Sec. 12. (a) The juvenile court shall grant any party to a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding access to a person’s legal records if the information may be used:

(1) to impeach the person as a witness; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-39-2-12

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(2) to discredit the person’s reputation if the person places reputation in issue.

     (b) The information described in subsection (a) may only be used in criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings in accordance with the law of evidence.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1(g).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.