Indiana § 4-2-6-15 - Communications paid for with appropriations or from securities division enforcement account; use of state officer's name or likeness prohibited; exceptions
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§ 4-2-6-15. Communications paid for with appropriations or from securities division enforcement account; use of state officer's name or likeness prohibited; exceptions
Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) A communication made by the governor concerning the public health or safety.
(2) A communication:
(A) that a compelling public policy reason justifies the state officer to make; and
(B) the expenditure for which is approved by the budget agency after an advisory recommendation from the budget committee.
(3) A communication:
(A) posted or maintained on a state owned website; or
(B) that relates to the official duties of the state officer and that is not made for commercial broadcast or dissemination to the general public.
(4) Information posted on social media in accordance with section 15.5 of this chapter.
(b) This section does not prohibit a state officer from using in a communication the title of the office the state officer holds.
(c) As used in this section, "communication" refers only to the following:
(1) An audio communication.
(2) A video communication.
(3) A print communication in a newspaper (as defined in IC 5-3-1-0.4).
(d) A state officer may not use the state officer's name or likeness in a communication paid for entirely or in part with appropriations made by the general assembly, regardless of the source of the money.
(e) A state officer may not use the state officer's name or likeness in a communication paid for entirely or in part with:
(1) money from the securities division enforcement account established under IC 23-19-6-1(f); or
(2) appropriations from the state general fund made under IC 23-19-6-1(f).
As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.114-2010, SEC.1; P.L.108-2019, SEC.41; P.L.1-2025, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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