Daviess County - Indiana Criminal Code 2022

CRIMINAL LAWAND PROCEDURE

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A misdemeanor. 35-44.2-1-4. Obstructing the department of correction ombudsman. A person who: (1) intentionally interferes with or pre vents the completion of the work of the department of correction ombudsman; (2) knowingly offers compensation to the department of correction ombudsman in an effort to affect the outcome of an investi gation or a potential investigation; (3) knowingly or intentionally retaliates against an offender or another person who provides information to the department of correction ombudsman; or (4) makes threats because of an investi gation or potential investigation against: (A) the department of correction ombudsman; (B) a person who has filed a complaint; or (C) a person who provides informa tion to the department of correction ombudsman; commits obstructing the department of correc tion ombudsman, a Class A misdemeanor. 35-44.2-1-5. Interference with the depart ment of child services ombuds man. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) interferes with or prevents the com pletion of the work of a department of child services ombudsman; (2) offers compensation to a department of child services ombudsman in an effort to affect the outcome of an investigation or a potential investigation; (3) retaliates against another person who provides information to a department of child services ombudsman; or (4) threatens a department of child services ombudsman, a person who has filed a complaint, or a person who provides infor mation to a department of child services ombudsman, because of an investigation or potential investigation: commits interference with the department of child

services ombudsman, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under sub section (a) if the conduct is the expungement of records held by the department of child services that occurs by statutory mandate, judicial order or decree, administrative review or process, automatic operation of the Indiana ChildWelfare Information System (ICWIS) computer system or any suc cessor statewide automated child welfare infor mation system, or in the normal course of business. Chapter 4. Confidentiality of Records and Meetings. 35-44.2-4-1. Disclosure of confidential information. 35-44.2-4-2. Violations concerning social security numbers. 35-44.2-4-3. Unlawfully disclosing confidential inspector general information. 35-44.2-4-4. Unlawfully disclosing criminal intelligence information. 35-44.2-4-5. Unlawfully disclosing enterprise zone information. 35-44.2-4-6. Unlawfully disclosing state examiner investigation. 35-44.2-4-7. Unlawfully destroying public records. 35-44.2-4-1. Disclosure of confidential information. A person who discloses confidential infor mation is subject to action under IC 5-14-3-10. 35-44.2-4-2. Violations concerning social security numbers. (a) An employee of a state agency who unlaw fully discloses a Social Security number is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 4-1-10-8. (b) An employee of a state agency who makes a false representation to obtain a Social Security number from the state agency is subject to a crim inal prosecution under IC 4-1-10-9. (c) An employee of a state agency who neg ligently discloses a Social Security number is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-1-10-10. 35-44.2-4-3. Unlawfully disclosing confidential inspector general information. A person who unlawfully discloses confiden tial inspector general information is subject to