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Ind. Code § 35-40-5-2 — Release or escape from custody of perpetrator
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 5: Victim Rights, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-40-5-2
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 2. (a) A victim has the right to be informed, upon request, when a person who is: (1) accused of committing; or (2) convicted of committing; a crime perpetrated directly against the victim is released from custody or has escaped. (b) Whenever a person accused or convicted of committing a crime is released or escapes from the custody of a mental health treatment agency or a hospital that is not operated by a county sheriff or the department of correction, the court committing the accused or convicted person to the mental health treatment agency or hospital shall carry out this section to inform the victim of the release or escape. The mental health treatment agency or hospital shall provide the court with sufficient information about the release or escape to allow the court to carry out this section.
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