§ 5-14-3-10 — Classified confidential information; unauthorized disclosure or failure to protect; offense; discipline

(a) A public employee, a public official, or an
employee or officer of a contractor or subcontractor of a public agency,
except as provided by IC 4-15-10, who knowingly or intentionally
discloses information classified as confidential by state statute,
including information declared confidential under:
(1) section 4(a) of this chapter; or
(2) section 4(b) of this chapter if the public agency having control
of the information declares it to be confidential;
commits a Class A infraction.
(b) A public employee may be disciplined in accordance with the
personnel policies of the agency by which the employee is employed
if the employee intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly discloses or fails
to protect information classified as confidential by state statute.
(c) A public employee, a public official, or an employee or officer
of a contractor or subcontractor of a public agency who unintentionally
and unknowingly discloses confidential or erroneous information in
response to a request under IC 5-14-3-3(d) or who discloses
confidential information in reliance on an advisory opinion by the
public access counselor is immune from liability for such a disclosure.
(d) This section does not apply to any provision incorporated into
state law from a federal statute.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.17-1984, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.54-1985, SEC.8; P.L.68-1987, SEC.3; P.L.77-1995, SEC.6; P.L.70-1999, SEC.3 and P.L.191-1999, SEC.3; P.L.126-2012, SEC.24.