Indiana § 4-20.5-21-4 Display of historical documents

Indiana Statutes

§ 4-20.5-21-4 — Display of historical documents

Indiana § 4-20.5-21-4

Art. 20.5STATE REAL PROPERTY

Ch. 21Displays on Public Property

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Ind. Code § 4-20.5-21-4 (2026).

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(a)Subject to subsection (c), a document of educational and historical significance with acknowledged religious history may be displayed on property owned by the state, including the following:

(1)The Mayflower Compact, written and adopted in 1620.

(2)The Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

(3)Articles I through VI of the Northwest Ordinance, enacted by the Confederation Congress on July 13, 1787.

(4)Washington's Farewell Address, published September 19, 1796.

(b)A display of a document under subsection (a) may be accompanied by a document entitled "Educational Documents for Acknowledging America's Religious History" that reads as follows: "Many historical documents pivotal to American law, constitutionalism, and political theory have dee

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(a) Subject to subsection (c), a document of
educational and historical significance with acknowledged religious
history may be displayed on property owned by the state, including the
following:
(1) The Mayflower Compact, written and adopted in 1620.
(2) The Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental
Congress on July 4, 1776.
(3) Articles I through VI of the Northwest Ordinance, enacted by
the Confederation Congress on July 13, 1787.
(4) Washington's Farewell Address, published September 19,
1796.
(b) A display of a document under subsection (a) may be
accompanied by a document entitled "Educational Documents for
Acknowledging America's Religious History" that reads as follows:
"Many historical documents pivotal to American law,
constitutionalism, and political theory have deep roots in religion.
Examples include the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of
Independence, the Northwest Ordinance, and Washington's
Farewell Address, which collectively express the American ideals
of liberty, equality, personal responsibility, and the rule of law.
The purpose of this display is to help the general public
understand the role that religion has played in the legal history of
the United States and Indiana.".
(c) A document may be displayed under subsection (a) only if the
document is:
(1) donated;
(2) purchased with funds made available through voluntary
contributions to the department; or
(3) reprinted from a document donated or purchased as described
in subdivisions (1) and (2).
(d) Subject to the availability of documents, funds, and reprinted
documents as provided under subsection (c), the department shall,
upon the request of a:
(1) state office (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-97);
(2) clerk of court;
(3) judge; or
(4) legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9);
prepare and distribute to the state office, clerk of court, judge, or
legislative body a copy of a document listed in subsection (a)(1)
through (a)(4) for framing and display.
(e) The documents displayed under this section may be displayed in
a public location with other historical documents.