§ 5-11-5.5-10 — Civil investigative demands; procedure

Indiana § 5-11-5.5-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 11: ACCOUNTING FOR PUBLIC FUNDS
• Ch. 5.5: False Claims and Whistleblower Protection

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(a) If the attorney general or the inspector
general has reason to believe that a person may be in possession,
custody, or control of documentary material or information relevant to
an investigation involving a false claim, the attorney general or the
inspector general may, before commencing a civil proceeding under
this chapter, issue and serve a civil investigative demand requiring the
person to do one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Produce the documentary material for inspection and copying.
(2) Answer an interrogatory in writing concerning the
documentary material or information.
(3) Give oral testimony concerning the documentary material or
information.
(b) If a civil investigative demand is a specific demand for a product
of discovery, the official issuing the civil investigative demand shall:
(1) serve a copy of the civil investigative demand on the person
from whom the discovery was obtained; and
(2) notify the person to whom the civil investigative demand is
issued of the date of service.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.23.