§ 4-5-10-5 — Electronic and enhanced access fund

Indiana § 4-5-10-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 5: SECRETARY OF STATE
• Ch. 10: Technology Enhancement and Service Improvement

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(a) The electronic and enhanced access fund is
established to do the following:
(1) Improve and enhance the technology necessary and desirable
to fulfill the duties of the secretary of state and state agencies as
provided in section 1 of this chapter.
(2) Improve service to customers of the secretary of state and state
agencies as provided in section 1 of this chapter.
(3) Provide the public electronic and other enhanced access to
information maintained by:
(A) the secretary of state under IC 23, IC 24, IC 26, or IC 33;
and
(B) the secretary of state and state agencies as provided in
section 1 of this chapter.
(4) Allow the public to conduct business electronically with the
secretary of state and state agencies as provided in section 1 of
this chapter.
(5) Acquire and finance technology necessary or desirable to
accomplish the purposes stated in subdivisions (1) through (4),
including the purchase or lease of hardware, software, and other
appropriate goods and services.
The secretary of state may enter into one (1) or more agreements in
furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The fund consists solely of the following:
(1) Electronic and enhanced access fees established and collected
by the secretary of state under section 2 of this chapter.
(2) Other money specifically provided to the fund by law.
Fees collected by the secretary of state under IC 23, IC 24, IC 26, or IC 33 may not be deposited into the fund.
(c) The secretary of state shall administer the fund.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
to the state general fund.
(f) Subject to appropriation by the general assembly, the secretary
of state may use money in the fund to pay expenses related to the
purposes of the fund as set forth in section 5 of the chapter, to make
payments under any agreement authorized by subsection (a) or
authorized by law and directly relating to the purpose of the fund, and
monies in the fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes set
forth in this chapter. The fund may be augmented after budget
committee review.
(g) Money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations
of the fund may be invested by either of the following:
(1) The treasurer of state in the same manner as other public
funds may be invested.
(2) A financial institution designated by trust agreement with the
secretary of state.
Interest that accrues from investment of money in the fund shall be
deposited into the fund.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.38. Amended by P.L.114-2011, SEC.2; P.L.177-2019, SEC.2; P.L.213-2025, SEC.45.