{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-38.1-4-8.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-38.1-4-8.5","heading":"Immunity for reporting suspected animal cruelty","body":"Sec. 8.5. A veterinarian or registered veterinary technician who reports in good faith and in the normal course of business a suspected incident of animal cruelty under IC 35-46-3 to a law enforcement officer is immune from liability in any civil or criminal action brought for reporting the incident.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 38.1. VETERINARIANS","Chapter 4. Practice; Discipline; Prohibitions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-38.1-4-8.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"3f7071f8fc2f956446dc55c31a4449377a81a9a8a43400e2a091391a8edff04b","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-38.1-4-8","next":"us-in/ic-25-38.1-4-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}