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IN Code § 4-2-6-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|4-2-6-13. Retaliation Against Employee or Former Employee for Filing Complaint or Furnishing Information or Testimony

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee shall not retaliate or threaten to retaliate against an employee, a former employee, a special state appointee, or a former special state appointee because the employee, former employee, special state appointee, or former special state appointee did any of the following:(1) Filed a complaint with the commission or the inspector general.(2) Provided information to the commission or the inspector general.(3) Testified at a commission proceeding.(b) A state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee may take appropriate action against an employee who took any of the actions listed in subsection (a) if the employee or special state appointee:(1) did not act in good faith; or(2) knowingly or recklessly provided false information or testimony to the commission.(c) A person who violates this section is subject to action under section 12 of this chapter and criminal prosecution under IC 35-44.2-1-2.As added by P.L.15-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.44-2001, SEC.4; P.L.222-2005, SEC.12; P.L.89-2006, SEC.13; P.L.126-2012, SEC.2.
IN Code § 4-2-6-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|4-2-6-14. Prohibitions; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 14. (a) A person may not do any of the following:(1) Knowingly or intentionally induce or attempt to induce, by threat, coercion, suggestion, or false statement, a witness or informant in a commission proceeding or investigation conducted by the inspector general to do any of the following:(A) Withhold or unreasonably delay the production of any testimony, information, document, or thing.(B) Avoid legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence.(C) Fail to appear at a proceeding or investigation to which the person has been summoned.(D) Make, present, or use a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in a commission proceeding or investigation to mislead a commissioner or commission employee.(2) Alter, damage, or remove a record, document, or thing except as permitted or required by law, with the intent to prevent the record, document, or thing from being produced or used in a commission proceeding or investigation conducted by the inspector general.(3) Make, present, or use a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in a commission proceeding or investigation to mislead a commissioner or commission employee.(b) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 35-44.2-1-3.As added by P.L.44-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.222-2005, SEC.13; P.L.126-2012, SEC.3.
IN Code § 4-2-6-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|4-2-6-15. Communications Paid for With Appropriations or From Securities Division Enforcement Account; Use of State Officer's Name or Likeness Prohibited; Exceptions

Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to the following:(1) A communication made by the governor concerning the public health or safety.(2) A communication:(A) that a compelling public policy reason justifies the state officer to make; and(B) the expenditure for which is approved by the budget agency after an advisory recommendation from the budget committee.(3) A communication:(A) posted or maintained on a state owned Internet web site; or(B) that relates to the official duties of the state officer and that is not made for commercial broadcast or dissemination to the general public.(4) Information posted on social media in accordance with section 15.5 of this chapter.(b) This section does not prohibit a state officer from using in a communication the title of the office the state officer holds.(c) As used in this section, "communication" refers only to the following:(1) An audio communication.(2) A video communication.(3) A print communication in a newspaper (as defined in IC 5-3-1-0.4).(d) A state officer may not use the state officer's name or likeness in a communication paid for entirely or in part with appropriations made by the general assembly, regardless of the source of the money.(e) A state officer may not use the state officer's name or likeness in a communication paid for entirely or in part with:(1) money from the securities division enforcement account established under IC 23-19-6-1(f); or(2) appropriations from the state general fund made under IC 23-19-6-1(f).As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.114-2010, SEC.1; P.L.108-2019, SEC.41.
IN Code § 4-2-6-15.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|4-2-6-15.5. Social Media; Use of State Funds; Official Duties

Sec. 15.5. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:(1) "Social media" means an Internet web page or any other form of electronic communication through which users create or use online communities to share information.(2) "State funds" means funds derived, in whole or in part, from:(A) appropriations made by the general assembly;(B) money from the securities division enforcement account established by IC 23-19-6-1(f); or(C) appropriations from the state general fund made under IC 23-19-6-1(f).(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a state officer may use state funds to create, develop, and post information on social media if the information relates to the official duties of the state officer. Notwithstanding section 15(e) of this chapter, information posted on social media may include the name and likeness of the state officer.(c) A state officer may not use state funds to:(1) post information on social media if the social media service provider requires payment for the posting, without approval from the budget committee established by IC 4-12-1-3, consistent with the requirements set forth in section 15(a)(2) of this section; or(2) pay a nongovernmental entity to create, develop, or post information on social media;if the post includes the name or likeness of the state officer. However, this subsection does not prohibit the state officer from using state funds to pay a nongovernmental entity that is not the social media service provider for ancillary or de minimis expenses incurred in posting information on social media, such as the costs of transmitting data by means of the Internet or a cellular telephone network to the social media service provider.As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.42.
IN Code § 4-2-6-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|4-2-6-16. Nepotism

Sec. 16. (a) This chapter does not prohibit the continuation of a job assignment that existed on July 1, 2012.(b) As used in this section, "employed" refers to all employment, including full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, or hourly. The term includes service as a state officer or special state appointee.(c) An individual employed in an agency may not hire a relative.(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual may not be employed in the same agency in which an individual's relative is the appointing authority.(e) An individual may be employed in the same agency in which the individual's relative is the appointing authority, if the individual has been employed in the same agency for at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date the individual's relative becomes the appointing authority.(f) Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual may not be placed in a relative's direct line of supervision.(g) An individual employed in an agency may not contract with or supervise the work of a business entity of which a relative is a partner, executive officer, or sole proprietor.(h) Any person within an agency who knowingly participates in a violation of this chapter is subject to the penalties set forth in section 12 of this chapter.As added by P.L.105-2012, SEC.2.
IN Code § 4-2-6-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest|4-2-6-17. Use of State Property for Other Than Official Business; Exceptions; Violations

Sec. 17. (a) Subject to IC 4-2-7-5, a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee may not use state materials, funds, property, personnel, facilities, or equipment for purposes other than official state business unless the use is expressly permitted by a general written agency, departmental, or institutional policy or regulation that has been approved by the commission. The commission may withhold approval of a policy or rule that violates the intent of Indiana law or the code of ethics, even if Indiana law or the code of ethics does not explicitly prohibit that policy or rule.(b) An individual who violates this section is subject to action under section 12 of this chapter.As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.26.
IN Code § 4-2-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 7. The Inspector General|4-2-7-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:(1) "Agency" means an authority, a board, a branch, a commission, a committee, a department, a division, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. The term includes a body corporate and politic established as an instrumentality of the state. The term does not include the following:(A) The judicial department of state government.(B) The legislative department of state government.(C) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1).(2) "Business relationship" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-2-6-1.(3) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by an agency on a full-time, a part-time, a temporary, an intermittent, or an hourly basis. The term includes an individual who contracts with an agency for personal services.(4) "Ethics commission" means the state ethics commission created by IC 4-2-6-2.(5) "Lobbyist" means an individual who seeks to influence decision making of an agency and who is registered as an executive branch lobbyist under rules adopted by the Indiana department of administration.(6) "Person" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-2-6-1.(7) "Special state appointee" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-2-6-1.(8) "State officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-2-6-1.As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.14.
IN Code § 4-2-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 7. The Inspector General|4-2-7-2. Inspector General; Powers and Duties; Appointment and Removal; Reappointment; Compensation

Sec. 2. (a) There is established the office of the inspector general. The office of the inspector general consists of the inspector general, who is the director of the office, and an additional staff of deputy inspectors general, investigators, auditors, and clerical employees appointed by the inspector general as necessary to carry out the duties of the inspector general. The inspector general shall provide rooms and staff assistance for the ethics commission.(b) The inspector general is responsible for addressing fraud, waste, abuse, and wrongdoing in agencies.(c) The governor shall appoint the inspector general. The inspector general:(1) except as provided in subdivision (2), shall be appointed for a term that expires on the earlier of the date that:(A) the term of the governor who appointed the inspector general expires; or(B) the governor leaves office;(2) may only be removed from office by the governor for:(A) neglect of duty;(B) misfeasance;(C) malfeasance; or(D) nonfeasance;(3) must be an attorney licensed to practice law in Indiana; and(4) is entitled to receive compensation set by the governor and approved by the budget agency.If the governor is reelected, the governor may reappoint the inspector general for an additional term. The inspector general's compensation may not be reduced during the inspector general's continuance in office.(d) Subject to the approval of the budget agency, the inspector general shall fix the salary of all other employees of the office of the inspector general.(e) Except for information declared confidential under this chapter, records of the office of the inspector general are subject to public inspection under IC 5-14-3.(f) IC 5-14-1.5 (the open door law) applies to public meetings of the office of the inspector general.As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.14.
IN Code § 4-2-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 7. The Inspector General|4-2-7-3. Duties; Criminal Investigation; Recommendations; Annual Report

Sec. 3. The inspector general shall do the following:(1) Initiate, supervise, and coordinate investigations.(2) Recommend policies and carry out other activities designed to deter, detect, and eradicate fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct in state government.(3) Receive complaints alleging the following:(A) A violation of the code of ethics.(B) Bribery (IC 35-44.1-1-2).(C) Official misconduct (IC 35-44.1-1-1).(D) Conflict of interest (IC 35-44.1-1-4).(E) Profiteering from public service (IC 35-44.1-1-5).(F) A violation of the executive branch lobbying rules.(G) A violation of a statute or rule relating to the purchase of goods or services by a current or former employee, state officer, special state appointee, lobbyist, or person who has a business relationship with an agency.(4) If the inspector general has reasonable cause to believe that a crime has occurred or is occurring, report the suspected crime to:(A) the governor; and(B) appropriate state or federal law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities having jurisdiction over the matter.(5) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement IC 4-2-6 and this chapter.(6) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and section 5 of this chapter to implement a code of ethics.(7) Ensure that every:(A) employee;(B) state officer;(C) special state appointee; and(D) person who has a business relationship with an agency;is properly trained in the code of ethics.(8) Provide advice to an agency on developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures to prevent or reduce the risk of fraudulent or wrongful acts within the agency.(9) Recommend legislation to the governor and general assembly to strengthen public integrity laws, including the code of ethics for state officers, employees, special state appointees, and persons who have a business relationship with an agency, including whether additional specific state officers, employees, or special state appointees should be required to file a financial disclosure statement under IC 4-2-6-8.(10) Annually submit a report to the legislative council detailing the inspector general's activities. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.(11) Prescribe and provide forms for statements required to be filed under IC 4-2-6 or this chapter.(12) Accept and file information that:(A) is voluntarily supplied; and(B) exceeds the requirements of this chapter.(13) Inspect financial disclosure forms.(14) Notify persons who fail to file forms required under IC 4-2-6 or this chapter.(15) Develop a filing, a coding, and an indexing system required by IC 4-2-6 and IC 35-44.1-1.(16) Prepare interpretive and educational materials and programs.As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.89-2006, SEC.14; P.L.1-2007, SEC.4; P.L.126-2012, SEC.4; P.L.72-2014, SEC.1; P.L.205-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 4-2-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 7. The Inspector General|4-2-7-4. Powers; Subpoena and Contempt; Reports; Serving as Special Prosecuting Attorney; Civil and Criminal Actions

Sec. 4. To carry out the duties described in section 3 of this chapter, the inspector general has the following powers:(1) As part of an investigation, the inspector general may:(A) administer oaths;(B) examine witnesses under oath;(C) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum; and(D) examine the records, reports, audits, reviews, papers, books, recommendations, contracts, correspondence, or any other documents maintained by an agency.(2) The inspector general may apply to a circuit or superior court for an order holding an individual in contempt of court if the individual refuses to give sworn testimony under a subpoena issued by the inspector general or otherwise disobeys a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by the inspector general.(3) The inspector general shall prepare a report summarizing the results of every investigation. The report is confidential in accordance with section 8 of this chapter.(4) If the attorney general has elected not to file a civil action for the recovery of funds misappropriated, diverted, missing, or unlawfully gained, the inspector general may file a civil action for the recovery of the funds in accordance with section 6 of this chapter.(5) The inspector general may prosecute a criminal matter as a special prosecuting attorney or special deputy prosecuting attorney in accordance with:(A) section 7 of this chapter; or(B) IC 33-39-10-3.As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.57-2014, SEC.1.
IN Code § 4-2-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 7. The Inspector General|4-2-7-5. Code of Ethics; Use of State Property for Political Purpose; Filing Ethics Complaint

Sec. 5. (a) The inspector general shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing a code of ethics for the conduct of state business. The code of ethics must be consistent with Indiana law.(b) The code of ethics must, except as provided in subsection (c), prohibit the following:(1) A state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee from using state materials, funds, property, personnel, facilities, or equipment for a political purpose.(2) Adoption of policies or regulations that authorize a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee to use state materials, funds, property, personnel, facilities, or equipment for a political purpose.For purposes of this section, "political purpose" does not include the handling or disposing of unsolicited political communications.(c) A state officer or an individual designated by the state officer may use state materials, funds, property, personnel, facilities, or equipment for the following:(1) To coordinate the state officer's official, personal, and political calendars.(2) To provide transportation and security for:(A) the state officer; and(B) any employee or special state appointee who accompanies the state officer.(3) Incidental or de minimus political communications or activity involving the state officer.(d) If the inspector general investigates and determines that there is specific and credible evidence that a current or former employee, a current or former state officer, a current or former special state appointee, or a person who has or had a business relationship with an agency has violated the code of ethics, the inspector general may:(1) file a complaint with the ethics commission and represent the state in a public proceeding before the ethics commission as prescribed in IC 4-2-6-4; or(2) file a complaint with the ethics commission and negotiate an agreed settlement for approval by the ethics commission according to its rules.As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.27.
IN Code § 4-2-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 7. The Inspector General|4-2-7-8. Confidentiality of Informant; Exceptions; Records and Disclosure; Penalties

Sec. 8. (a) The identity of any individual who discloses in good faith to the inspector general information alleging a violation of a state or federal statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance is confidential and may not be disclosed to anyone other than the governor, the staff of the office of the inspector general, or an authority to whom the investigation is subsequently referred or certified, unless:(1) the inspector general makes a written determination that it is in the public interest to disclose the individual's identity; or(2) the individual consents in writing to disclosure of the individual's identity.(b) The investigative records of the inspector general may be kept confidential in whole or in part.(c) This subsection does not apply to a person who is a party to an action brought by the inspector general. Information received by the inspector general is not required to be produced in the course of discovery unless ordered by a court after a showing of:(1) particularized need; and(2) proof that the information requested cannot be obtained from any other source.(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who knowingly or intentionally discloses:(1) confidential information or records; or(2) the identity of a person whose identity is confidential under subsection (a);commits unlawful disclosure of confidential information, a Class A misdemeanor.(e) A person may disclose confidential information or records or the identity of a person whose identity is confidential under subsection (a) if the governor authorizes the disclosure of this information in the public interest.As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.14.
IN Code § 4-2-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 8. Registration and Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbyists|4-2-8-1. Application of Definitions

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.
IN Code § 4-2-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 8. Registration and Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbyists|4-2-8-2. "Department"

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.
IN Code § 4-2-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 8. Registration and Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbyists|4-2-8-3. Executive Branch Lobbyists; Registration Statement; Annual Report; Filing Under Oath

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.
IN Code § 4-2-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 2. State Officers Generally|Chapter 8. Registration and Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbyists|4-2-8-4. Filing Fees; Late Fees

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 registration statements and annual reports that are filed late.As added by P.L.89-2006, SEC.15.