IN Code § 31-37-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency|Chapter 4. Taking a Child Into Custody|31-37-4-3. Law Enforcement Notification to Schools of Student Arrests

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies if a child is arrested or taken into custody for allegedly committing an act that would be any of the following crimes if committed by an adult:(1) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1).(2) Attempted murder (IC 35-41-5-1).(3) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).(4) Involuntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-4).(5) Reckless homicide (IC 35-42-1-5).(6) Aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5).(7) Battery (IC 35-42-2-1).(8) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2).(9) A sex crime listed in IC 35-42-4-1 through IC 35-42-4-8.(10) Sexual misconduct with a minor (IC 35-42-4-9).(11) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).(12) Robbery as a Level 2 felony or a Level 3 felony (IC 35-42-5-1).(13) Burglary as a Level 1 felony, Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, or Level 4 felony (IC 35-43-2-1).(14) Assisting a criminal as a Level 5 felony (IC 35-44.1-2-5).(15) Escape (IC 35-44.1-3-4) as a Level 4 felony or Level 5 felony.(16) Trafficking with an inmate as a Level 5 felony (IC 35-44.1-3-5).(17) Causing death or catastrophic injury when operating a vehicle (IC 9-30-5-5).(18) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3) as a Level 2 or Level 3 felony.(19) Arson (IC 35-43-1-1) as a Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, or Level 4 felony.(20) Possession, use, or manufacture of a weapon of mass destruction (IC 35-47-12-1) (before its repeal).(21) Terroristic mischief (IC 35-47-12-3) as a Level 2 or Level 3 felony (before its repeal).(22) Hijacking or disrupting an aircraft (IC 35-47-6-1.6).(23) A violation of IC 35-47.5 (controlled explosives) as a Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, or Level 4 felony.(24) A controlled substances offense under IC 35-48.(25) A criminal organization offense under IC 35-45-9.(26) Domestic battery (IC 35-42-2-1.3).(27) A felony terrorist offense (as defined in IC 35-50-2-18).(b) If a child is taken into custody under this chapter for a crime or act listed in subsection (a) or a situation to which IC 12-26-4-1 applies, the law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer who takes the child into custody shall notify the chief administrative officer of the primary or secondary school, including a public or nonpublic school, in which the child is enrolled or, if the child is enrolled in a public school, the superintendent of the school district in which the child is enrolled:(1) that the child was taken into custody; and(2) of the reason why the child was taken into custody.(c) The notification under subsection (b) must occur within forty-eight (48) hours after the child is taken into custody.(d) A law enforcement agency may not disclose information that is confidential under state or federal law to a school or school district under this section.(e) A law enforcement agency shall include in its training for law enforcement officers training concerning the notification requirements under subsection (b).As added by P.L.67-2007, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.240; P.L.125-2012, SEC.404; P.L.126-2012, SEC.42; P.L.172-2013, SEC.8; P.L.158-2013, SEC.326; P.L.168-2014, SEC.44; P.L.25-2016, SEC.12; P.L.65-2016, SEC.18; P.L.66-2019, SEC.3; P.L.184-2019, SEC.9; P.L.211-2019, SEC.41.