IC 5-11-5.5-10: Civil investigative demands; procedure

Sec. 10. (a) If the attorney general or the inspector general has reason to believe that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of documentary material or information relevant to an investigation involving a false claim, the attorney general or the 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:

(1) Produce the documentary material for inspection and copying.

(2) Answer an interrogatory in writing concerning the documentary material or information.

(3) Give oral testimony concerning the documentary material or information.

(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.