§ 22-9.5-6-5 — Conciliation; provisions of agreement; disclosure; use of information as evidence; parties' access to information

Indiana § 22-9.5-6-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 9.5: INDIANA FAIR HOUSING
• Ch. 6: Administrative Enforcement

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(a) The commission shall, during the period
beginning with the filing of a complaint and ending with the filing of
a charge or a dismissal by the commission, to the extent feasible,
engage in conciliation with respect to the complaint.
(b) A conciliation agreement is an agreement between a respondent
and the complainant and is subject to commission approval.
(c) A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration or
other methods of dispute resolution. Dispute resolution that results
from a conciliation agreement may authorize appropriate relief,
including monetary relief.
(d) A conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the
complainant and respondent agree otherwise and the commission
determines that disclosure is not necessary to further the purposes of
this article.
(e) Nothing said or done in the course of conciliation may be made
public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this article
without the written consent of the persons concerned.
(f) After completion of the commission's investigation, the
commission shall make available to the aggrieved person and the
respondent, at any time, information derived from the investigation and
the final investigation report relating to that investigation.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.