Ind. Code ch. 34-21.5-1

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Ind. Code § 34-21.5-1-1 Application

Sec. 1. Except as provided in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter, this article does not apply to the following: (1) A photograph, digital image, or video that is disclosed in good faith: (A) to report a possible criminal act; (B) in connection with a criminal investigation; (C) under a court order; (D) by a news reporting or an entertainment medium (as defined in IC 32-36-1-4); or (E) as a matter of public concern or public interest. (2) The disclosure of an intimate image of a child by the child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian. As added by P.L.29-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.275.

Ind. Code § 34-21.5-1-2 Exceptions

Sec. 2. The exceptions provided in section 1 of this chapter do not apply if a plaintiff provides that the disclosure was: (1) prohibited by law other than this article; or (2) made for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or commercial gain. As added by P.L.29-2019, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 34-21.5-1-3 Public figures

Sec. 3. The disclosure of an intimate image is not a matter of public concern or public interest under section 1 of this chapter solely because the depicted individual is a public figure. As added by P.L.29-2019, SEC.4.

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