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Chapter 11. Interrogation of a Student
IC 20-33-11-1
Application of definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 20-33-8 apply to this chapter.
As added by P.L.67-2007, SEC.1.
IC 20-33-11-2
Chapter compliance
Sec. 2. A school, including a public or nonpublic school, shall
comply with this chapter.
As added by P.L.67-2007, SEC.1.
IC 20-33-11-3
Parental notification of student interrogations
Sec. 3. (a) This section applies if a school does not have a policy
that requires a student's parent to be notified if the student is
interrogated on school property by a law enforcement officer.
(b) If a student who is at least eighteen (18) years of age is
interrogated by a law enforcement officer:
(1) on school property; and
(2) regarding an investigation in which the student may be a
suspect;
the school principal must make an effort to immediately notify the
student's parent of the interrogation, or if immediate notification is
not possible, the school principal must notify the student's parent not
later than twelve (12) hours after the interrogation occurs. This
subsection does not require the presence of a student's parent at the
interrogation if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
As added by P.L.67-2007, SEC.1.
IC 20-33-11-4
Schools with policies regarding student interrogations
Sec. 4. If a school has a policy that requires a student's parent to
be notified by a designated school employee if the student is
interrogated on school property by a law enforcement officer, the
school policy must apply to all students, regardless of the age of the
student.
As added by P.L.67-2007, SEC.1.
