Indiana § 4-2-7-3 - Duties; criminal investigation; recommendations; annual report

§ 4-2-7-3. Duties; criminal investigation; recommendations; annual report

Sec. 3. The inspector general shall do the following:

(1) Initiate, supervise, and coordinate investigations.

(2) Recommend policies and carry out other activities designed to deter, detect, and eradicate fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct in state government.

(3) Receive complaints alleging the following:

(A) A violation of the code of ethics.

(B) Bribery (IC 35-44.1-1-2).

(C) Official misconduct (IC 35-44.1-1-1).

(D) Conflict of interest (IC 35-44.1-1-4).

(E) Profiteering from public service (IC 35-44.1-1-5).

(F) A violation of the executive branch lobbying rules.

(G) A violation of a statute or rule relating to the purchase of goods or services by a current or former employee, state officer, special state appointee, lobbyist, or person who has a business relationship with an agency.

(4) If the inspector general has reasonable cause to believe that a crime has occurred or is occurring, report the suspected crime to:

(A) the governor; and

(B) appropriate state or federal law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities having jurisdiction over the matter.

(5) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement IC 4-2-6 and this chapter.

(6) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and section 5 of this chapter to implement a code of ethics.

(7) Ensure that every:

(A) employee;

(B) state officer;

(C) special state appointee; and

(D) person who has a business relationship with an agency;

is properly trained in the code of ethics.

(8) Provide advice to an agency on developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures to prevent or reduce the risk of fraudulent or wrongful acts within the agency.

(9) Provide informal advisory opinions to current, former, and prospective state employees, state officers, and special state appointees. An informal advisory opinion issued by the office of the inspector general is confidential under IC 5-14-3-4, including any previously issued informal advisory opinion by the office of the inspector general that recites that it is confidential.

(10) Recommend legislation to the governor and general assembly to strengthen public integrity laws, including the code of ethics for state officers, employees, special state appointees, and persons who have a business relationship with an agency, including whether additional specific state officers, employees, or special state appointees should be required to file a financial disclosure statement under IC 4-2-6-8.

(11) Annually submit a report to the legislative council detailing the inspector general's activities. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(12) Prescribe and provide forms for statements required to be filed under IC 4-2-6 or this chapter.

(13) Accept and file information that:

(A) is voluntarily supplied; and

(B) exceeds the requirements of this chapter.

(14) Inspect financial disclosure forms.

(15) Notify persons who fail to file forms required under IC 4-2-6 or this chapter.

(16) Develop a filing, a coding, and an indexing system required by IC 4-2-6 and IC 35-44.1-1.

(17) Prepare interpretive and educational materials and programs.

As added by P.L.222-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.89-2006, SEC.14; P.L.1-2007, SEC.4; P.L.126-2012, SEC.4; P.L.72-2014, SEC.1; P.L.205-2019, SEC.1; P.L.201-2023, SEC.54.