Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 5. (a) An approved center must establish a local advisory board. The advisory board shall establish operating policies and select entities to locate in the center in accordance with the selection guidelines established by the local advisory board. A local advisory board must…

Sec. 6. (a) If the Indiana economic development corporation and the budget agency approve a center, the budget agency shall allocate from available appropriations the money authorized to: (1) subsidize construction or rehabilitation of the physical facilities; and (2) cover opera…

Sec. 7. (a) As Indiana's land grant university, Purdue University has developed the expertise to provide leadership, assistance, technical support, and personnel training support for developing centers. This service shall be provided to each center during the start-up phases for …

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

Sec. 2. Except when on duty or acting in an official capacity and except where otherwise provided by state or federal law, no employee shall be prohibited from engaging in political activity or be denied the right to refrain from engaging in such activity. As added by Acts 1981, …

Sec. 3. No employee shall be denied the right to be a member of an organization of employees. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.36, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. (a) Any employee may report in writing the existence of: (1) a violation of a federal law or regulation; (2) a violation of a state law or rule; (3) a violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13); or (4) the misuse of public resources;…

Sec. 5. No employee shall suffer a penalty or the threat of a penalty because the employee exercised the employee's rights under this chapter. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.36, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.215-2016, SEC.87.

Sec. 6. Nothing in this chapter shall disparage, impair, or limit any other right or legal remedy of an employee. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.36, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. (a) An employee may not be disciplined for absence from work if: (1) the employee is a member of a volunteer fire department under IC 36-8-12; (2) the employee has notified the employee's immediate supervisor in writing that the employee is a member of a volunteer fire de…

Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of this section, "civil air patrol" refers to the Indiana wing of the civil air patrol. (b) For purposes of this section, "emergency service operation" includes the following operations of the civil air patrol: (1) Search and rescue missions designated by…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-22-2-3. As added by P.L.152-2012, SEC.8.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "covered document" means any document that: (1) is necessary for obtaining any benefit or service administered or provided by an agency, or for filing taxes with an agency; (2) provides information about any state benefit or service; or (3) explai…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "plain writing" means writing that is clear, concise, and well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience. As added by P.L.152-2012, SEC.8.

Sec. 4. An agency shall use plain writing in every covered document that the agency issues or substantially revises. As added by P.L.152-2012, SEC.8.

Sec. 5. An agency must be fully in compliance with this chapter after September 30, 2013. As added by P.L.152-2012, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. All money received by each retailer from the operation of the lottery, including all ticket sales, interest, gifts, and donations, less the amount retained as compensation for the sale of tickets and the amount paid out as prizes, shall be remitted to the commission or de…

Sec. 2. The commission may require retailers to establish separate electronic funds transfer accounts for the purpose of receiving money from ticket sales, making payments to the commission, and receiving payments from the commission. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 3. Each retailer is liable to the commission for any and all tickets accepted or generated by an employee or representative of that retailer. These tickets are considered to have been purchased by the retailer, unless returned to the commission within the time and in the man…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the Indiana horse racing commission operating fund. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 2. The Indiana horse racing commission operating fund is established. The fund shall be administered by the commission. The fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 3. The fund consists of the following: (1) Taxes paid into the fund under IC 4-31-9-3(b)(2). (2) Transfers from the Indiana horse racing commission under IC 4-35-7-12.5. (3) Appropriations made by the general assembly. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.108-…

Sec. 4. The commission shall use the fund to pay its operating costs and to pay the costs of administering and enforcing this article. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 5. The commission shall prepare budget requests at the direction of the budget agency. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 1. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) makes a false statement on an application submitted under this article; (2) operates a gambling operation or a cruise in which wagering is conducted or is to be conducted in a manner other than the manner required under this ar…

Sec. 1.5. (a) A person who: (1) is not an employee of the riverboat gambling operation; (2) is less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and (3) enters a riverboat; commits a Class C infraction. (b) A person who: (1) is not an employee of the riverboat gambling operation; (2) is le…

Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally does any of the following commits a Level 6 felony: (1) Offers, promises, or gives anything of value or benefit: (A) to a person who is connected with the owner or operating agent of a riverboat, including an officer or an employee …

Sec. 2.1. (a) This section applies only to contributions made after June 30, 1996. (b) The definitions in IC 3-5-2.1 apply to this section to the extent they do not conflict with the definitions in this article. (c) As used in this section, "candidate" refers to any of the follow…

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies only to property given after June 30, 1996. (b) The definitions in IC 3-5-2.1 apply to this section to the extent they do not conflict with the definitions in this article. (c) As used in this section, "license" means: (1) an owner's license iss…

Sec. 3. The possession of more than one (1) of the devices described in section 2(3), 2(5), 2(12), or 2(13) of this chapter creates a rebuttable presumption that the possessor intended to use the devices for cheating. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.20-1995,…

Sec. 4. A person who is convicted of a felony described in this chapter is barred for life from entering a riverboat regulated under this article. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.

Sec. 5. An action to prosecute a crime occurring on a riverboat while the riverboat is moored at a dock or during a cruise shall be tried in the county of the dock where the riverboat was moored or the cruise was initiated. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.19…

Sec. 6. (a) The following individuals may not wager on gambling games at a riverboat: (1) A member of the commission. (2) An employee of the commission. (3) The spouse of any individual listed in subdivisions (1) and (2). (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this …

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "sweepstakes game" means a game, contest, or promotion that: (1) is available on the Internet; (2) is accessible on a mobile phone, computer terminal, or similar access device; (3) utilizes a dual-currency or multi-currency system of payment a…

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies if a permit holder's employees are covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that is in effect at the time a gambling game license is issued to the permit holder under IC 4-35-5. (b) If a permit holder has nonsupervisory employe…

Sec. 2. The job classifications, job duties, wage rates, and benefits of nonsupervisory positions related to gambling games may be established by agreement of the parties to a collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of an agreement, by the permit holder. As added by P.…

Sec. 3. (a) The following information submitted, collected, or gathered as part of an application to the commission for a license is confidential for purposes of IC 5-14-3-4: (1) Any information concerning a minor child of an applicant. (2) The Social Security number of an applic…

Sec. 1. A sports wagering tax is imposed on the adjusted gross receipts received from authorized sports wagering offered by a certificate holder under this article at a rate of nine and one-half percent (9.5%). As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Sec. 2. A certificate holder shall pay the sports wagering taxes imposed under section 1 of this chapter to the department on the twenty-fourth calendar day of each month. Any taxes collected during the month but after the day on which the taxes are required to be paid to the dep…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the department shall deposit the tax revenue collected under section 2 of this chapter in the state general fund. (b) The department shall transfer an amount equal to three and thirty-three hundredths percent (3.33%) of the tax re…

Sec. 4. The commission may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of a certificate holder that does not submit the payment or the tax return form within the required time. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Sec. 5. The payment of the tax under this chapter must be reported and remitted electronically through the department's online tax filing program. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.137-2022, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to the following agencies: (1) A division (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-124(c)), for a state institution under the administrative control of the division. (2) The Indiana department of health, for an institution under the administrative control of t…

Sec. 2. (a) An agency may purchase or lease a right-of-way for a sewer leading from a state institution under the administrative control of the agency to a suitable outlet over adjacent property. (b) IC 4-20.5-3 applies to a purchase under this section. (c) A political subdivisio…

Sec. 3. (a) An agency may purchase or lease property for the use of a state institution under the administrative control of the agency for the disposal of sewage. (b) An agency may not purchase more than eighty (80) acres under this section. (c) An agency may construct on the pro…