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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law § 31-33-1-1

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Sec. 1. The purpose of this article is to:

(1) encourage effective reporting of suspected or known incidents of child abuse or neglect;

(2) provide effective child services to quickly investigate reports of child abuse or neglect;

(3) provide protection for an abused or a neglected child from further abuse or neglect;

(4) provide rehabilitative services for an abused or a neglected child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;  and

(5) establish a centralized statewide child abuse registry and an automated child protection system.

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