Sec. 9. The head of a law enforcement agency may grant any person involved in a legitimate research activity access to the agency's confidential records if: (1) the person conducting the research provides written information about: (A) the purpose of the person's project, including any intent to publish the person's findings; (B) the nature of the data the person seeks to collect and how the person intends to analyze the data; (C) the records the person seeks to review; and (D) the safeguards the person will take to protect the identity of the persons whose records will be reviewed;
(2) the proposed safeguards are adequate to protect the identity of each person whose records the researcher will review; (3) the agency informs the researcher of the provisions of this section including the criminal liability of a person who recklessly fails to protect the records; and (4) an agreement is executed between the agency and the person responsible for the research that specifies the terms of the researcher's use of the records. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.2(d).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.