Daviess County - Indiana Criminal Code 2022

CRIMINAL LAWAND PROCEDURE

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diction over battery, neglect, or exploita tion of an endangered adult; commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) An officer or employee of the division or adult protective services unit who unlawfully dis closes information contained in the records of the division of aging under IC 12-10-3-12 through IC 12-10-3-15 commits a Class C infraction. (c) A law enforcement agency that receives a report that an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability is or may be a victim of battery, neglect, or exploitation as prohibited by this chapter, IC 35-42-2-1 shall immediately transmit the report to the adult pro tective services unit designated under IC 12-10 3. (d) An individual who discharges, demotes, transfers, prepares a negative work performance evaluation, reduces benefits, pay, or work privi leges, or takes other action to retaliate against an individual who in good faith makes a report under IC 12-10-3-9 concerning an endangered individ ual commits a Class A infraction. 35-46-1-14. Immunity from civil or criminal liability for reporting. Any person acting in good faith who: (1) makes or causes to be made a report of neglect, a battery offense included in IC 35 42-2, or exploitation under this chapter, concerning an endangered adult or per son of any age who has a mental or phys ical disability; (2) makes or causes to be made photo graphs or x-rays of a victim of suspected neglect or a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2 of an endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older; or (3) participates in any official proceeding or a proceeding resulting from a report of neglect, a battery offense included in IC 35 42-2, or exploitation of an endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older relating to the subject matter of that report: is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed because of these actions. However, this section does not apply to

a person accused of neglect, a battery offense, or exploitation of an endangered adult or a depend ent eighteen (18) years of age or older. 35-46-1-15.1. Invasion of privacy. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates: (1) a protective order to prevent domestic or family violence or harassment issued under IC 34-26-5 (or, if the order involved a family or household member, under IC 34-26-2 or IC 34-4-5.1-5 before their repeal); (2) an ex parte protective order issued under IC 34-26-5 (or, if the order involved a family or household member, an emer gency order issued under IC 34-26-2 or IC 34-4-5.1 before their repeal); (3) a workplace violence restraining order issued under IC 34-26-6; (4) a no contact order in a dispositional decree issued under IC 31-34-20-1, IC 31 37-19-1, or IC 31-37-5-6 (or IC 31-6-4 15.4 or IC 31-6-4-15.9 before their repeal) or an order issued under IC 31-32-13 (or IC 31-6-7-14 before its repeal) that orders the person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a child in need of services or a delinquent child; (5) a no contact order issued as a condition of pretrial release, including release on bail or personal recognizance, or pretrial diversion, and including a no contact order issued under IC 35-33-8-3.6; (6) a no contact order issued as a condition of probation; (7) a protective order to prevent domestic or family violence issued under IC 31-15 5 (or IC 31-16-5 or IC 31-1-11.5-8.2 before their repeal); (8) a protective order to prevent domestic or family violence issued under IC 31-14 16-1 in a paternity action; (9) an order issued in another state that is substantially similar to an order described in subdivisions (1) through (9); (10) an order that is substantially similar to an order described in subdivisions (1) through (9) and is issued by an Indian: