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2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-3. Concurrent Jurisdiction to Investigate; Civil Action; Certification of Findings; Intervention; Disqualification

Sec. 3. (a) The:
(1) attorney general; and
(2) inspector general;
have concurrent jurisdiction to investigate a violation of section 2 of this chapter.
(b) If the attorney general discovers a violation of section 2 of this chapter, the attorney general may bring a civil action under this chapter against a person who may be liable for the violation.
(c) If the inspector general discovers a violation of section 2 of this chapter, the inspector general shall certify this finding to the attorney general. The attorney general may bring a civil action under this chapter against a person who may be liable for the violation.
(d) If the attorney general or the inspector general is served by a person who has filed a civil action under section 4 of this chapter, the attorney general has the authority to intervene in that action as set forth in section 4 of this chapter.
(e) If the attorney general:
(1) is disqualified from investigating a possible violation of section 2 of this chapter;
(2) is disqualified from bringing a civil action concerning a possible violation of section 2 of this chapter;
(3) is disqualified from intervening in a civil action brought under section 4 of this chapter concerning a possible violation of section 2 of this chapter;
(4) elects not to bring a civil action concerning a possible violation of section 2 of this chapter; or
(5) elects not to intervene under section 4 of this chapter;
the attorney general shall certify the attorney general's disqualification or election to the inspector general.
(f) If the attorney general has certified the attorney general's disqualification or election not to bring a civil action or intervene in a case under subsection (e), the inspector general has authority to:
(1) bring a civil action concerning a possible violation of section 2 of this chapter; or
(2) intervene in a case under section 4 of this chapter.
(g) The attorney general shall certify to the inspector general the attorney general's disqualification or election under subsection (e) in a timely fashion, and in any event not later than:
(1) sixty (60) days after being served, if the attorney general has been served by a person who has filed a civil action under section 4 of this chapter; or
(2) one hundred eighty (180) days before the expiration of the statute of limitations, if the attorney general has not been served by a person who has filed a civil action under section 4 of this chapter.
(h) The state is not required to file a bond under this chapter.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-4. Civil Action for Violations on Behalf of a Person or the State; Requirements; Dismissal of Claim; Serving of Complaint; Extensions of Time; Intervention

Sec. 4. (a) A person may bring a civil action for a violation of section 2 of this chapter on behalf of the person and on behalf of the state. The action:
(1) must be brought in the name of the state; and
(2) may be filed in any court with jurisdiction.
(b) An action brought under this section may be dismissed voluntarily by the person bringing the action only if:
(1) the person obtains the prior written consent of the attorney general or the inspector general, if applicable; and
(2) the court issues an order:
(A) granting the motion; and
(B) explaining the court's reasons for granting the motion.
(c) A person who brings an action under this section shall serve:
(1) a copy of the complaint; and
(2) a written disclosure that describes all relevant material evidence and information the person possesses;
on both the attorney general and the inspector general. The person shall file the complaint under seal, and the complaint shall remain under seal for at least sixty (60) days. The complaint shall not be served on the defendant until the court orders the complaint served on the defendant following the intervention or the election not to intervene of the attorney general or the inspector general. The state may elect to intervene and proceed with the action not later than sixty (60) days after it receives both the complaint and the written disclosure.
(d) For good cause shown, the attorney general or the inspector general may move the court to extend the time during which the complaint must remain under seal. A motion for extension may be supported by an affidavit or other evidence. The affidavit or other evidence may be submitted in camera.
(e) Before the expiration of the time during which the complaint is sealed, the attorney general or the inspector general may:
(1) intervene in the case and proceed with the action, in which case the attorney general or the inspector general shall conduct the action; or
(2) elect not to proceed with the action, in which case the person who initially filed the complaint may proceed with the action.
(f) The defendant in an action filed under this section is not required to answer the complaint until twenty-one (21) days after the complaint has been unsealed and served on the defendant.
(g) After a person has filed a complaint under this section, no person other than the attorney general or the inspector general may:
(1) intervene; or
(2) bring another action based on the same facts.
(h) If the person who initially filed the complaint:
(1) planned and initiated the violation of section 2 of this chapter; or
(2) has been convicted of a crime related to the person's violation of section 2 of this chapter;
upon motion of the attorney general or the inspector general, the court shall dismiss the person as a plaintiff.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-7. No Court Jurisdiction for Actions Brought by Incarcerated Offenders, Actions Brought Against Certain Officeholders, Actions Subject to Civil Suit or Criminal Prosecution, or Actions Based on Information Contained in Specified Documents

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to an action brought by:
(1) the attorney general;
(2) the inspector general;
(3) a prosecuting attorney; or
(4) a state employee in the employee's official capacity.
(b) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under section 4 of this chapter if the action is brought by an incarcerated offender, including an offender incarcerated in another jurisdiction.
(c) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under section 4 of this chapter against the state, a state officer, a judge (as defined in IC 33-23-11-7), a justice, a member of the general assembly, a state employee, or an employee of a political subdivision, if the action is based on information known to the state at the time the action was brought.
(d) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under section 4 of this chapter if the action is based upon an act that is the subject of a civil suit, a criminal prosecution, or an administrative proceeding in which the state is a party.
(e) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action or claim brought under section 4 of this chapter if the action or claim is based upon information contained in:
(1) a transcript of a criminal, a civil, or an administrative hearing in which the state or the state's agent is a party;
(2) a legislative, an administrative, or another public state report, hearing, audit, or investigation; or
(3) a news media report;
unless the person bringing the action either, before a public disclosure under this section voluntarily discloses to the state the information on which the allegations or transactions in a claim are based, or has knowledge that is independent of and materially adds to the publicly disclosed allegations or transactions, and the person bringing the action has voluntarily provided this information to the state before an action is filed under section 4 of this chapter.
(f) In determining whether a prior public disclosure bars a court from exercising jurisdiction over an action brought under section 4 of this chapter, the court shall consider, but is not bound by, any objection brought by the attorney general or the inspector general.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-8. Entitled Relief for Employees, Contractors, or Agents; Three Year Limitation

Sec. 8. (a) An employee, contractor, or agent who has been discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or otherwise discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated others to:
(1) object to or otherwise stop an act or omission described in section 2 of this chapter;
(2) initiate, testify, assist, or participate in an investigation, an action, or a hearing; or
(3) perform any other lawful act in furtherance of other efforts to stop one (1) or more violations under this chapter;
is entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee, contractor, or agent whole.
(b) Relief under this section must include:
(1) reinstatement with the same seniority status the employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the act described in subsection (a);
(2) two (2) times the amount of back pay;
(3) interest on the back pay; and
(4) compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the act described in subsection (a), including costs and expenses of litigation and reasonable attorney's fees.
(c) An employee, contractor, or agent may bring an action for the relief provided in this section in any court with jurisdiction.
(d) A civil action under this section may not be brought more than three (3) years after the date the retaliation occurred.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-9. Subpoena; Barring of Civil Action Timing; Establishment of Elements of Offense and Damages by Preponderance of the Evidence; Estoppel if Conviction of Crime Involving Fraud or False Statements

Sec. 9. (a) A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted under this chapter may be served at any place in Indiana.
(b) A civil action under section 4 of this chapter is barred unless it is commenced:
(1) not later than six (6) years after the date on which the violation is committed; or
(2) not later than three (3) years after the date when facts material to the cause of action are known or reasonably should have been known by a state officer or employee who is responsible for addressing the false claim, but in no event later than ten (10) years after the date on which the violation is committed, whichever occurs later.
(c) In a civil action brought under this chapter, the state is required to establish:
(1) the essential elements of the offense; and
(2) damages;
by a preponderance of the evidence.
(d) If a defendant has been convicted (including a plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of a crime involving fraud or a false statement, the defendant is estopped from denying the elements of the offense in a civil action brought under section 4 of this chapter that involves the same transaction as the criminal prosecution.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-10. Issuance of Civil Investigative Demand Concerning Documents and Information; Requirements

Sec. 10. (a) Whenever the attorney general, the inspector general, or the designee of the attorney general or the inspector general has reason to believe that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of documentary material, electronically stored information, a tangible thing, or information relevant to an investigation under this chapter involving a false claim, the attorney general, the inspector general, or the designee of the attorney general or inspector general may, before commencing a civil proceeding under this chapter, issue and serve a civil investigative demand requiring the person to do one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Produce the documentary material, electronically stored information, or tangible thing for inspection and copying.
(2) Answer an interrogatory in writing concerning the documentary material, electronically stored information, tangible thing, or information.
(3) Give oral testimony concerning the documentary material, electronically stored information, tangible thing, or information.
(4) Furnish any combination of material, other evidence, answers, or testimony.
(b) If a civil investigative demand is a specific demand for a product of discovery, the official issuing the civil investigative demand shall:
(1) serve a copy of the civil investigative demand on the person from whom the discovery was obtained; and
(2) notify the person to whom the civil investigative demand is issued of the date of service.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-11. Civil Investigative Demand Include Description of Conduct Constituting Violation Involving a False Claim; Requirements; Return; Date for Oral Testimony Requirements

Sec. 11. (a) A civil investigative demand issued under this chapter must describe the conduct constituting a violation involving a false claim that is under investigation and the statute or rule that has been violated.
(b) If a civil investigative demand is for the production of documentary material, the civil investigative demand must:
(1) describe each class of documentary material to be produced with sufficient specificity to permit the material to be fairly identified;
(2) prescribe a return date for each class of documentary material that provides a reasonable period of time to assemble and make the material available for inspection and copying; and
(3) identify the official to whom the material must be made available.
(c) If a civil investigative demand is for answers to written interrogatories, the civil investigative demand must:
(1) set forth with specificity the written interrogatories to be answered;
(2) prescribe the date by which answers to the written interrogatories must be submitted; and
(3) identify the official to whom the answers must be submitted.
(d) If a civil investigative demand requires oral testimony, the civil investigative demand must:
(1) prescribe a date, time, and place at which oral testimony will be given;
(2) identify the official who will conduct the examination and the custodian to whom the transcript of the examination will be submitted;
(3) specifically state that attendance and testimony are necessary to the conduct of the investigation;
(4) notify the person receiving the demand that the person has the right to be accompanied by an attorney and any other representative; and
(5) describe the general purpose for which the demand is being issued and the general nature of the testimony, including the primary areas of inquiry.
(e) A civil investigative demand that is a specific demand for a product of discovery may not be returned until at least twenty-one (21) days after a copy of the civil investigative demand has been served on the person from whom the discovery was obtained.
(f) The date prescribed for the giving of oral testimony under a civil investigative demand issued under this chapter must be a date that is not less than seven (7) days after the date on which the demand is received, unless the official issuing the demand determines that exceptional circumstances are present that require an earlier date.
(g) The official who issues a civil investigative demand may not issue more than one (1) civil investigative demand for oral testimony by the same person, unless:
(1) the person requests otherwise; or
(2) the official who issues a civil investigative demand, after conducting an investigation, notifies the person in writing that an additional civil investigative demand for oral testimony is necessary.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-12. Demand Limitations if Disclosure Is Protected; Civil Investigative Demand Supersedes Contrary Orders, Rules, Provisions That Prevent or Restrict Disclosure; Does Not Constitute Waiver of a Right or Privilege

Sec. 12. (a) A civil investigative demand issued under this chapter may not require the production of any documentary material, the submission of any answers to written interrogatories, or the giving of any oral testimony if the material, answers, or testimony would be protected from disclosure under the standards applicable:
(1) to a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by a court to aid in a grand jury investigation; or
(2) to a discovery request under the rules of trial procedure;
to the extent that the application of these standards to a civil investigative demand is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(b) A civil investigative demand that is a specific demand for a product of discovery supersedes any contrary order, rule, or statutory provision, other than this section, that prevents or restricts disclosure of the product of discovery. Disclosure of a product of discovery under a specific demand does not constitute a waiver of a right or privilege that the person making the disclosure may be otherwise entitled to invoke to object to discovery of trial preparation materials.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-13. Service of Investigative Demand

Sec. 13. (a) A civil investigative demand issued under this chapter may be served by an investigator or by any other person authorized to serve process.
(b) A civil investigative demand shall be served in accordance with the rules of trial procedure. A court having jurisdiction over a person not located in Indiana has the same authority to enforce compliance with this chapter as the court has over a person located in Indiana.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-14. Production of Documentary Material, Interrogatories, and Examinations in Accordance With Rules of Civil Procedure

Sec. 14. (a) The production of documentary material in response to a civil investigative demand served under this chapter shall be made in accordance with the rules of civil procedure concerning the production of documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things.
(b) Each interrogatory in a civil investigative demand served under this chapter shall be answered in accordance with the rules of civil procedure concerning interrogatories.
(c) The examination of a person under a civil investigative demand for oral testimony served under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of civil procedure concerning oral depositions.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-16. Sanctions for Failure to Comply; Protective Order

Sec. 16. (a) A person who has failed to comply with a civil investigative demand is subject to sanctions under the rules of civil procedure to the same extent as a person who has failed to cooperate in discovery.
(b) A person who objects to a civil investigative demand issued under this chapter may seek a protective order in accordance with the rules of civil procedure.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-17. Confidentiality of Material and Information

Sec. 17. Documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, or oral testimony provided in response to a civil investigative demand issued under this chapter is confidential.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 5.7. Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection › 5-11-5.7-18. Proceedings Governed by Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure

Sec. 18. Proceedings under this chapter are governed by the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure if the proceedings are held in state court, and by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure if the proceedings are held in federal court.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 6. Additional Powers of State Examiner and Attorney General › 5-11-6-2. Reports of State Examiner

Sec. 2. All the provisions of section 1 of this chapter relating to the powers and duties of the attorney general shall apply to all reports of the state examiner, as provided in section 1 of this chapter, whether such inquiries, tests, examination, or investigation and the reports made thereon shall have been made before or after March 7, 1923.
Formerly: Acts 1923, c.120, s.2. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 6. Additional Powers of State Examiner and Attorney General › 5-11-6-3. Public Wrongdoing; Institution of Civil Proceeding

Sec. 3. If any examination or investigation made by the state examiner personally or through a deputy examiner, field examiner, or private examiner under this chapter or under any other statute discloses:
(1) malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office or of any officer or employee;
(2) that any public money has been:
(A) unlawfully expended, either by having been expended for a purpose not authorized by law in an amount exceeding that authorized by law, or by having been paid to a person not lawfully entitled to receive it; or
(B) obtained by fraud or in any unlawful manner; or
(3) that any money has been wrongfully withheld from the public treasury;
a duly verified copy of the report shall be submitted by the state examiner to the attorney general, who shall institute and prosecute civil proceedings as provided in section 1 of this chapter, and to the inspector general.
Formerly: Acts 1923, c.120, s.3. As amended by P.L.3-1986, SEC.21; P.L.126-2012, SEC.19; P.L.136-2012, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 6. Additional Powers of State Examiner and Attorney General › 5-11-6-4. Grand Jury; Certified Copy of Reports Disclosing Crimes or Offenses; Expenses of Field Examination

Sec. 4. (a) If a report is filed with the attorney general that discloses any offense, the state examiner shall present a certified copy of the report and competent testimony supporting the charges made in the report to the grand jury of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed at its first convenient session. The attorney general shall direct, supervise, and assist in the prosecution of the offense before the grand jury and in the courts.
(b) The per diem and actual expenses of all field or private examiners required by the state examiner, the attorney general, or any prosecuting attorney to attend sessions of grand juries or trials in connection with the prosecution shall be paid by the state upon vouchers approved by the state examiner from funds available for office and traveling expenses for the state board of accounts.
Formerly: Acts 1923, c.120, s.4. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.512; P.L.3-1986, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 6. Additional Powers of State Examiner and Attorney General › 5-11-6-5. Effect of Chapter; Municipality

Sec. 5. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as repealing any laws in force on March 7, 1923, but shall be construed only as conferring additional duties and powers upon the state examiner, deputy examiners, field examiners, and the attorney general of the state and providing additional remedies as to the matters set forth in those laws, and all the remedies provided in this chapter shall be additional and concurrent and not exclusive.
(b) The term "municipality", as used in this chapter, shall be construed to extend to and include any county, township, city, town, school town, school city, or board of park commissioners in this state.
Formerly: Acts 1923, c.120, s.5. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.41; P.L.233-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 7. Plaintiff in Action for Recovery of Public Funds › 5-11-7-1. State as Nominal Party in Action

Sec. 1. When, under the provisions of this article, any report or reports are certified to the attorney general by the state examiner of the state board of accounts charging any public official, any former public official, and/or any other party named in such report with having improperly received, and/or having improperly retained, and/or failed to account for and pay over any money so received, and/or having improperly expended public moneys or any moneys placed in custody of such public official, former public official, employee, or other party, and the attorney general brings an action for the recovery of such moneys, such action shall be brought in the name of the state of Indiana upon the relation of the attorney general as plaintiff. If the attorney general brings an action against an official bond, official bonds, or crime insurance policy, the cause may be brought in the name of the state of Indiana upon the relation of the attorney general as plaintiff.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.101, s.1. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.42; P.L.59-2023, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 9. Certification of Accounts and Vouchers; Forms › 5-11-9-1. State Employees; Accounts for Personal Services

Sec. 1. On and after July 1, 1947, all accounts or vouchers of any office, department, division, board, body, bureau, officer, or employee of the state for personal services shall be made in such form as may be prescribed by the state board of accounts.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.14, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 9. Certification of Accounts and Vouchers; Forms › 5-11-9-2. Political Subdivision Employees; Accounts for Personal Services

Sec. 2. On and after January 1, 1948, all accounts or vouchers of any political subdivision of the state for personal services of officers and employees shall be made in such form as may be prescribed by the state board of accounts.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.14, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 9. Certification of Accounts and Vouchers; Forms › 5-11-9-3. Certification of Vouchers and Accounts

Sec. 3. Certification of said vouchers and accounts shall be made by the elected officer, head of the department, division, board, body, bureau, or political subdivision or by such authority or authorities in the office, department, division, board, body, bureau, or political subdivision as shall be designated by the elected officer, head of the department, division, board, body, bureau or political subdivision by rule or written direction filed with the officer authorized by law to audit such accounts and vouchers.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.14, s.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 9. Certification of Accounts and Vouchers; Forms › 5-11-9-4. Forms; Records

Sec. 4. (a) The state board of accounts is hereby authorized to prescribe the forms of accounts and vouchers provided for by sections 1 and 2 of this chapter.
(b) The state board of accounts shall require that records be maintained showing which hours were worked each day by officers and employees:
(1) covered by section 1 or 2 of this chapter; and
(2) employed by more than one (1) public agency or in more than one (1) position by the same public agency described in section 1 or 2 of this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.14, s.4. As amended by P.L.52-1983, SEC.3; P.L.44-1986, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10. Certification of Claims; Forms › 5-11-10-2. Approval and Allowance of Claims; Claim Forms; Publication of Claims and Allowances

Sec. 2. (a) Claims against a political subdivision of the state must be approved by the officer or person receiving the goods or services, be audited for correctness and approved by the disbursing officer of the political subdivision, and, where applicable, be allowed by the governing body having jurisdiction over allowance of such claims before they are paid. If the claim is against a governmental entity (as defined in section 1.6 of this chapter), the claim must be certified by the fiscal officer.
(b) The state board of accounts shall prescribe a form which will permit claims from two (2) or more claimants to be listed on a single document and, when such list is signed by members of the governing body showing the claims and amounts allowed each claimant and the total claimed and allowed as listed on such document, it shall not be necessary for the members to sign each claim.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), only:
(1) the chairperson of the board of directors of a solid waste management district established under IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal); or
(2) the chairperson's designee;
is required to sign the claim form described under this section.
(d) The form prescribed under this section shall be prepared by or filed with the disbursing officer of the political subdivision, together with:
(1) the supporting claims if payment is made under section 1 of this chapter; or
(2) the supporting invoices or bills if payment is made under section 1.6 of this chapter.
All such documents shall be carefully preserved by the disbursing officer as a part of the official records of the office.
(e) Where under any law it is provided that each claim be allowed over the signatures of members of a governing body, or a claim docket or accounts payable voucher register be prepared listing claims to be considered for allowance, the form and procedure prescribed in this section shall be in lieu of the provisions of the other law.
(f) Notwithstanding this section, the publication required by IC 36-2-6-3(b) must state each claim for which a separate warrant or check is to be issued by the disbursing officer except for claims for the following:
(1) Salaries fixed in a definite amount by ordinance or statute.
(2) Per diem of jurors.
(3) Salaries of officers of a court.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.155, s.2. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.25, SEC.1; Acts 1979, P.L.37, SEC.2; Acts 1982, P.L.33, SEC.4; P.L.33-1992, SEC.3; P.L.71-1995, SEC.3; P.L.64-1995, SEC.8; P.L.1-1996, SEC.37; P.L.14-1996, SEC.7; P.L.40-1996, SEC.3; P.L.39-1996, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10. Certification of Claims; Forms › 5-11-10-3. Violations; Offense

Sec. 3. A person who violates section 1 of this chapter is subject to IC 35-44.2-2-3.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.155, s.3. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.513; P.L.126-2012, SEC.20; P.L.32-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10.5. Disposition of Warrants and Checks › 5-11-10.5-1. "Political Subdivision" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:
"Political subdivision" means county, township, city, town, school corporation, library district, fire protection district, public transportation corporation, local hospital authority or corporation, local airport authority district, special service district, special taxing district, or other separate local governmental entity that may sue and be sued.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-11-3-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10.5. Disposition of Warrants and Checks › 5-11-10.5-2. Outstanding Unpaid Warrants or Checks Void

Sec. 2. All warrants or checks drawn upon public funds of a political subdivision that are outstanding and unpaid for a period of two (2) or more years as of the last day of December of each year are void. No individual, bank, trust company, building and loan association, or any other financial institution may honor, cash, or accept for payment or deposit any such warrant or check which may be presented for payment and which has been issued and outstanding for a period of two (2) or more years as of the last day of December of any year.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-11-3-2.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.64-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10.5. Disposition of Warrants and Checks › 5-11-10.5-3. List of Outstanding Warrants or Checks

Sec. 3. Not later than March 1 of each year, the treasurer of each political subdivision shall prepare or cause to be prepared a list in triplicate of all warrants or checks that have been outstanding for a period of two (2) or more years as of December 31 of the preceding year. The original copy of each list shall be filed with the:
(1) board of finance of a political subdivision; or
(2) fiscal body of a city or town.
The duplicate copy shall be transmitted to the disbursing officer of the political subdivision. The triplicate copy of each list shall be filed in the office of the treasurer of the political subdivision. If the treasurer serves also as the disbursing officer of the political subdivision, only two (2) copies of each list need be prepared or caused to be prepared by the treasurer.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-11-3-3.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.35-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10.5. Disposition of Warrants and Checks › 5-11-10.5-4. Content of List

Sec. 4. Each list prepared under section 3 of this chapter must show:
(1) the date of issue of each warrant or check;
(2) the fund upon which the warrant or check was originally drawn;
(3) the name of the payee;
(4) the amount of each warrant or check issued; and
(5) the total amount represented by the warrants or checks listed for each fund.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-11-3-4.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10.5. Disposition of Warrants and Checks › 5-11-10.5-5. Procedure Upon Receipt of List

Sec. 5. (a) Upon the preparation and transmission of the copies of the list of the outstanding warrants or checks, the treasurer of the political subdivision shall enter the amounts so listed as a receipt into the fund or funds from which they were originally drawn and shall also remove the warrants or checks from the record of outstanding warrants or checks.
(b) If the disbursing officer does not serve also as treasurer of the political subdivision, the disbursing officer shall also enter the amounts so listed as a receipt into the fund or funds from which the warrants or checks were originally drawn. If the fund from which the warrant or check was originally drawn is not in existence, or cannot be ascertained, the amount of the outstanding warrant or check shall be receipted into the general fund of the political subdivision. However, in the case of a school corporation, the warrant or check shall be receipted into the operations fund.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-11-3-5.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10.5. Disposition of Warrants and Checks › 5-11-10.5-6. Repealed

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-11-3-6.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.47. Repealed by P.L.64-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 10.5. Disposition of Warrants and Checks › 5-11-10.5-7. Agreements to Pay for Assistance in Recovering Outstanding and Unpaid Check or Warrant

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a warrant or a check drawn from the public funds of a political subdivision, if the check or warrant is outstanding and unpaid, but is not determined to be unclaimed property under IC 32-34-1.5.
(b) An agreement for which the primary purpose is to pay compensation to locate, deliver, recover, or assist in the recovery of a check or warrant described in subsection (a) is valid only if:
(1) the fee or compensation agreed upon is not more than ten percent (10%) of the amount collected unless the amount collected is fifty dollars ($50) or less;
(2) the agreement is in writing;
(3) the agreement is signed by the apparent owner; and
(4) the agreement clearly sets forth:
(A) the nature and value of the property; and
(B) the value of the apparent owner's share after the fee or compensation has been deducted.
(c) This section does not prevent an owner from asserting at any time that an agreement to locate property is otherwise invalid.
As added by P.L.127-2000, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.33; P.L.141-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 11. Investigation of County Records › 5-11-11-1. Request; Investigations

Sec. 1. Whenever the proper fiduciary officer of the government of any county requests the state board of accounts to correct the financial records of the county government by a showing that funds of the county have been taken or withdrawn by unlawful means and that remedies are exhausted, the state board of accounts shall investigate and determine the veracity of the showing and proceed with the correction of the records in the manner required by IC 5-13-13-8, IC 5-13-14-1, and IC 5-13-14-2 for lost funds of municipalities.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.104, s.1. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.43; P.L.3-1990, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 12. Modernization of County Records Systems › 5-11-12-1. Installation of Modern Tax Accounting Systems

Sec. 1. Anything in existing law pertaining to the mode and form of records and accounting system in the offices of the county treasurer and county auditor to the contrary notwithstanding, hereafter the several boards of county commissioners may provide for the installation of modern tax accounting systems in the offices of the treasurer and auditor of such counties by certifying a detailed description of the proposed installation and system and the records, books, ledgers and forms proposed to exemplify such systems and methods to the state board of accounts of the state of Indiana after approval by such board of county commissioners. The said state board of accounts shall examine the forms, systems, and methods so proposed and if approved, shall certify that fact to such board of county commissioners and thereupon such board of county commissioners shall be at liberty, if it find that the installation and adoption of such new system and the use of such new forms will be of benefit to the county and that such benefit will exceed or at least equal the cost thereof, to install, adopt and order the use of such new system, forms, ledgers, and methods; but no expenditure for forms or equipment shall be made nor any obligation incurred for that purpose until funds therefor have been appropriated by the county council as now provided by law. No such records, books, ledgers, forms, system or equipment shall be installed or purchased or leased until and unless the board of commissioners shall have invited and received bids thereon in the manner and subject to the provisions of law concerning the purchase of other county materials, supplies and equipment.
Formerly: Acts 1937, c.203, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 12. Modernization of County Records Systems › 5-11-12-2. Change of County Systems of Accounting; Necessity of Approval

Sec. 2. A board of county commissioners may not change its tax accounting system, system of accounting and reporting, or use of forms, ledgers, or other records under this chapter without the approval of the state board of accounts.
Formerly: Acts 1937, c.203, s.2. As amended by P.L.3-1986, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 12. Modernization of County Records Systems › 5-11-12-3. Approval and Certification of Systems; Purpose of Act

Sec. 3. The state board of accounts shall approve and certify only such systems and methods of accounts and records which are uniform as to the several counties having substantially similar accounting problems in reference to such offices and which will permit of the use of modern office equipment, provide for a progressive audit, insure a complete and accurate report of government receipts and disbursements, detect error, make fraud difficult, save labor (clerical and other), trace wastes and compare efficiencies, and summarize results in such a manner that the most efficient management of government affairs will be clearly indicated, it being the declared purpose of this chapter to permit the modernization of such accounting system in keeping with the improvement of standards of business efficiency and competency and which will preserve and make as readily available to the public and officials the information required by law to be kept and preserved and made available in the offices affected.
Formerly: Acts 1937, c.203, s.3. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 12. Modernization of County Records Systems › 5-11-12-4. Preparation and Maintenance of Manually Prepared Ledgers and Registers Following Implementation of Automated Accounting Systems

Sec. 4. If a county implements, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, an automated accounting system that:
(1) is in place during at least one (1) state board of accounts audit; and
(2) is approved by the state board of accounts as a result of that audit;
the county treasurer is not required to prepare and maintain a manually prepared fund ledger and ledger of receipts or a manually prepared register of investments after the date of the approval of the automated accounting system by the state board of accounts.
As added by P.L.57-1993, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 13. Executive Officers' Annual Report to State Board of Accounts › 5-11-13-0.5. Application of Chapter

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a hospital organized under IC 16-22-2, IC 16-22-8, or IC 16-23-1.
As added by P.L.208-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 13. Executive Officers' Annual Report to State Board of Accounts › 5-11-13-1. Personnel Report; Approval of Budget or Supplemental Appropriation

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "audited entity" includes only the following:
(1) The state.
(2) A municipality.
(3) A state educational institution.
(b) Each audited entity shall during the month of January of each year prepare, make, and sign a certified report, correctly and completely showing the names and business addresses of the officers, employees, and agents of the audited entity. The report shall indicate the respective duties and compensation of each officer, employee, and agent of the audited entity. The audited entity shall file the report in the office of the state examiner of the state board of accounts. The report must also indicate whether the political subdivision offers a health plan, a pension, and other benefits to full-time and part-time employees. However, no more than one (1) report covering the same officers, employees, and agents need be made from the state or any county, city, town, township, or school unit in any one year. The certification must be filed electronically in the manner prescribed under IC 5-14-3.8-7.
(c) The department of local government finance may not approve the budget of a county, city, town, or township or a supplemental appropriation for a county, city, town, or township until the county, city, town, or township files an annual report under subsection (b) for the preceding calendar year.
Formerly: Acts 1943, c.100, s.1. As amended by P.L.11-1987, SEC.10; P.L.169-2006, SEC.5; P.L.172-2011, SEC.14; P.L.137-2012, SEC.9; P.L.157-2020, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 13. Executive Officers' Annual Report to State Board of Accounts › 5-11-13-1.1. Report; Statement Concerning Nepotism and Contracting Policy

Sec. 1.1. (a) This section applies to a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23).
(b) A report under section 1 of this chapter that is submitted after December 31, 2012, must include a statement by the executive (as defined in IC 36-1-2-5) of the unit regarding whether the unit has implemented a policy under IC 36-1-20.2 and IC 36-1-21. If a unit does not implement a policy under IC 36-1-20.2 and IC 36-1-21, the department of local government finance may not approve the unit's budget or any additional appropriations for the unit for the ensuing calendar year.
As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 13. Executive Officers' Annual Report to State Board of Accounts › 5-11-13-2. Filing Reports; Public Record

Sec. 2. The state examiner shall accept all such reports for filing and keep the same as public records which shall be open to public inspection and examination at reasonable times.
Formerly: Acts 1943, c.100, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 11. Accounting for Public Funds › Chapter 13. Executive Officers' Annual Report to State Board of Accounts › 5-11-13-3. Violations; Offense; Penalty

Sec. 3. A person who violates section 1 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. If violated by an elected state officer, the officer is liable to impeachment, and if violated by any other person, the person is subject to removal for neglect of duty under the procedures described in IC 34-17. A township executive who violates section 1 of this chapter may also be removed from office by an action under IC 5-8-1-35 that is initiated under IC 36-6-4.5.
Formerly: Acts 1943, c.100, s.3. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.514; P.L.3-1993, SEC.247; P.L.1-1998, SEC.70; P.L.24-2022, SEC.2.