Title 4, TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: (1) "Personal information system" means any recordkeeping process, whether automated or manual, containing personal information and the name, personal number, or other identifying particulars of a data subject. (2) "Personal information" means any…

Sec. 2. Any state agency maintaining a personal information system shall: (1) collect, maintain, and use only that personal information as is relevant and necessary to accomplish a statutory purpose of the agency; (2) collect information to the greatest extent practicable from th…

and duplication; standard charges Sec. 3. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, any state agency that maintains a personal information system shall, upon request and proper identification of any data subject, or a data subject's authorized agent, grant the subject or agent the righ…

Sec. 4. An agency shall make the disclosures to data subjects required under this chapter during regular business hours. Copies of the documents containing the personal information sought by the data subject shall be furnished to the data subject or the data subject's representat…

procedures Sec. 5. If the data subject gives notice that the data subject wishes to challenge, correct, or explain information about the data subject in the personal information system, the following minimum procedures shall be followed: (a) the agency maintaining the information…

Sec. 6. The securing by any individual of any confidential information which such individuals may obtain through the exercise of any right secured under the provisions of this chapter shall not condition the granting or withholding of any right, privilege, or benefit, or be made …

Sec. 7. (a) Any state agency maintaining one (1) or more personal information systems shall file an annual report on the existence and character of each system added or eliminated since the last report with the governor on or before December 31. (b) The agency shall include in su…

donated materials Sec. 8. (a) All state agencies subject to the provisions of this chapter shall adhere to the policy that all persons are entitled to access to information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public servants, s…

agencies; principles and procedures Sec. 8.5. In order to establish consistent handling of the same or similar personal information within and among agencies, each state agency collecting, maintaining, or transmitting such information shall apply the following principles and proc…

disclosure; actions Sec. 8.6. (a) Except as prohibited under any applicable federal law, in cases where access to confidential records containing personal information is desired by a researcher for research purposes, the agency shall grant access if: (1) the researcher states in …

authorization for confidentiality; recommendations Sec. 9. (a) Under the authority of the governor, a report shall be prepared, on or before December 1 annually, advising the general assembly of the personal information systems, or parts thereof, of agencies subject to this chapt…

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.63-2012, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, and unless the context clearly denotes otherwise: (1) "Advisory body" means an authority, a board, a commission, a committee, a task force, or other body designated by any name of the executive department that is authorized only to make nonbin…

Formerly: Acts 1974, P.L.4, SEC.2. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.428.

disclosure statement; penalty for failure to file statement Sec. 10.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee may not knowingly have a financial interest in a contract made by an agency. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) does…

advisory opinion; exceptions; waivers; disclosure statements; restrictions on inspector general seeking state office Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "particular matter" means any of the following: (1) An application. (2) A business transaction. (3) A claim. (4) A contract. …

commissions, authorities, or task forces; exception for advisory bodies Sec. 11.5. (a) This section applies only to a special state appointee appointed after January 10, 2005. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a lobbyist may not serve as a special state appointee. (c) A l…

Sec. 12. If the commission finds a violation of this chapter, IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, or a rule adopted under this chapter IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, in a proceeding under section 4 of this chapter, the commission may take any of the following actions: (1) Impose a civil penalty upon …

complaint or furnishing information or testimony Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee shall not retaliate or threaten to retaliate against an employee, a former employee, a special state appointee, or a form…

Sec. 14. (a) A person may not do any of the following: (1) Knowingly or intentionally induce or attempt to induce, by threat, coercion, suggestion, or false statement, a witness or informant in a commission proceeding or investigation conducted by the inspector general to do any …

securities division enforcement account; use of state officer's name or likeness prohibited; exceptions Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) A communication made by the governor concerning the public health or safety. (2) A communication: (A) that a comp…

Sec. 15.5. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Social media" means an Internet web page or any other form of electronic communication through which users create or use online communities to share information. (2) "State funds" means funds derived, in…

Sec. 16. (a) This chapter does not prohibit the continuation of a job assignment that existed on July 1, 2012. (b) As used in this section, "employed" refers to all employment, including full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, or hourly. The term includes service as a stat…

exceptions; violations Sec. 17. (a) Subject to IC 4-2-7-5, a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee may not use state materials, funds, property, personnel, facilities, or equipment for purposes other than official state business unless the use is expressly perm…

Sec. 2. (a) There is created a state ethics commission. (b) The commission is composed of five (5) members appointed by the governor. (c) No more than three (3) commission members shall be of the same political party. A person who: (1) holds an elected or appointed office of the …

Sec. 2.1. Each member of the commission is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). A member is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel…

Sec. 2.5. (a) The commission has jurisdiction over the following persons: (1) A current or former state officer. (2) A current or former employee. (3) A person who has or had a business relationship with an agency. (4) A current or former special state appointee. (b) If the offic…

Formerly: Acts 1974, P.L.4, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.13-1987, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.222-2005, SEC.50.

open to public inspection after finding probable cause; exceptions Sec. 4. (a) The commission may do any of the following: (1) Upon a vote of four (4) members, refer any matter within the inspector general's authority to the inspector general for investigation. (2) Receive and he…

Sec. 4.3. The commission may not conduct a hearing under section 4(b)(2)(G) of this chapter by using electronic communication under IC 5-14-1.5-3.6. As added by P.L.89-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2012, SEC.1.

Sec. 4.5. Whenever an appointing authority or a state officer receives a report under section 4(b)(2)(H) of this chapter, the appointing authority or state officer shall report to the commission the action taken in response to the report. The commission may require in the report …

Formerly: Acts 1974, P.L.4, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.222-2005, SEC.50.

Sec. 5.5. (a) A current state officer, employee, or special state appointee may not knowingly do any of the following: (1) Accept other employment involving compensation of substantial value if the responsibilities of that employment are inherently incompatible with the responsib…

appointees; compensation resulting from confidential information Sec. 6. No state officer or employee, former state officer or employee, special state appointee, or former special state appointee shall accept any compensation from any employment, transaction, or investment which …

lease; advisory body member exception Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a special state appointee who serves only as a member of an advisory body. (b) A state officer, employee, or special state appointee may not receive compensation: (1) for the sale or lease of any pro…

Sec. 8. (a) The following persons shall file a written financial disclosure statement: (1) The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general. (2) Any candidate for one (1) of the offices in subdivision (1) who is not…

disclosure statement; written determinations Sec. 9. (a) A state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee may not participate in any decision or vote, or matter relating to that decision or vote, if the state officer, employee, or special state appointee has knowledge t…

Sec. 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Reorganization Act of 1967". Formerly: Acts 1967, c.9, s.1. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.9.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter: (1) "Agency" means any executive or administrative department, commission, council, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, administration, or other establishment in the executive or administrative branch of the state government not pro…

Sec. 3. (a) The governor shall examine, and from time to time reexamine, the organization of all agencies of the state government, and shall determine what changes in the agencies are necessary to accomplish the following purposes: (1) To promote the better execution of the laws,…

Sec. 4. Whenever the governor, after investigation, finds that: (1) the transfer of the whole or any part of any agency, or of the whole or any part of the functions thereof, to the jurisdiction and control of any other agency; (2) the abolition of all or any part of the function…

unexpended balances of appropriation; enumerating statutes repealed Sec. 5. Any reorganization plan submitted by the governor under this chapter: (a) shall change, in cases the governor deems necessary, the name of any agency affected by a reorganization, and the title of its hea…

Sec. 6. No reorganization plan shall provide for, and no reorganization under this chapter shall have the effect of: (a) abolishing or transferring a constitutional office or the attorney general or the functions thereof, or consolidating any two (2) such offices or the functions…

Sec. 7. (a) Each reorganization plan shall be presented by the governor to the general assembly in the form of a bill. (b) Each reorganization plan so submitted by the governor shall take effect if and when it is enacted as a law by the general assembly in accordance with the con…

functions Sec. 8. (a) An act and any regulation or other action made, prescribed, issued, granted, or performed in respect of or by any agency or function affected by a reorganization under this chapter, before the effective date of the reorganization, shall, except to the extent…

Sec. 9. No legal action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against the head of any agency or other officer of the state, in the head's or other officer's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of the head's or other officer's official duties, shall abate by …

Sec. 1. The attorney general of Indiana is hereby authorized to appoint and employ special deputies attorney general to assist in the conduct and prosecution of any civil proceedings which the attorney general is required to bring for the purpose of recovering any public funds in…

Sec. 2. All special deputies attorney general appointed and employed under the provisions of this chapter shall be "competent attorneys" as defined in IC 4-6-5. Each such special deputy attorney general shall take and subscribe an oath of office to be administered in the usual fo…

Sec. 3. Whenever any special deputy attorney general shall be appointed and employed under the provisions of this chapter, the compensation to be paid such special deputy attorney general shall be fixed by the attorney general of Indiana subject to the approval of the judge of th…

Sec. 4. The compensation of any special deputy attorney general shall be payable from the amount recovered for the benefit of any city, town, township, county, or other governmental unit or public entity of the state as a result of the successful prosecution of any civil proceedi…