Indiana § 23-19-7-7 - Award to informant for original information leading to successful enforcement action; commissioner to determine amount; award to be paid from fund; limit on aggregate amount of awards

§ 23-19-7-7. Award to informant for original information leading to successful enforcement action; commissioner to determine amount; award to be paid from fund; limit on aggregate amount of awards

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, and subject to subsection (b) and section 8 of this chapter, if:

(1) an informant:

(A) voluntarily provides in writing, and in the form or manner required by the commissioner, original information to the division; and

(B) includes, as part of the writing provided under clause (A), a signed statement indicating that the informant reasonably believes that the act or omission disclosed through the original information provided constitutes a violation of this article; and

(2) the original information provided by the informant leads to the successful enforcement of a judicial or an administrative action under this article;

the commissioner may award an amount, to be determined by the commissioner and paid from the fund, to the informant for the original information provided.

(b) The commissioner may provide an award to one (1) or more informants in any single judicial or administrative proceeding under this article. However, the aggregate amount of the awards in any single judicial or administrative proceeding may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total monetary sanctions imposed or ordered in the action.

As added by P.L.85-2012, SEC.6.