Indiana Code 5-11-5.7-10. Issuance of civil investigative demand concerning documents and information; requirements
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Sec. 10. (a) Whenever the attorney general, the inspector general, or the designee of the attorney general or the inspector general has reason to believe that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of documentary material, electronically stored information, a tangible thing, or information relevant to an investigation under this chapter involving a false claim, the attorney general, the inspector general, or the designee of the attorney general or inspector general may, before commencing a civil proceeding under this chapter, issue and serve a civil investigative demand requiring the person to do one (1) or more of the following:
(2) Answer an interrogatory in writing concerning the documentary material, electronically stored information, tangible thing, or information.
(1) Produce the documentary material, electronically stored information, or tangible thing for inspection and copying.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-11-5.7-10
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(3) Give oral testimony concerning the documentary material, electronically stored information, tangible thing, or information.
(4) Furnish any combination of material, other evidence, answers, or testimony.
(b) If a civil investigative demand is a specific demand for a product of discovery, the official issuing the civil investigative demand shall:
(1) serve a copy of the civil investigative demand on the person from whom the discovery was obtained; and
(2) notify the person to whom the civil investigative demand is issued of the date of service.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2014, SEC.11.