Governmental entity prohibited from impinging on parental access to information regarding child
Ind. Code § 31-42-1-3
in effectSec. 3. (a) A governmental entity may not:
(1) advise, direct, or coerce a child to withhold information from the child's parent; or
(2) deny a child's parent access to information that:
(A) is in the control of the governmental entity;
(B) is requested by the child's parent; and
(C) relates to the child's health care or social, emotional, and behavioral well-being.
(b) This section does not apply if:
(1) the parent's access to the requested information is prohibited by state or federal law or a court order; or
(2) a law enforcement officer requests that the information not be released because the parent is subject to a criminal investigation related to the child.
As added by P.L.101-2025, SEC.7.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026