Indiana § 5-22-12-6 - Purchase of articles listed in catalog
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 5-22-12-6 — Purchase of articles listed in catalog, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-22-12-6. Purchase of articles listed in catalog
Sec. 6. (a) Whenever a governmental body needs an article listed in the catalog published under section 5 of this chapter, the governmental body:
(1) shall give the bureau a reasonable time to produce or supply the article; and
(2) except for an article produced by the department of correction, may not elsewhere:
(A) contract for;
(B) purchase; or
(C) pay a bill for;
an article described in the catalog unless the article cannot be furnished by the bureau.
(b) A governmental body may contract elsewhere for purchase of an article described in the catalog if the bureau gives a written statement that the bureau cannot furnish the article.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-22-12-6 ("Purchase of articles listed in catalog") 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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