CHAPTER 7. NOTICE OF RELEASE ON BOND OR ESCAPE
IC 35-40-7
Chapter 7. Notice of Release on Bond or Escape
IC 35-40-7-1
Responsibility of law enforcement agency with custody
Sec. 1. The law enforcement agency having custody of a person
accused of committing a crime against a victim shall notify the
victim if the accused person escapes from the custody of the law
enforcement agency.
As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.
IC 35-40-7-2
Notifying victim of bond hearing, escape, or release
Sec. 2. Upon request of a victim, the office of the prosecuting
attorney having jurisdiction or a law enforcement agency having
custody of a person accused of a crime against the victim shall notify
the victim of the scheduling of a bond hearing, the escape or death of
a person accused of committing a crime against the victim, release of
a person convicted of a crime against the victim to a work release
program, or any other type of postarrest release of a person convicted
of a crime against the victim.
As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.
IC 35-40-7-3
Notice; timing
Sec. 3. A notice under this chapter must be given by a law
enforcement agency that has custody of the person at the time of the
escape or release to a victim:
(1) before the person is released by the law enforcement
agency, if possible; or
(2) as soon as practicable after the person escapes or has been
released by the law enforcement agency.
As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1.