Sec. 6.1. (a) The members, the director, and the employees of the department are:

(1) under the jurisdiction of, and subject to the rules adopted by, the state ethics commission; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-11-2-6.1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) subject to all other ethics rules and requirements that apply to the executive branch of state government.

     (b) The department may adopt additional ethics rules and requirements that:

(1) apply to the members, the director, and the employees of the department;

(2) are not less stringent than the rules adopted by the state ethics commission; and

(3) are consistent with state law.

As added by P.L.213-2007, SEC.97; P.L.217-2007, SEC.95.