§ 5-14-3-3.6 — Public agencies; enhanced access to public records; office of technology

Indiana § 5-14-3-3.6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 14: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PUBLIC MEETINGS
• Ch. 3: Access to Public Records

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6. (a) As used in this section "public agency"
does not include a state agency (as defined in section 3.5(a) of this
chapter).
(b) As an additional means of inspecting and copying public
records, a public agency may provide enhanced access to public
records maintained by the public agency.
(c) A public agency may provide a person with enhanced access to
public records if any of the following apply:
(1) The public agency provides enhanced access to the person
through its own computer gateway and provides for the protection
of public records under subsection (d).
(2) The public agency has entered into a contract with a third
party under which the public agency provides enhanced access to
the person through the third party's computer gateway or
otherwise, and the contract between the public agency and the
third party provides for the protection of public records in
accordance with subsection (d).
(d) A contract entered into under this section and any other
provision of enhanced access must provide that the third party and the
person will not engage in the following:
(1) Unauthorized enhanced access to public records.
(2) Unauthorized alteration of public records.
(3) Disclosure of confidential public records.
(e) A contract entered into under this section or any provision of
enhanced access may require the payment of a reasonable fee to either
the third party to a contract or to the public agency, or both, from the
person.
(f) A public agency may provide enhanced access to public records
through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology
established by IC 4-13.1-2-1.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.19-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.177-2005, SEC.16.