Sec. 5. (a) The division, under the supervision and direction of the superintendent and in accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter, shall do the following:
(1) Collect data necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter from all persons and agencies mentioned in section 6 of this chapter.
(2) Prepare and distribute to all the persons and agencies the forms to be used in reporting data to the division. The forms also must provide for items of information needed by federal bureaus, agencies, or departments engaged in the development of national criminal statistics.
(3) Prescribe the form and content of records to be kept by the persons and agencies to ensure the correct reporting of data to the division.
(4) Instruct the persons and agencies in the installation, maintenance, and use of records and equipment and in the manner of reporting to the division.
(5) Tabulate, analyze, and interpret the data collected.
(6) Supply data, upon request, to federal bureaus, agencies, or departments engaged in collecting and analyzing national criminal statistics.
(7) Present the following to the governor:
(A) Not later than June 1 and December 1 of each year, a report containing the criminal statistics of the preceding six (6) months.
(B) At other times the superintendent considers necessary or the governor requests, reports on public aspects of criminal statistics in a sufficiently general distribution for public enlightenment.
(b) All laws regulating privacy or restricting use of the data apply to any data collected.
(c) The division may accept data and reports from agencies other than those required to report under this chapter if the data and reports are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-2.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.41; P.L.15-2017, SEC.1.
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