{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-39-7.1-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-39-7.1-4","heading":"Court orders regarding access to records","body":"Sec. 4. (a) A court, upon a showing of good cause, may issue an order authorizing a person to:\n(1) view or copy a photograph or video recording; and\n(2) listen to or copy an audio recording;\nof an autopsy, and may prescribe any restrictions or stipulations that the court considers appropriate.\n(b) In determining good cause, the court shall consider:\n(1) whether the disclosure is necessary for the public evaluation of governmental performance;\n(2) the seriousness of the intrusion into the family's right to privacy;\n(3) whether the disclosure of the photograph, video recording, or audio recording is by the least intrusive means available; and\n(4) the availability of similar information in other public records, regardless of form.\n(c) In all cases, the viewing, copying, listening to, or other handling of a photograph or video or audio recording of an autopsy must be under the direct supervision of the physician who is the custodian of the record.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 39. HEALTH RECORDS","Chapter 7.1. Autopsy Records"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-39-7.1-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"6c2783c92b9c515210d625f6b9b15d64babd9d42cfe84b9338acdb5f23fcd3c5","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-39-7.1-3","next":"us-in/ic-16-39-7.1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}