Indiana legal term
victim service provider in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “victim service provider” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “victim service provider” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"victim service provider" means a person: (1) that is: (A) a public agency; (B) a unit of a public agency; or (C) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) that is not affiliated with a law enforcement agency; (3) that has, as one (1) of its primary purposes, to provide services for emotional and psychological conditions that occur to an individual: (A) against whom an act of: (i) domestic or family violence; (ii) dating violence; (iii) sexual assault (as defined in IC 5-26.5-1-8 ); (iv) human and sexual trafficking ( IC 35- (Ind. Code § 35-37-6-5)
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