Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 1.1. Whenever the lieutenant governor transmits to the governor the lieutenant governor's written declaration that the lieutenant governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor's office, and until the lieutenant governor transmits to the gov…

Sec. 2. Whenever the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives file with the supreme court a written statement suggesting that the lieutenant governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor'…

Sec. 3. Whenever the supreme court decides that the lieutenant governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor's office, the governor shall appoint a person as acting lieutenant governor to discharge the powers and duties of the office of lieutena…

Sec. 1. The secretary of state shall be the custodian of the public records of the state of Indiana, except as required by law to be deposited elsewhere, and shall keep the secretary of state's office and all books and papers pertaining to the office in places in the state buildi…

Sec. 1. (a) The attorney general shall prosecute and defend all suits instituted by or against the state of Indiana, the prosecution and defense of which is not otherwise provided for by law, whenever the attorney general has been given ten (10) days' notice of the pendency of th…

Sec. 1.1. The attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with the prosecuting attorney in the prosecution of the following: (1) Actions in which a person is accused of committing, while a member of an unlawful assembly as defined in IC 35-45-1-1, a homicide (IC 35-42-1). (2) Ac…

Sec. 1.3. The attorney general shall perform all functions, duties, and responsibilities necessary to regulate athlete agents under IC 25-5.2. As added by P.L.54-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 1.5. (a) Whenever any state governmental official or employee, whether elected or appointed, is made a party to a suit, and the attorney general determines that said suit has arisen out of an act which such official or employee in good faith believed to be within the scope o…

Sec. 10. Such law books as the Supreme Court in their judgment shall deem necessary for use in the attorney-general's office shall be purchased and paid for out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Formerly: Acts 1889, c.71, s.14.

Sec. 11. No claim in favor of the state shall be compromised without the approval of the governor and attorney-general, and such officers are hereby empowered to make such compromise when, in their judgment, it is the interest of the state so to do. Formerly: Acts 1889, c.71, s.1…

Sec. 12. (a) The attorney general has the same authority as a law enforcement agency (as defined in IC 35-47-15-2) to: (1) access (as defined in IC 35-43-2-3); and (2) maintain; information regarding a violation of IC 35-42-3.5-1 through IC 35-42-3.5-1.4 (human trafficking). (b) …

Sec. 13. (a) The attorney general may: (1) suspend the authority of a hospital, or a debt collector or other third party on behalf of a hospital, to pursue medical debt collection as described in IC 16-21-16-3; and (2) terminate the suspension upon the hospital's compliance with …

Sec. 2. The attorney general shall not, in any case, be required to exhibit to any court the attorney general's authority for appearing in and conducting the prosecution or defense of any suit, unless the attorney general's authority be denied under oath, in which case the attorn…

Sec. 3. The attorney general shall reside in Indiana, and the attorney general shall keep the attorney general's office in the statehouse, and the attorney general shall, on all business days, during business hours, be at the office, in person or by deputy, unless engaged in cour…

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to keep a record of all opinions given by the attorney general to the governor, the general assembly, or to any of the state officers, and an accurate account of all money collected or received by the attorney general, and to p…

Sec. 5. The attorney general shall give the attorney general's legal opinion to the governor upon request, touching upon any question or point of law in which the interests of the state may be involved. The attorney general shall give the attorney general's opinion to any other s…

Sec. 6. (a) The attorney general shall ascertain the amounts paid to any person for court costs under IC 33-37, licenses, money unclaimed in estates or guardianships, fines, penalties, or forfeitures, or monies that escheat to the state under IC 29-1-2-1 or from any other source …

Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to make a biennial report to the governor of the business and condition of the attorney general's office, and to make a report to the state comptroller at the end of each fiscal year of all collections made by the attorney gene…

Sec. 9. (a) It shall be the duty of any officer or person from whom the attorney general, or any of the attorney general's deputies or assistants, shall collect or receive money due the state, to report at once to the state comptroller, on blanks to be furnished by the attorney g…

Sec. 1. The state comptroller is authorized to designate two (2) of the state comptroller's deputies as chief deputies. The chief deputies shall not be members of the same political party and their salaries shall be fixed by the state budget committee. Formerly: Acts 1967, c.19, …

Sec. 1. (a) In all cases where lands in this state have been mortgaged to the state of Indiana, or to trustees or to custodians of the funds hereinafter named, or to the officers having had control and management prior to January 1, 1900, to secure the loans of the Indianapolis f…

Sec. 2. (a) Because there exists in recorder's offices in various counties a large number of school fund mortgages that: (1) appear unsatisfied of record; and (2) have been paid; the county auditor of any county where the mortgaged lands are situated, when requested by the mortga…

Sec. 3. If: (1) a person has purchased and been granted a deed of conveyance to any lands sold for delinquent taxes by the county treasurer of any county; (2) at the time when the lands were sold, there was an unpaid school loan, secured by mortgage, on the lands, and the mortgag…

Sec. 1. The salaries and compensation of the several officers and employees of the state government shall be fixed from time to time, by the state budget committee, with the approval of the governor. Formerly: Acts 1937, c.184, s.1.

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to: (1) the salaries and compensation of the officers, professors, or other employees of Indiana University, Purdue University, Ball State University, Indiana State University, or University of Southern Indiana; or (2) any salary or other compe…

Sec. 3. The provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter shall take precedence of and have supersedence over any and all statutes passed by the general assembly in 1937 and over any and all other statutes enacted before 1937, concerning the fixing of the salaries and compensati…

Sec. 4. An agency may not consider the number or amount of fines or civil penalties imposed on regulated entities by an employee in the evaluation or compensation of the employee. As added by P.L.249-2023, SEC.4.

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 20 of this chapter by P.L.21-1992 with respect to contracts described in section 20(i) of this chapter take effect July 1, 1992. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.28.

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter may be known and cited as the "Financial Reorganization Act of 1947". (b) This chapter applies to all agencies of the state. Except as provided in section 30 of this chapter, as used in this chapter, "agency" refers to every officer, board, commission, de…

Sec. 1.5. (a) Notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter, but except as provided in section 30 of this chapter, the term "agencies of state", "state agency", or "agency", as used in sections 7, 19, and 23 of this chapter, include the judicial and legislative departments of state g…

Sec. 11.1. (a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter or IC 5-16-1 concerning the awarding of contracts, if a project is for the rehabilitation, extension, maintenance, construction or repair of any structure, improvement or facility under the control of the departm…

Sec. 14.1. (a) A contract to which a state agency is a party must be approved by the following persons: (1) The commissioner of the Indiana department of administration. (2) The director of the budget agency. The director of the budget agency is not required to approve a contract…

Sec. 14.2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a contract to which a state agency is a party must be in writing. (b) A contract is not required to be in writing if the contract is created under: (1) IC 5-22-8; (2) IC 5-22-10-4; or (3) IC 4-13.6-5-5. However, the attorney ge…

Sec. 14.3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), the attorney general must review for form and legality contracts to which a state agency is a party, unless the contract is not required to be in writing under section 14.2 of this chapter. (b) If the attorney general finds tha…

Sec. 14.4. Before a state agency may enter into a contract for services to be provided in lieu of appointing employees to available positions, the agency must justify the cost effectiveness of the contract to the commissioner of the department of administration. As added by P.L.3…

Sec. 14.5. (a) The department of administration may allow the department of state revenue access to the name of each person who is either: (1) bidding on a contract to be awarded under this chapter; or (2) a contractor or a subcontractor under this chapter. (b) If the department …

Sec. 14.6. A salary agreement, salary adjustment, or compensation plan for the personnel of any state agency is not valid unless approved by the state budget agency, except where the amount of compensation or salary is expressly fixed or provided for by law. Schedules of salary r…

Sec. 14.7. A person employed, appointed, or under contract with a state agency, who works with or around children, shall be dismissed (after the appropriate pre-deprivation procedure has occurred) if that person is, or has ever been, convicted of any of the following: (1) Rape (I…

Sec. 14.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or custom, but subject to subsections (c) and (d), a person who has a contract with the state or submits invoices to the state for payment shall authorize in writing the direct deposit by electronic funds transfer of all payment…

Sec. 16. The commissioner of the department of administration, a member of the commissioner's department, or a member of a standardization committee may not be financially interested or have any personal beneficial interest in any contract or purchase order for any supplies, mate…

Sec. 18. (a) For the purpose of the administration of the allotment system provided by this section, each fiscal year shall be divided into four (4) quarterly allotment periods, beginning respectively on the first day of July, October, January, and April. In any case where the qu…

Sec. 18.5. (a) The budget agency shall provide a report to the budget committee by September 1 of each year containing each augmentation for the most recently preceding state fiscal year. The report shall include the reason that each augmentation was necessary. (b) This section e…

Sec. 19. (a) Except as specifically provided for in appropriation acts, every appropriation or part thereof remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the close of any fiscal year shall lapse and be returned to the general revenue fund. However, an appropriation for purchase of rea…

Sec. 20. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or IC 12-8-10-7, payment for any services, supplies, materials, or equipment shall not be paid from any fund or state money in advance of receipt of such services, supplies, materials, or equipment by the state. (b) With t…

Sec. 23. (a) The state board of finance may transfer, assign, or reassign any appropriation, appropriations, or part thereof for one (1) specific use or purpose to another use or purpose of any officer or agency so long as the use and purpose to which it is transferred, assigned,…

Sec. 24. All rights, powers, and duties of preauditing and accounting for the financial transactions and activities of all state agencies vested in and conferred upon before March 13, 1947, the auditor of state remain vested in and conferred upon the state comptroller. The state …