Ind. Code ch. 9-26-10

in effect

Ind. Code § 9-26-10-1 Emergency contact data base established

Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall create and maintain the Indiana emergency contact data base. The purpose of the emergency contact data base is to provide law enforcement officers and coroners with the means to contact emergency contact persons in the event of a motor vehicle accident that renders the holder of a physical credential or a mobile credential unable to communicate due to death or serious bodily injury. (b) The emergency contact data base must consist of contact information for not more than two (2) emergency contact persons per holder of a physical credential or a mobile credential. As added by P.L.131-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2019, SEC.1; P.L.211-2023, SEC.69.

Ind. Code § 9-26-10-2 "Person"; confidentiality; access to data base

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "person" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-14-3-2(o). (b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), all information contained in the emergency contact data base is confidential and exempt from: (1) disclosure to any person; and (2) public inspection under IC 5-14-3. (c) The bureau may access information contained in the emergency contact data base for the purpose of deleting, logging, or revising emergency contact information contained in the emergency contact data base. (d) A law enforcement officer may access information contained in the emergency contact data base for the purpose of complying with IC 9-26-2-5. (e) A coroner may access information contained in the emergency contact data base in the performance of the coroner's duties. (f) Information contained in the emergency contact data base is subject to disclosure to an appropriate person upon the bureau's receipt of a: (1) grand jury subpoena; or (2) subpoena related to a criminal investigation. As added by P.L.131-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2019, SEC.2; P.L.97-2026, SEC.14.

Ind. Code § 9-26-10-3 Adoption of rules

Sec. 3. The bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. The rules must address the following: (1) The creation, maintenance, and operation of the emergency contact data base. (2) The content and organization of any forms the bureau determines are necessary. (3) The creation and enforcement of any protocols related to the creation, maintenance, and operation of the emergency contact data base. (4) Reliably providing coroners, law enforcement agencies, and law enforcement officers with access to the emergency contact data base for the purpose of complying with IC 9-26-2-5. (5) Any other aspect of the emergency contact data base, its maintenance, or its operation that the bureau determines necessary in order to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.131-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2019, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 9-26-10-4 Operability

Sec. 4. The emergency contact data base must be operational and accessible to law enforcement officers not later than July 1, 2019. As added by P.L.131-2017, SEC.2.

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