Indiana § 36-1-20.2-11 Employee not in violation if relative assumes elected office;
promotions

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-1-20.2-11 — Employee not in violation if relative assumes elected office; promotions

Indiana § 36-1-20.2-11

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 20.2Nepotism

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Ind. Code § 36-1-20.2-11 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to an individual who:

(1)is employed by a unit on the date the individual's relative begins serving a term of an elected office of the unit; and

(2)is not exempt from the application of this chapter under section 2 of this chapter.

(b)Unless a policy adopted under section 9 of this chapter provides otherwise, an individual may remain employed by a unit and maintain the individual's position or rank even if the individual's employment would violate section 10 of this chapter.

(c)Unless a policy adopted under section 9 of this chapter provides otherwise, an individual described in subsection (b) may not:

(1)be promoted to a position; or

(2)be promoted to a position that is not within the merit ranks, in the case of an individual who is a member of a merit polic

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(a) This section applies to an individual
who:
(1) is employed by a unit on the date the individual's relative
begins serving a term of an elected office of the unit; and
(2) is not exempt from the application of this chapter under
section 2 of this chapter.
(b) Unless a policy adopted under section 9 of this chapter provides
otherwise, an individual may remain employed by a unit and maintain
the individual's position or rank even if the individual's employment
would violate section 10 of this chapter.
(c) Unless a policy adopted under section 9 of this chapter provides
otherwise, an individual described in subsection (b) may not:
(1) be promoted to a position; or
(2) be promoted to a position that is not within the merit ranks, in
the case of an individual who is a member of a merit police
department or merit fire department;
if the new position would violate section 10 of this chapter.