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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 18 - ROLLOVERS, SERVICE PURCHASES, AND ENHANCED RETIREMENT SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-3 - Trustee-to-trustee transfer

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.2-3-10; IC 5-10.4; IC 5-10.5
Sec. 3.
The fund may accept a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer from
				  a deferred compensation plan under Code Section 457(b) or a tax-sheltered
				  annuity under Code Section 403(b) for the purchase of permissive service
				  credit, as defined in Code Section 415(n)(3)(A), or a repayment to which Code
				  Section 415 does not apply by reason of Code Section
				  415(k)(3).
Transferred from the Board of Trustees of the Indiana State
					 Teachers' Retirement Fund ( 550 IAC 6-1-3 ) to the Board of Trustees of the
					 Indiana Public Retirement System ( 35 IAC 18-1-3 ) by P.L. 23-2011, SECTION 22,
					 effective July 1, 2011.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-1 - Plan coverage

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 1.
These rules shall cover all state employees who are members
				  of the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.2-4-1; IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 2.
As used in this rule:
(1) "Medical expenses" means expenses
				incurred by a retired employee, the retired employee's spouse, or the retired
				employee's dependent for medical care as defined in the Internal Revenue Code,
				Section 213(d), and which are not compensated for by insurance or otherwise.
(2) "PERF 401(h) Account" means an
				individual account established for each retired employee for whom leave is
				required to be converted under section 3 of this rule, which account is
				administered by the PERF 401(h) Accounts Team of the Indiana Public Retirement
				System and the balances of which may be used solely for the payment or
				reimbursement of medical expenses of retired employees, their spouses, and
				their dependents. The PERF 401(h) Account shall consist of the contributions to
				the account and all earnings on the deposits under section 6 of this rule,
				reduced by medical expenses paid or reimbursed from the PERF 401(h) Account and
				administrative costs allocable to the account.
(3) "Retired employee" means a former state
				employee who is eligible for and has applied to receive a normal, unreduced
				retirement benefit from the Public Employees' Retirement Fund as described in
				Indiana Code 5-10.2-4-1 contemporaneously with the former state employee's last
				day of service.
(4) "Dependent"
				means a dependent of the retired employee as defined in Internal Revenue Code
				(IRC), Section 152 without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B).
				The term dependent also includes a retired employee's child (as defined in IRC
				Section 152(f)(1) who as of the end of a calendar year has not attained age
				twenty-seven (27). In the case of the retired employee's death, an individual
				shall remain a dependent under these rules until the individual reaches the age
				limitation (and does not fulfill the disability exception) set forth in IRC
				Section 152.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-3 - Conversion

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 3.
Upon termination of employment, the unused vacation leave of
				  a retired employee, if any, but in any case not more than thirty (30) days (two
				  hundred twenty-five (225) hours), may be converted to a credit to the retired
				  employee's PERF 401(h) Account pursuant to section 4 of this rule. Sick leave,
				  special sick leave, personal leave, and compensatory time off are not eligible
				  for conversion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-4 - Vacation leave valuation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 4.
For purposes of conversion, the value of vacation leave is
				  determined as follows:
STEP ONE: Divide the employee's regular biweekly salary, as
				  of the conversion date, by seventy-five (75).
STEP TWO: Multiply the quotient determined in STEP ONE by the
				  number of hours to be converted.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-5 - Vesting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 5.
All deposits into the employee's PERF 401(h) Account shall
				  vest upon retirement under the Public Employees' Retirement Fund, subject to
				  forfeiture under section 10 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-6 - Investment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 6.
All amounts converted as provided in section 3 of this rule
				  with respect to a retired employee will be credited to a PERF 401(h) Account,
				  which shall earn interest at a short-term money market fund rate.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-7 - Benefits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC
				  5-10.3-8-14
Sec 7. The balance in a retired employee's PERF 401(h)
				  Account may be used to pay or reimburse the retired employee or the spouse or
				  dependent of the retired employee for medical expenses. Such payment or
				  reimbursement will be made as soon as administratively feasible following a
				  claim therefor
[sic, therefor]
. No benefits will be paid from
				  a PERF 401(h) Account on or after the date the balance in the account has been
				  reduced to zero (0).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-8 - Death of retired employee or eligible employee

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 8.
In the event of the death of a retired employee, such
				  employee's PERF 401(h) Account may be used to pay or reimburse the retired
				  employee's spouse or dependents for the medical expenses of the retired
				  employee's spouse or dependents. In the event of the death of a state employee
				  who is eligible for a normal, unreduced retirement benefit from the Public
				  Employees' Retirement Fund, but had not yet applied for retirement, such
				  employee's PERF 401(h) Account may be used to pay or reimburse the retired
				  employee's spouse or dependents for the medical expenses of the retired
				  employee's spouse or dependents.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-9 - Limitations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10-1.1-7.5; IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 9.
This rule does not create any additional rights to
				  compensation for accrued but unused leave or to any additional benefits under
				  the Public Employees' Retirement Fund beyond those rights expressly granted
				  herein. If a terminating state employee does not retire with normal, unreduced
				  retirement benefits from PERF contemporaneously with employment termination,
				  the employee does not receive the benefit of these rules and instead is limited
				  to the conversion rules under IC 5-10-1.1-7.5, 31 IAC 1-9-3, 31 IAC 2-11-3, and
				  31 IAC 4-4-1. If a retired employee returns to service as a state employee (as
				  defined in IC 5-10.3-7-1(d) ) the individual will no longer be considered
				  retired and will only have access to their PERF 401(h) account upon retirement
				  from reemployment. Such individual will not receive additional leave conversion
				  under these rules at the time of such subsequent retirement(s).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-10 - Forfeitures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 10.
Any amount remaining in a retired employee's PERF 401(h)
				  Account will be forfeited upon the death of the last to die of the retired
				  employee or the retired employee's spouse or when the retired employee's
				  dependents are no longer dependents under section 2(d) of this rule. Any
				  forfeiture of a PERF 401(h) Account will be used to reduce state contributions
				  and cannot be used to fund retirement benefits. If the Public Employees'
				  Retirement Fund is terminated, any amounts remaining in PERF 401(h) Accounts
				  shall revert back to the state.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-11 - Restrictions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 11.
The provisions of this rule are subject to any restrictions
				  imposed by the Internal Revenue Service on the Public Employees' Retirement
				  Fund. The provisions of Indiana Code 5-10.3-8-14 and these rules will be
				  implemented one hundred eighty (180) days following receipt of such letter or
				  as soon thereafter as is administratively feasible but not later than one (1)
				  year after the date of such letter and will apply to retired employees who
				  terminate employment with the state on or after the implementation date.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-12 - HIPAA

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 12.
The PERF 401(h) Accounts administered by the PERF 401(h)
				  accounts team will be designated as a "health care component" of PERF pursuant
				  to 45 CFR 164.105 and 164.504(b) and will comply with the "privacy regulations"
				  and the "security regulations" found at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164, as they may
				  be amended from time to time, issued under the Health Insurance Portability and
				  Accountability Act of 1996, governing the use and disclosure of protected
				  health information and electronic protected health information.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 20 - 401(H) MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNTS › Rule 1 - Plan Rules › Section 1-13 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.3-8-14
Sec. 13.
It will be impossible, at any time prior to the satisfaction
				  of all liabilities under the PERF 401(h) Accounts, for any part of the PERF
				  401(h) Accounts to be used for or diverted to any purposes other than providing
				  the benefits specified in IC 5-10.3-8-14.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 21 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT FUND SEPARATE EMPLOYER ACCOUNTS PROCEDURE › Rule 1 - Definitions; Procedure › Section 1-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.2-2-3; IC 5-10.2-4-2; IC 5-10.3-6-4; IC
				  5-10.3-12-24
Sec. 1.
(a)
				Definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.
(b) "PERF hybrid plan" means the qualified
				governmental pension plan covered under IC 5-10.2 and IC 5-10.3 except the term
				excludes the ASA only plan as described in IC 5-10.3-12.
(c) "Defined benefit pension" means the
				pension provided by employer contributions as described in
[sic,
				in]
IC 5-10.2-4-2.
(d)
				"Annuity savings account" (ASA) means the member's contributions and earnings
				as described in IC 5-10.2-2-3.
(e)
				"Employer reserve account" means a ledger account that is not employer specific
				and consists of the accumulated employer contributions, plus earnings, less
				transfers made to the benefits in force reserve of the actuarial pension cost
				for retirement, disability, or other benefits from members who are in pay
				status.
(f) "Employer specific
				contribution accounts" means contribution accounts that are maintained in
				ERM.
(g) "ERM" has the meaning as
				defined in
				35 IAC
				1.2-2-1(10).
(h) "Benefits in force reserve account" means
				a ledger account that is not employer specific and represents the actuarially
				determined present value of future benefits for all members and beneficiaries
				who are currently in pay status.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Article 21 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT FUND SEPARATE EMPLOYER ACCOUNTS PROCEDURE › Rule 1 - Definitions; Procedure › Section 1-2 - Separate employer accounts procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 5-10.5-4-2
Affected: IC 5-10.2-2-6; IC 5-10.2-2-11; IC 5-10.3-6-4; IC
				  5-10.3-12-24
Sec. 2.
(a) There are
				two (2) components to the PERF hybrid plan:
(1) The first component is the "defined
				benefit pension", which is funded entirely by employer contributions. The
				employer contribution rate is set by the INPRS board of trustees and based on
				the results of an annual actuarial valuation.
(2) The second component is the annuity
				savings account (ASA) that is an accumulated savings balance funded by member
				contributions. Separate accounts are maintained for each member.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 2 - Advisory Opinions before the State Ethics Commission › Section 2-1 - Procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				commission may render formal advisory opinions IC 4-2-6 in accordance with IC
				4-2-6-4(b)(1).
(b) A person requesting a formal advisory
				opinion shall submit a written request that is signed by the person making the
				request. The request shall include the official position of the person making
				the request and disclose all material facts necessary for the commission to
				understand the circumstances and render a complete opinion. The request must
				relate to an actual set of circumstances that applies to the requesting party.
				An agency ethics officer may submit a request on behalf of his or her agency or
				an employee of the agency.
(c) The
				person requesting the formal advisory opinion shall appear before the
				commission. The commission staff shall send to the person making the request
				notice of the date, time, and place to appear before the commission. The name
				of the person filing the request shall appear on the agenda of the
				meeting.
(d) In an emergency
				situation, the commission chair and the state ethics director shall decide
				whether to add to the agenda a request that was received less than ten (10)
				calendar days before a commission meeting.
(e) The commission shall render its opinion
				in a public meeting by vote of a majority of commission members
				present.
(f) Following the
				commission's decision, the commission staff shall prepare a written formal
				advisory opinion. The commission staff shall send a copy of the formal advisory
				opinion to the person who requested the formal advisory opinion and to the
				state officer or appointing authority of the person requesting the formal
				advisory opinion, if any. Reliance upon a formal advisory opinion is
				conditioned upon the following:
(1) The facts
				and circumstances actually exist.
(2) All of the relevant facts and
				circumstances related to the formal advisory opinion have been disclosed to the
				commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 2 - Advisory Opinions before the State Ethics Commission › Section 2-2 - Request for reconsideration or clarification of formal advisory opinions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				person who requested a formal advisory opinion or on whose behalf the formal
				advisory opinion was requested may ask that tine commission reconsider or
				clarify the opinion.
(b) The
				commission must receive any such request in writing within fifteen (15) days of
				when the commission sends the written formal advisory opinion lee to the person
				who made the request.
(c) The
				commission shall consider the request for reconsideration or clarification and:
(1) vote to confirm the existing formal
				advisory opinion;
(2) amend the
				existing formal advisory opinion; or
(3) issue a new formal advisory
				opinion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 2 - Advisory Opinions before the State Ethics Commission › Section 2-4 - Signed by director

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6
Sec. 4.
All formal advisory opinions rendered by the commission shall
				  be signed by the state ethics director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 2 - Advisory Opinions before the State Ethics Commission › Section 2-5 - Others may provide information

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6
Sec. 5.
The commission may permit or request any person to submit
				  memoranda, briefs, or other relevant material or to provide oral testimony
				  relevant to its determination in rendering a formal advisory opinion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 2 - Advisory Opinions before the State Ethics Commission › Section 2-6 - Public record

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6
Sec. 6.
The commission staff will periodically publish for
				  distribution the accumulated formal advisory opinions with the names removed in
				  a format explaining tine facts, tine question, and tine commission's
				  opinion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 3 - Adjudication Proceedings before the State Ethics Commission › Section 3-1 - Applicable statutes and rules

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6: IC 4-2-7: IC 4-21.5: IC 5-14-1.5
Sec. 1.
All proceedings involving ethics complaints before the
				  commission shall be governed by IC 4-21.5, IC 4-2-6, IC 4-2-7, IC 5-14-1.5,
				  this rule, and any applicable rule adopted by the commission. On any procedural
				  matter not dealt with by these statutes and rules, the commission shall be
				  guided to the extent practicable by the Indiana Rules of Trial
				  Procedure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 3 - Adjudication Proceedings before the State Ethics Commission › Section 3-1.5 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6: IC 4-2-7: IC 4-21.5
Sec. 1.5.
The following definitions apply throughout this
				  article:
(1) "Administrative law
				judge" means a member of the commission who is appointed by the commission to
				function as an administrative law judge under IC 4-21.5.
(2) "Code of ethics" means standards set
				forth in IC 4-2-6 and 42 lAC 1 that govern the conduct for those persons listed
				in IC
				4-2-6-2.5.
(3) "Commission" means the state ethics
				commission established under IC
				4-2-6-2.
(4) "Inspector general" means the office
				established under IC
				4-2-7-2.
(5) "Recommended report" means an
				administrative law judge's order that is not a final order under IC
				4-21.5-3-29.
(6) "Report" means the commission's final
				order under IC
				4-21.5-3-27
				and IC
				4-21.5-3-28.
(7) "Respondent" means an individual against
				whom the inspector general has filed an ethics complaint.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 3 - Adjudication Proceedings before the State Ethics Commission › Section 3-2.3 - Investigations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6: IC
				  4-2-7-3:
				  IC 4-21.5-3
Sec. 2.3.
The state ethics director shall refer any request for
				  investigation that is received by the commission to the inspector general
				  consistent with IC
				  4-2-7-3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 3 - Adjudication Proceedings before the State Ethics Commission › Section 3-2.5 - Complaint filed by the inspector general

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6: IC
				  4-2-7-5
Sec. 2.5.
(a) The
				inspector general may seek probable cause from the commission to file a
				complaint within the commission's jurisdiction at the conclusion of an
				investigation.
(b) If the
				commission finds probable cause for a complaint under the code of ethics, the
				inspector general may file a complaint with the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 3 - Adjudication Proceedings before the State Ethics Commission › Section 3-3 - Agreed settlements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6
Sec. 3.
(a) The
				commission may consider an agreed settlement entered into by the inspector
				general and the respondent to an ethics complaint in a public meeting. The
				commission may accept or reject an agreed settlement by majority
				vote.
(b) No statement made by any
				person during settlement negotiations shall be used as evidence in any
				subsequent public hearing or proceeding.
(c) The commission shall document its
				approval or rejection of the agreed settlement in written report, signed by a
				majority of the commission members.
(d) The report shall be open to public
				inspection as a public record and be presented to those individuals listed in
				IC
				4-2-6-4(b)(2)(J).
				The commission may present the report to those individuals listed in IC
				4-2-6-4(b)(2)(K).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 3 - Adjudication Proceedings before the State Ethics Commission › Section 3-4.1 - Public hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-12:
				  IC 4-21.5-3
Sec. 4.1.
(a) Upon a
				finding of probable cause, the commission shall set a public hearing on the
				matter.
(b) Prior to the public
				hearing, the commission shall:
(1) send a copy
				of the complaint filed by the inspector general to the respondent pursuant to
				service requirements under IC
				4-21.5-3-1;
				and
(2) serve notice of a public
				hearing to the respondent in accordance with the requirements set forth in IC
				4-21.5-3-20.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 4.5 - Fines › Section 4.5-1 - Fines

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6
Sec. 1.
Any fine imposed by the commission under IC 4-2-6-8 or IC
				  4-2-6-12 shall be made payable to the commission and remitted to the general
				  fund.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Article 2 - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Rule 5 - General Procedural Provisions of the State Ethics Commission › Section 5-4 - Certification of documents and records

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-6-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6: IC 5-14-3
Sec. 4.
The state ethics director is authorized to copy and certify
				  all documents and records of the commission, which may be released in
				  accordance with public records laws.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-1 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5
Sec. 1.
This article establishes a code of judicial conduct to ensure that administrative law judges carry out their duties with integrity and to promote fairness in administrative proceedings.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-2 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5
Sec. 2.
This article applies to any individual serving as an administrative law judge for the office of administrative law proceedings. All the provisions of this article apply to all administrative law judges employed or contracted by the office. State agencies not subject to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative law proceedings may adopt those provisions of this article that apply solely to the conduct of administrative law judges.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-3 - Applicability of definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-15-10.5-3; IC 4-15-10.5-5; IC 4-21.5-1-10; IC 4-21.5-1-15
Sec. 3.
(a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this article.
(b) "Administrative law judge" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-15-10.5-3.
(c) "Director" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-15-10.5-5.
(d) "Office" means the office of administrative law proceedings established under IC 4-15-10.5-7.
(e) "Party" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-21.5-1-10.
(f) "Ultimate authority" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-21.5-1-15.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-1 - Incorporation of standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-2-6; IC 4-21.5
Sec. 1.
(a) The following provisions are incorporated into the administrative law judge code of conduct:
(1) The Indiana ethics code set forth in IC 4-2-6 and 42 IAC 1-5.
(2) The Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, available at
https://www.in.gov/judiciary/rules/prof_conduct/
to an administrative law judge who is a lawyer.
(3) The provisions of the Administrative Orders and Procedures Act (AOPA) set forth in IC 4-21.5 to a proceeding covered by IC 4-21.5-2-3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-2 - Deference to ultimate authority

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-1-15
Sec. 2.
Administrative law judges may recommend to an ultimate authority that ambiguous policies or rules be clarified to promote ease of interpretation and application; however, an administrative law judge shall afford deference to the ultimate authority's published rules or policies unless doing so is contrary to law.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-3 - Impartiality

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-9; IC 4-21.5-3-12
Sec. 3.
(a) An administrative law judge shall uphold and apply the law and shall perform all duties of an administrative law judge impartially.
(b) An administrative law judge must interpret and apply the law without regard to whether the administrative law judge approves or disapproves of the law in question.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-4 - Interacting with pro se parties

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-15
Sec. 4.
Upon commencement of a proceeding, an administrative law judge must advise any unrepresented party of the following:
(1) The prehearing, hearing, and posthearing processes.
(2) The prohibition on ex parte communications.
(3) The unrepresented party may be represented by counsel or a duly authorized representative consistent with IC 4-21.5-3-15.
(4) The unrepresented party will be held to the same burden of proof and legal standards as a represented party.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-5 - Professional competence

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5
Sec. 5.
(a) An administrative law judge shall diligently discharge assigned administrative responsibilities, maintain professional competence in judicial administration, and facilitate the performance of the administrative responsibilities of other administrative law judges.
(b) An administrative law judge shall require staff and other persons subject to the judge's direction and control to observe the standards of fidelity and diligence that apply to the judge.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-6 - Settlement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-7; IC 4-21.5-3.5-6; IC 4-21.5-3.5-8
Sec. 6.
An administrative law judge may encourage parties and representatives of parties of a proceeding to settle matters in dispute but shall not coerce any party into settlement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-7 - Ex parte communications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-11; IC 4-21.5-3-33
Sec. 7.
(a) An administrative law judge may initiate or consider any ex parte communications when expressly authorized by IC 4-21.5-3-11 or other law to do so.
(b) An administrative law judge may obtain the advice of a disinterested expert on the law applicable to the proceeding before the judge if the judge gives notice to the parties of the person consulted and the substance of the advice, and affords the parties reasonable opportunity to respond.
(c) An administrative law judge may consult other judges and support personnel whose function is to aid the judge in carrying out the judge's adjudicative responsibilities.
(d) An administrative law judge may, with the consent of the parties, confer separately with the parties and their lawyers in an effort to mediate or settle matters pending before the judge.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-8 - Civility

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-8.5; IC 4-21.5-3-25
Sec. 8.
(a) An administrative law judge shall require civility, order, and decorum in proceedings in which the administrative law judge presides.
(b) An administrative law judge shall be civil, patient, dignified, and courteous to parties, witnesses, lawyers, representatives, staff, and others with whom the judge deals in an official capacity, and shall require similar conduct of lawyers, representatives, parties, staff, officials, and others subject to the administrative law judge's direction and control.
(c) An administrative law judge may take action as appropriate under IC 4-21.5-3-25 to maintain civility, order, and decorum in proceedings in which the administrative law judge presides.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 2 - Rules of Conduct › Section 2-9 - Statements on pending and impending cases

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-12; IC 5-14-3
Sec. 9.
(a) An administrative law judge shall not, while a proceeding is pending or impending, make any public comment that might reasonably be expected to affect its outcome or impair its fairness or make any nonpublic comment that might substantially interfere with a fair hearing.
(b) An administrative law judge shall require similar abstention on the part of agency personnel subject to the judge's direction and control.
(c) This section does not prohibit administrative law judges from making public statements in the course of their official duties or from explaining for public information the procedures of the agency.
(d) This section does not apply to proceedings in which the administrative law judge is a litigant in a personal capacity.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 3 - Advisory Opinions, Complaints, Violations, and Disqualification › Section 3-1 - Advisory opinions regarding the code of judicial conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-10
Sec. 1.
(a) An administrative law judge may request in writing an advisory opinion concerning the code of judicial conduct from the director.
(b) The director must respond in writing to all requests for advisory opinions concerning the code of judicial conduct as soon as practicable.
(c) The director will refer requests for advisory opinions that involve the Indiana code of ethics to the inspector general or state ethics commission.
(d) Advisory opinions and requests for advisory opinions are confidential.
(e) Acting in accordance with an advisory opinion is an absolute defense to an alleged violation of the code of judicial conduct, provided:
(1) the administrative law judge requested an advisory opinion prior to the occurrence of the alleged violation;
(2) the request for an advisory opinion accurately represented the facts; and
(3) the administrative law judge acted in complete compliance with the advisory opinion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 3 - Advisory Opinions, Complaints, Violations, and Disqualification › Section 3-2 - Complaints alleging violation of this article

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-15-2.2; IC 4-21.5
Sec. 2.
(a) The director is responsible for oversight and enforcement of the code of judicial conduct.
(b) Any party or representative of a party to a proceeding may file a complaint in writing with the director that an administrative law judge has violated the code of judicial conduct.
(c) As soon as practicable after receipt of a complaint, the director shall investigate the complaint. This investigation must provide both the complainant and the respondent administrative law judge an opportunity to be heard and present information or evidence relevant to the complaint.
(d) Once the director concludes an investigation of a complaint, the director shall notify both the complainant and respondent administrative law judge of the outcome of the investigation in the manner the director deems appropriate.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 3 - Advisory Opinions, Complaints, Violations, and Disqualification › Section 3-3 - Violation determinations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-15-2.2; IC 4-21.5-2-5; IC 4-21.5-3
Sec. 3.
(a) The director may require an administrative law judge who has violated this article to:
(1) receive training;
(2) be disqualified;
(3) receive discipline; or
(4) be subject to any other action the director deems appropriate and warranted.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 41 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEEDINGS › Article 1 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES › Rule 3 - Advisory Opinions, Complaints, Violations, and Disqualification › Section 3-4 - Disqualification

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3
Sec. 4.
If an administrative law judge is disqualified under IC 4-21.5-3-10, IC 4-21.5-3-11, IC 4-21.5-3-12, IC 4-21.5-3-13, or this article, the director shall assign another administrative law judge to preside over the proceeding.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 1 - Name of Article › Section 1-1 - Name of article

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC 4-2-6
Sec. 1.
The name of this article shall be the Indiana code of
				  ethics.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 2 - Purpose › Section 2-1 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-2-7-3; IC 4-2-7-5
Affected: IC 4-2-7
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				section:
(1) is intended as a guide to those
				under the jurisdiction of the state ethics commission;
(2) is not a basis for sanctions by the state
				ethics commission;
(3) is
				aspirational in character; and
(4)
				represents the objective toward which every public servant should strive.
42 IAC 1-3 through 42 IAC 1-5 are mandatory in character and
				  state minimum levels of conduct below which those under the jurisdiction of the
				  state ethics commission may not fall without being subject to sanctions by the
				  state ethics commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-6-2.5;
				  IC
				  4-13-1-4
Sec. 1.
The definitions in IC
				  4-2-6-1 and this rule
				  apply throughout this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-2 - "Agency" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1
Sec. 2.
"Agency" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-3 - "Appointing authority" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 3.
"Appointing authority" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-4 - "Assist" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 4.
"Assist" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-5 - "Business relationship" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 5.
"Business relationship" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-6 - "Commission" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 6.
"Commission" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-7 - "Compensation" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 7.
"Compensation" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-8 - "Employee" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1
Sec. 8.
"Employee" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-9 - "Employer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 9.
"Employer" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-10 - "Ethics" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-2.5
Sec. 10.
"Ethics" means the standards of official conduct for those
				  persons listed in IC
				  4-2-6-2.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-11 - "Financial interest" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 11.
"Financial interest" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-12 - "Honorarium" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC 4-2-7
Sec. 12.
"Honorarium" means a payment of money for:
(1) an appearance;
(2) a speech; or
(3) an article;
but does not include payment or reimbursement of travel
				  expenses for a state employee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-13 - "Immediate family" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-9
Sec. 13.
"Immediate family" means a person's:
(1) spouse;
(2) partner;
(3) housemate; or
(4) unemancipated dependent.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-14 - "Information of a confidential nature" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 14.
"Information of a confidential nature" has the meaning set
				  forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-15 - "Inspector general" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-7-2
Sec. 15.
"Inspector general" means the office of the inspector general
				  as established by IC
				  4-2-7-2.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-16 - "Person" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 16.
"Person" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-17 - "Political subdivision" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 17.
"Political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-18 - "Property" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 18.
"Property" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-19 - "Public official" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC 4-2-7
Sec. 19.
"Public official" means anyone who holds a public office,
				  elected or appointed, at the federal, state, county, or local
				  level.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-20 - "Relative" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-15-7-1
Sec. 20.
"Relative" means any person related as:
(1) father;
(2) mother;
(3) stepfather;
(4) stepmother;
(5) brother;
(6) sister;
(7) stepbrother;
(8) stepsister;
(9) uncle;
(10) aunt;
(11) husband;
(12) wife;
(13) son;
(14) daughter;
(15) stepchild;
(16) son-in-law;
(17) daughter-in-law;
(18) grandchild;
(19) stepgrand child;
(20) niece; or
(21) nephew.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-21 - "Represent" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 21.
"Represent" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-22 - "Special state appointee" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 22.
"Special state appointee" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL › Article 1 - INDIANA CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 3 - Definitions › Section 3-23 - "State officer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-2-7-3;
				  IC
				  4-2-7-5
Affected: IC
				  4-2-6-1; IC
				  4-2-7
Sec. 23.
"State officer" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-2-6-1.