1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), on request for release or inspection of a limited criminal history, law enforcement agencies may, if the agency has complied with the reporting requirements in section 24 of this chapter, and the department shall do the following:

   1. (1) Require a form, provided by law enforcement agencies and the department, to be completed. The form shall be maintained for two (2) years and shall be available to the record subject upon request.
   2. (2) Collect a three dollar ($3) fee to defray the cost of processing a request for inspection.
   3. (3) Collect a seven dollar ($7) fee to defray the cost of processing a request for release. However, law enforcement agencies and the department may not charge the fee for requests received from the parent locator service of the child support bureau of the department of child services.

2. (b) Law enforcement agencies and the department shall edit information so that the only information released or inspected is information that:

   1. (1) has been requested; and
   2. (2) is limited criminal history information.

3. (c) The fee required under subsection (a) shall be waived if the request relates to the registration of sex or violent offenders under IC 11-8-8 or the Indiana sex and violent offender registry under IC 36-2-13-5.5 or concerns a person required to register as a sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8 .

   [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 5-2-5-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2003, SEC.5; P.L.145-2006, SEC.29; P.L.140-2006, SEC.6 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.6; P.L.216-2007, SEC.6.