Title 4, TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

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unexpended balances of appropriation; enumerating statutes repealed Sec. 5.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…

appointment Sec. 5. No special deputy attorney general shall be appointed or employed under the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of recovering any particular public funds unless and until the attorney general of Indiana shall have made demand for the return or repayment…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "account" refers to the biomedical technology and basic research account established by section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.21-2000, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.291-2001, SEC.60.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "master settlement agreement" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-6. As added by P.L.21-2000, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. (a) The biomedical technology and basic research account is established within the Indiana tobacco master settlement agreement fund for the purposes set forth in section 4 of this chapter. The account consists of: (1) amounts, if any, that another statute requires to be d…

Sec. 4. Subject to appropriation by the general assembly, review by the budget committee, and approval by the budget agency, the treasurer of state shall distribute money from the account to public and private entities to support biomedical technology and basic research initiativ…

Sec. 5. 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.4. Amended by P.L.291-2001, SEC.63.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "state agency" means any state administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of state government established by law, resolution,…

Sec. 2. A state agency may sell any publication that it produces in book, booklet, or pamphlet form. As added by P.L.28-1983, SEC.36.

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to a state educational institution. (b) The price of a state agency publication may not exceed the cost of materials, reproduction, postage, and handling, and may reflect all or a part of the cost of preparation. As added by P.L.28-1983, SE…

Sec. 1. A commission is created which shall be known as the "commission on forensic sciences". It shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor; one (1) shall be a pathologist, one (1) shall be a person engaged in police work, one (1) shall be a coroner, and one (1)…

Sec. 2. The membership of the commission shall be appointed not later than July 31, 1959, and the commission shall hold its organization meeting upon call of its secretary within ten (10) days after its members are appointed. Formerly: Acts 1959, c.361, s.2. As amended by P.L.5-1…

Sec. 3. The commission shall meet at least once in each two-month period. A majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and a per diem of ten dollars ($10) per day, and actual expenses incurred shall be allowed to each member for the member's attendance. Fo…

Sec. 4. The objectives of the commission shall be to promote in the state of Indiana scientific information and services in pathology, immunology, radiology, photography, psychiatry, dentistry, anthropology and other forensic sciences. Formerly: Acts 1959, c.361, s.4.

Sec. 5. (a) The powers of the commission shall be as follows: (1) To establish and maintain a scientific laboratory for research and experimentation. The commission shall not duplicate adequate facilities for experimentation, research, or information which are available to the ci…

Sec. 6. (a) The commission on forensic sciences shall promulgate and adopt rules in accordance with IC 4-22-2 to: (1) create a medical examiner system to aid, assist, and complement the coroner in the performance of the coroner's duties by providing medical assistance in determin…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, the term "institution" shall mean psychiatric, penal, correctional, benevolent, or special educational institutions owned and operated by the state of Indiana. Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.1; Acts 1963(ss), c.7, s.1. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC…

Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.10. Repealed by P.L.5-1984, SEC.196.

Sec. 11. The chief administrative officer of the department, division, or state agency that has administrative control and supervision of an institution with a fund established under section 6 of this chapter may transfer money from the institution's fund to one (1) or more other…

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to a designation of the specific purpose for the use of donated funds by a donor, the superintendent or warden of an institution shall hold in trust funds deposited with the institution for the use and benefit of, or belonging to, any inmate or patient. (b) Th…

Sec. 3. The chief administrative officer of the department, division, or state agency having administrative control and supervision of any institution shall make rules and regulations concerning the withdrawal of money held in trust for any patient or inmate, and concerning the d…

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a patient in an institution listed in IC 12-24-1-3 if the patient is in a unit that is a Medicaid certified intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities. (b) Any interest or income derived from the deposit or…

Sec. 5. (a) If any inmate of any penal or correctional institution, or any patient of any psychiatric institution, shall die, the inmate's or patient's lawful heirs or devisees shall be entitled to any money credited to and held in trust for the inmate or patient. If the heirs or…

Sec. 6. (a) There is established in each psychiatric, benevolent, penal, and correctional institution a fund to be known as the: (1) patients' recreation fund; (2) students' recreation fund; or (3) inmates' recreation fund. (b) These funds shall be used, at the discretion of the …

Sec. 7. Money may accrue to the patients' recreation fund or inmates' recreation fund from the following sources: (1) Gifts to the fund. (2) Profits from the operation of a commissary or canteen. (3) Interest earned by deposit of trust funds in public depositories, or income deri…

Sec. 8. All money held in trust for any inmate or patient of any institution on July 1, 1957, shall be transferred into a trust fund established under the provisions of this chapter. Any money in any recreational or activities fund in any institution, on July 1, 1957, shall be tr…

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the superintendent or warden of any institution may not be held personally liable for the loss of: (1) money held in trust for any inmate or patient of the institution; or (2) money deposited in the recreation fund of the institut…

Sec. 1. The director shall appoint a director of the division of security who is qualified by training and experience in law enforcement or security to supervise, direct, coordinate, and administer all activities of the division. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 2. The division director and all investigators employed by the division of security must meet the requirements for employment and appointment applicable to enforcement officers under IC 7.1-2. The division director and the investigators may do any of the following: (1) Inves…

Sec. 3. The state police department shall, at the request of the division of security, perform full criminal background investigations on employees of the commission at the level of director or division director and at any level within the division of security, including applican…

Sec. 4. The division of security shall conduct investigations of vendors, retailers, and employees of the commission, including applicants for contracts or employment, necessary to ensure the security and integrity of the operation of the lottery. The commission may require perso…

Sec. 5. (a) The state police department shall provide: (1) assistance in obtaining criminal history information relevant to investigations required for honest, secure, exemplary lottery operations; and (2) any other assistance that may be requested by the director and agreed to b…

Sec. 6. The division of security shall supervise ticket validation and lottery drawings. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 7. (a) After the first full year of ticket sales to the public, or sooner if the director considers necessary, the commission shall engage an independent firm experienced in security procedures, including computer security and systems security, to conduct a comprehensive stu…

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) law enforcement officers; or (2) reporters or other media employees assigned to cover events at a racetrack. (b) A person must be a licensee in order to: (1) participate in racing at a racetrack or at a satellite facility that permi…

reinstatement Sec. 10. (a) Upon receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-16-12-9 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13(l), IC 31-6-6.1-16(l), or IC 31-14-12-6 before their repeal), the commission shall: (1) suspend a license issued under this chapter to any person who is the subject of the…

suspension; reinstatement Sec. 11. (a) Upon receiving an order from the bureau (Title IV-D agency) under IC 31-25-4-32(h) or IC 31-25-4-34(c), the commission shall place on probationary status any license issued under this chapter and held by the person who is the subject of the …

rules Sec. 2. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing the following: (1) Procedures for license applications. (2) The confidentiality of personal information on license applications, including an applicant's date of birth and home address. (3) License fees. …