Indiana § 5-22-4-3 - Purchasing agencies for courts
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§ 5-22-4-3. Purchasing agencies for courts
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), a court in the judicial branch is the purchasing agency for that court.
(b) The individuals designated by a court are the purchasing agents for that court.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if a county has established a purchasing agency for the county, both of the following apply:
(1) The purchasing agency established by the county is the purchasing agency for a circuit or superior court of the county.
(2) Section 5 of this chapter applies to the purchases of a circuit or superior court of the county.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a court may request either of the following to be the purchasing agency for the court:
(1) A purchasing agency of the executive branch.
(2) A purchasing agency of a political subdivision.
If a court requests a purchasing agency described in this subsection to be the purchasing agency for the court, the section of this chapter applicable to that purchasing agency applies to purchases made for the court.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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