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2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 2. Integrated Public Safety Commission › 5-26-2-5. Powers of Commission

Sec. 5. The commission's powers include the following:
(1) Planning for voluntary coordination of resources by public safety agencies.
(2) Developing coordinated, integrated responses to significant public safety events by those public safety agencies that choose to take part.
(3) Developing means of sharing information operationally and technologically to improve public safety.
(4) Contracting with consultants to assist in the planning and development under this article.
(5) Contracting with others to provide services under this article.
(6) Accepting gifts, devises, bequests, grants, loans, appropriations, revenue sharing, other financing and assistance, and any other aid from any source and agreeing to and complying with conditions attached thereto as necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(7) Acquiring real property, or any interest in real property, by lease, conveyance (including purchase) instead of foreclosure, or foreclosure as necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(8) Owning, managing, operating, holding, clearing, improving, and constructing facilities on real property as necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(9) Selling, assigning, exchanging, transferring, conveying, leasing, mortgaging, or otherwise disposing of or encumbering real property, or interests in real property or facilities on real property as necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(10) Acquiring personal property by lease or conveyance as necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(11) Selling, assigning, exchanging, transferring, conveying, leasing, mortgaging, or otherwise disposing of or encumbering personal property, or interests in personal property as necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(12) The powers enumerated in IC 5-26-3-6.
(13) Any other power necessary, proper, or convenient to carry out this article.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-2002, SEC.10; P.L.136-2018, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 2. Integrated Public Safety Commission › 5-26-2-6. Chair and Vice Chair; Staff

Sec. 6. (a) The governor shall select a chair and vice chair of the commission.
(b) The chair may appoint staff needed to carry out this chapter from the existing staff of participating agencies.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 2. Integrated Public Safety Commission › 5-26-2-7. Compensation and Expenses of Nonstate Employee Members

Sec. 7. 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.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 2. Integrated Public Safety Commission › 5-26-2-8. Expenses of State Employee Members

Sec. 8. 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.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 2. Integrated Public Safety Commission › 5-26-2-9. Per Diem and Expenses of Legislative Members

Sec. 9. The legislative members of the commission are entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to persons who serve as legislative members of interim study committees established by the legislative council.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice and Data Communications System › 5-26-3-1. Contract for Establishment of System

Sec. 1. (a) The commission may contract for the establishment of a statewide wireless public safety voice and data communications system.
(b) The system must:
(1) be efficient;
(2) provide modern two (2) way voice or data communication to user agencies without a duplication of efforts; and
(3) allow user agencies with compatible equipment to communicate with one another, resulting in the efficient handling of emergencies and cooperation between agencies.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice and Data Communications System › 5-26-3-2. User's Agreement

Sec. 2. If a public safety agency or other entity decides to use the system, the agency or other entity must enter into a user's agreement with the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice and Data Communications System › 5-26-3-3. Supervision of System; Use of Facilities

Sec. 3. (a) The commission is responsible for the supervision of the statewide wireless public safety voice and data communications systems as follows:
(1) Maintenance of the main wide area transmitter sites and interconnection links of the system.
(2) Management of the system's Federal Communications Commission licensing.
(3) Frequency planning for the system.
(4) Management of the system.
(b) The Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and data communications system may use the facilities of commercial mobile radio service providers (as defined in 47 USC 332). If the commission chooses to contract with one or more commercial mobile radio service providers to provide the system, the commission may delegate the responsibilities in subsection (a) to the commercial mobile radio service providers.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice and Data Communications System › 5-26-3-4. Criteria for Determining Who May Use System

Sec. 4. The commission shall develop criteria for determining whether a public safety agency or other entity may use the system. The commission may not prohibit a public safety agency from using the public safety agency's own public safety voice and data communications system.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice and Data Communications System › 5-26-3-5. Approval for Public Safety Agencies to Join System

Sec. 5. A public safety agency or other entity may join the system with the approval of the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.33; P.L.66-2017, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice and Data Communications System › 5-26-3-6. Powers of Commission

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the powers enumerated in IC 5-26-2-5, the commission has the following powers related to the system:
(1) Ensuring that federal and state communications requirements are followed.
(2) Providing system planning, including mutual aid planning and compatibility planning with other public safety agency communications systems.
(3) Creating a standard user agreement.
(4) Providing assistance to local public safety agencies in making equipment purchases.
(5) Assessing charges for using the system.
(6) Entering into and performing use and occupancy agreements concerning the system under IC 4-13.5.
(7) Exercising any power necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b) The Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and data communications system may use the facilities of commercial mobile radio service providers (as defined in 47 USC 332). If the commission chooses to contract with one or more commercial mobile radio service providers to provide the system, the commission may delegate the responsibilities in subsection (a) to the commercial mobile radio service providers.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-2002, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice and Data Communications System › 5-26-3-7. Subcommittees

Sec. 7. The following subcommittees are created:
(1) A user's subcommittee.
(2) A technical subcommittee.
(3) A finance subcommittee.
(4) Any other subcommittee as determined by the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 4. Integrated Public Safety Communications Fund › 5-26-4-1. Establishment; Contents; Investment; Reversion; Transfer of Money to Other Funds

Sec. 1. (a) The integrated public safety communications fund is established to be used only to carry out the purposes of this article. The fund shall be administered by the commission.
(b) The fund consists of:
(1) appropriations from the general assembly;
(2) gifts;
(3) federal grants;
(4) fees and contributions from user agencies that the commission considers necessary to maintain and operate the system;
(5) amounts distributed to the fund under IC 9; and
(6) money from any other source permitted by law.
(c) 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. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(e) If federal funds are not sufficient to pay for the system, the commission shall transfer money from the fund to the communications system infrastructure fund established by IC 5-26-5-4 in amounts sufficient to pay rentals and other obligations under use and occupancy agreements or other contracts or leases relating to the financing of the system under IC 4-13.5.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-2002, SEC.12; P.L.216-2014, SEC.5; P.L.198-2016, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 4. Integrated Public Safety Communications Fund › 5-26-4-2. Appropriation of Money in Fund

Sec. 2. The money in the fund is annually appropriated as follows:
(1) To the commission, for its use, subject to the approval of the budget agency, in the acquisition, construction, equipping, operation, maintenance, and financing of the system and state user equipment for the system, including the payment of rentals and other obligations under use and occupancy agreements or other contracts or leases relating to the financing of the system under IC 4-13.5.
(2) To the state police department, such amounts as determined by the budget agency that are sufficient to enable the state police crime laboratory to address any backlog of cases to be processed by the laboratory. The appropriations under this subdivision are subject to the payment of rentals and other obligations under use and occupancy agreements or other contracts or leases relating to the financing of the system under IC 4-13.5.
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 5. Communications System Infrastructure Fund › 5-26-5-1. "Communications System Infrastructure" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "communications system infrastructure" means all or part of the infrastructure of the system described in IC 5-26-3, including:
(1) towers and the associated land, improvements, foundations, access roads and rights-of-way, structures, fencing, and equipment necessary, proper, or convenient to enable the tower to function as part of the system;
(2) the radio and network equipment necessary, proper, or convenient to transmit and receive voice and data communications; and
(3) any other necessary, proper, or convenient elements of the system.
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 5. Communications System Infrastructure Fund › 5-26-5-2. "Construction" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "construction" means the erection, renovation, refurbishing, or alteration of all or any part of buildings, improvements, or other structures, including installation of fixtures or equipment, landscaping of grounds, site work, and providing for other ancillary facilities pertinent to the buildings or structures.
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 5. Communications System Infrastructure Fund › 5-26-5-4. Establishment of Fund

Sec. 4. The communications system infrastructure fund is established for the purpose of providing communications system infrastructure. The infrastructure fund consists of distributions received under IC 5-26-4-1(e).
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 5. Communications System Infrastructure Fund › 5-26-5-5. Administration and Investment of Fund

Sec. 5. The infrastructure fund shall be administered by the commission. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the infrastructure fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the infrastructure fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 5. Communications System Infrastructure Fund › 5-26-5-7. Use of Money in Fund; Purposes

Sec. 7. The commission may use the money in the infrastructure fund only to pay the following:
(1) The cost of construction of communications system infrastructure.
(2) The cost of acquisition or leasing of all real or personal property required for the construction of communications system infrastructure.
(3) The cost of operation and maintenance of communications system infrastructure.
(4) The cost of demolishing or removing any buildings, structures, or improvements on property acquired by the commission for the construction of communications system infrastructure.
(5) Engineering and legal expenses, other professional services, and the costs of plans, specifications, surveys, estimates, and any necessary feasibility studies.
(6) Payment of rentals and other obligations and performance of other obligations under use and occupancy agreements or other contracts or leases relating to the financing of communications system infrastructure under IC 4-13.5.
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 5. Communications System Infrastructure Fund › 5-26-5-8. Priority of Payment of Obligations Under Use and Occupancy Agreements

Sec. 8. The commission shall pay its obligations under any use and occupancy agreement or any other contract or lease with the Indiana finance authority from money deposited in the infrastructure fund before making any other disbursement or expenditure of the money.
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.235-2005, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 5. Communications System Infrastructure Fund › 5-26-5-9. Appropriation of Money in Fund; Budget Agency Approval

Sec. 9. There is annually appropriated to the commission the money in the infrastructure fund for its use, subject to the approval of the budget agency, in carrying out the purposes described in section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26. Public Safety Communications › Chapter 6. Repealed

[Pre-2003 Title 10 Recodification Citations:
5-26-6-1formerly 10-1-10-9.15-26-6-2formerly 10-1-10-9.55-26-6-3formerly 10-1-10-105-26-6-4formerly 10-1-10-125-26-6-5formerly 10-1-10-155-26-6-6formerly 10-1-10-165-26-6-7formerly 10-1-10-175-26-6-8formerly 10-1-10-185-26-6-9formerly 10-1-10-195-26-6-10formerly 10-1-10-205-26-6-11formerly 10-1-10-215-26-6-12formerly 10-1-10-22.]
Repealed by P.L.66-2017, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-2. "Address"

Sec. 2. "Address" means:
(1) a residential street address;
(2) a school address; or
(3) a work address;
of an individual as specified on an individual's application to be a program participant.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-2.5. "Designated Address"

Sec. 2.5. "Designated address" means the address designated by the office of the attorney general to serve as the address of a program participant.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-3. "Domestic Violence"

Sec. 3. "Domestic violence" includes conduct that is:
(1) an element of an offense under IC 35-42 or a threat to commit an act described in IC 35-42 by a person against:
(A) a family or household member; or
(B) an incapacitated individual under the guardianship or otherwise subject to the control of the person;
(2) an element or threat to commit an act constituting an element of a misdemeanor or felony under the laws of:
(A) the United States;
(B) another state; or
(C) an Indian tribe;
that is substantially similar to an offense described in subdivision (1); or
(3) an attempt or conspiracy to engage in conduct described in subdivision (1) or (2);
regardless of whether the act or threat has been reported to a law enforcement agency or results in a criminal prosecution or whether the person who engages in the conduct is an adult.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.149-2020, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-3.5. "Harassment"

Sec. 3.5. "Harassment" means conduct that constitutes:
(1) an offense under IC 35-45-2-2 (harassment);
(2) an offense under the laws of:
(A) the United States;
(B) another state; or
(C) an Indian tribe;
that is substantially similar to an offense described in subdivision (1); or
(3) an attempt or conspiracy to engage in conduct described in subdivision (1) or (2);
regardless of whether the conduct results in criminal prosecution or whether the person who engages in the conduct is an adult.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-3.8. "Human Trafficking"

Sec. 3.8. "Human trafficking" means conduct that constitutes:
(1) an offense under IC 35-42-3.5 (human and sexual trafficking);
(2) an offense under the laws of:
(A) the United States;
(B) another state; or
(C) an Indian tribe;
that is substantially similar to an offense described in subdivision (1); or
(3) an attempt or conspiracy to engage in conduct described in subdivision (1) or (2);
regardless of whether the conduct results in criminal prosecution or whether the person who engages in the conduct is an adult.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-4. "Incapacitated Individual"

Sec. 4. "Incapacitated individual" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-7-1.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-4.5. "Intimidation"

Sec. 4.5. "Intimidation" means conduct that constitutes:
(1) an offense under IC 35-45-2-1 (intimidation);
(2) an offense under the laws of:
(A) the United States;
(B) another state; or
(C) an Indian tribe;
that is substantially similar to an offense described in subdivision (1); or
(3) an attempt or conspiracy to engage in conduct described in subdivision (1) or (2);
regardless of whether the conduct results in criminal prosecution or whether the person who engages in the conduct is an adult.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-4.8. "Invasion of Privacy"

Sec. 4.8. "Invasion of privacy" means conduct that constitutes:
(1) an offense under IC 35-46-1-15.1 (invasion of privacy);
(2) an offense under the laws of:
(A) the United States;
(B) another state; or
(C) an Indian tribe;
that is substantially similar to an offense described in subdivision (1); or
(3) an attempt or conspiracy to engage in conduct described in subdivision (1) or (2);
regardless of whether the conduct results in criminal prosecution or whether the person who engages in the conduct is an adult.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-5.5. "Person"

Sec. 5.5. "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or governmental entity (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-144).
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-6. "Program Participant"

Sec. 6. "Program participant" refers to an individual certified as a program participant under IC 5-26.5-2-3.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-7. "Protective Order"

Sec. 7. "Protective order" means any order issued by a court that prohibits a person from directly or indirectly contacting, harassing, disturbing, or approaching another person. The term includes an order (as defined in IC 5-2-9-2.1) and a protective order from a foreign jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-8. "Sexual Assault"

Sec. 8. "Sexual assault" means conduct that constitutes:
(1) an offense under IC 35-42-4 (sex crimes) or IC 35-46-1-3 (incest);
(2) an offense under the laws of:
(A) the United States;
(B) another state; or
(C) an Indian tribe;
that is substantially similar to an offense described in subdivision (1); or
(3) an attempt or conspiracy to engage in conduct described in subdivision (1) or (2);
regardless of whether the conduct results in criminal prosecution or whether the person who engages in the conduct is an adult.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.20; P.L.149-2020, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 1. Definitions › 5-26.5-1-9. "Stalking"

Sec. 9. "Stalking" means conduct that constitutes:
(1) an offense under IC 35-45-10-5 (stalking);
(2) an offense under the laws of:
(A) the United States;
(B) another state; or
(C) an Indian tribe;
that is substantially similar to an offense described in subdivision (1); or
(3) an attempt or conspiracy to engage in conduct described in subdivision (1) or (2);
regardless of whether the conduct results in criminal prosecution or whether the person who engages in the conduct is an adult.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.21; P.L.149-2020, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-1. Eligible Applicants

Sec. 1. The following individuals may apply to the office of the attorney general to have an address designated by the office of the attorney general serve as the individual's address or as the address of a minor or an incapacitated individual:
(1) An individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) A parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor.
(3) A guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated individual.
(4) An emancipated minor.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-2. Approval of Applications

Sec. 2. The office of the attorney general shall approve an application filed in the manner and on a form prescribed by the office of the attorney general if the application contains the following:
(1) A sworn statement by the applicant that the applicant has good reason to believe that:
(A) the applicant, the minor or incapacitated individual on whose behalf the application is made, or a household member of the applicant is a victim of:
(i) domestic violence;
(ii) harassment;
(iii) human trafficking;
(iv) intimidation;
(v) invasion of privacy;
(vi) sexual assault; or
(vii) stalking; and
(B) the applicant fears for:
(i) the applicant's safety; or
(ii) the safety of a minor or an incapacitated individual on whose behalf the application is made.
(2) A copy of a valid protective order, if any, that has been issued on behalf of the applicant, the minor or incapacitated individual on whose behalf the application is made, or household member of the applicant.
(3) A designation of the office of the attorney general as an agent of the applicant for the purpose of:
(A) service of process; and
(B) receipt of mail.
(4) The:
(A) mailing address; and
(B) telephone number;
where the applicant may be contacted by the office of the attorney general.
(5) The new address that the applicant requests not be disclosed.
(6) The signature of the applicant and of any representative of an agency designated under IC 5-26.5-3-4 that assisted in the preparation of the application.
(7) The date the applicant signed the application.
(8) A description of the applicant's plan, developed with the assistance of a representative of an agency designated under IC 5-26.5-3-4, to maintain the confidentiality of the applicant's new address.
(9) The office of the attorney general may require the applicant to provide additional information:
(A) to determine the truth or falsity of the sworn statement as described in subdivision (1); or
(B) about the applicant's plan described in subdivision (8).
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.12; P.L.149-2020, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-3. Certification of Participants; Confidentiality

Sec. 3. (a) Upon approving an application under section 2 of this chapter, the office of the attorney general shall certify the applicant as a program participant.
(b) Subject to IC 5-26.5-3-2, IC 5-26.5-5-2.5, IC 5-26.5-5-2.6, and IC 5-26.5-5-6, the name, address, telephone number, and any other identifying information relating to a program participant, as contained in a record created under this chapter, is declared confidential for purposes of IC 5-14-3-4(a)(1).
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.149-2020, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-4. Use of Work Address

Sec. 4. A program participant may use an address designated by the office of the attorney general as the program participant's work address.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-5. Manner of Application to Vote; Recording Residence Address in Computerized System; Confidentiality of Application Information; Voting by Participant

Sec. 5. (a) The definitions set forth in IC 3-5-2 apply to this section.
(b) A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may apply to vote as provided in IC 3-7. The residence address of a program participant shall be recorded in the computerized system as set forth in the voter registration application. However, the voter registration application of the program participant is confidential, and the name and residence address of the program participant shall not be printed on any poll list or made available through any electronic poll list provided to precinct election officers.
(c) The program participant may vote in person at the office of the county election board or may vote absentee by mail. The absentee ballot application of a program participant is confidential. The program participant's mailing address shall be recorded in the computerized system as the address of the office of the attorney general. Except as provided in this section, IC 3-11-4-6 applies to a program participant who wishes to vote by absentee ballot.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.197; P.L.271-2013, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-6. Expiration of Certification; Renewal

Sec. 6. Certification as a program participant expires June 30 of the fourth year after the date on which the office of the attorney general certifies or renews the certification of the applicant as a program participant. A program participant may apply to renew the certification under section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.13; P.L.149-2020, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-7. Notice of Expiration; Approval of Renewal

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a program participant whose certification expired under section 6 of this chapter.
(b) The office of the attorney general shall notify the program participant of the expiration date at least thirty (30) days before the expiration date.
(c) The office of the attorney general shall approve an application for renewal of certification filed in the manner and on a form prescribed by the office of the attorney general if the application contains the requirements set forth in section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.14; P.L.149-2020, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-10. Repealed

As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.149-2020, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 2. Address Confidentiality Program › 5-26.5-2-11. Name Change; Copy of Decree to Attorney General

Sec. 11. A program participant who obtains a change of name under IC 34-28-2 shall provide a copy of the decree of the court changing the program participant's name to the office of the attorney general not more than thirty (30) days after the court enters the decree.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 3. Duties of the Office of the Attorney General › 5-26.5-3-2. Disclosure of Confidential Information

Sec. 2. (a) The office of the attorney general may not disclose for public inspection or copying the name, address, telephone number, or any other identifying information relating to a program participant that is declared confidential under IC 5-26.5-2-3(b), as contained in a record created under this chapter, except as follows:
(1) When requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency.
(2) When directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order.
(b) The office of the attorney general may verify a program participant's status as a participant as necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.17; P.L.149-2020, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 3. Duties of the Office of the Attorney General › 5-26.5-3-3. Forwarding Mail

Sec. 3. The office of the attorney general shall forward first class mail belonging to a program participant to the program participant.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 3. Duties of the Office of the Attorney General › 5-26.5-3-4. Designation of Agencies Providing Counseling and Shelter Services

Sec. 4. The office of the attorney general shall designate:
(1) state and local agencies; and
(2) nonprofit agencies;
that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence to assist persons in applying to be program participants.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 3. Duties of the Office of the Attorney General › 5-26.5-3-5. Assistance and Counseling Not Considered Legal Advice

Sec. 5. Assistance and counseling provided by the office of the attorney general or its designees to applicants under this article may not be construed as legal advice.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 3. Duties of the Office of the Attorney General › 5-26.5-3-6. Address Confidentiality Fund

Sec. 6. (a) The office of the attorney general may accept grants and donations made to the office for the purposes of this article.
(b) The address confidentiality fund is established as a dedicated fund to be administered by the office of the attorney general. The fund consists of money accepted by the office of the attorney general under subsection (a) and any appropriations made to the fund by the general assembly.
(c) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(d) 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 money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of this article.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 3. Duties of the Office of the Attorney General › 5-26.5-3-7. Civil Immunity for Attorney General, Agent, or Employee

Sec. 7. The office of the attorney general and an agent or employee of the office of the attorney general are immune from civil liability for damages for conduct within the scope and arising out of the performance of the duties imposed under this article.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 3. Duties of the Office of the Attorney General › 5-26.5-3-8. When a Physical Address Is Required by Law

Sec. 8. The department of administration shall provide a physical address for the program to use for program participants when a physical address is required by law.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 4. Revocation of Certification as a Program Participant › 5-26.5-4-1.5. Revocation of Certification; Denial of Application

Sec. 1.5. The office of the attorney general may revoke a program participant's certification or deny an applicant's application if the program participant or applicant:
(1) uses or intends to use the program in furtherance of a crime;
(2) knowingly misrepresents in a fraudulent manner any information the program participant or applicant provides under this article; or
(3) is unable or unwilling to maintain the confidentiality of the program participant's or applicant's address.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 4. Revocation of Certification as a Program Participant › 5-26.5-4-2. Change of Address

Sec. 2. The office of the attorney general may revoke a program participant's certification if the program participant changes the program participant's residential address from the address listed on the application, unless the program participant provides the office of the attorney general with written notice seven (7) days before the change of address.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 4. Revocation of Certification as a Program Participant › 5-26.5-4-3. Mail Returned as Undeliverable

Sec. 3. The office of the attorney general may revoke the certification of a program participant if mail forwarded by the office of the attorney general to the program participant's address is returned as undeliverable.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 4. Revocation of Certification as a Program Participant › 5-26.5-4-4. Applicants Using False Information

Sec. 4. The office of the attorney general shall revoke the certification of a program participant who has applied to the address confidentiality program using false information.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 4. Revocation of Certification as a Program Participant › 5-26.5-4-5. Repealed

As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.149-2020, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 5. Agency Use of Designated Address › 5-26.5-5-1. Responsibility for Requesting Use of Designated Address

Sec. 1. (a) The program participant, and not the office of the attorney general, is responsible for providing written notice to a person:
(1) under section 2.5 of this chapter to use the designated address as the program participant's address; or
(2) under section 2.6 of this chapter to withhold from disclosure the program participant's identifying information.
(b) The office of the attorney general shall prescribe a form for the program participant to provide written notice under this article.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.149-2020, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 5. Agency Use of Designated Address › 5-26.5-5-2.5. Acceptance of Designated Address; Request of Additional Address

Sec. 2.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a program participant provides a person with:
(1) written notice on the form prescribed under section 1 of this chapter:
(A) that the individual is a program participant; and
(B) of the requirements of this section; and
(2) the designated address;
the person shall accept the designated address as the address of the program participant and may not require the program participant to provide an address in place of, or in addition to, the designated address.
(b) A person may require a program participant who complies with subsection (a) to provide an address in addition to the designated address as a condition of receiving a service or benefit that would be impossible to provide without knowledge of the program participant's physical location. However, the person must use the designated address for all mail correspondence with the program participant.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 5. Agency Use of Designated Address › 5-26.5-5-2.6. Written Notice; Prohibition of Disclosure of Name or Address by Landlord; Exceptions

Sec. 2.6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), if a program participant provides written notice to a person on the form prescribed under section 1 of this chapter:
(1) that the individual is a program participant; and
(2) of the requirements of this section;
the person may not knowingly disclose the program participant's address.
(b) A landlord that receives a written notice under section 1 of this chapter is also prohibited from displaying the program participant's name at the program participant's address. If the program participant resides in a unit of a multifamily building or complex, a landlord may not display the program participant's name at the unit, building, or complex, including display of the name on a mailbox, door, or in a tenant directory, clubhouse, or other common area.
(c) After a person receives written notice under section 1 of this chapter, the person may disclose the program participant's information under the following circumstances:
(1) If the program participant provides written consent to the person for disclosure of the program participant's address, the person may disclose the information only for the purpose for which the consent was given.
(2) A landlord may provide a program participant's name to the state or a political subdivision only when responding to a specific request made in connection to:
(A) an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health, building, or fire code violation; or
(B) an active investigation of a violation of the law allegedly committed by the program participant.
(d) This section does not apply to records of the judicial branch.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 5. Agency Use of Designated Address › 5-26.5-5-5. Notice of Termination

Sec. 5. A person who ceases to be a program participant is responsible for notifying persons who use the address designated by the office of the attorney general as the program participant's address that the designated address is no longer the person's address.
As added by P.L.273-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 26.5. Address Confidentiality Program › Chapter 5. Agency Use of Designated Address › 5-26.5-5-6. Civil or Criminal Proceedings; Disclosure

Sec. 6. (a) A person may not disclose a program participant's address in the course of a civil or criminal proceeding before a court or other tribunal, unless that court or tribunal finds that:
(1) the address is needed to obtain information or evidence without which the matter before the court or other tribunal may not proceed;
(2) there is no other practicable way of obtaining the information or evidence; and
(3) the potential harm to the safety of the program participant is outweighed by the interest in disclosure.
(b) The court or other tribunal must provide the program participant and the office of the attorney general with:
(1) notice that address disclosure is sought; and
(2) an opportunity to be heard and present evidence regarding the potential harm to the safety of the program participant if the address is disclosed.
(c) In a criminal proceeding, the court or other tribunal shall order disclosure of a program participant's address if the court or tribunal finds that protecting the address would violate a constitutional right of the accused.
(d) If the court or other tribunal orders disclosure of a program participant's address in a civil or criminal proceeding, the court or tribunal shall issue an appropriate order to further prohibit the disclosure of the address except to the extent absolutely necessary to obtain the information or evidence.
As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 27. Electronic Payments to Governmental Bodies › Chapter 1. Applicability › 5-27-1-1. Transactions Through Computer Gateway

Sec. 1. This article applies to a governmental body that conducts a transaction through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1.
As added by P.L.114-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.177-2005, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 27. Electronic Payments to Governmental Bodies › Chapter 2. Definitions › 5-27-2-3. "Electronic Payment"

Sec. 3. "Electronic payment" means a payment by means of:
(1) a credit card;
(2) a debit card;
(3) a charge card;
(4) a stored value card;
(5) a bank card;
(6) an electronic check; or
(7) an electronic funds transfer, including but not limited to:
(A) Fed wire; and
(B) Automated Clearing House.
As added by P.L.114-2002, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 27. Electronic Payments to Governmental Bodies › Chapter 2. Definitions › 5-27-2-5. "Provider Company"

Sec. 5. "Provider company" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint stock company, a business trust, a voting trust, a joint venture, an association, or a similar organization that provides a system allowing electronic payments.
As added by P.L.114-2002, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 27. Electronic Payments to Governmental Bodies › Chapter 3. Electronic Payment › 5-27-3-1. Electronic Payment

Sec. 1. A governmental body may accept electronic payment for a service, a tax, a license, a permit, a fee, information, or any other amount due the governmental body for a transaction conducted through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1.
As added by P.L.114-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.177-2005, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 27. Electronic Payments to Governmental Bodies › Chapter 3. Electronic Payment › 5-27-3-2. Governmental Bodies; Contracting With Provider Companies

Sec. 2. (a) A governmental body may enter into a contract with a provider company to enable the governmental body to accept an electronic payment.
(b) A governmental body must use the provider company provided or specified by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1 to accept an electronic payment submitted to the governmental body as payment for a fee based service, license, or permit or for fee based information obtained through electronic access.
As added by P.L.114-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.177-2005, SEC.26.