1. (a) Any person may petition a juvenile court at any time to remove from:

   1. (1) the court's files;
   2. (2) the files of law enforcement agencies; and

   3. (3) the files of any other person who has provided services to a child under a court order;

      records pertaining to the person's involvement in juvenile court proceedings that did not result in a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294 ).

2. (b) Any person may petition a juvenile court at any time to seal records relating to a delinquency proceeding that are maintained in:

   1. (1) the court's files; and

   2. (2) the files of law enforcement agencies.

      Sealed records under this subsection that relate to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294 ) shall be made available to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties, but may not be made available to the public without a court order.

3. (c) Electronic records not relating to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294 ) shall be removed to a secure data base to which the public or another person not having legal or statutory authority to access the records is not granted access to the data base.

   [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-2(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.86-2017, SEC.8; P.L.77-2025, SEC.5.