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2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 31. Commission on the Social Status of Black Males › 4-23-31-9. Quorum

Sec. 9. Eight (8) of the members of the commission is a quorum. The affirmative votes of at least eight (8) voting members of the commission are required for the commission to take final action.
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 31. Commission on the Social Status of Black Males › 4-23-31-10. Annual Report

Sec. 10. The commission shall issue an annual report stating the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the commission. The commission shall submit the report to the governor and the legislative council. A report submitted under this section to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 31. Commission on the Social Status of Black Males › 4-23-31-11. Per Diem

Sec. 11. (a) Each member of the commission who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(b) Each member of the commission who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(c) Each member of the commission who is a member of the general assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to members of the general assembly serving on interim study committees created by the legislative council.
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 31. Commission on the Social Status of Black Males › 4-23-31-12. Special Fund

Sec. 12. (a) The commission on the social status of black males special fund is established to provide money for special projects of the commission.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the treasurer of state.
(c) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(d) The fund consists of gifts, contributions, and money donated to the commission.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
(f) Interest accrues to the fund.
(g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(h) Money in the fund is appropriated continuously for the purpose stated in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 32. Native American Indian Affairs Commission › 4-23-32-2. "Native American Indian"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "Native American Indian" means an individual who is at least one (1) of the following:
(1) An Alaska native as defined in 43 U.S.C. 1602(b).
(2) An Indian as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b(d).
(3) A native Hawaiian as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7517(1).
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 32. Native American Indian Affairs Commission › 4-23-32-4. Voting and Nonvoting Members

Sec. 4. (a) The commission consists of fifteen (15) voting members and four (4) nonvoting members. The voting members of the commission consist of the following:
(1) Eight (8) Native American Indians, each from a different geographic region of Indiana.
(2) The commissioner of the department of correction or the commissioner's designee.
(3) The director of the department of child services or the director's designee.
(4) The commissioner of the Indiana department of health or the commissioner's designee.
(5) The secretary of family and social services or the secretary's designee.
(6) The director of the department of natural resources or the director's designee.
(7) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee.
(8) The commissioner of the department of workforce development or the commissioner's designee.
(b) The nonvoting members of the commission consist of the following:
(1) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(2) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(3) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(4) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
(c) The governor shall appoint each Native American Indian member of the commission to a term of four (4) years, and any vacancy occurring shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term. Before appointing a Native American Indian member to the commission, the governor shall solicit nominees from Indiana associations that represent Native American Indians in the geographic region from which the member will be selected. Not more than two (2) members may represent the same tribe or Native American Indian organization or association.
(d) A member of the commission may be removed by the member's appointing authority.
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.24; P.L.72-2021, SEC.1; P.L.137-2021, SEC.19; P.L.56-2023, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 32. Native American Indian Affairs Commission › 4-23-32-5. Quorum

Sec. 5. The affirmative votes of at least eight (8) members of the commission are required for the commission to take any official action, including public policy recommendations and reports.
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 32. Native American Indian Affairs Commission › 4-23-32-6. Civil Rights Commission Staff

Sec. 6. (a) The civil rights commission established by IC 22-9-1-4 shall provide staff and administrative support for the commission.
(b) Expenses incurred under this chapter shall be paid from funds appropriated to the civil rights commission.
(c) The governor shall appoint a voting member of the commission to serve as the commission's chairperson.
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 32. Native American Indian Affairs Commission › 4-23-32-7. Study Issues

Sec. 7. The commission shall study problems common to Native American Indian residents of Indiana in the areas of employment, education, civil rights, health, and housing. The commission may make recommendations to appropriate federal, state, and local governmental agencies concerning the following:
(1) Health issues affecting Native American Indian communities, including data collection, equal access to public assistance programs, and informing health officials of cultural traditions relevant to health care.
(2) Cooperation and understanding between the Native American Indian communities and other communities throughout Indiana.
(3) Cultural barriers to the educational system, including barriers to higher education and opportunities for financial aid and minority scholarships.
(4) Inaccurate information and stereotypes concerning Native American Indians, including the accuracy of educational curriculum.
(5) Measures to stimulate job skill training and related workforce development, including initiatives to assist employers to overcome communication and cultural differences.
(6) Programs to encourage the growth and support of Native American Indian owned businesses.
(7) Public awareness of issues affecting the Native American Indian communities.
(8) Issues concerning preservation and excavation of Native American Indian historical and archeology sites, including reburial of Native American Indians.
(9) Measures that could facilitate easier access to state and local government services by Native American Indians.
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 32. Native American Indian Affairs Commission › 4-23-32-8. Prohibitions on Study Topics

Sec. 8. The commission may not study or make recommendations on the following issues:
(1) Negotiations between a tribe and the state or federal government concerning tribal sovereignty.
(2) Gaming on tribal land.
As added by P.L.133-2012, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-1. "Commission"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" means the Indiana semiquincentennial commission established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-3. Membership

Sec. 3. (a) The commission consists of the following members:
(1) The governor or the governor's designee.
(2) The lieutenant governor.
(3) The adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard.
(4) The director of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(5) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(6) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(7) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(8) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
(9) One (1) member appointed by the governor who represents a state or local organization dedicated to American Revolutionary War reenactment.
(10) One (1) member appointed by the governor who represents a state or local organization dedicated to Civil War reenactment.
(11) Nine (9) members appointed by the governor as follows:
(A) One (1) member nominated by the state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Indiana.
(B) One (1) member nominated by the commander of the American Legion, Department of Indiana.
(C) One (1) member nominated by the executive director of the Indiana war memorials.
(D) One (1) member nominated by the president of the Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America.
(E) One (1) member nominated by the board of directors of the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.
(F) One (1) member nominated by the president of the Indiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
(G) One (1) member nominated by the board of management of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution.
(H) One (1) member jointly nominated by the aerie state president and the auxiliary state president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Eagles.
(I) One (1) member nominated by the president of the Indiana historical society.
(12) One (1) member appointed by the Indiana Association of Museums.
(13) One (1) member appointed by the Indiana Council for Social Studies.
(14) One (1) member appointed by the Indiana Humanities Council.
(15) One (1) member appointed by the Native American Commission.
(b) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the commission, the appointing authority that appointed the member whose position is vacant shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-4. Nonvoting Members

Sec. 4. A legislative member of the commission appointed under section 3 of this chapter is a nonvoting advisory member.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-5. Chairpersons; Secretary; Treasurer

Sec. 5. (a) The member appointed to represent the Indiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the member appointed to represent the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution shall serve as the co-chairpersons of the commission.
(b) The commission shall elect one (1) member to serve as the secretary of the commission and one (1) member to serve as the treasurer of the commission.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-6. Term of Service

Sec. 6. Each member of the commission serves until the expiration of this chapter, as provided in section 15 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-7. Meetings

Sec. 7. The chairperson shall call the first meeting of the commission before October 1, 2022. Thereafter, the commission shall meet quarterly. All meetings must be convened at the Indiana World War Memorial in Indianapolis. The commission may conduct a meeting electronically in accordance with the requirements set forth in IC 5-14-1.5-3.6.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-10. Duties of the Commission

Sec. 10. The commission shall do the following:
(1) Plan, encourage, develop, and coordinate an overall program in 2026 commemorating the history of the United States leading up to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
(2) Encourage and assist state agencies (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1), counties, municipalities, townships, and private organizations in coordinating, organizing, and participating in activities that commemorate the semiquincentennial of the United States.
(3) Plan and promote an event to occur on July 4, 2026, at the World War Memorial in Indianapolis.
(4) Give due consideration, in developing the plans for the program, to any related plans and programs developed by federal, state, local, and private groups.
(5) Coordinate the commission's activities and projects with the United States Semiquincentennial Commission, community organizations, local municipalities, and other entities that the commission determines to be appropriate.
(6) Create a logo that incorporates the America250 logo used by the America250 Foundation, Inc., and adds a design component specific to Indiana.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-11. Powers of the Commission

Sec. 11. The commission may do the following:
(1) Issue proclamations and resolutions to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
(2) Accept gifts, contributions and bequests of funds from individuals, foundations, corporations, limited liability companies, and other organizations, to be used in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
(3) Apply for, receive, and disburse any funds available from the state or federal government in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter and to enter into any agreements that may be required by the state or federal government as a condition of obtaining the funds.
(4) Make and sign any agreements and do and perform any acts that may be necessary to carry out the commission's purposes and duties.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-12. Annual Report

Sec. 12. The commission shall submit an annual report on the commission's activities to the general assembly not later than December 31, 2023, and by December 31 of each year thereafter. A report submitted under this section must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-13. Per Diem; Expenses

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), a member of the commission is not entitled to any compensation for serving on the commission.
(b) Each member of the commission who is not a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(c) Each member of the commission who is a state employee but who is not a member of the general assembly is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(d) Each member of the commission who is a member of the general assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to members of the general assembly serving on interim study committees established by the legislative council.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 23. Boards and Commissions › Chapter 34. Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission › 4-23-34-14. Auditing

Sec. 14. The funds, accounts, management, and operations of the commission under this chapter are subject to an audit by the state board of accounts.
As added by P.L.3-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 1. Compensation of Employees for Damages to Personal Property › 4-24-1-1. Damage to Personal Property

Sec. 1. The warden of any state penal or correctional institution or of any state institution (as defined by IC 12-7-2-184) may compensate any employee of the institution for damages to the personal property of the employee which damages occurred in the ordinary course of the employees' employment and which damages were in no way caused by the negligence of the employee.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.109, s.1. As amended by P.L.24-1997, SEC.2; P.L.67-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 1. Compensation of Employees for Damages to Personal Property › 4-24-1-2. Personal Property Defined

Sec. 2. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "personal property" means property of a type which is worn upon the person of the employee.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.109, s.2. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.184.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 2. Gifts; Acceptance and Return of Annuity to Donor Authorized › 4-24-2-1. Gifts; Bequests and Devises

Sec. 1. Any state charitable or benevolent institution or the state of Indiana may:
(1) receive gifts, bequests, and devises of real or personal property, or both, for:
(A) the aid or maintenance of any institution; or
(B) state parks or other state purposes; and
(2) agree to return to the donor or to any living person named by the donor and living at the time of the gift, an annuity under the provisions and safeguards provided in this chapter.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 4-24-2-1 part.]
Formerly: Acts 1917, c.20, s.1. As amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 2. Gifts; Acceptance and Return of Annuity to Donor Authorized › 4-24-2-2. Annuities

Sec. 2. When the gift is for the purpose of providing an annuity, the same may be accepted by any such institution or by the state itself upon condition that the institution or the state, as the case may be, shall pay to the donor, for the life of the donor, or for a term of years not beyond the lifetime of the donor, as may be agreed, or shall pay to any person or persons named by the donor, in being at the time of the gift, for the life of such person or persons or for a term of years not beyond the lifetime of such person or persons, as may be agreed, an annuity on the value of the property at the time the gift is made, as provided under this chapter, but such annuity shall in no case exceed the actual income from the property donated.
Formerly: Acts 1917, c.20, s.2; Acts 1923, c.127, s.1. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 2. Gifts; Acceptance and Return of Annuity to Donor Authorized › 4-24-2-3. Appraisal of Property

Sec. 3. The value of the property comprised in the gift shall be determined by three (3) disinterested appraisers appointed by the governor of the state, and no gift shall be accepted by any institution named in section one or by the state itself unless it be approved by the governor.
Formerly: Acts 1917, c.20, s.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 2. Gifts; Acceptance and Return of Annuity to Donor Authorized › 4-24-2-4. Pledges of Annuity Property

Sec. 4. For the purpose of securing the payment of annuities, the property comprised in the gift may be pledged, by way of mortgage or otherwise, to the annuitant or annuitants for the full period of the life of the annuity or annuities, but the property pledged shall be the sole guarantee and the state shall not be obligated in any manner by such mortgage or other obligation.
Formerly: Acts 1917, c.20, s.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 2. Gifts; Acceptance and Return of Annuity to Donor Authorized › 4-24-2-5. Taxation of Annuities

Sec. 5. All annuities provided for under this chapter shall be free of all taxation for any or all purposes within the state of Indiana.
Formerly: Acts 1917, c.20, s.5. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 2. Gifts; Acceptance and Return of Annuity to Donor Authorized › 4-24-2-6. Unacceptable Gifts

Sec. 6. An institution may not be the recipient of a gift, whether on the payment of an annuity or otherwise, that pledges the institution to perform any acts other than acts that the institution is authorized by law to perform.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 4-24-2-6 part.]
Formerly: Acts 1917, c.20, s.6. As amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 2. Gifts; Acceptance and Return of Annuity to Donor Authorized › 4-24-2-7. Money Gifts

Sec. 7. All gifts of money, and all money realized from real and personal property, made under this chapter, to permanently endow any institution described in section 1 of this chapter shall be taken in charge by the state, as a trust, and managed in all respects the same as the common school fund of the state is managed. The proceeds arising from a permanent endowment made under this chapter shall be paid to the institution being endowed for the purposes provided by the terms of the gift.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 4-24-2-7 part.]
Formerly: Acts 1917, c.20, s.7. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.185; P.L.2-2007, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 2. Gifts; Acceptance and Return of Annuity to Donor Authorized › 4-24-2-8. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1917, c.20, s.8. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.186. Repealed by P.L.1-1989, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 3. Receipt and Use of Gifts and Bequests › 4-24-3-1. Authorization to Accept Gifts

Sec. 1. Any state charitable or benevolent institution for the use of such institutions may receive gifts, bequests, and devises of real or personal property, or both, for the aid or maintenance of any such institution, under the provisions and safeguards under this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.177, s.1. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 3. Receipt and Use of Gifts and Bequests › 4-24-3-2. Officers Eligible to Accept Gifts

Sec. 2. Acceptance of any such gifts, bequests and devises of real or personal property, or both, may be made by the executive officers of the institution benefited; but the failure of such officers to make such acceptance at any time shall not invalidate or affect the gift, bequest, and devise, it being deemed that an acceptance has been made in the absence of a definite rejection. No special form of acceptance is necessary, and no gift of value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) shall be accepted by any institution named in section 1 or by the state for the use of such institution unless it be approved by the governor.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.177, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 3. Receipt and Use of Gifts and Bequests › 4-24-3-3. Gifts Creating Indebtedness Against State

Sec. 3. No acceptance shall be so made as to create an indebtedness against the state of Indiana or any of its agencies; nor shall any acceptance which has been deemed to have taken place, as provided in section 2 of this chapter, operate to create such an indebtedness.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.177, s.3. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.187.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 3. Receipt and Use of Gifts and Bequests › 4-24-3-4. Sale of Property

Sec. 4. (a) Any funds or other property received as provided in this chapter shall be subject to all other statutes applying to similar funds or property, including the right to sell as provided in this chapter, unless such right is prohibited under the terms of such gift, bequest, or devise.
(b) Property acquired under this chapter may be sold as follows:
(1) If the property is personal property, under IC 5-22-22.
(2) If the property is real property, under IC 4-20.5-7.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.177, s.4. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.188; P.L.7-1993, SEC.8; P.L.49-1997, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 3. Receipt and Use of Gifts and Bequests › 4-24-3-5. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.177, s.5. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.189. Repealed by P.L.1-1989, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 3. Receipt and Use of Gifts and Bequests › 4-24-3-6. Application of Act

Sec. 6. This chapter shall be deemed supplementary to any other statutes of the state of Indiana for the acceptance of gifts, trusts, devises, and bequests and does not apply to state educational institutions.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.177, s.6. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.190; P.L.2-2007, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 4. Payment for Autopsies on Inmates › 4-24-4-1. Costs

Sec. 1. In the event an autopsy shall be performed on any deceased inmate of any of the several public institutions of the state of Indiana, the cost thereof shall be paid by such state institution from its appropriate funds, to the county in which such institution is located.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.225, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 4. Payment for Autopsies on Inmates › 4-24-4-2. Requisition for Costs

Sec. 2. Such institution shall requisition and be reimbursed for such payment by the county from which such inmate was committed, by the filing of a claim in such county with the auditor thereof and said claim shall be allowed by the board of county commissioners thereof in the same manner as other claims are allowed and paid.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.225, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 4. Payment for Autopsies on Inmates › 4-24-4-3. Appropriation for Costs

Sec. 3. The county councils of the several counties of the state of Indiana, shall appropriate the necessary funds for said purpose.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.225, s.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-1. "Institution" Defined

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.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-2. Funds Held in Trust for Inmates

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) The superintendent or warden shall keep an accurate accounting of the receipts and disbursements of funds received under subsection (a) on books and records in accordance with the accounting procedure as prescribed by the state board of accounts.
(c) Trust funds created under this section are subject to periodic audits the state board of accounts considers necessary.
(d) Trust funds created under this section shall be:
(1) deposited in depositories whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or
(2) invested in government securities of the United States.
Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.2; Acts 1959, c.253, s.1. As amended by P.L.8-1991, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-3. Withdrawal of Money; Rules and Regulations

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 deposit of any money to be held in trust for any patient or inmate. Upon the discharge or release of any patient or inmate, the superintendent or warden of the institution shall pay to the individual, or the individual's legal guardian, all money due the individual from any trust account.
Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.3. As amended by P.L.215-2016, SEC.99.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-4. Recreation Fund

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 investment of funds held in trust for any patient or inmate shall be transferred from such trust fund to a special fund to be known as the "patients' recreation fund" or "inmates' recreation fund"; provided, that in the event a trust fund has been established in any institution, which trust fund is in existence on July 1, 1957, and there is a deficiency in the amount of money that properly belongs in such trust fund, the income derived from any trust fund established under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the trust fund until the deficiency has been fully paid.
Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.4. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.192; P.L.21-1996, SEC.1; P.L.188-2013, SEC.1; P.L.35-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-5. Distribution of Trust Funds Upon Inmate's Death

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 devisees of the inmate or patient are unknown, the money in the trust account shall be kept intact to the account of the unknown heirs of the inmate or patient for a period of two (2) years from the date of death. If, at the expiration of the two (2) year period, no heir or devisee of any deceased inmate or patient shall appear to make claim to the money, the money shall be paid to the clerk of the circuit court of the county from which the inmate or patient was committed to the institution, the money to be held and disposed of by the clerk of court in the same manner as are other unclaimed funds in the clerk of court's office.
(b) If any inmate of a penal or correctional institution, or if any patient of a psychiatric hospital, shall escape from the institution, or shall make an escape while absent from the institution on parole or leave, any money credited to and held in trust for the inmate or patient shall be kept intact for the escaped inmate or patient for a period of two (2) years from the date of escape. If at the end of the two (2) year period the escaped inmate or patient does not appear to make claim to the money, the money shall be paid to the clerk of the circuit court of the county from which the inmate or patient was committed to the institution, the money to be held and disposed of by the clerk of court in the same manner as are other unclaimed funds in the clerk of court's office.
(c) No money belonging to any patient or inmate shall be paid over to the clerk of any court as provided in this section if the inmate or patient is indebted to the state of Indiana for maintenance by the institution, in which case any money credited on the books of the institution to the account of any inmate or patient shall be applied against any indebtedness or maintenance, and the balance, if any, shall then be paid to the clerk.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, when the department of correction has determined that an offender has escaped from custody, the department of correction:
(1) may consider all of the escaped inmate's property (except money) that is under the control of the department, to be abandoned property;
(2) may dispose of the escaped inmate's abandoned property consistent with rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2; and
(3) is not civilly liable for the safekeeping of the escaped inmate's property.
Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.5. As amended by P.L.39-1983, SEC.1; P.L.215-2016, SEC.100.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-6. Recreation Funds; Establishment

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 superintendent or warden subject to the approval of the chief administrative officer of the department, division, or state agency having administrative control and supervision over the institution, for the direct benefit of persons who are inmates or patients in such institutions, and shall not be used for any purposes which are covered by state appropriations.
(c) The funds shall be expended for purposes in accordance with the policies of the department, division, or state agency having administrative control over such institution. The expenditures may include, but are not limited to:
(1) purchased entertainment;
(2) magazine subscriptions for the libraries, wards, or units of such institutions;
(3) special recreational equipment and supplies;
(4) special foods for parties or celebrations;
(5) educational materials;
(6) phonograph records, televisions, radios, and similar items when the items cannot be purchased from regular appropriations;
(7) contraband detection equipment; and
(8) any other purposes not covered by regular appropriations;
that will provide a direct benefit to or assist in the rehabilitation of the inmates or patients of such institutions.
Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.6; Acts 1965, c.87, s.1. As amended by P.L.7-2004, SEC.1; P.L.7-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-7. Sources of Recreation Fund

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 derived from trust funds invested in United States government securities as provided in section 2 of this chapter.
(4) Sale of items produced in occupational therapy.
(5) Income derived from any kind of benefit entertainment for the inmates or patients.
(6) Any other money derived from any source that is not legally prohibited.
(7) Any money derived from the income of any trust fund which has been deposited in any special fund of the institution.
Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.7. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.193.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-8. Funds Held on July 1, 1957

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 transferred to the "recreation fund" established under the provisions of this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.8. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.194.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-9. Accountability for Funds Held in Trust

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 institution.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), in the event the superintendent or warden delegates to any officer or employee of the superintendent's or warden's institution the authority to administer the provisions of sections 6 and 7 of this chapter, the officer or employee 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 institution.
(c) A superintendent or warden or a delegate of a superintendent or warden may be held personally liable under subsection (a) or (b) if the loss of money arises from the superintendent's, the warden's, or the delegate's official misconduct. All other losses under this section must be covered by the general blanket performance bond or crime insurance policy under subsection (d).
(d) No other bond except the general performance blanket bond given by the superintendent or warden of any institution, or by an officer or employee of the institution, shall be required. A general blanket performance bond or crime insurance policy endorsed to include faithful performance that is obtained under IC 5-4-1-15.1 shall cover any misfeasance or nonfeasance in the administration of sections 6 and 7 of this chapter on the part of any superintendent, warden, officer, or employee of the institution.
(e) The commissioner of insurance shall prescribe the form of the bonds or crime policies required by this section.
Formerly: Acts 1957, c.242, s.9; Acts 1965, c.87, s.2. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.195; P.L.49-1995, SEC.1; P.L.22-1996, SEC.1; P.L.215-2016, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 6. Funds Belonging to Inmates and Patients─recreation Fund Created › 4-24-6-11. Transfer of Funds

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 funds established under section 6 of this chapter. The institution receiving the transferred money shall use the transferred money in conformity with section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.30-1988, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 7. Collection of Money Owed State by Counties for Inmate Clothing Costs › 4-24-7-1. Clothing Claims Against County

Sec. 1. For all claims that any state institution (as defined by IC 12-7-2-184) may have against any county for the payment of clothing furnished to any patient of such institution, which patient was admitted to such institution from such county, the superintendent or warden of such institution shall make out an account therefor against such county, in a manner as provided under this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.165, s.1. As amended by P.L.24-1997, SEC.3; P.L.67-2017, SEC.3; P.L.136-2018, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 7. Collection of Money Owed State by Counties for Inmate Clothing Costs › 4-24-7-2. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1953, c.165, s.2. As amended by P.L.12-1996, SEC.5; P.L.246-2005, SEC.43. Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.808.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 7. Collection of Money Owed State by Counties for Inmate Clothing Costs › 4-24-7-3. Putnamville Correctional Facility Claims Against County

Sec. 3. For all claims that the Putnamville Correctional Facility may have against any county for any money advanced by such institution for transportation allowance to a discharged inmate of such institution which inmate was admitted to such institution from such county, the warden of such institution shall make out an account therefor against such county, in a manner as provided under this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.165, s.3. As amended by P.L.12-1996, SEC.6; P.L.67-2017, SEC.4; P.L.136-2018, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 24. Institutions─general Provisions › Chapter 7. Collection of Money Owed State by Counties for Inmate Clothing Costs › 4-24-7-4. Collection Procedure

Sec. 4. Accounts of state institutions described in this chapter shall be paid as follows:
(1) All such accounts shall be signed by the superintendent or warden of such institution, attested to by the seal of the institution, and forwarded to the auditor of the county for payment from which county the inmate or patient was admitted.
(2) All accounts accruing between January 1 and June 30 of each year shall be forwarded to the county auditor on or before October 1 of such year.
(3) All accounts accruing between July 1 and December 31 of each year shall be forwarded to the county auditor on or before April 1 of the following year.
(4) Upon receipt of any such account, the county auditor shall draw a warrant on the treasurer of the county for the payment of the account, and the same shall be paid out of the funds of the county appropriated therefor.
(5) The county council of each county of the state shall annually appropriate sufficient funds to pay such accounts.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.165, s.4. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.197; P.L.246-2005, SEC.44; P.L.146-2008, SEC.15; P.L.67-2017, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 29. Tribal Gaming › Chapter 1. Applicability › 4-29-1-1. Application

Sec. 1. This article does not apply to the following:
(1) A permit holder licensed to conduct a pari-mutuel wagering horse racing meeting under IC 4-31.
(2) A qualified organization licensed to conduct charity gaming events under IC 4-32.3.
(3) A licensed owner or operating agent operating a riverboat under IC 4-33.
(4) A permit holder licensed to conduct gambling games under IC 4-35.
(5) A person authorized to conduct type II gaming under IC 4-36.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 29. Tribal Gaming › Chapter 2. Definitions › 4-29-2-5. "Tribal-State Compact"

Sec. 5. "Tribal-state compact" means a compact under 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. between an Indian tribe and the state to allow gaming on Indian lands located in Indiana.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 29. Tribal Gaming › Chapter 3. Tribal-State Compacts › 4-29-3-1. General Assembly Compact Ratification

Sec. 1. The state may not enter into, amend, or modify a tribal-state compact without the ratification of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 29. Tribal Gaming › Chapter 3. Tribal-State Compacts › 4-29-3-3. Negotiation and Execution of Tribal-State Compact

Sec. 3. The governor is responsible for negotiating and executing a tribal-state compact on behalf of the state with an Indian tribe located within Indiana for the purpose of authorizing Class III gaming on Indian lands located within Indiana under 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. The governor's responsibilities under this section include the negotiation and execution of any amendment or modification to a tribal-state compact. However, the governor may not negotiate compact terms with an Indian tribe until the United States government formally takes land into trust as Indian lands for the Indian tribe.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 29. Tribal Gaming › Chapter 3. Tribal-State Compacts › 4-29-3-4. Required Terms of Compact

Sec. 4. (a) A tribal-state compact negotiated under this chapter must include terms concerning the following:
(1) The management of the Indian tribe's gaming operation.
(2) Revenue sharing with the state and local units of government.
(3) Infrastructure and site improvements.
(4) The administration and regulation of gaming.
(5) The types of games operated by the Indian tribe.
(b) This section does not preclude additional items and terms from being negotiated and agreed to in any tribal-state compact.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.