§ 22-1-1-2 — Commissioner of labor; bonds; oath

Indiana § 22-1-1-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Ch. 1: Powers and Duties of the Department

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(a) The commissioner of labor shall be
appointed by the governor and shall serve at the will of the governor.
The commissioner serves until the commissioner's successor is
appointed and qualified.
(b) The commissioner of labor:
(1) shall be the administrative and executive officer of the
department of labor;
(2) shall supervise and direct the work of the department;
(3) shall have immediate charge of the administration and
enforcement of all the laws and rules that the department is
required by law to enforce and administer;
(4) shall have general charge of all inspections and investigations;
and
(5) shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed in this
chapter.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt and use an official seal for the
authentication of the orders and records of the department.
(d) Before entering upon the discharge of official duties, the
commissioner shall:
(1) execute a bond, payable to the state in such amount and with
such sureties as shall be approved by the governor, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of the commissioner's official duties;
and
(2) take and subscribe an oath, which shall be endorsed upon the
commissioner's official bond;
and the bond and oath when so executed shall be filed in the office of
the secretary of state.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.334, s.2. As amended by P.L.37-1985,
SEC.17; P.L.100-2012, SEC.55.