Indiana: Juvenile Law Enforcement Records (IN-LE-1)

State police records relating to juvenile history data will be sealed when the person turns 22 years old. Ind. Code Ann §10-13-4-13.

Record Detail(s)

All charges

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Yes

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

No statutory language

Clearance Process

Automatic

Remedy

Seal

Ineligible Category or Citation

The record will not be sealed if the person has been arrested for a reportable felony as defined in section Ind. Code § 10-13-3-18. See section Ind. Code § 10-13-4-13(a).

Procedure General

The procedure is automatic.

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

The department cannot release to or allow the inspection of sealed juvenile history data by any agency or person other than the person who is the subject of the juvenile history data, unless the person who is the subject of the sealed juvenile history data challenges its existence during a court proceeding and the court orders the release or inspection of sealed juvenile history data for purposes of the proceeding. Ind. Code Ann. § 10-13-4-13(b)-(c).

Waiting Periods

The record will be sealed with the person reaches the age of 22.

Back to Indiana