Indiana § 5-22-18-4 - Contract and purchasing records; protection of documents
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 5-22-18-4 — Contract and purchasing records; protection of documents, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-22-18-4. Contract and purchasing records; protection of documents
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in this section or by another law, contract and purchasing records are public records subject to public inspection under IC 5-14-3.
(b) A governmental body may establish policies or adopt rules for the protection of documents submitted to the governmental body in response to a solicitation.
(c) Policies or rules may provide procedures for the following:
(1) Protection of offers before opening to prevent disclosure of contents.
(2) Afford unobstructed evaluation of offers and award of contracts by the purchasing agent after opening.
(3) Protection of offers from tampering before and after opening.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-22-18-4 ("Contract and purchasing records; protection of documents") 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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