Indiana § 13-28-4-9 - Applicability of privilege
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 13-28-4-9 — Applicability of privilege, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-28-4-9. Applicability of privilege
Sec. 9. (a) The privilege described in section 1 of this chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Documents, communications, data, reports, or other information that must be collected, developed, maintained, reported, or otherwise made available to a regulatory agency under:
(A) this title;
(B) a rule or standard adopted under this title;
(C) a determination, a permit, or an order made or issued by the commissioner under this title; or
(D) any other federal, state, or local law, permit, or order.
(2) Information obtained by observation, sampling, or monitoring by any regulatory agency.
(3) Information obtained from a source independent of the environmental audit.
(b) This section does not allow the regulatory agency to adopt a rule or a permit condition for the purpose of circumventing the privilege established in this chapter by requiring disclosure of a report of a voluntarily conducted audit.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-3-11.]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-28-4-9 ("Applicability of privilege") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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