Indiana Code § 31-42-1-3

Governmental entity prohibited from impinging on parental access to information regarding child
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Sec. 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.

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