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IN HB1022
Bill
Status
3/24/2016
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Bauer
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AI Summary
HEA 1022 Summary
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Private university police department records created after July 1, 2016, relating to arrests or incarcerations for criminal offenses are public records subject to Indiana public records law.
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Records must be created solely for law enforcement purposes and comply with federal requirements under 20 U.S.C. 1092 and 34 CFR 668 regarding crime statistics disclosure.
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Crime victim names in released records must be redacted unless the victim authorizes release of their name.
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Private university police departments may withhold investigatory records at their discretion, consistent with law enforcement agency practices.
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Educational institutions, governing boards, and individual campus police officers engaged in law enforcement activities receive the same common law and statutory immunities granted to state police officers.
Legislative Description
Private university police departments. Provides that certain records of a private university police department relating to arrests or incarcerations for criminal offenses are public records. Allows a private university police department to withhold investigatory records. Provides that the name of a crime victim in records released by a private university police department must be redacted unless the release is authorized by the crime victim. Provides that an educational institution, a governing board of an educational institution, delegated office or offices of a governing board, or an individual employed by the educational institution as a police officer have the same immunities
Last Action
Vetoed by the Governor
3/24/2016