employment, earnings, benefits, and residential address and phone number of any employee.

     (c) An agency or entity that possesses records described in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall provide information and records upon the request of the bureau or a prosecuting attorney, private attorney, or private entity that is operating under an agreement or contract under IC 31-25-4-13.1. Information described in this subsection shall be provided in response to a subpoena, or the bureau may enter into agreements to provide for electronic access to these records.

     (d) An entity listed subsection (a)(2) shall provide the information only in response to a judicial or administrative subpoena issued by the bureau.

     (e) An agency or entity described under subsection (a) that provides information under a request or subpoena under this section is not liable for disclosing information under the request or subpoena.

     (f) All information received under this section is confidential. The bureau may disclose this information only as provided under IC 31-25-4-21.

As added by P.L.80-2010, SEC.47.

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