Indiana Open Records

Indiana laws and court cases

Indiana Open Records Statute

Open Government Guide to Indiana's Open Records legislation by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Letter Generator

Create open records request that conforms to Indiana requirements

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts

Indiana School Contact Info

Indiana School Superintendents

Other Indiana School lists (source of above lists)

State Salary Database

The Indy Star has this Indiana Metro and State Salary Database current as of June, 2006

The Better Government Association offers this searchable database of selected public payrolls. It mostly covers Illinois, but there is also some salary information on Missouri and Indiana.

To see what other states have salary databases, click here.

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

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Indiana Coalition for Open Government

Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Indiana.

2008

October 29, 2008: [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Daniels-Administration-Too-Cozy-With/story.aspx?guid={00476F9A-64F6-40D4-8517-FC4ABFADBFD0}|Daniels Administration Too Cozy With Coal Industry?]

October 20, 2008: Noblesville School Board agrees to keep $83M budget details secret

September 28, 2008: Public has little access to teacher discipline records

September 10, 2008: Long Thompson wants probe of Daniels' planes use

September 10, 2008: No wrong done in records denial, access counselor says

September 8, 2008: Thompson challenges Daniels to disclose travel records

August 14, 2008: Randolph Central board's closed meeting violated law, according to open records office

August 9, 2008: Complaint: Public records not released from Jeffersonville's Clerk-Treasurer's Office

August 8, 2008: J&C's request for more detailed records denied

July 26, 2008: Some question attorney's hiring by Greater Clark Schools Corporation

July 25, 2008: Lake County lagging on health data

July 5, 2008: Freedom's just another word for a thing to hide

June 27, 2008: Public access counselor says Muncie violated law

June 25, 2008: IDEM provides missing cell phone records

June 21, 2008: Clarksville drops 25 cent public record charge

June 18, 2008: IDEM releases some, not all, records

May 5, 2008: PUC PD in violation of access to public records laws

March 16, 2008: CURRAN: She goes on the record about open records

January 10, 2008: Public Records: Current Access Law Has No Teeth

January 8, 2008: Give power to counselor

January 6, 2008: Public records: Those who disobey state's sunshine lawshould face penalty

January 4, 2008: State official: Auditor broke law

January 3, 2008: Survey: Open-door law needs teeth

January 2, 2008: Survey: Hoosiers Want Public Access Counselor to Have Enforcement Powers

2007

December 4, 2007: Wendt: County denying records

December 4, 2007: Some public records denied with no legal authority

December 3, 2007: Public records might cost more

October 21, 2007: Records-access law open to broad interpretation

October 21, 2007: Although no law keeps teacher information hidden from public, school districts exercise disclosure discretion

October 17, 2007: Clarksville opinion a first under new public-access law

October 14, 2007: Case histories: Connecticut & Indiana

October 10, 2007: Clarksville did not break law with copy ordinance

October 7, 2007: Help available for those with public access questions

September 30, 2007: 2 courts set to test records system

September 20, 2007: Newspaper seeks 911 tapes in sisters’ deaths

September 19, 2007: Why the ongoing secrecy in sisters' deaths?

September 13, 2007: Attorney: Withholding 911 calls violates law

September 9, 2007: Clark program may have violated open-records law

September 8, 2007: Logistics of requests challenge officials

September 8, 2007: Snyder prevails in records complaint - Public access counselor says it's improper to ask why information is sought.

July 23, 2007: Daniels appoints new public access counselor

July 19, 2007: Counselor: Clark County prosecutor did not violate open records law

June 21, 2007: Clark County prosecutor being investigated for open records violation

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