Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 2. A state officer who is not prohibited from possessing a handgun under state or federal law has the right to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on the property of the state capitol complex. As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: (1) "Agency of the state" means any officer, agency, department, board, bureau, commission, division or institution of the state of Indiana, the trustees or board of directors of any corporation of the state or body politic of the state supported …

Sec. 2. Whenever the governor of the state of Indiana deems it necessary or desirable for the purposes of securing the location in the state of a proposed educational, scientific, or research project or facility, the governor is authorized to transfer to the United States of Amer…

Sec. 3. The governor is authorized to execute all deeds or other instruments of conveyance which, in the governor's judgment, are proper or necessary for the transfer of title to land or any interest by the state of Indiana to the United States of America under section 2 of this …

sinking fund; damages Sec. 4. (a) When title to land that is to be transferred to the United States of America under this chapter is held in the name of the state of Indiana, and that land has not been declared surplus and is under the jurisdiction and control of any agency of th…

Sec. 5. In the event that any land or interest in land which the governor determines necessary or desirable to transfer to the United States of America pursuant to this chapter is in the name of the board of trustees of a state-supported university, the board of trustees of that …

Sec. 6. If the title to any land which the governor determines necessary or desirable to transfer to the United States of America pursuant to this chapter is not in the name of the state of Indiana at the time of the determination, the governor is authorized to acquire that land …

Sec. 1. (Division) There is created in the office of the Attorney General a division of consumer protection, hereinafter referred to as the "division." Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.22, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (Division: Director) The Attorney General shall appoint a director of the division at a salary to be approved by the State Budget Agency. Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.22, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. (Division: Staff) The Attorney General shall furnish such staff assistance to the division as is necessary to promptly discharge its duties, and the division may participate in student work-study programs. Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.22, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. (a) The division has the following powers and duties: (1) The power to investigate any written consumer complaint made by a nonmerchant arising from a transaction between a merchant as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code and a nonmerchant concerning sales, leases, assi…

Sec. 4.5. (a) The director shall do the following: (1) Investigate a complaint made to the division concerning a temporary health care services agency (licensed under IC 16-52) and determine whether the complaint is substantiated. (2) Notify the temporary health care services age…

Sec. 6. The division shall make legislative recommendations to the legislative council for transmittal to the general assembly. The recommendations must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.22, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.30.

Sec. 7. (Consumer Educational Programs) The division shall initiate and maintain an educational program to inform consumers of deceptive sales practices and shall be designated by the Governor as the state agency for the receipt and administration of federal funds for the purpose…

Sec. 7.5. The division may initiate and maintain an educational program to inform consumers of: (1) risks involved in a breach of the security of data; and (2) steps that the victim of a security breach should take to prevent and mitigate the damage from the security breach. As a…

Sec. 8. (a) The division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 relating to statutes enforced by the division. (b) A member of the division's staff who actively participates in the adoption of a rule under this section may not conduct the review of that rule required by IC 4-22-2-32. As…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all rules that have been accepted for filing: (1) by the secretary of state before July 1, 2006; or (2) by the publisher after June 30, 2006; under IC 4-22-2. As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.123-2006, SEC.23.

Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 4-22-2-3 apply throughout this chapter. As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.36.

Sec. 3. (a) Any rule that has been adopted in conformity with IC 4-22-2 (including a matter incorporated by reference into a rule) shall be judicially noticed by all courts and agencies of this state. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the official publication of a rule in the Indian…

Sec. 4. The following, as they appear in an adopted version of a rule filed with the secretary of state before July 1, 2006, or filed with the publisher after June 30, 2006, in the Indiana Register, or in the Indiana Administrative Code, are not part of the official text of any r…

Sec. 5. (a) A reference in a rule to the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) in the form of an IAC citation, if unaccompanied by a reference to a specific edition or supplement to the Indiana Administrative Code, shall be construed to include any amendment to the cited provision oc…

Sec. 6. Any rule may be cited or pleaded by citation reference to the Indiana Administrative Code or the Indiana Register, without copying the cited provision in full. A reference to the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) in the form of an IAC citation shall be construed to includ…

Sec. 7. The determination and construction of rules in all civil actions shall be made by the court as a matter of law and not by the jury. As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.36.

Sec. 1. The annual reports of the meetings of the Indiana Academy of Science, beginning with the report for the year 1894, including all papers of scientific or economic value presented at such meetings, after they shall have been edited and prepared for publication shall be publ…

Sec. 2. The reports shall be edited and prepared for publication without expense to the state, by a corps of editors to be selected and appointed by the Indiana Academy of Science, who shall not, by reason of such services, have any claim against the state for compensation. The f…

Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana Academy of Science shall provide copies of each volume of said reports to the Indiana state library. The number of copies provided to the Indiana state library shall be determined by the Indiana Academy of Science and the state librarian. The Indiana state…

Sec. 1. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying the terms and conditions for contracting with retailers who will best serve the public interest and promote the sale of lottery tickets. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 10. (a) The commission may require each retailer to post an appropriate bond or provide a letter of credit as determined by the commission, using an insurance company acceptable to the commission. The amount of the bond or letter of credit may not exceed two (2) times the av…

Sec. 11. Each contract entered into by the commission under this chapter must contain a provision for payment of liquidated damages to the commission for a breach of contract by the retailer. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 12. 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. 13. The commission shall establish procedures by which each retailer must account for all tickets sold by the retailer and account for all funds received by the retailer from sales. The contract with each retailer must include provisions relating to the sale of tickets, paym…

Sec. 14. A payment by a retailer to the commission for tickets may not be in cash. All payments must be in the form of a check, bank draft, electronic funds transfer, or other financial instrument authorized by the director. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) In the selection of retailers, the commission shall consider factors such as the following: (1) Financial responsibility. (2) Integrity. (3) Reputation. (4) Accessibility of the place of business or activity to the public. (5) Security of the premises. (6) The suffici…

Sec. 3. The commission may not contract with a person as a retailer that: (1) is less than eighteen (18) years of age; (2) is engaged exclusively in the business of selling lottery tickets, although this does not preclude the commission from selling lottery tickets; (3) is on the…

Sec. 4. The commission shall issue a certificate of authority to each person with whom it contracts as a retailer for purposes of display under section 6 of this chapter. The issuance of a certificate does not confer upon the retailer any right apart from that specifically grante…

Sec. 5. A contract executed by the commission under this chapter must specify the reasons for a suspension or termination of the contract by the commission, including the following: (1) Commission of a violation of this article, IC 35-45-5-3, IC 35-45-5-3.5, IC 35-45-5-4, or a ru…

Sec. 6. Each retailer shall post and keep conspicuously displayed in a location on the premises accessible to the public the following: (1) Its certificate of authority. (2) With respect to each game, a statement supplied by the commission of the estimated odds of winning a prize…

Sec. 7. Before the commission may enter into a contract with a retailer, the commission must obtain a tax clearance statement from the department of state revenue that certifies that the retailer does not owe delinquent state taxes. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by…

Sec. 8. A contract with a retailer may not authorize the sale of lottery tickets at more than one (1) location. The commission may enter into more than one (1) contract with a retailer that has more than one (1) business location. A retailer must have a separate certificate of au…

Sec. 9. With respect to a retailer whose rental payments for premises are contractually computed in whole or in part on the basis of a percentage of retail sales, and where the computation of retail sales is not explicitly defined to include the sale of tickets in a lottery, for …

Sec. 1. A person that holds a permit to conduct a horse racing meeting or a license to operate a satellite facility shall withhold: (1) eighteen percent (18%) of the total of money wagered on each day at the racetrack or satellite facility (including money wagered on exotic wager…

Sec. 1.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person that holds a permit to conduct a horse racing meeting or a permit holder licensed to operate a satellite facility shall retain the following amounts from the money withheld under section 1 of this chapter: (1) For pari-…

Sec. 10. (a) At the close of each day on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted at a racetrack or satellite facility, the permit holder or satellite facility operator shall pay the breakage from each of the races on which wagers were taken on that day to the department of state …

Sec. 2. Each person that holds a permit to conduct a horse racing meeting or a permit holder licensed to operate a satellite facility shall pay as purse money from the amounts withheld under section 1 of this chapter an amount equal to: (1) eight percent (8%) of the total amount …

Sec. 3. (a) At the close of each day on which a permit holder or satellite facility operator conducts pari-mutuel wagering on live racing or simulcasts at a racetrack or satellite facility, the permit holder or satellite facility operator shall pay to the department of state reve…