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·Title 5 STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION·Art. 15 PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS·Ch. 6 Local Public Records Commissions
(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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