Indiana Statutes
§ 5-14-3-1 — Public policy; construction; burden of proof for nondisclosure
Indiana § 5-14-3-1
JurisdictionIndiana
Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
Art. 14PUBLIC RECORDS AND PUBLIC MEETINGS
Ch. 3Access to Public Records
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Ind. Code § 5-14-3-1 (2026).
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A fundamental philosophy of the American
constitutional form of representative government is that government is
the servant of the people and not their master. Accordingly, it is the
public policy of the state that all persons are entitled to full and
complete information regarding the affairs of government and the
official acts of those who represent them as public officials and
employees. Providing persons with the information is an essential
function of a representative government and an integral part of the
routine duties of public officials and employees, whose duty it is to
provide the information. This chapter shall be liberally construed to
implement this policy and place the burden of proof for the
nondisclosure of a public record on the public agency that would deny
access to the
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.19-1983, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.77-1995,
SEC.1.
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