Immediate oral or written report to department of child services or law enforcement agency

Ind. Code § 31-33-5-4
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Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who has a duty under this chapter to report that a child may be a victim of child abuse or neglect shall immediately make an oral or written report to: (1) the department; or (2) the appropriate law enforcement agency. (b) A person who has a duty under section 2(c) of this chapter to report that a child may be a victim of child abuse or neglect shall immediately make an oral or written report to: (1) the department; or (2) the appropriate law enforcement agency. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-4.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.107; P.L.183-2017, SEC.34; P.L.168-2025, SEC.6.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026

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