§ 5-22-3-4 — Electronic transmission of notice or other materials

(a) Whenever this article requires that notice or
other material be sent by mail, the material may be sent by electronic
means as stated in any of the following:
(1) Rules adopted by the governmental body.
(2) Written policies of the purchasing agency.
(3) A solicitation.
(b) Rules, written policies, and solicitation statements described in
subsection (a):
(1) are subject to this article; and
(2) must provide that the transmission of information is at least as
efficient and secure as sending the material by mail.
(c) A governmental body may receive electronic offers if both of the
following apply:
(1) The solicitation indicates the procedure for transmitting the
electronic offer to the governmental body.
(2) The governmental body receives the offer on a fax machine,
by electronic mail, or by means of another electronic system that
has a security feature that protects the content of an electronic
offer with the same degree of protection as the content of an offer
that is not transmitted by electronic means.
(d) A governmental body conducting a reverse auction must receive
electronic offers for supplies through an Internet purchasing site.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.31-2002, SEC.2; P.L.1-2003, SEC.19; P.L.93-2004, SEC.7.