Chapter 8. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.10.
5-15-6-1.4. “Local Government”
Sec. 1.4. As used in this chapter, “local government” means a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13). As added by P.L.50-1991, SEC.6.
5-15-6-1.5. “Public Record” or “Record”
Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, “public record” or “record” means a record (as defined in IC 5-15-5.1-1), except that “public record” or “record” means local government rather than state and local government documentation. As added by P.L.50-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.171-2015, SEC.33.
5-15-6-1.6. “Records Management”
Sec. 1.6. As used in this chapter, “records management” means a program to apply management techniques to the purchase, creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of records undertaken to improve efficiency and reduce costs of record keeping, including management of the following: (1) Filing and microfilming equipment and supplies. (2) Filing and information retrieval […]
5-15-6-1.7. “Retention Schedule”
Sec. 1.7. As used in this chapter, “retention schedule” has the meaning set forth in IC 5-15-5.1-1. As added by P.L.50-1991, SEC.9.
5-15-6-2. Duties of County Commission
Sec. 2. (a) It shall be the duty of the county commission to review and approve orders under section 7 of this chapter subject to compliance with an approved retention schedule. (b) The county commission may request the assistance of the administration in developing records management programs. Formerly: Acts 1939, c.91, s.2. As amended by […]
5-15-6-2.5. Retention Schedules; Records Not Covered Under Schedules; Exceptions to Schedules; Documentation of Disposition; Jurisdiction Over Records
Sec. 2.5. (a) The county commission shall implement retention schedules for use by local government officials as part of a records management program for local government public records not more than thirty (30) days after adoption by the oversight committee on public records as established by IC 5-15-5.1-18. (b) All requests to destroy, transfer, or […]
5-15-6-3. Prerequisites to Destruction of Financial Records
Sec. 3. No financial records or records relating to financial records shall be destroyed until the earlier of the following actions: (1) The audit of the records by the state board of accounts has been completed, report filed, and any exceptions set out in the report satisfied. (2) The financial record or records have been […]
5-15-6-4. Prohibition Against Destroying or Removing Records Less Than Three Years After Filing Except According to Approved Retention Schedule
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no records shall be destroyed, removed, or transferred from any office until a period of at least three (3) years shall have elapsed from the date on which the records were filed, nor even after that time if the records are in frequent use by the […]
5-15-6-5. Records Having Official Value; State Archives
Sec. 5. Public records having an official value but which are used infrequently by the officer with whom they are filed or maintained shall, on order of the commission and the consent of the administration, be removed and transferred to the Indiana state archives. Formerly: Acts 1939, c.91, s.5. As amended by P.L.50-1991, SEC.14; P.L.171-2015, […]