Section 31-33-26-15 - Expungement and amendment of record procedures(a) The department shall expunge a substantiated report contained within the index not later than ten (10) working days after any of the following occurs: (1) A court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services proceeding determines that child abuse or neglect has not occurred.(2) An administrative hearing officer under this chapter has issued a recommendation regarding a child abuse or neglect report and the ultimate authority of the department has issued a written final agency action determining that the report is unsubstantiated.(3) A court having juvenile jurisdiction enters an order for expungement of the report under IC 31-33-27-5.(b) The department shall amend a substantiated report contained in the index by deleting the name of an alleged perpetrator if: (1) a court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services proceeding; or(2) the ultimate authority of the department, after issuance of a recommendation by an administrative hearing officer under this chapter; finds that the person was not a perpetrator of the child abuse or neglect that occurred.
Amended by P.L. 13-2021,SEC. 14, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by P.L. 48-2012, SEC. 55, eff. 3/14/2012.As added by P.L. 138-2007, SEC.67. Amended by P.L. 131-2009, SEC.57.