Indiana Code 4-2-6-16. Nepotism
(b) As used in this section, “employed” refers to all employment, including full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, or hourly. The term includes service as a state officer or special state appointee.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-2-6-16
- Agency: means an authority, a board, a branch, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an office, a service, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. See Indiana Code 4-2-6-1
- Appointing authority: means the following:
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- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Direct line of supervision: means the chain of command in which the superior affects, or has the authority to affect, the terms and conditions of the subordinate's employment, including making decisions about work assignments, compensation, grievances, advancements, or performance evaluation. See Indiana Code 4-2-6-1
- Person: means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, trust, business trust, group, limited liability company, or corporation, whether or not operated for profit, or a governmental agency or political subdivision. See Indiana Code 4-2-6-1
- Relative: means any of the following:
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- Special state appointee: means a person who is:
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- State officer: means any of the following:
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(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual may not be employed in the same agency in which an individual’s relative is the appointing authority.
(e) An individual may be employed in the same agency in which the individual’s relative is the appointing authority, if the individual has been employed in the same agency for at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date the individual’s relative becomes the appointing authority.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual may not be placed in a relative’s direct line of supervision.
(g) An individual employed in an agency may not contract with or supervise the work of a business entity of which a relative is a partner, executive officer, or sole proprietor.
(h) Any person within an agency who knowingly participates in a violation of this chapter is subject to the penalties set forth in section 12 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2012, SEC.2.