Indiana law directs checks before certain gambling payouts

The certificate holder or vendor must check for overdue child support before certain payouts and withhold the amount owed. This applies to certificate holders and vendors paying winnings to someone who owes overdue child support. The check applies to an in-person sports wager payout of $600 or more, or a payout that requires the vendor to file Form W-2G or an equivalent form. If support is owed, the holder or vendor may keep a fee capped at the lower of 3% of the amount withheld or $100. The debt and fee take priority over other claims except required federal or state taxes. The check happens before the qualifying payout. The bureau must notify the person and hold the money for ten business days before applying it to the debt.

A child caring institution may let a worker train before the required criminal history check is complete. This applies to employees, volunteers, and contractors subject to background checks at child caring institutions. Fingerprint, sex offender registry, local criminal records, and child protection checks must be completed first. If the person lived outside Indiana during the prior five years, certain out-of-state checks must be requested. During training, the person must have no contact with children in the institution's care and no access to their records. The person must attest under penalty of perjury to specified out-of-state abuse complaints and law enforcement contacts from the prior five years. This limited training may happen before the check required by the person's employment, volunteer assignment, or contract is complete.

The department may ask a court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to make a child available for an interview after consent is refused. A school must allow an interview alone when the department presents the required proof. This applies during department assessments of suspected child abuse or neglect and to interviews requested at schools. The department must first try and fail to get consent before petitioning the court. The court may grant the request after finding the responsible adult was informed of the hearing and the department made reasonable, unsuccessful efforts to get consent. For an interview at school, the worker must show credentials and give the school a written statement that parental consent, a court order, or emergency circumstances allow the interview. The school must protect the family's privacy and not keep the statement in the child's file. The rule does not cover a nonaccredited nonpublic school with fewer than one employee. The school access rule applies when the department requests an interview at the child's school.