Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 25.5. "Professional sports team foundation" means a bona fide charitable organization that meets the following requirements: (1) The organization: (A) operates; and (B) is in existence; in Indiana. (2) The organization has a constitution, articles, charter, or bylaws that co…

Sec. 26. "Progressive bingo" means a bingo game in which, if no person matches the predetermined pattern of squares upon the card within a specified number of balls called, the same game will be played later: (1) for an increased amount of money; (2) for increased balls called; o…

Sec. 27. "Progressive or carryover pull tab" means a pull tab game played with a seal card, or, in the case of an electronic pull tab game, an electronic representation of a seal card, that is designed by the manufacturer to include a jackpot prize that is carried over to a subse…

Sec. 28. "Pull tab" means any of the following: (1) A game conducted in the following manner: (A) A single folded or banded ticket or a two-ply card with perforated break-open tabs is bought by a player from a qualified organization. (B) The face of each card is initially covered…

Sec. 29. "Punchboard" means a card or board that contains a grid or section that hides the random opportunity to win a prize based on the results of punching a single section to reveal a symbol or prize amount. As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. "Bingo" means a game conducted in the following manner: (1) Each participant receives at least one (1) card, board, pad, or piece of paper marked off into twenty-five (25) squares that are arranged in five (5) vertical rows of five (5) squares each, with each row designat…

Sec. 30. "Qualified card game" refers to any of the following card games: (1) Euchre. (2) Texas hold'em poker. (3) Omaha poker. (4) Any other card game designated by the executive director. As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 31. (a) "Qualified organization" refers to any of the following: (1) A bona fide charitable organization, including civic, fraternal, and veterans organizations, operating in Indiana that: (A) has a constitution, articles, charter, or bylaws that contain a clause that provid…

Sec. 32. "Qualified recipient" means: (1) a hospital or medical center operated by the federal government; (2) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21; (3) a hospital subject to IC 16-22; (4) a hospital subject to IC 16-23; (5) a health facility licensed under IC 16-28; (6) a psychiat…

Sec. 33. "Raffle" means the selling of tickets or chances to win a prize awarded through a random drawing, including a door prize. As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 34. "Seal card" means a board or placard, or, in the case of an electronic pull tab game, an electronic representation of a board or placard, used with pull tabs that contains one (1) or more seals, that when removed or opened, reveals a predesignated winning number, letter,…

Sec. 35. "Substantial owner" means: (1) a person holding at least a five percent (5%) ownership interest; or (2) an institutional investor holding at least a fifteen percent (15%) ownership interest; in a business entity. As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 36. "Surplus revenue" means the amount of money in the charity gaming enforcement fund that is not required to meet the cost of administration and the cash flow need of the commission under this article, IC 4-33-19, and IC 4-33-20. As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 37. "Tip board" means a board, a placard, or other device that is marked off in a grid or columns, with each section containing a hidden number or numbers or other symbols that determine a winner. As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 38. "Veterans' home" means either of the following: (1) The Indiana Veterans' Home. (2) The VFW National Home for Children. As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 39. "Volunteer ticket agent" means a person acting on behalf of a qualified organization that: (1) receives no compensation from the qualified organization; (2) sells tickets at a raffle licensed under IC 4-32.3-4-6, a festival under IC 4-32.3-4-7, or a gambling activity und…

Sec. 4. "Bona fide charitable organization" means an organization operating in Indiana that is not for pecuniary profit and is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4.

Sec. 40. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "worker" means an individual who helps or participates in any manner in conducting or assisting in conducting an allowable activity under this article. (b) The following are not considered workers for the purposes of this article…

Sec. 5. "Bona fide civic organization" means a branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state organization that is not for pecuniary profit or a local organization that is not for pecuniary profit and not affiliated with a state or national organization whose written constituti…

Sec. 6. "Bona fide fraternal organization" means a type of bona fide civic organization that: (1) is a branch, lodge, or chapter of a national organization; and (2) exists for the common charitable purposes, brotherhood, and other interests of its members. As added by P.L.58-2019…

Sec. 7. "Bona fide national foundation" refers to an organization that: (1) operates without profit to the organization's members; (2) is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; (3) is related in both its mission and organization to a bona fide nation…

Sec. 8. "Bona fide national organization" refers to an organization that: (1) operates without profit to the organization's members; (2) is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; (3) has a national membership; and (4) has been continuously in existen…

Sec. 9. "Bona fide out-of-state charitable organization" refers to an organization that: (1) operates without profit to the organization's members; (2) is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; (3) has a constitution, articles, charter, or bylaws tha…

Sec. 1. Whenever, due to any emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the normal location of the seat of state gove…

Sec. 2. During such time as the seat of government remains at such emergency temporary location, or locations, all official acts now or hereafter required to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, agency, department or authority of this state, including the conven…

Sec. 3. This chapter shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary or in conflict with this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1959, c.199, s.3. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. The salaries of chief deputies of elective state officers shall be fixed by the appointing authority, provided such salaries are within the appropriations therefor and approved by the budget committee. Formerly: Acts 1947, c.168, s.1.

Sec. 1.1. (a) An individual who holds the office of governor for any length of time during one (1) term of that office is entitled to receive an annual retirement benefit under subsection (e). However, an individual who succeeds to the office of governor without being elected is …

Sec. 2. (a) The surviving spouse of each individual who: (1) serves as governor; and (2) is entitled to a retirement benefit under section 1.1 of this chapter; is entitled to an annual pension. (b) The pension to which a governor's surviving spouse is entitled under this section …

Sec. 3. (a) This chapter applies to any governor of Indiana regardless of whether the governor's service occurred before, on, or after January 14, 1981, and to the surviving spouse of any governor. (b) The former governor and surviving spouse pension provided by this chapter is p…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: "Documentary material" means the original or a copy of a book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart, or other document. "Local agency" means an administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee,…

Sec. 10. The attorney general is responsible for the custody, use, and necessary preservation of the documentary material made available pursuant to an investigative demand and for its return as provided by this chapter. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.20, SEC.10.

Sec. 11. When original documentary material made available pursuant to an investigative demand is no longer required for use in a pending proceeding, or, absent any pending proceeding, is no longer required in connection with the investigation for which it was demanded, or at the…

Sec. 2. (a) The attorney general shall have charge of and direct the prosecution of all civil actions that are brought in the name of the state of Indiana or any state agency. (b) In no instance under this section shall the state or a state agency be required to file a bond. (c) …

Sec. 2.4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), the attorney general may not agree to a settlement agreement on behalf of the state of Indiana or a state agency unless the settlement agreement includes language specifying that all settlement funds may be used for any p…

Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "agency" means a state agency or a body corporate and politic. (b) An agency may not enter into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney unless the agency makes a written determination before entering into the contract that conting…

Sec. 3. (a) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of documentary material, or may have knowledge of a fact that is relevant to an investigation conducted to determine if a person is or has been engaged in a…

Sec. 4. An investigative demand shall contain the following: (1) A general description of the subject matter being investigated and a statement of the applicable provisions of law. (2) The date, time, and place at which the person is to appear, answer written interrogatories, or …

Sec. 5. An investigative demand may not: (1) contain a requirement that would be unreasonable if contained in a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by a court in a grand jury investigation; or (2) require the giving of oral testimony, the production of written answers to inte…

Sec. 6. (a) If a person objects or otherwise fails to obey a written demand issued under section 3 of this chapter, the attorney general may file in the circuit or superior court of the county in which that person resides or maintains a principal place of business within the stat…

Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies only to a: (1) foreign corporation that does business in Indiana; (2) foreign limited liability company that does business in Indiana; and (3) person who does not reside or maintain a principal place of business in Indiana. (b) If a person liste…

Sec. 7. Evidence obtained from a human person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may not be introduced in a subsequent criminal prosecution of that person unless it was obtained by a means independent of this chapter. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.20, SEC.7.

Sec. 8. This chapter shall not be construed to limit or abridge any limitation on self-incrimination established by law. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.20, SEC.8.

Sec. 9. (a) All documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, and transcripts of oral testimony that are provided pursuant to an investigative demand shall be kept confidential by the attorney general until an action is filed against a person for the violation under i…

Sec. 1. The state comptroller is authorized to enter satisfaction of the mortgages executed to the state of Indiana to secure loans made by the agents of the state appointed in the several counties of the state to loan the surplus revenue funds deposited with the state by the gov…

Sec. 1. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of Indiana that there shall be no secrecy in the conduct of the public hearings of the administrative bodies of the state of Indiana. Formerly: Acts 1959, c.195, s.1.