2020 Indiana Code
Title 24. Trade Regulation
Article 4. Regulated Businesses
Chapter 18. Criminal History Providers
24-4-18-2. "Criminal History Provider"
Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "criminal history provider" means a person or an organization that compiles a criminal history report and either uses the report or provides the report to a person or an organization other than a criminal justice agency, a law enforcement agency, or another criminal history provider.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A criminal justice agency.
(2) A law enforcement agency.
(3) Any:
(A) person connected with or employed by:
(i) a newspaper or other periodical issued at regular intervals and having a general circulation; or
(ii) a recognized press association or wire service;
as a bona fide owner, editorial or reportorial employee, who receives income from legitimate gathering, writing, editing, and interpretation of news;
(B) person connected with a licensed radio or television station as an owner or official, or as an editorial or reportorial employee who receives income from legitimate gathering, writing, editing, interpreting, announcing, or broadcasting of news; or
(C) other person who gathers, records, compiles, or disseminates:
(i) criminal history information; or
(ii) criminal history reports;
solely for journalistic, academic, governmental, or legal research purposes.
(4) The clerk of a circuit, superior, city, or town court.
As added by P.L.69-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.112-2013, SEC.2.
