Indiana § 5-11-5.5-7 Lack of jurisdiction over certain civil actions brought by individual

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§ 5-11-5.5-7 — Lack of jurisdiction over certain civil actions brought by individual

Indiana § 5-11-5.5-7

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 11ACCOUNTING FOR PUBLIC FUNDS

Ch. 5.5False Claims and Whistleblower Protection

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Ind. Code § 5-11-5.5-7 (2026).

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(a)This section does not apply to an action brought by:

(1)the attorney general;

(2)the inspector general;

(3)a prosecuting attorney; or

(4)a state employee in the employee's official capacity.

(b)A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under section 4 of this chapter that is based on information discovered by a present or former state employee in the course of the employee's employment, unless:

(1)the employee, acting in good faith, has exhausted existing internal procedures for reporting and recovering the amount owed the state; and

(2)the state has failed to act on the information reported by the employee within a reasonable amount of time.

(c)A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under section 4 of this chapter if the action is brought by

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(a) This section does not apply to an action
brought by:
(1) the attorney general;
(2) the inspector general;
(3) a prosecuting attorney; or
(4) a state employee in the employee's official capacity.
(b) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under
section 4 of this chapter that is based on information discovered by a
present or former state employee in the course of the employee's
employment, unless:
(1) the employee, acting in good faith, has exhausted existing
internal procedures for reporting and recovering the amount owed
the state; and
(2) the state has failed to act on the information reported by the
employee within a reasonable amount of time.
(c) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under
section 4 of this chapter if the action is brought by an incarcerated
offender, including an offender incarcerated in another jurisdiction.
(d) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under
section 4 of this chapter against the state, a state officer, a judge (as
defined in IC 33-23-11-7), a justice, a member of the general assembly,
a state employee, or an employee of a political subdivision, if the action
is based on information known to the state at the time the action was
brought.
(e) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under
section 4 of this chapter if the action is based upon an act that is the
subject of a civil suit, a criminal prosecution, or an administrative
proceeding in which the state is a party.
(f) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under
section 4 of this chapter if the action is based upon information
contained in:
(1) a transcript of a criminal, a civil, or an administrative hearing;
(2) a legislative, an administrative, or another public report,
hearing, audit, or investigation; or
(3) a news media report;
unless the person bringing the action has direct and independent
knowledge of the information that is the basis of the action, and the
person bringing the action has voluntarily provided this information to
the state.