Chapter 8. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.10.
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, […]
5-15-6-6. Records Having Historical Value; State Archives
Sec. 6. Public records having no apparent official value, but having a historical value shall be transferred to and shall, with the consent of the administration, constitute a part of the Indiana state archives. Formerly: Acts 1939, c.91, s.6. As amended by P.L.50-1991, SEC.15; P.L.171-2015, SEC.39.
5-15-6-7. Order of Commission That Public Records Be Destroyed, Removed, or Transferred; Genealogical or Historical Society May Obtain Records
Sec. 7. (a) When any public records are ordered to be destroyed, removed, or transferred, the commission shall enter an order to that effect on its minutes, stating the date on which the order is entered and a general description of the public records which the commission orders to be destroyed, removed, or transferred. (b) […]
5-15-6-8. Reckless, Knowing, or Intentional Destruction or Damage to Public Records; Offense; Exceptions
Sec. 8. A public official or other person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally destroys or damages any public record commits a Level 6 felony unless: (1) the commission shall have given its approval in writing that the public records may be destroyed; (2) the commission shall have entered its approval for destruction of the public […]
5-15-6-1. County Commissions of Public Records; Creation; Membership; Meetings
Sec. 1. (a) A commission is hereby created in each county of the state which shall be known as the county commission of public records of ________________ county. (b) The county commission shall consist, ex officio, of: (1) the judge of the circuit court or the judge’s designee; (2) the president of the board of […]