Daviess County - Indiana Criminal Code 2022

CRIMINAL LAWAND PROCEDURE

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(a) As used in this section, “burn” includes chemical burns, flash burns, and thermal burns. (b) If a person is treated for: (1) A second or third degree burn to ten percent (10%) or more of the body; (2) Any burn to the upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of superheated air; or (3) A burn that results in serious bodily injury; the physician treating the person, or the hospital administrator or the hospital administrator’s designee of the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center (if the person is treated in a hos pital or outpatient surgical center) shall report the case to the state fire marshal within seventy-two (72) hours. This report may be made orally or in writing and shall be considered confidential infor mation. (c) If a person is treated for a second or third degree burn to less than ten percent (10%) of the body, the attending physician may report the case to the state fire marshal under subsection (b). (d) The state fire marshal shall ascertain the following when a report is made under this chap ter: (1) Victim’s name, address, and date of birth. (2) Address where burn injury occurred. (3) Date and time of injury. (4) Degree of burns and percent of body burned. (5) Area of body burned. (6) Injury severity. (7) Apparent cause of burn injury. (8) Name and address of reporting facility. (9) Attending physician. 35-47-7-4. Reporting dog bites. The: (1) Physician who treats a person for a dog bite or an apparent dog bite; or (2) Administrator or the administrator’s designee of the hospital or outpatient sur gical center if a person is treated in a hos pital or an outpatient surgical center for a dog bite or an apparent dog bite; shall report the case to the Indiana state department of health not more than seventy-two (72) hours

after the time the person is treated. The report may be made orally or in writing. 35-47-7-5. Reporting injuries caused by destructive devices. The: (1) physician who treats a person; or (2) administrator or the administrator’s designee of the hospital or outpatient sur gical center where a person was treated; who has reason to believe that the physician or hospital is treating the person for an injury that was inflicted while the person was making or using a destructive device shall report the case to a local law enforcement agency not more than seventy two (72) hours after the person is treated. The report may be made orally or in writing. Chapter 8. Electronic Stun Weapons, Tasers and Stun Guns 35-47-8-1. “Electronic stun weapon” defined. 35-47-8-2. “Stun gun” defined. 35-47-8-3. “Taser” defined. 35-47-8-4. Applicability of handgun provisions. 35-47-8-5. Unlawful acts. 35-47-8-1. “Electronic stun weapon” defined. As used in this chapter, “electronic stun weapon” means any mechanism that is: (1) Designed to emit an electronic, mag netic, or other type of charge that exceeds the equivalency of a five (5) milliamp sixty (60) hertz shock; and (2) Used for the purpose of temporarily incapacitating a person. 35-47-8-2. “Stun gun” defined. As used in this chapter, “stun gun” means any mechanism that is: (1) Designed to emit an electronic, mag netic, or other type of charge that equals or does not exceed the equivalency of a five (5) milliamp sixty (60) hertz shock; and (2) Used for the purpose of temporarily incapacitating a person. 35-47-8-3. “Taser” defined. As used in this chapter, “taser” means any mechanism that is: (1) Designed to emit an electronic, mag-