Indiana § 5-15-6-4 Prohibition against destroying or removing records less than three years
after filing except according to approved retention schedule

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-15-6-4 — Prohibition against destroying or removing records less than three years after filing except according to approved retention schedule

Indiana § 5-15-6-4

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 15PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS

Ch. 6Local Public Records Commissions

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Ind. Code § 5-15-6-4 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), no records shall be destroyed, removed, or transferred from any office until a period of at least three (3) years shall have elapsed from the date on which the records were filed, nor even after that time if the records are in frequent use by the officer having charge of the office.

(b)Records may be destroyed, removed, or transferred from any office before three (3) years elapse after the date on which the records were filed if the destruction, removal, or transfer is according to an approved retention schedule. Formerly: Acts 1939, c.91, s.4. As amended by P.L.50-1991, SEC.13; P.L.171-2015, SEC.37.

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no
records shall be destroyed, removed, or transferred from any office
until a period of at least three (3) years shall have elapsed from the date
on which the records were filed, nor even after that time if the records
are in frequent use by the officer having charge of the office.
(b) Records may be destroyed, removed, or transferred from any
office before three (3) years elapse after the date on which the records
were filed if the destruction, removal, or transfer is according to an
approved retention schedule.
Formerly: Acts 1939, c.91, s.4. As amended by P.L.50-1991,
SEC.13; P.L.171-2015, SEC.37.