Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 5. No individual shall be penalized in any manner, by the loss or threat of loss of services or assistance or by the denial or refusal to issue any license or permit, by a state agency for the individual's refusal in accordance with the provisions of section 2(a)(2)(B) of th…

Sec. 6. Each state agency covered by this chapter shall develop a method under which a person who has previously given the person's Social Security number to the state agency at that person's request may have the number removed from the records of the agency and substitute the ne…

Sec. 7. Each state agency, which is exempt under the provisions of section 1 of this chapter, shall prepare a report, on or before January 1 annually, to the general assembly setting forth any form, application, or other writing required or maintained by it which contains the soc…

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 4-2-6 and IC 4-2-7 apply throughout this chapter. As added by P.L.89-2006, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2. As added by P.L.89-2006, SEC.15.

Sec. 3. (a) An executive branch lobbyist shall file the following with the department: (1) A registration statement. (2) An annual report as required by the department. (b) Statements and reports filed under this section must be filed under oath. As added by P.L.89-2006, SEC.15.…

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall charge each executive branch lobbyist an initial registration fee and an annual report filing fee set by rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2. (b) In the rules adopted under this section, the department may provide for late fees for reg…

Sec. 5. (a) If the department finds that: (1) a statement or report required to be filed under this chapter was materially incorrect; (2) the person filing the statement or report was requested to file a corrected statement or report; and (3) a corrected statement or report has n…

Sec. 6. (a) The department may impose either or both of the following sanctions if, after a hearing under IC 4-21.5-3, the department finds that a person has failed to file a registration statement or a report required by this chapter: (1) Revoke the person's registration. (2) Fo…

Sec. 7. In consultation with the inspector general and the commission, the department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to accomplish the duties given to the department under this chapter. As added by P.L.89-2006, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. In order to maintain full co-operation in the war effort in all fields of proper state activity and to secure concerted action among the states to preserve the operations of state functions of government, it shall be the duty of the attorney general to study existing and …

Sec. 2. The attorney general shall also make any reasonable or appropriate investigation or study of any existing or proposed federal legislation whenever the attorney general is specifically requested so to do by any of Indiana's senators or representatives in congress and repor…

Sec. 3. The attorney general shall designate or appoint a deputy or an assistant attorney general to assist in the performance of the duties imposed by this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1943, c.229, s.3. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.27.

Sec. 4. The attorney general and the attorney general's deputy or assistant is authorized to become a member of an organization existing on November 3, 1943, or formed after November 3, 1943, consisting of the attorneys general of similarly cooperating states and their deputies a…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "account" refers to the Indiana prescription drug account established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.21-2000, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.291-2001, SEC.69.

Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana prescription drug account is established within the Indiana tobacco master settlement agreement fund for the purpose of providing access to needed prescription drugs to ensure the health and welfare of Indiana’s low-income senior citizens. The account cons…

Sec. 3. Appropriations and distributions from the account under this chapter are in addition to and not in place of other appropriations or distributions made for the same purpose. As added by P.L.21-2000, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.291-2001, SEC.71.

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 4-22-2-3 apply throughout this chapter. As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.35.

Sec. 10. The publisher shall establish typographical style and layout standards for the Indiana Administrative Code and the Indiana Register. As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.35.

Sec. 11. The code revision committee shall assist the publisher with the publication of the Indiana Register and with the compilation, computerization, indexing, and printing of the Indiana Administrative Code. As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.36.

Sec. 12. Failure of an agency, the publisher, or the code revision committee to comply with this chapter does not invalidate a rule or other agency statement. As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.37.

Sec. 2. (a) The publisher shall publish a serial publication with the name Indiana Register at least six (6) times each year. (b) Notwithstanding any law, after June 30, 2006, the publisher shall publish the Indiana Register in electronic form only. (c) The publisher may meet the…

Sec. 3. The publisher shall include in the Indiana Register every rule or other agency statement distributed under IC 4-22-2-40, IC 4-22-2-41, IC 4-22-7-5, IC 4-22-7-7, or another statute that requires the matter to be published in the Indiana Register. However, the publisher may…

Sec. 4. (a) The publisher may: (1) reformat, renumber, or revise any rule or other agency statement published in the Indiana Register to conform to the typographical style and layout standards established under section 10 of this chapter; and (2) reformat, renumber, or revise a r…

Sec. 5. (a) The publisher shall compile, computerize, index, and print a codification of the general and permanent rules of the agencies with the name Indiana Administrative Code. The publisher may publish, with the Indiana Administrative Code, any tables, explanatory material, o…

Sec. 6. (a) The publisher may reformat, renumber, or revise at any time any rule codified in the Indiana Administrative Code to conform to the typographical style and layout standards established under section 10 of this chapter. (b) The publisher may correct its own typographica…

Sec. 9. The publisher shall determine the number of copies of the Indiana Administrative Code and the Indiana Register to be published, to whom they shall be distributed, and the price of copies to be made available for sale. As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.35.

Sec. 1. (a) The commission may enter into contracts for the purchase, lease, or lease-purchase of goods or services necessary to carry out this article. The commission may not contract with any person or entity for the total operation and administration of the lottery established…

Sec. 2. The division of security shall investigate the financial responsibility, security, and integrity of a person who submits a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a major procurement. At a minimum, each person must disclose at the time of submitting a bid, proposal, or offer t…

Sec. 3. A contract for a major procurement with a vendor that does not comply with the disclosure requirements described in section 2 of this chapter may not be entered into and is not enforceable. A contract with a vendor who does not comply with the requirements for periodicall…

Sec. 4. A contract for a major procurement with a vendor may not be entered into if the vendor has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony committed in the preceding ten (10) years, regardless of adjudication, unless the commission determine…

Sec. 5. Each vendor in a major procurement must, at the time of executing the contract with the commission, post an appropriate bond or a letter of credit with the commission in an amount equal to the full amount estimated to be paid annually to the vendor under contract. However…

Sec. 6. Each contract entered into by the commission for a major procurement under this chapter must contain a provision for payment of liquidated damages to the commission for a breach of the major procurement contract by the vendor. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended …

Sec. 7. A contract entered into by the commission under this chapter may not include a provision allowing for warrantless searches. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 8. Each vendor must be qualified to do business in Indiana and shall file appropriate tax returns as provided by Indiana law. All contracts are governed by Indiana law. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 9. IC 5-22 does not apply to procurement by the commission. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for procurement. The rules shall be designed to aid the commission in evaluating competing proposals and selecting the proposal that provides the greatest long term b…

Sec. 1. All horse racing over which the commission has jurisdiction shall be conducted under rules adopted by the commission. A matter that is not provided for in the commission's rules shall be determined by the judges or by the commission. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 2. A permit holder shall provide a camera that shall be used to photograph each finish. If two (2) or more horses reach the finish post so closely aligned that it is difficult for the judges to determine the order of finish for any of the first four (4) positions, the negati…

Sec. 3. A horse may not start in a race unless the horse is fully identified. The burden of proving a horse's identity rests with the person having charge of the horse at the horse racing meeting, and the judges may suspend and refer to the commission such a person in case of fra…

Sec. 4. (a) A permit holder shall provide an alcohol breath-testing device that is approved by the commission and operated by a person certified to use such a device. The necessary qualifications for an individual administering a breath-testing device and the policies and procedu…

Sec. 5. Each applicant for a permit shall, before the opening of the applicant's racing season, request an inspection of the racetrack premises and obtain a certificate from the department of homeland security stating that the premises are in compliance with all safety requiremen…

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "horsemen's association" means a corporation, a limited liability company, an organization, or an association that represents, through membership, more than one-half (1/2) of the aggregate of all owners and trainers who were licensed and activ…

Sec. 1. The commission shall determine the occupations related to riverboat gambling that require a license under this chapter. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.

Sec. 1.5. An individual who meets any of the following descriptions, or who holds a position that meets the equivalent of any of the following descriptions, is required to hold an occupational license: (1) An individual who is determined to require an occupational license under: …

Sec. 10. Training provided for occupational licensees may be conducted: (1) on a riverboat; or (2) at a school with which a licensed owner or an operating agent has entered into an agreement under section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.92…

Sec. 11. (a) An individual who is disqualified under section 3(2) of this chapter due to a conviction for a felony may apply to the commission for a waiver of the requirements of section 3(2) of this chapter. (b) The commission may waive the requirements of section 3(2) of this c…