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2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9. Background Check of Employees of Bodies Corporate and Politic › 4-1-9-3. Policy Required

Sec. 3. A body corporate and politic shall establish a policy for conducting background checks of persons for purposes of employment with the body corporate and politic.
As added by P.L.261-2003, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9. Background Check of Employees of Bodies Corporate and Politic › 4-1-9-4. Policy Not Less Stringent Than State Personnel Department Policy

Sec. 4. A policy adopted under this chapter may not be less stringent than a background check policy implemented by the state personnel department for employment with a state agency that is subject to the jurisdiction of the state personnel department.
As added by P.L.261-2003, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-1.5. "Person"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or other legal entity.
As added by P.L.160-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-2. "State Agency"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "state agency" means an authority, a board, a branch, a commission, a committee, a department, a division, or another instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. Except as provided in subdivision (4), the term does not include the judicial or legislative department of state government. The term includes the following:
(1) A state elected official's office.
(2) A state educational institution.
(3) A body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute.
(4) The Indiana lobby registration commission established by IC 2-7-1.6-1.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-3. Nondisclosure of Social Security Number

Sec. 3. (a) For purposes of this section, disclosure of the last four (4) digits of an individual's Social Security number is not a disclosure of the individual's Social Security number.
(b) Except as provided in section 4 or 5 of this chapter, a state agency may not disclose an individual's Social Security number.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-4. Exceptions to Nondisclosures of Social Security Number

Sec. 4. Unless prohibited by state law, federal law, or court order, the following apply:
(1) A state agency may disclose the Social Security number of an individual to a state, local, or federal agency.
(2) A state law enforcement agency may, for purposes of furthering an investigation, disclose the Social Security number of an individual to any individual, state, local, or federal agency, or other legal entity.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-5. Permitted Disclosures of Social Security Number

Sec. 5. (a) A state agency may disclose the Social Security number of an individual if any of the following apply:
(1) The disclosure of the Social Security number is expressly required by state law, federal law, or a court order.
(2) The individual expressly consents in writing to the disclosure of the individual's Social Security number.
(3) The disclosure of the Social Security number is:
(A) made to comply with:
(i) the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-56); or
(ii) Presidential Executive Order 13224; or
(B) to a commercial entity for the permissible uses set forth in the:
(i) Drivers Privacy Protection Act (18 U.S.C. 2721 et seq.);
(ii) Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); or
(iii) Financial Modernization Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.).
(4) The disclosure of the Social Security number is for the purpose of administration of a state agency employee's or the state agency employee's dependent's health benefits.
(5) The disclosure of the Social Security number is for the purpose of administration of:
(A) a pension fund administered by the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system;
(B) a deferred compensation plan or defined contribution plan established under IC 5-10-1.1;
(C) a pension plan established by the state police department under IC 10-12;
(D) the Uniform Commercial Code (IC 26-1) by the office of the secretary of state; or
(E) Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act.
(b) A state agency's disclosure of the Social Security number of an individual in compliance with subsection (a) does not violate IC 5-14-3-4(a)(12).
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.29-2006, SEC.1; P.L.106-2008, SEC.1; P.L.35-2012, SEC.14; P.L.128-2012, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-5.5. Disclosure of Social Security Number by State Educational Institution

Sec. 5.5. Unless prohibited by state law, federal law, or a court order, the following apply:
(1) A state educational institution may disclose, in addition to the disclosures otherwise permitted by this chapter, a Social Security number of an individual to the following:
(A) A state, local, or federal agency or a person with whom a state, local, or federal agency has a contract to perform the agency's duties and responsibilities.
(B) A person that the state educational institution contracts with to provide goods or services to the state educational institution if:
(i) the disclosure is necessary for the contractor to perform the contractor's duties and responsibilities under the contract; and
(ii) the contract requires adequate safeguards, including any safeguards required by state or federal law, to prevent any use or disclosure of the Social Security numbers for any purpose other than those purposes described in the contract and to require the return or confirmed destruction of any Social Security numbers following termination of the contractual relationship.
(C) Persons to whom the state educational institution may otherwise legally disclose for the permissible purposes of the following:
(i) The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g et seq.).
(ii) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
(D) The state educational institution's legal counsel, but only to the extent that a state educational institution could disclose a Social Security number to an in-house counsel.
(2) Consent for the authorized disclosure of any individual's Social Security number may be given to a state educational institution by electronic transmission if the state educational institution is reasonably able to verify the authenticity of the consent. A state educational institution may rely on the written consent of an individual given to a third party if the consent expressly permits the disclosure of the individual's Social Security number by the state educational institution.
As added by P.L.160-2007, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-6. State Agency Compliance

Sec. 6. A state agency complies with section 3 of this chapter if the agency:
(1) removes; or
(2) completely and permanently obscures;
a Social Security number on a public record before disclosing the public record.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-7. Impermissible Disclosure of Social Security Number; Required Notice

Sec. 7. If a state agency releases a Social Security number in violation of this chapter, the agency shall provide notice to the person whose Social Security number was disclosed in the manner set forth in IC 4-1-11.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-8. Criminal Disclosures of Social Security Number; Level 6 Felony

Sec. 8. An employee of a state agency who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly discloses a Social Security number in violation of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-9. False Representation to Obtain Social Security Number; Level 6 Felony

Sec. 9. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly makes a false representation to a state agency to obtain a Social Security number from the state agency commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-10. Negligent Disclosure of Social Security Number; Class a Infraction

Sec. 10. An employee of a state agency who negligently discloses a Social Security number in violation of this chapter commits a Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-11. Attorney General Investigation of Disclosures; Notice to County Prosecutor and State Police

Sec. 11. (a) The attorney general may investigate any allegation that a Social Security number was disclosed in violation of this chapter.
(b) If the attorney general determines that there is evidence that a state employee committed a criminal act under section 8 or 9 of this chapter, the attorney general shall report the attorney general's findings to:
(1) the prosecuting attorney in the county where the criminal act occurred; and
(2) the state police department.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-12. Attorney General Determination of Infraction; Report to Appointing Authority and County Prosecutor

Sec. 12. If the attorney general determines that there is evidence that a state employee committed an infraction under section 10 of this chapter, the attorney general:
(1) shall report the attorney general's findings to the appointing authority (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1) of the agency that employs the employee; and
(2) may report the attorney general's findings to the local prosecuting attorney in the county where the infraction occurred.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10. Release of Social Security Number › 4-1-10-13. Attorney General Rulemaking Authority

Sec. 13. The attorney general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that the attorney general considers necessary to carry out this chapter.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-2. "Breach of the Security of the System"

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "breach of the security of the system" means unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal information maintained by a state or local agency.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Good faith acquisition of personal information by an agency or employee of the agency for purposes of the agency, if the personal information is not used or subject to further unauthorized disclosure.
(2) Unauthorized acquisition of a portable electronic device on which personal information is stored if access to the device is protected by a password that has not been disclosed.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-3. "Personal Information"

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "personal information" means:
(1) an individual's:
(A) first name and last name; or
(B) first initial and last name; and
(2) at least one (1) of the following data elements:
(A) Social Security number.
(B) Driver's license number or identification card number.
(C) Account number, credit card number, debit card number, security code, access code, or password of an individual's financial account.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) The last four (4) digits of an individual's Social Security number.
(2) Publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the public from records of a federal agency or local agency.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-4. "State Agency"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "state agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-1-10-2.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-5. Disclosures of Security Breach

Sec. 5. (a) Any state agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information shall disclose a breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach to any state resident whose unencrypted personal information was or is reasonably believed to have been acquired by an unauthorized person.
(b) The disclosure of a breach of the security of the system shall be made:
(1) without unreasonable delay; and
(2) consistent with:
(A) the legitimate needs of law enforcement, as described in section 7 of this chapter; and
(B) any measures necessary to:
(i) determine the scope of the breach; and
(ii) restore the reasonable integrity of the data system.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-6. Notification to Third Party Owner of Security Breach

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a state agency that maintains computerized data that includes personal information that the state agency does not own.
(b) If personal information was or is reasonably believed to have been acquired by an unauthorized person, the state agency shall notify the owner or licensee of the information of a breach of the security of the system immediately following discovery. The agency shall provide the notice to state residents as required under section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-7. Time Requirement for Notification

Sec. 7. The notification required by this chapter:
(1) may be delayed if a law enforcement agency determines that the notification will impede a criminal investigation; and
(2) shall be made after the law enforcement agency determines that it will not compromise the investigation.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-8. Form of Notification

Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, a state agency may provide the notice required under this chapter:
(1) in writing; or
(2) by electronic mail, if the individual has provided the state agency with the individual's electronic mail address.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-9. Alternate Form of Notification

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if a state agency demonstrates that:
(1) the cost of providing the notice required under this chapter is at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000);
(2) the number of persons to be notified is at least five hundred thousand (500,000); or
(3) the agency does not have sufficient contact information;
the state agency may use an alternate form of notice set forth in subsection (b).
(b) A state agency may provide the following alternate forms of notice if authorized by subsection (a):
(1) Conspicuous posting of the notice on the state agency's web site if the state agency maintains a web site.
(2) Notification to major statewide media.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11. Notice of Security Breach › 4-1-11-10. Notification to Consumer Reporting Agencies

Sec. 10. If a state agency is required to provide notice under this chapter to more than one thousand (1,000) individuals, the state agency shall notify without unreasonable delay all consumer reporting agencies (as defined in 15 U.S.C. 1681a) of the distribution and content of the notice.
As added by P.L.91-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 12. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act › 4-1-12-1. "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), as used in this chapter, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" refers to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), as amended from time to time, and regulations or guidance issued under those acts.
(b) As used in section 5 of this chapter, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" refers to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), and regulations or guidance issued under those acts, all as in effect on January 1, 2019.
As added by P.L.160-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 12. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act › 4-1-12-2. "Health Plan"

Sec. 2. As used in the chapter, "health plan" means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered or issued:
(1) by an entity that assumes or carries insurance risk; and
(2) to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse the costs of health care services.
As added by P.L.160-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 12. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act › 4-1-12-3. Prohibition on Requiring an Individual to Purchase Health Plan Coverage

Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law, a resident of Indiana may not be required to purchase coverage under a health plan. A resident may delegate to the resident's employer the resident's authority to purchase or decline to purchase coverage under a health plan.
As added by P.L.160-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 12. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act › 4-1-12-4. Investigation of Specified Provisions of Act; Authority to Apply for a Waiver

Sec. 4. The office of the secretary of family and social services and the department of insurance:
(1) shall investigate; and
(2) may apply for a waiver under;
42 U.S.C. 18052 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
As added by P.L.160-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 12. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act › 4-1-12-5. Enforcement of Preexisting Condition Exclusion

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "preexisting condition exclusion" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 144.103, as in effect on January 1, 2019.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law:
(1) 42 U.S.C. 300gg-3;
(2) 45 CFR 147.108; and
(3) all other provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act concerning preexisting condition exclusions;
and the protections therein and in effect on January 1, 2019, are in effect and must be enforced in Indiana, regardless of the legal status of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 13. Government Reduction Reports › 4-1-13-1. "State Agency"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "state agency" means every agency, board, commission, department, bureau, or other entity of the administrative branch of Indiana state government.
(b) The term includes every agency, board, commission, department, bureau, or other entity that is the responsibility of the auditor of state, treasurer of state, secretary of state, and attorney general.
(c) The term includes a state educational institution.
As added by P.L.89-2017, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 1. Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 13. Government Reduction Reports › 4-1-13-2. List of Unused or Unnecessary Laws to Legislative Council

Sec. 2. (a) Not later than November 1 of each year, each state agency shall:
(1) compile a list of all state laws administered by the state agency that the state agency considers to be in need of substantive amendment or repeal because the laws are no longer necessary or used; and
(2) report the list compiled under subdivision (1) to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(b) A list compiled under subsection (a) must include the:
(1) state agency's rationale for each substantive amendment or repeal; and
(2) manner in which the state agency suggests each substantive amendment should be drafted for inclusion in amending legislation.
As added by P.L.89-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 1. Salaries of Elected Officers─office and Mansion Expenses of the Governor › 4-2-1-1. Governor's Salary; Adjustment of Amount; Appropriation for Payment of Increases

Note: This version of section effective until 1-13-2025. See also following version of this section, effective 1-13-2025.
Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the salary of the governor is ninety-five thousand dollars ($95,000) per year.
(b) Beginning January 12, 2009, and on the second Monday of January of each succeeding fourth year, the salary of the governor is increased after any four (4) year period during which the general assembly does not amend this section to increase the governor's salary.
(c) The percentage by which salaries are increased under this section is equal to the statewide average percentage, as determined by the budget director, by which the salaries of state employees in the executive branch who are in the same or a similar salary bracket exceed, on January 1 of the current state fiscal year, the salaries of executive branch state employees in the same or a similar salary bracket that were in effect on January 1 of the state fiscal year four (4) years before the current state fiscal year.
(d) The amount of a salary increase under this section is equal to the amount determined by applying the percentage increase for the particular year to the governor's salary, as previously adjusted under this section, that was in effect on January 1 of the state fiscal year four (4) years before the current state fiscal year.
(e) The governor is not entitled to receive a salary increase under this section if state employees described in subsection (c) have not received a statewide average salary increase during the previous four (4) state fiscal years.
(f) If a salary increase is required under this section, an amount sufficient to pay for the salary increase is appropriated from the state general fund.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.216, s.1; Acts 1961, c.128, s.1; Acts 1967, c.182, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.19, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.11, SEC.1; P.L.4-1983, SEC.10; P.L.2-1984, SEC.2; P.L.378-1987(ss), SEC.1; P.L.122-1998, SEC.1; P.L.14-2004, SEC.178; P.L.43-2007, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 1. Salaries of Elected Officers─office and Mansion Expenses of the Governor › 4-2-1-1-b. Governor's Salary; Adjustment of Amount; Appropriation for Payment of Increases

Note: This version of section effective 1-13-2025. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-13-2025.
Sec. 1. (a) Beginning January 13, 2025, the annual salary of the governor is an amount equal to the annual salary of a supreme court justice under IC 33-38-5-8, as adjusted under IC 33-38-5-8.1.
(b) The governor is not entitled to receive a salary increase under this section if state employees in the executive branch who are in the same or a similar salary bracket have not received a statewide average salary increase during the previous four (4) state fiscal years.
(c) If a salary increase is required under this section, an amount sufficient to pay for the salary increase is appropriated from the state general fund.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.216, s.1; Acts 1961, c.128, s.1; Acts 1967, c.182, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.19, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.11, SEC.1; P.L.4-1983, SEC.10; P.L.2-1984, SEC.2; P.L.378-1987(ss), SEC.1; P.L.122-1998, SEC.1; P.L.14-2004, SEC.178; P.L.43-2007, SEC.10; P.L.201-2023, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 1. Salaries of Elected Officers─office and Mansion Expenses of the Governor › 4-2-1-1.5. Salary of State Officers Other Than the Governor; Adjustment of Amounts; Appropriation for Payment of Increases

Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2025. See also following version of this section, effective 1-1-2025.
Sec. 1.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the salary of each state elected official other than the governor is as follows:
(1) For the lieutenant governor, seventy-six thousand dollars ($76,000) per year. However, the lieutenant governor is not entitled to receive per diem allowance for performance of duties as president of the senate.
(2) For the secretary of state, sixty-six thousand dollars ($66,000) per year.
(3) For the auditor of state, sixty-six thousand dollars ($66,000) per year.
(4) For the treasurer of state, sixty-six thousand dollars ($66,000) per year.
(5) For the attorney general, seventy-nine thousand four hundred dollars ($79,400) per year.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2008, the part of the total salary of a state elected official is increased on January 1 of each year after a year in which the general assembly does not amend this section to provide a salary increase for the state elected official.
(c) The percentage by which salaries are increased under this section is equal to the statewide average percentage, as determined by the budget director, by which the salaries of state employees in the executive branch who are in the same or a similar salary bracket exceed, for the current state fiscal year, the salaries of executive branch state employees in the same or a similar salary bracket that were in effect on January 1 of the immediately preceding year.
(d) The amount of a salary increase under this section is equal to the amount determined by applying the percentage increase for the particular year to the salary of the state elected official, as previously adjusted under this section, that is in effect on January 1 of the immediately preceding year.
(e) A state elected official is not entitled to receive a salary increase under this section on January 1 of a state fiscal year in which state employees described in subsection (c) do not receive a statewide average salary increase.
(f) If a salary increase is required under this section, an amount sufficient to pay for the salary increase is appropriated from the state general fund.
As added by P.L.43-2007, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.219-2017, SEC.8; P.L.8-2019, SEC.7; P.L.43-2021, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 1. Salaries of Elected Officers─office and Mansion Expenses of the Governor › 4-2-1-1.5-b. Salary of State Officers Other Than the Governor; Adjustment of Amounts; Appropriation for Payment of Increases

Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2025. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2025.
Sec. 1.5. (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, the annual salary of each state elected official other than the governor is as follows:
(1) For the lieutenant governor, an amount equal to eighty-eight percent (88%) of the annual salary of a supreme court justice under IC 33-38-5-8, as adjusted under IC 33-38-5-8.1. However, the lieutenant governor is not entitled to receive a per diem allowance for performance of duties as president of the senate.
(2) For the attorney general, an amount equal to eighty-three percent (83%) of the annual salary of a supreme court justice under IC 33-38-5-8, as adjusted under IC 33-38-5-8.1.
(3) For the auditor of state, an amount equal to sixty-six percent (66%) of the annual salary of a supreme court justice under IC 33-38-5-8, as adjusted under IC 33-38-5-8.1.
(4) For the treasurer of state, an amount equal to sixty-six percent (66%) of the annual salary of a supreme court justice under IC 33-38-5-8, as adjusted under IC 33-38-5-8.1.
(5) For the secretary of state, an amount equal to sixty-six percent (66%) of the annual salary of a supreme court justice under IC 33-38-5-8, as adjusted under IC 33-38-5-8.1.
(b) A state elected official is not entitled to receive a salary increase under this section on January 1 of a state fiscal year in which state employees in the executive branch who are in the same or a similar salary bracket do not receive a statewide average salary increase.
(c) If a salary increase is required under this section, an amount sufficient to pay for the salary increase is appropriated from the state general fund.
As added by P.L.43-2007, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.219-2017, SEC.8; P.L.8-2019, SEC.7; P.L.43-2021, SEC.7; P.L.201-2023, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 1. Salaries of Elected Officers─office and Mansion Expenses of the Governor › 4-2-1-2. Maintenance Expense; Appropriation

Sec. 2. In addition to the provision of section 1, effective on the second Monday of January 1965, there shall be allowed to the governor the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000) annually for the other expenses of the office of governor: Provided, That the full maintenance expense, including all utilities and personnel costs for operating the governor's mansion, shall be provided from appropriations made to cover such expenses.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.216, s.2; Acts 1961, c.128, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 1. Salaries of Elected Officers─office and Mansion Expenses of the Governor › 4-2-1-3. Annual Housing Maintenance Allowance

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to the governor.
(b) Each elected official of the state is entitled to a housing maintenance allowance of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per year in addition to the salary provided under section 1.5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.122-1998, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 2. Bonds of Certain Officers › 4-2-2-1. Amount of Bonds

Sec. 1. (a) The bond of the auditor of state shall be fixed at one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(b) The bond of the secretary of state shall be fixed at fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(c) The bond of the attorney general shall be fixed at fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
Formerly: Acts 1901, c.177, s.5. As amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.179.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 3. Salaries of Chief Deputy of Elected Officers › 4-2-3-1. Amount Fixed by Appointing Authority; Approval of Budget Committee

Sec. 1. The salaries of chief deputies of elective state officers shall be fixed by the appointing authority, provided such salaries are within the appropriations therefor and approved by the budget committee.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.168, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 4. Special Deputies for Acknowledgments, Oaths, Affidavits, and Depositions › 4-2-4-1. Appointment; Revocation

Sec. 1. The head of any state department, division, board, bureau, or commission is hereby authorized to appoint from the personnel serving as employees in the office of such department, division, board, bureau, or commission, special deputies for the purpose of taking acknowledgments, administering oaths, certifying affidavits and depositions without charge in matters pertaining to said office. Such special deputies shall serve subject to the revocation of their appointments with or without cause by the appointing authority.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.81, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 4. Special Deputies for Acknowledgments, Oaths, Affidavits, and Depositions › 4-2-4-2. Filing Certificates of Appointments

Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the appointing authority to file with the secretary of state certificates of all appointments and revocations provided for by section 1 of this chapter and to supply such seal as will stamp upon paper the following: "Special Deputy of (Name of Department, Division, Board, Bureau, or Commission) State of Indiana", to which may be added such other device as may be selected by the appointing authority.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.81, s.2. As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 4. Special Deputies for Acknowledgments, Oaths, Affidavits, and Depositions › 4-2-4-3. False Certification of Oath and Affirmation

Sec. 3. A special deputy who certifies that any person was sworn or affirmed before the special deputy to any affidavit or other instrument or writing when in fact the person was not so sworn or affirmed commits a Class C infraction.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.81, s.3. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.401; P.L.215-2016, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-2. Commission; Creation; Membership; Vacancies

Sec. 2. (a) There is created a state ethics commission.
(b) The commission is composed of five (5) members appointed by the governor.
(c) No more than three (3) commission members shall be of the same political party. A person who:
(1) holds an elected or appointed office of the state;
(2) is employed by the state; or
(3) is registered as a lobbyist under IC 4-2-7;
may not be a member of the commission. The governor shall designate one (1) member of the commission as the chairperson. Each appointment to the commission is for a period of four (4) years. A vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.
(d) The inspector general shall provide rooms and staff assistance for the commission.
Formerly: Acts 1974, P.L.4, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.13-1987, SEC.5; P.L.222-2005, SEC.2; P.L.89-2006, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-2.1. Compensation of Members

Sec. 2.1. Each member of the commission is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). A member is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.9-1990, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-2.5. Jurisdiction of Commission; Abolished Office of a State Officer

Sec. 2.5. (a) The commission has jurisdiction over the following persons:
(1) A current or former state officer.
(2) A current or former employee.
(3) A person who has or had a business relationship with an agency.
(4) A current or former special state appointee.
(b) If the office of a state officer is abolished, the following apply:
(1) The commission continues to have jurisdiction over a person who held the office before the office was abolished to the same extent that the commission would have had jurisdiction over the person if the office had not been abolished.
(2) The following continue to apply to a person who held the office before the office was abolished to the same extent that the following would have applied to the person if the office had not been abolished:
(A) This chapter.
(B) IC 4-2-7.
(C) IC 4-2-8.
As added by P.L.9-1990, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.15-1992, SEC.2; P.L.222-2005, SEC.3; P.L.43-2021, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-4.3. Meetings

Sec. 4.3. The commission may not conduct a hearing under section 4(b)(2)(G) of this chapter by using electronic communication under IC 5-14-1.5-3.6.
As added by P.L.89-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2012, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-4.5. Violations Reported; Report to Commission of Action Taken

Sec. 4.5. Whenever an appointing authority or a state officer receives a report under section 4(b)(2)(H) of this chapter, the appointing authority or state officer shall report to the commission the action taken in response to the report. The commission may require in the report that the appointing authority or the state officer submit the response required by this section in a reasonable, specified amount of time.
As added by P.L.13-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.9-1990, SEC.5; P.L.89-2006, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-5.5. Conflict of Interest; Advisory Opinion by Commission

Sec. 5.5. (a) A current state officer, employee, or special state appointee may not knowingly do any of the following:
(1) Accept other employment involving compensation of substantial value if the responsibilities of that employment are inherently incompatible with the responsibilities of public office or require the individual's recusal from matters so central or critical to the performance of the individual's official duties that the individual's ability to perform those duties would be materially impaired.
(2) Accept employment or engage in business or professional activity that would require the individual to disclose confidential information that was gained in the course of state employment.
(3) Use or attempt to use the individual's official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions that are:
(A) of substantial value; and
(B) not properly available to similarly situated individuals outside state government.
(b) A written advisory opinion issued by the commission stating that an individual's outside employment does not violate subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is conclusive proof that the individual's outside employment does not violate subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2).
As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.89-2006, SEC.6; P.L.123-2015, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-6. Present or Former State Officers, Employees, and Special State Appointees; Compensation Resulting From Confidential Information

Sec. 6. No state officer or employee, former state officer or employee, special state appointee, or former special state appointee shall accept any compensation from any employment, transaction, or investment which was entered into or made as a result of material information of a confidential nature.
Formerly: Acts 1974, P.L.4, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.15-1992, SEC.4; P.L.89-2006, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-7. State Officers and Employees; Excess Compensation for Sale or Lease; Advisory Body Member Exception

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a special state appointee who serves only as a member of an advisory body.
(b) A state officer, employee, or special state appointee may not receive compensation:
(1) for the sale or lease of any property or service which substantially exceeds that which the state officer, employee, or special state appointee would charge in the ordinary course of business; and
(2) from any person whom the state officer, employee, or special state appointee knows or, in the exercise of reasonable care and diligence should know, has a business relationship with the agency in which the state officer, employee, or special state appointee holds a position.
Formerly: Acts 1974, P.L.4, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.9-1990, SEC.6; P.L.89-2006, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-10.5. Prohibition Against Financial Interest in Contract; Exceptions; Disclosure Statement; Penalty for Failure to File Statement

Sec. 10.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee may not knowingly have a financial interest in a contract made by an agency.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee who:
(1) does not participate in or have contracting responsibility for the contracting agency; and
(2) files a written statement with the inspector general before the state officer, employee, or special state appointee executes the contract with the state agency.
(c) A statement filed under subsection (b)(2) must include the following for each contract:
(1) An affirmation that the state officer, employee, or special state appointee does not participate in or have contracting responsibility for the contracting agency.
(2) An affirmation that the contract:
(A) was made after public notice and, if applicable, through competitive bidding; or
(B) was not subject to notice and bidding requirements and the basis for that conclusion.
(3) A statement making full disclosure of all related financial interests in the contract.
(4) A statement indicating that the contract can be performed without compromising the performance of the official duties and responsibilities of the state officer, employee, or special state appointee.
(5) In the case of a contract for professional services, an affirmation by the appointing authority of the contracting agency that no other state officer, employee, or special state appointee of that agency is available to perform those services as part of the regular duties of the state officer, employee, or special state appointee.
A state officer, employee, or special state appointee may file an amended statement upon discovery of additional information required to be reported.
(d) A state officer, employee, or special state appointee who:
(1) fails to file a statement required by rule or this section; or
(2) files a deficient statement;
before the contract start date is, upon a majority vote of the commission, subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten dollars ($10) for each day the statement remains delinquent or deficient. The maximum penalty under this subsection is one thousand dollars ($1,000).
As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-11.5. Lobbyists Prohibited From Serving on Executive Branch Boards, Commissions, Authorities, or Task Forces; Exception for Advisory Bodies

Sec. 11.5. (a) This section applies only to a special state appointee appointed after January 10, 2005.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a lobbyist may not serve as a special state appointee.
(c) A lobbyist may serve as a member of an advisory body.
As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.89-2006, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-12. Violations; Penalties; Sanctions

Sec. 12. If the commission finds a violation of this chapter, IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, or a rule adopted under this chapter IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, in a proceeding under section 4 of this chapter, the commission may take any of the following actions:
(1) Impose a civil penalty upon a respondent not to exceed three (3) times the value of any benefit received from the violation.
(2) Cancel a contract.
(3) Bar a person from entering into a contract with an agency or a state officer for a period specified by the commission.
(4) Order restitution or disgorgement.
(5) Reprimand, suspend, or terminate an employee or a special state appointee.
(6) Reprimand or recommend the impeachment of a state officer.
(7) Bar a person from future state employment as an employee or future appointment as a special state appointee.
(8) Revoke a license or permit issued by an agency.
(9) Bar a person from obtaining a license or permit issued by an agency.
(10) Revoke the registration of a person registered as a lobbyist under IC 4-2-8.
(11) Bar a person from future lobbying activity with a state officer or agency.
As added by P.L.9-1990, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.15-1992, SEC.7; P.L.222-2005, SEC.11; P.L.89-2006, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 2. State Officers Generally › Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest › 4-2-6-13. Retaliation Against Employee or Former Employee for Filing Complaint or Furnishing Information or Testimony

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