- (a) This section applies to records 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 ). Records shall be sealed upon a grant of an expungement petition by the court. Sealed records under this section shall be made available to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties, but, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), may not be made available to the public without a court order.
- (b) The court may maintain data from the records in subsection (a) on a secure data base, separate from the data base to which a law enforcement officer and persons with a court order have access, that does not enable identification of the offender to the public or another person not having legal or statutory authority to access the records.
- (c) The records maintained in the data base under subsection (b) may be used only for statistical analysis, research, and financial auditing purposes.
As added by P.L.77-2025, SEC.8.