§ 4-2-7-4 — Powers; subpoena and contempt; reports; serving as special prosecuting attorney; civil and criminal actions

Indiana § 4-2-7-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 2: STATE OFFICERS GENERALLY
• Ch. 7: The Inspector General

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To carry out the duties described in section 3 of
this chapter, the inspector general has the following powers:
(1) As part of an investigation, the inspector general may:
(A) administer oaths;
(B) examine witnesses under oath;
(C) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum; and
(D) examine the records, reports, audits, reviews, papers,
books, recommendations, contracts, correspondence, or any
other documents maintained by an agency.
(2) The inspector general may apply to a circuit or superior court
for an order holding an individual in contempt of court if the
individual refuses to give sworn testimony under a subpoena
issued by the inspector general or otherwise disobeys a subpoena
or subpoena duces tecum issued by the inspector general.
(3) The inspector general shall prepare a report summarizing the
results of every investigation. The report is confidential in
accordance with section 8 of this chapter.
(4) If the attorney general has elected not to file a civil action for
the recovery of funds misappropriated, diverted, missing, or
unlawfully gained, the inspector general may file a civil action for
the recovery of the funds in accordance with section 6 of this
chapter.
(5) The inspector general may prosecute a criminal matter as a
special prosecuting attorney or special deputy prosecuting
attorney in accordance with:
(A) section 7 of this chapter; or
(B) IC 33-39-10-3.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.57-2014, SEC.1.