Sec. 1. A fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government is that government is the servant of the people and not their master. Accordingly, it is the public policy of the state that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of […]
Sec. 10. (a) A public employee, a public official, or an employee or officer of a contractor or subcontractor of a public agency, except as provided by IC 4-15-10, who knowingly or intentionally discloses information classified as confidential by state statute, including information declared confidential under: (1) section 4(a) of this chapter; or (2) section […]
Sec. 2. (a) The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter. (b) “Copy” includes transcribing by handwriting, photocopying, xerography, duplicating machine, duplicating electronically stored data onto a disk, tape, drum, or any other medium of electronic data storage, and reproducing by any other means. (c) “Criminal intelligence information” means data that has […]
Sec. 2.1. “Public agency”, for purposes of this chapter, does not mean a provider of goods, services, or other benefits that meets the following requirements: (1) The provider receives public funds through an agreement with the state, a county, or a municipality that meets the following requirements: (A) The agreement provides for the payment of […]
Sec. 2.2. (a) The following records of a private university police department are public records and subject to this chapter: (1) A record created or received after July 1, 2016, by a private university police department, to the extent the record: (A) is created solely for a law enforcement purpose; and (B) relates to arrests […]
Sec. 3. (a) Any person may inspect and copy the public records of any public agency during the regular business hours of the agency, except as provided in section 4 of this chapter. A request for inspection or copying must: (1) identify with reasonable particularity the record being requested; and (2) be, at the discretion […]
Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this section, “state agency” has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1. The term does not include the office of the following elected state officials: (1) Secretary of state. (2) Auditor. (3) Treasurer. (4) Attorney general. However, each state office described in subdivisions (1) through (4) and the judicial […]
Sec. 3.6. (a) As used in this section “public agency” does not include a state agency (as defined in section 3.5(a) of this chapter). (b) As an additional means of inspecting and copying public records, a public agency may provide enhanced access to public records maintained by the public agency. (c) A public agency may […]
Sec. 4. (a) The following public records are excepted from section 3 of this chapter and may not be disclosed by a public agency, unless access to the records is specifically required by a state or federal statute or is ordered by a court under the rules of discovery: (1) Those declared confidential by state […]
As added by P.L.35-1984, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.1-1989, SEC.75.
Sec. 4.3. Nothing contained in section 4(b)(8) of this chapter requires a law enforcement agency to release to the public the job title or job description of law enforcement officers. As added by P.L.35-1984, SEC.1.
Sec. 4.4. (a) This section applies to a request for a record that the public agency considers to be excepted from disclosure under section 4(b)(1) or 4(b)(25) of this chapter. The public agency may do either of the following: (1) Deny disclosure of the record or a part of the record. The person requesting the […]
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.29. Repealed by P.L.175-2013, SEC.2.
Sec. 4.7. (a) Records relating to negotiations between the Indiana finance authority and industrial, research, or commercial prospects are excepted from section 3 of this chapter at the discretion of the authority if the records are created while negotiations are in progress. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the terms of the final offer of public financial […]
Sec. 4.8. (a) Records relating to negotiations between the office of tourism development (before July 1, 2020) or the Indiana destination development corporation (after June 30, 2020) and industrial, research, or commercial prospects are excepted from section 3 of this chapter at the discretion of the office of tourism development (before July 1, 2020) or […]
Sec. 4.9. (a) Records relating to negotiations between the ports of Indiana and industrial, research, or commercial prospects are excepted from section 3 of this chapter at the discretion of the ports of Indiana if the records are created while negotiations are in progress. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the terms of the final offer of […]
Sec. 5. (a) If a person is arrested or summoned for an offense, the following information shall be made available for inspection and copying: (1) Information that identifies the person including the person’s name, age, and address. (2) Information concerning any charges on which the arrest or summons is based. (3) Information relating to the […]
Sec. 5.1. (a) As used in this section, “requestor” means the following: (1) An individual who is depicted in a law enforcement recording. (2) If the individual described in subdivision (1) is deceased: (A) the surviving spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, or daughter of the individual; or (B) the personal representative (as defined in […]
Sec. 5.2. (a) A public agency shall permit any person to inspect or copy a law enforcement recording unless one (1) or more of the following circumstances apply: (1) Section 4(b)(19) of this chapter applies and the person has not demonstrated that the public agency that owns, occupies, leases, or maintains the airport approves the […]
Sec. 5.3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a public agency that is not the state or a state agency shall retain an unaltered, unobscured law enforcement recording for at least one hundred ninety (190) days after the date of the recording. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a public agency that is […]
