Ind. Code ch. 5-26.5-5

Ind. Code ch. 5-26.5-5
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Ind. Code § 5-26.5-5-1 Responsibility for requesting use of designated address

Sec. 1. (a) The program participant, and not the office of the attorney general, is responsible for providing written notice to a person: (1) under section 2.5 of this chapter to use the designated address as the program participant's address; or (2) under section 2.6 of this chapter to withhold from disclosure the program participant's identifying information. (b) The office of the attorney general shall prescribe a form for the program participant to provide written notice under this article. As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.149-2020, SEC.20.

Ind. Code § 5-26.5-5-2.5 Acceptance of designated address; request of additional address

Sec. 2.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a program participant provides a person with: (1) written notice on the form prescribed under section 1 of this chapter: (A) that the individual is a program participant; and (B) of the requirements of this section; and (2) the designated address; the person shall accept the designated address as the address of the program participant and may not require the program participant to provide an address in place of, or in addition to, the designated address. (b) A person may require a program participant who complies with subsection (a) to provide an address in addition to the designated address as a condition of receiving a service or benefit that would be impossible to provide without knowledge of the program participant's physical location. However, the person must use the designated address for all mail correspondence with the program participant. As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 5-26.5-5-2.6 Written notice; prohibition of disclosure of name or address by landlord; exceptions

Sec. 2.6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), if a program participant provides written notice to a person on the form prescribed under section 1 of this chapter: (1) that the individual is a program participant; and (2) of the requirements of this section; the person may not knowingly disclose the program participant's address. (b) A landlord that receives a written notice under section 1 of this chapter is also prohibited from displaying the program participant's name at the program participant's address. If the program participant resides in a unit of a multifamily building or complex, a landlord may not display the program participant's name at the unit, building, or complex, including display of the name on a mailbox, door, or in a tenant directory, clubhouse, or other common area. (c) After a person receives written notice under section 1 of this chapter, the person may disclose the program participant's information under the following circumstances: (1) If the program participant provides written consent to the person for disclosure of the program participant's address, the person may disclose the information only for the purpose for which the consent was given. (2) A landlord may provide a program participant's name to the state or a political subdivision only when responding to a specific request made in connection to: (A) an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health, building, or fire code violation; or (B) an active investigation of a violation of the law allegedly committed by the program participant. (d) This section does not apply to records of the judicial branch. As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.23.

Ind. Code § 5-26.5-5-5 Notice of termination

Sec. 5. A person who ceases to be a program participant is responsible for notifying persons who use the address designated by the office of the attorney general as the program participant's address that the designated address is no longer the person's address. As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 5-26.5-5-6 Civil or criminal proceedings; disclosure

Sec. 6. (a) A person may not disclose a program participant's address in the course of a civil or criminal proceeding before a court or other tribunal, unless that court or tribunal finds that: (1) the address is needed to obtain information or evidence without which the matter before the court or other tribunal may not proceed; (2) there is no other practicable way of obtaining the information or evidence; and (3) the potential harm to the safety of the program participant is outweighed by the interest in disclosure. (b) The court or other tribunal must provide the program participant and the office of the attorney general with: (1) notice that address disclosure is sought; and (2) an opportunity to be heard and present evidence regarding the potential harm to the safety of the program participant if the address is disclosed. (c) In a criminal proceeding, the court or other tribunal shall order disclosure of a program participant's address if the court or tribunal finds that protecting the address would violate a constitutional right of the accused. (d) If the court or other tribunal orders disclosure of a program participant's address in a civil or criminal proceeding, the court or tribunal shall issue an appropriate order to further prohibit the disclosure of the address except to the extent absolutely necessary to obtain the information or evidence. As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.26.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/5Fetched: 10/17/2026

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