Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1421 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1421
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 5-2-6.1; IC 5-14-3-4.
7	7	Synopsis: Victims assistance fund. Provides that certain records
8	8	obtained by the Indiana criminal justice institute during an
9	9	investigation into a claim for compensation from the violent crime
10	10	victims compensation fund are confidential. Increases the amount a
11	11	claimant may be awarded from the violent crime victims compensation
12	12	fund from $15,000 to $25,000.
13	13	Effective: July 1, 2024.
14	14	Fleming, Hamilton, Errington
15	15	January 16, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
16	16	2024 IN 1421—LS 6625/DI 149 Introduced
17	17	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
18	18	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
19	19	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
20	20	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
21	21	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
22	22	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
23	23	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
24	24	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
25	25	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
26	26	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
27	27	HOUSE BILL No. 1421
28	28	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
29	29	and local administration.
30	30	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. IC 5-2-6.1-11.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
32	32	2 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
33	33	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 11.5. A claimant's: The following are
34	34	4 confidential:
35	35	5 (1) A claimant's:
36	36	6 (A) personal information (as defined in IC 9-14-6-6); and
37	37	7 (2) (B) medical records.
38	38	8 (2) Records obtained during an investigation under section 26
39	39	9 of this chapter that are not publically available.
40	40	10 are confidential.
41	41	11 SECTION 2. IC 5-2-6.1-35, AS AMENDED BY P.L.121-2006,
42	42	12 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
43	43	13 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 35. (a) An award to a claimant under this chapter:
44	44	14 (1) may not exceed fifteen twenty-five thousand dollars
45	45	15 ($15,000); ($25,000); and
46	46	16 (2) may not cover the first one hundred dollars ($100) of the
47	47	17 claim.
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49	49	1 (b) The part of an award covering an unpaid bill shall be made
50	50	2 payable to the service provider.
51	51	3 SECTION 3. IC 5-14-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.86-2022,
52	52	4 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
53	53	5 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) The following public records are excepted
54	54	6 from section 3 of this chapter and may not be disclosed by a public
55	55	7 agency, unless access to the records is specifically required by a state
56	56	8 or federal statute or is ordered by a court under the rules of discovery:
57	57	9 (1) Those declared confidential by state statute.
58	58	10 (2) Those declared confidential by rule adopted by a public
59	59	11 agency under specific authority to classify public records as
60	60	12 confidential granted to the public agency by statute.
61	61	13 (3) Those required to be kept confidential by federal law.
62	62	14 (4) Records containing trade secrets.
63	63	15 (5) Confidential financial information obtained, upon request,
64	64	16 from a person. However, this does not include information that is
65	65	17 filed with or received by a public agency pursuant to state statute.
66	66	18 (6) Information concerning research, including actual research
67	67	19 documents, conducted under the auspices of a state educational
68	68	20 institution, including information:
69	69	21 (A) concerning any negotiations made with respect to the
70	70	22 research; and
71	71	23 (B) received from another party involved in the research.
72	72	24 (7) Grade transcripts and license examination scores obtained as
73	73	25 part of a licensure process.
74	74	26 (8) Those declared confidential by or under rules adopted by the
75	75	27 supreme court of Indiana.
76	76	28 (9) Patient medical records and charts created by a provider,
77	77	29 unless the patient gives written consent under IC 16-39 or as
78	78	30 provided under IC 16-41-8.
79	79	31 (10) Application information declared confidential by the Indiana
80	80	32 economic development corporation under IC 5-28.
81	81	33 (11) A photograph, a video recording, or an audio recording of an
82	82	34 autopsy, except as provided in IC 36-2-14-10.
83	83	35 (12) A Social Security number contained in the records of a
84	84	36 public agency.
85	85	37 (13) The following information that is part of a foreclosure action
86	86	38 subject to IC 32-30-10.5:
87	87	39 (A) Contact information for a debtor, as described in
88	88	40 IC 32-30-10.5-8(d)(1)(B).
89	89	41 (B) Any document submitted to the court as part of the debtor's
90	90	42 loss mitigation package under IC 32-30-10.5-10(a)(3).
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92	92	1 (14) The following information obtained from a call made to a
93	93	2 fraud hotline established under IC 36-1-8-8.5:
94	94	3 (A) The identity of any individual who makes a call to the
95	95	4 fraud hotline.
96	96	5 (B) A report, transcript, audio recording, or other information
97	97	6 concerning a call to the fraud hotline.
98	98	7 However, records described in this subdivision may be disclosed
99	99	8 to a law enforcement agency, a private university police
100	100	9 department, the attorney general, the inspector general, the state
101	101	10 examiner, or a prosecuting attorney.
102	102	11 (15) Information described in section 5(c)(3)(B) of this chapter
103	103	12 that is contained in a daily log or record described in section 5(c)
104	104	13 of this chapter for a victim of a crime or delinquent act who is less
105	105	14 than eighteen (18) years of age, unless and to the extent that:
106	106	15 (A) a parent, guardian, or custodian of the victim consents in
107	107	16 writing to public disclosure of the records; and
108	108	17 (B) that parent, guardian, or custodian of the victim has not
109	109	18 been charged with or convicted of committing a crime against
110	110	19 the victim.
111	111	20 However, records described in this subdivision may be disclosed
112	112	21 to the department of child services.
113	113	22 (b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (a), the following
114	114	23 public records shall be excepted from section 3 of this chapter at the
115	115	24 discretion of a public agency:
116	116	25 (1) Investigatory records of law enforcement agencies or private
117	117	26 university police departments. For purposes of this chapter, a law
118	118	27 enforcement recording is not an investigatory record. However,
119	119	28 information described in subsection (a)(15) contained in a law
120	120	29 enforcement recording is exempt from disclosure, unless and to
121	121	30 the extent that a parent, guardian, or custodian of the victim
122	122	31 consents in writing to public disclosure of the records. However,
123	123	32 a parent, guardian, or custodian charged with or convicted of a
124	124	33 crime against the victim may not consent to public disclosure of
125	125	34 the records. Law enforcement agencies or private university
126	126	35 police departments may share investigatory records with: a:
127	127	36 (A) a person who advocates on behalf of a crime victim,
128	128	37 including a victim advocate (as defined in IC 35-37-6-3.5) or
129	129	38 a victim service provider (as defined in IC 35-37-6-5), for the
130	130	39 purposes of providing services to a victim or describing
131	131	40 services that may be available to a victim; and
132	132	41 (B) a school corporation (as defined by IC 20-18-2-16(a)),
133	133	42 charter school (as defined by IC 20-24-1-4), or nonpublic
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135	135	1 school (as defined by IC 20-18-2-12) for the purpose of
136	136	2 enhancing the safety or security of a student or a school
137	137	3 facility; and
138	138	4 (C) the victim services division of the Indiana criminal
139	139	5 justice institute under IC 5-2-6-8, for the purposes of
140	140	6 conducting an investigation under IC 5-2-6.1-26;
141	141	7 without the law enforcement agency or private university police
142	142	8 department losing its discretion to keep those records confidential
143	143	9 from other records requesters. However, certain law enforcement
144	144	10 records must be made available for inspection and copying as
145	145	11 provided in section 5 of this chapter.
146	146	12 (2) The work product of an attorney representing, pursuant to
147	147	13 state employment or an appointment by a public agency:
148	148	14 (A) a public agency;
149	149	15 (B) the state; or
150	150	16 (C) an individual.
151	151	17 (3) Test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used
152	152	18 in administering a licensing examination, examination for
153	153	19 employment, or academic examination before the examination is
154	154	20 given or if it is to be given again.
155	155	21 (4) Scores of tests if the person is identified by name and has not
156	156	22 consented to the release of the person's scores.
157	157	23 (5) The following:
158	158	24 (A) Records relating to negotiations between:
159	159	25 (i) the Indiana economic development corporation;
160	160	26 (ii) the ports of Indiana;
161	161	27 (iii) the Indiana state department of agriculture;
162	162	28 (iv) the Indiana finance authority;
163	163	29 (v) an economic development commission;
164	164	30 (vi) the Indiana White River state park development
165	165	31 commission;
166	166	32 (vii) a local economic development organization that is a
167	167	33 nonprofit corporation established under state law whose
168	168	34 primary purpose is the promotion of industrial or business
169	169	35 development in Indiana, the retention or expansion of
170	170	36 Indiana businesses, or the development of entrepreneurial
171	171	37 activities in Indiana; or
172	172	38 (viii) a governing body of a political subdivision;
173	173	39 with industrial, research, or commercial prospects, if the
174	174	40 records are created while negotiations are in progress.
175	175	41 However, this clause does not apply to records regarding
176	176	42 research that is prohibited under IC 16-34.5-1-2 or any other
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178	178	1 law.
179	179	2 (B) Notwithstanding clause (A), the terms of the final offer of
180	180	3 public financial resources communicated by the Indiana
181	181	4 economic development corporation, the ports of Indiana, the
182	182	5 Indiana finance authority, an economic development
183	183	6 commission, the Indiana White River state park development
184	184	7 commission, or a governing body of a political subdivision to
185	185	8 an industrial, a research, or a commercial prospect shall be
186	186	9 available for inspection and copying under section 3 of this
187	187	10 chapter after negotiations with that prospect have terminated.
188	188	11 (C) When disclosing a final offer under clause (B), the Indiana
189	189	12 economic development corporation shall certify that the
190	190	13 information being disclosed accurately and completely
191	191	14 represents the terms of the final offer.
192	192	15 (D) Notwithstanding clause (A), an incentive agreement with
193	193	16 an incentive recipient shall be available for inspection and
194	194	17 copying under section 3 of this chapter after the date the
195	195	18 incentive recipient and the Indiana economic development
196	196	19 corporation execute the incentive agreement regardless of
197	197	20 whether negotiations are in progress with the recipient after
198	198	21 that date regarding a modification or extension of the incentive
199	199	22 agreement.
200	200	23 (6) Records that are intra-agency or interagency advisory or
201	201	24 deliberative material, including material developed by a private
202	202	25 contractor under a contract with a public agency, that are
203	203	26 expressions of opinion or are of a speculative nature, and that are
204	204	27 communicated for the purpose of decision making.
205	205	28 (7) Diaries, journals, or other personal notes serving as the
206	206	29 functional equivalent of a diary or journal.
207	207	30 (8) Personnel files of public employees and files of applicants for
208	208	31 public employment, except for:
209	209	32 (A) the name, compensation, job title, business address,
210	210	33 business telephone number, job description, education and
211	211	34 training background, previous work experience, or dates of
212	212	35 first and last employment of present or former officers or
213	213	36 employees of the agency;
214	214	37 (B) information relating to the status of any formal charges
215	215	38 against the employee; and
216	216	39 (C) the factual basis for a disciplinary action in which final
217	217	40 action has been taken and that resulted in the employee being
218	218	41 suspended, demoted, or discharged.
219	219	42 However, all personnel file information shall be made available
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221	221	1 to the affected employee or the employee's representative. This
222	222	2 subdivision does not apply to disclosure of personnel information
223	223	3 generally on all employees or for groups of employees without the
224	224	4 request being particularized by employee name.
225	225	5 (9) Minutes or records of hospital medical staff meetings.
226	226	6 (10) Administrative or technical information that would
227	227	7 jeopardize a record keeping system, voting system, voter
228	228	8 registration system, or security system.
229	229	9 (11) Computer programs, computer codes, computer filing
230	230	10 systems, and other software that are owned by the public agency
231	231	11 or entrusted to it and portions of electronic maps entrusted to a
232	232	12 public agency by a utility.
233	233	13 (12) Records specifically prepared for discussion or developed
234	234	14 during discussion in an executive session under IC 5-14-1.5-6.1.
235	235	15 However, this subdivision does not apply to that information
236	236	16 required to be available for inspection and copying under
237	237	17 subdivision (8).
238	238	18 (13) The work product of the legislative services agency under
239	239	19 personnel rules approved by the legislative council.
240	240	20 (14) The work product of individual members and the partisan
241	241	21 staffs of the general assembly.
242	242	22 (15) The identity of a donor of a gift made to a public agency if:
243	243	23 (A) the donor requires nondisclosure of the donor's identity as
244	244	24 a condition of making the gift; or
245	245	25 (B) after the gift is made, the donor or a member of the donor's
246	246	26 family requests nondisclosure.
247	247	27 (16) Library or archival records:
248	248	28 (A) which can be used to identify any library patron; or
249	249	29 (B) deposited with or acquired by a library upon a condition
250	250	30 that the records be disclosed only:
251	251	31 (i) to qualified researchers;
252	252	32 (ii) after the passing of a period of years that is specified in
253	253	33 the documents under which the deposit or acquisition is
254	254	34 made; or
255	255	35 (iii) after the death of persons specified at the time of the
256	256	36 acquisition or deposit.
257	257	37 However, nothing in this subdivision shall limit or affect contracts
258	258	38 entered into by the Indiana state library pursuant to IC 4-1-6-8.
259	259	39 (17) The identity of any person who contacts the bureau of motor
260	260	40 vehicles concerning the ability of a driver to operate a motor
261	261	41 vehicle safely and the medical records and evaluations made by
262	262	42 the bureau of motor vehicles staff or members of the driver
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264	264	1 licensing medical advisory board regarding the ability of a driver
265	265	2 to operate a motor vehicle safely. However, upon written request
266	266	3 to the commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicles, the driver
267	267	4 must be given copies of the driver's medical records and
268	268	5 evaluations.
269	269	6 (18) School safety and security measures, plans, and systems,
270	270	7 including emergency preparedness plans developed under 511
271	271	8 IAC 6.1-2-2.5.
272	272	9 (19) A record or a part of a record, the public disclosure of which
273	273	10 would have a reasonable likelihood of threatening public safety
274	274	11 by exposing a vulnerability to terrorist attack. A record described
275	275	12 under this subdivision includes the following:
276	276	13 (A) A record assembled, prepared, or maintained to prevent,
277	277	14 mitigate, or respond to an act of terrorism under IC 35-47-12-1
278	278	15 (before its repeal), an act of agricultural terrorism under
279	279	16 IC 35-47-12-2 (before its repeal), or a felony terrorist offense
280	280	17 (as defined in IC 35-50-2-18).
281	281	18 (B) Vulnerability assessments.
282	282	19 (C) Risk planning documents.
283	283	20 (D) Needs assessments.
284	284	21 (E) Threat assessments.
285	285	22 (F) Intelligence assessments.
286	286	23 (G) Domestic preparedness strategies.
287	287	24 (H) The location of community drinking water wells and
288	288	25 surface water intakes.
289	289	26 (I) The emergency contact information of emergency
290	290	27 responders and volunteers.
291	291	28 (J) Infrastructure records that disclose the configuration of
292	292	29 critical systems such as voting system and voter registration
293	293	30 system critical infrastructure, and communication, electrical,
294	294	31 ventilation, water, and wastewater systems.
295	295	32 (K) Detailed drawings or specifications of structural elements,
296	296	33 floor plans, and operating, utility, or security systems, whether
297	297	34 in paper or electronic form, of any building or facility located
298	298	35 on an airport (as defined in IC 8-21-1-1) that is owned,
299	299	36 occupied, leased, or maintained by a public agency, or any part
300	300	37 of a law enforcement recording that captures information
301	301	38 about airport security procedures, areas, or systems. A record
302	302	39 described in this clause may not be released for public
303	303	40 inspection by any public agency without the prior approval of
304	304	41 the public agency that owns, occupies, leases, or maintains the
305	305	42 airport. Both of the following apply to the public agency that
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307	307	1 owns, occupies, leases, or maintains the airport:
308	308	2 (i) The public agency is responsible for determining whether
309	309	3 the public disclosure of a record or a part of a record,
310	310	4 including a law enforcement recording, has a reasonable
311	311	5 likelihood of threatening public safety by exposing a
312	312	6 security procedure, area, system, or vulnerability to terrorist
313	313	7 attack.
314	314	8 (ii) The public agency must identify a record described
315	315	9 under item (i) and clearly mark the record as "confidential
316	316	10 and not subject to public disclosure under
317	317	11 IC 5-14-3-4(b)(19)(J) without approval of (insert name of
318	318	12 submitting public agency)". However, in the case of a law
319	319	13 enforcement recording, the public agency must clearly mark
320	320	14 the record as "confidential and not subject to public
321	321	15 disclosure under IC 5-14-3-4(b)(19)(K) without approval of
322	322	16 (insert name of the public agency that owns, occupies,
323	323	17 leases, or maintains the airport)".
324	324	18 (L) The home address, home telephone number, and
325	325	19 emergency contact information for any:
326	326	20 (i) emergency management worker (as defined in
327	327	21 IC 10-14-3-3);
328	328	22 (ii) public safety officer (as defined in IC 35-47-4.5-3);
329	329	23 (iii) emergency medical responder (as defined in
330	330	24 IC 16-18-2-109.8); or
331	331	25 (iv) advanced emergency medical technician (as defined in
332	332	26 IC 16-18-2-6.5).
333	333	27 This subdivision does not apply to a record or portion of a record
334	334	28 pertaining to a location or structure owned or protected by a
335	335	29 public agency in the event that an act of terrorism under
336	336	30 IC 35-47-12-1 (before its repeal), an act of agricultural terrorism
337	337	31 under IC 35-47-12-2 (before its repeal), or a felony terrorist
338	338	32 offense (as defined in IC 35-50-2-18) has occurred at that location
339	339	33 or structure, unless release of the record or portion of the record
340	340	34 would have a reasonable likelihood of threatening public safety
341	341	35 by exposing a vulnerability of other locations or structures to
342	342	36 terrorist attack.
343	343	37 (20) The following personal information concerning a customer
344	344	38 of a municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1):
345	345	39 (A) Telephone number.
346	346	40 (B) Address.
347	347	41 (C) Social Security number.
348	348	42 (21) The following personal information about a complainant
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350	350	1 contained in records of a law enforcement agency:
351	351	2 (A) Telephone number.
352	352	3 (B) The complainant's address. However, if the complainant's
353	353	4 address is the location of the suspected crime, infraction,
354	354	5 accident, or complaint reported, the address shall be made
355	355	6 available for public inspection and copying.
356	356	7 (22) Notwithstanding subdivision (8)(A), the name,
357	357	8 compensation, job title, business address, business telephone
358	358	9 number, job description, education and training background,
359	359	10 previous work experience, or dates of first employment of a law
360	360	11 enforcement officer who is operating in an undercover capacity.
361	361	12 (23) Records requested by an offender, an agent, or a relative of
362	362	13 an offender that:
363	363	14 (A) contain personal information relating to:
364	364	15 (i) a correctional officer (as defined in IC 5-10-10-1.5);
365	365	16 (ii) a probation officer;
366	366	17 (iii) a community corrections officer;
367	367	18 (iv) a law enforcement officer (as defined in
368	368	19 IC 35-31.5-2-185);
369	369	20 (v) a judge (as defined in IC 33-38-12-3);
370	370	21 (vi) the victim of a crime; or
371	371	22 (vii) a family member of a correctional officer, probation
372	372	23 officer, community corrections officer, law enforcement
373	373	24 officer (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-185), judge (as defined
374	374	25 in IC 33-38-12-3), or victim of a crime; or
375	375	26 (B) concern or could affect the security of a jail or correctional
376	376	27 facility.
377	377	28 For purposes of this subdivision, "agent" means a person who is
378	378	29 authorized by an offender to act on behalf of, or at the direction
379	379	30 of, the offender, and "relative" has the meaning set forth in
380	380	31 IC 35-42-2-1(b). However, the term "agent" does not include an
381	381	32 attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in
382	382	33 Indiana.
383	383	34 (24) Information concerning an individual less than eighteen (18)
384	384	35 years of age who participates in a conference, meeting, program,
385	385	36 or activity conducted or supervised by a state educational
386	386	37 institution, including the following information regarding the
387	387	38 individual or the individual's parent or guardian:
388	388	39 (A) Name.
389	389	40 (B) Address.
390	390	41 (C) Telephone number.
391	391	42 (D) Electronic mail account address.
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393	393	1 (25) Criminal intelligence information.
394	394	2 (26) The following information contained in a report of unclaimed
395	395	3 property under IC 32-34-1.5-18 or in a claim for unclaimed
396	396	4 property under IC 32-34-1.5-48:
397	397	5 (A) Date of birth.
398	398	6 (B) Driver's license number.
399	399	7 (C) Taxpayer identification number.
400	400	8 (D) Employer identification number.
401	401	9 (E) Account number.
402	402	10 (27) Except as provided in subdivision (19) and sections 5.1 and
403	403	11 5.2 of this chapter, a law enforcement recording. However, before
404	404	12 disclosing the recording, the public agency must comply with the
405	405	13 obscuring requirements of sections 5.1 and 5.2 of this chapter, if
406	406	14 applicable.
407	407	15 (28) Records relating to negotiations between a state educational
408	408	16 institution and another entity concerning the establishment of a
409	409	17 collaborative relationship or venture to advance the research,
410	410	18 engagement, or educational mission of the state educational
411	411	19 institution, if the records are created while negotiations are in
412	412	20 progress. The terms of the final offer of public financial resources
413	413	21 communicated by the state educational institution to an industrial,
414	414	22 a research, or a commercial prospect shall be available for
415	415	23 inspection and copying under section 3 of this chapter after
416	416	24 negotiations with that prospect have terminated. However, this
417	417	25 subdivision does not apply to records regarding research
418	418	26 prohibited under IC 16-34.5-1-2 or any other law.
419	419	27 (c) Nothing contained in subsection (b) shall limit or affect the right
420	420	28 of a person to inspect and copy a public record required or directed to
421	421	29 be made by any statute or by any rule of a public agency.
422	422	30 (d) Notwithstanding any other law, a public record that is classified
423	423	31 as confidential, other than a record concerning an adoption or patient
424	424	32 medical records, shall be made available for inspection and copying
425	425	33 seventy-five (75) years after the creation of that record.
426	426	34 (e) Only the content of a public record may form the basis for the
427	427	35 adoption by any public agency of a rule or procedure creating an
428	428	36 exception from disclosure under this section.
429	429	37 (f) Except as provided by law, a public agency may not adopt a rule
430	430	38 or procedure that creates an exception from disclosure under this
431	431	39 section based upon whether a public record is stored or accessed using
432	432	40 paper, electronic media, magnetic media, optical media, or other
433	433	41 information storage technology.
434	434	42 (g) Except as provided by law, a public agency may not adopt a rule
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436	436	1 or procedure nor impose any costs or liabilities that impede or restrict
437	437	2 the reproduction or dissemination of any public record.
438	438	3 (h) Notwithstanding subsection (d) and section 7 of this chapter:
439	439	4 (1) public records subject to IC 5-15 may be destroyed only in
440	440	5 accordance with record retention schedules under IC 5-15; or
441	441	6 (2) public records not subject to IC 5-15 may be destroyed in the
442	442	7 ordinary course of business.
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