§ 31.325 POWERS AND DUTIES.
   (A)   The Lake County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team shall do the following:
      (1)   Assist local agencies in identifying and reviewing a homicide or suicide that results from domestic violence;
      (2)   Develop recommendations for coordinated community prevention and intervention strategies to prevent future homicide or suicides resulting from domestic violence;
      (3)   Collect data described pursuant to I.C. 12-18-8-14 related to deaths resulting from domestic violence.
      (4)   The Lake County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team will perform its duties in accordance with I.C. 12-18-8-1 et seq., and/or any amendments or replacement for I.C. 12-18-8-1 et seq.
   (B)   The Lake County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team may develop a protocol to assist a person who performs an autopsy in:
      (1)   Identifying a victim of domestic violence; and
      (2)   Preparing a written report identifying a person as the victim of domestic violence and describing the cause of death.
   (C)   The Lake County Domestic Fatality Review Team shall be operated in conjunction with:
      (1)   A local domestic violence shelter;
      (2)   A domestic violence program; or
      (3)   A domestic violence coordinated community response team.
(Ord. 1337A, passed 7-20-2011)