Sec. 14. A judge of a juvenile court or the judge’s employees may not exercise any jurisdiction or control over:

(1) records kept and maintained by law enforcement agencies relating to juveniles; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-39-4-14

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) the discretion granted to heads of law enforcement agencies to release, or to grant access to, records and information unless otherwise specifically provided in the juvenile law, including IC 31-37-4-3 and IC 31-39-9. Any specific authority that is granted does not imply the existence of any other jurisdiction or control.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.2(j).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.67-2007, SEC.3.