Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 22. The following are confidential for purposes of IC 5-14-3: (1) A record related to lottery ticket order history. (2) Lottery ticket inventory. (3) A record that, if disclosed, could impair or adversely impact the: (A) security, integrity, or fairness of a lottery game; or…

Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall submit written monthly and annual reports to the governor disclosing the total lottery revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses of the commission during the preceding month and year. In the annual report the commission shall: (1) describe…

Sec. 4. The commission shall maintain weekly or more frequent records of lottery transactions, including the distribution of tickets to retailers, revenue received, claims for prizes, prizes paid, and other financial transactions of the commission. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), S…

Sec. 5. The commission shall make a continuing study of the following: (1) The lottery, in order to ascertain any amendments necessary to this article or to rules adopted under this article that could prevent any abuses in the administration of the lottery. (2) The operation and …

Sec. 6. The commission shall conduct market research as necessary or appropriate, which may include an analysis of the demographic characteristics of the players of each lottery game and an analysis of advertising, promotion, public relations, incentives, and other aspects of com…

Sec. 7. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 governing the establishment, implementation, and operation of the lottery, including the following: (1) The type of lottery games to be conducted, except that: (A) the name of an elected official may not appear on a ticket …

Sec. 7.5. (a) A person who, without written authorization of the commission, operates a lottery courier service commits a Class A misdemeanor. (b) This section does not require the commission to: (1) authorize a lottery courier service; or (2) create a legal right to operate a lo…

Sec. 8. (a) The commission may promote and advertise the lottery. (b) A promotion may refer to the total lottery prize, even though the prize may be paid over a period of years. (c) The commission may act as a retailer and conduct promotions involving the dispensing of free lotte…

Sec. 0.3. (a) On July 1, 1999, all records, property, and liabilities of the Indiana standardbred board of regulation are transferred to the Indiana horse racing commission. (b) The rules adopted by the Indiana standardbred board of regulations before July 1, 1999, are considered…

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana horse racing commission is established. The commission consists of five (5) members appointed by the governor. The members of the commission: (1) must be registered voters; (2) must have resided in Indiana for at least five (5) years preceding their appoin…

Sec. 10. (a) Before July 1, 2025, the commission shall appoint a director who serves at the pleasure of the commission. After June 30, 2025, the governor shall appoint a director, and a director appointed under this subsection shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The dire…

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall employ or contract for racing inspectors to attend each recognized meeting held under a permit issued under this article. Each racing inspector shall file with the secretary of state a bond: (1) in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) w…

Sec. 11.5. The commission shall employ or contract for judges to attend each recognized meeting held under a permit issued under this article. A contracted judge shall be considered an employee of the commission for the purpose of IC 4-6-2-1.5(a). The permit holder shall, in the …

Sec. 12. Employees of the commission are members of the public employees' retirement fund. Persons who provide services for the commission under contractual agreements are not members of the public employees' retirement fund. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 13. (a) The commission shall employ a director of security who is qualified by training and experience in law enforcement or security to supervise, direct, coordinate, and administer the security activities of the commission. (b) The director of security may do the following…

Sec. 14. The commission may not do the following: (1) Impose, charge, or collect by rule a fee that is not authorized by this article on any party to a proposed transfer of an ownership interest in a permit issued under IC 4-31-5. (2) Make the commission's approval of a proposed …

Sec. 15. (a) IC 5-22 does not apply to procurement by the commission with respect to expenditures made under subsection (b). (b) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning procurement that are applicable to expenditures for the following: (1) Emergency purchases.…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the term of office of a member of the commission is four (4) years. (b) If a vacancy occurs on the commission, the governor shall appoint a new member to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. (c) A member of the commissio…

Sec. 3. The governor shall designate a member of the commission to serve as chairman. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 4. (a) Three (3) commission members constitute a quorum. Three (3) affirmative votes are required for the commission to take an action. (b) A vacancy on the commission does not affect the ability of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the commission. As added…

Sec. 5. (a) Each member of the commission is entitled to the minimum salary per diem for each day the member is engaged in official business. (b) The minimum salary per diem that each member of the commission is entitled to receive equals the maximum daily amount allowed to emplo…

Sec. 6. Each member of the commission shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). To the extent a member of the commission is already covered by a bond required by state law, the member need not obtain another bond as long as the bond required …

Sec. 7. The governor may remove a member of the commission for malfeasance, misfeasance, willful neglect of duty, or other cause. Before removing a member, the governor must give the member notice and a public hearing, unless the member expressly waives the notice and hearing in …

Sec. 8. The commission shall: (1) prescribe the rules and conditions under which horse racing at a recognized meeting may be conducted; (2) initiate safeguards as necessary to account for the amount of money wagered at each track or satellite facility in each wagering pool; (3) r…

Sec. 9. Subject to section 14 of this chapter, the commission may: (1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article, including rules that incorporate by reference the ARCI model rules and the ARCI uniform classification guidelines for foreign substances and recommended p…

Sec. 0.3. The following rules are void: (1) An emergency rule adopted by the commission on April 21, 2005, pursuant to Indiana gaming commission resolution 2005-17 concerning the imposition of a transfer fee for riverboat license transfers. (2) Any other rule adopted after April …

Sec. 1. The Indiana gaming commission is established. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.

Sec. 10. A person may not be appointed to the commission if: (1) the person is not of good moral character; or (2) the person: (A) has been convicted of; or (B) is under indictment for; a felony under Indiana law, the laws of any other state, or laws of the United States. As adde…

Sec. 11. A member of the commission may be removed by the governor for any of the following reasons: (1) Neglect of duty. (2) Misfeasance. (3) Malfeasance. (4) Nonfeasance. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.

Sec. 12. Each member of the commission must, before beginning the discharge of the duties of the member's office, do the following: (1) Take an oath that the member will faithfully execute the duties of the member's office according to Indiana law and rules adopted under Indiana …

Sec. 13. If the governor determines that the bond of a commission member has become or is likely to become invalid or insufficient, the governor shall immediately require the member to renew the member's bond. The governor must approve a bond renewed under this section. As added …

Sec. 14. The governor may remove a commission member who: (1) does not: (A) take the required oath; and (B) provide the required bond; not more than thirty (30) days after the member is appointed to the commission; or (2) does not renew the member's bond not more than thirty (30)…

Sec. 15. The commission may pay the cost of a bond given by a member of the commission under this chapter. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.

Sec. 16. The commission shall hire staff to carry out the duties of the commission. Upon the request of the commission, the department shall employ personnel necessary to carry out the duties of the commission. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.20-1995, SEC.4.

Sec. 17. (a) A person may not be employed to serve the commission if: (1) the person or the person's spouse, parent, or child is: (A) an official of an operator or operating agent engaged in gambling operations in Indiana; or (B) a person with: (i) a financial interest in; or (ii…

Sec. 18. (a) The governor shall appoint the executive director of the commission to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The executive director's compensation shall be approved annually by the governor under IC 4-12-2. (b) The commission may by resolution assign to the executiv…

Sec. 19. (a) The executive director shall devote the executive director's full time to the duties of the office. (b) The executive director shall do the following: (1) Keep records of all proceedings of the commission. (2) Preserve all papers, books, documents, and other records …

Sec. 2. (a) The commission consists of seven (7) members appointed by the governor. (b) Each member of the commission must: (1) be a resident of Indiana; and (2) have a reasonable knowledge of the practice, procedures, and principles of gambling operations. (c) At least one (1) m…

Sec. 20. (a) The commission shall hold at least one (1) meeting each quarter of the fiscal year. (b) The chair or any two (2) commission members may call a special meeting. A special meeting may be held not earlier than seventy-two (72) hours after written notice has been sent to…

Sec. 21. (a) The commission shall keep a complete and accurate record of the commission's meetings. (b) The commission shall maintain records that are separate from the records of any other state board or commission. The commission's records shall be available for public inspecti…

Sec. 22. (a) The commission shall file a written annual report with the governor before September 1 of each year. The commission shall file any additional reports that the governor requests. (b) The annual report filed under this section must include a statement describing the fo…

Sec. 23. (a) A commission member, before July 1, 2020, an administrative law judge appointed by the commission, or, after June 30, 2020, an administrative law judge (as defined in IC 4-21.5-1-2) may do the following: (1) Conduct a hearing authorized under this article. (2) Recomm…

Sec. 3. The governor shall designate one (1) member of the commission to serve as chair. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the term of office of a commission member is three (3) years. (b) When making the initial appointments to the commission under this chapter, the governor shall do the following: (1) Appoint two (2) members to serve for terms of th…

Sec. 5. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.

Sec. 6. Each member of the commission is eligible for reappointment at the discretion of the governor. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.