Indiana § 4-13-1-1 - Short title; "state agency" defined; use of department services by other entities
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§ 4-13-1-1. Short title; "state agency" defined; use of department services by other entities
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Administration Act of 1961".
(b) As used in this chapter, "state agency" means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. The term "state agency" does not include the judicial or legislative departments of state government, nor does that term include a state educational institution.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the following entities may, with the consent of the commissioner of the department of administration, use the services of the department:
(1) The judicial department of state government.
(2) The legislative department of state government.
(3) A state educational institution.
(4) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(5) A body corporate and politic created by statute.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.269, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.32, SEC.2; P.L.28-1983, SEC.2; P.L.14-1984, SEC.1; P.L.2-2007, SEC.33.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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