Vigo County Sheriff's Office

Policy Manual

Records Maintenance and Release

member; and the factual basis for a disciplinary action in which final action has been taken and that resulted in the member being suspended, demoted, or discharged (I.C. § 5-14-3-4).

1. Job titles and job descriptions of deputies shall remain confidential (I.C. § 5-14-3-4.3).
2. The home address, telephone number, and contact information of a deputy shall remain confidential (I.C. § 5-14-3-4(b)(19)).
3. If a deputy is operating undercover, the name, compensation, business address and telephone number, education and training background, previous work experience, or dates of first employment shall also remain confidential.
(c)
Records that are either intra-agency/interagency advisories or deliberative material that are expressions of opinion or of a speculative nature and that are communicated for the purpose of making a decision (I.C. § 5-14-3-4).
(d)
Work product of an attorney for the Sheriff's Office (I.C. § 5-14-3-4).
(e)
Administrative or technical information that would jeopardize a record keeping or security system (I.C. § 5-14-3-4).
(f)
The telephone number and address of a complainant contained in Sheriff's office records except if the address is the location of the suspected crime, infraction, accident, or complaint reported (I.C. § 5-14-3-4).
(g)
Records requested by an offender that contain personal information about a correctional officer, law enforcement officer, judge, the victim of a crime, or a family member of any of the preceding (I.C. § 5-14-3-4).
(h)
Certain law enforcement juvenile-related records (I.C. § 31-39-3-4).
(i)
Investigatory records (I.C. § 5-14-3-2(i); I.C. § 5-14-3-4).
(j)
Criminal intelligence information (I.C. § 5-14-3-2(c); I.C. § 5-14-3-4).
(k)
Certain types of reports involving but not limited to child abuse and molestation (I.C. § 31-33-18-1; I.C. § 31-33-18-2) and endangered adult abuse (I.C. § 12-10-3-15).
(l)
Personal identifying information submitted by a person to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun, or information obtained by a federal, state, or local government entity in the course of an investigation concerning a person who applies to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun (I.C. § 35-47-2-3).
(m)
Audio, visual, or audiovisual recordings of law enforcement activities captured by a body-worn camera or MAV system (I.C. § 5-14-3-4):
(a) If disclosure of any law enforcement recording is required under I.C. § 5-14-3-5.1 or I.C. § 5-14-3-5.2, the Records Clerk should ensure applicable portions are obscured as required, before releasing the recordings.
(n)
A recording that has captured information about airport security, procedures, areas, or systems, unless there is approval by an appropriate public agency.
(o)
A record assembled, prepared, or maintained to prevent, mitigate, or respond to an act of terrorism, including a record which, if released, would have a reasonable likelihood