1. (a) The clerk of the court that enters a dispositional decree under this article that requires a person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a child shall provide a copy of the decree to the following:

   1. (1) Each party.
   2. (2) The sheriff.
   3. (3) The law enforcement agency of the municipality, if any, in which the child resides.

2. (b) Each sheriff and law enforcement agency that receives a decree under subsection (a) shall maintain a copy of the decree in the depository established by IC 5-2-9 . The decree may be removed from the depository after the later of the following occurs:

   1. (1) The lapse of one (1) year after the decree is entered.

   2. (2) The date specified in the decree if any.

      [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-16.1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.