{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-22-2-17-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 22-2-17-4","heading":"Limitation on use of criminal history information against an employer in civil action","body":"Sec. 4. (a) Criminal history information for an employee or a former employee may not be introduced as evidence against an employer, an employer's agents, or an employer's employees in a civil action that is based on the conduct of the employee or the former employee if:\n(1) the nature of the criminal history information of the employee or former employee does not bear a direct relationship to the facts underlying the civil action;\n(2) before the acts giving rise to the civil action occurred:\n(A) a court order sealed the record of the criminal case;\n(B) the criminal conviction has been reversed or vacated;\n(C) the employee or former employee received a pardon for the criminal conviction; or\n(D) the criminal conviction has been expunged under IC 35-38-9; or\n(3) the criminal history information concerns an arrest or a charge that did not result in a criminal conviction.\n(b) This section does not supersede any federal or state law requirement to:\n(1) conduct a criminal history information background investigation; or\n(2) consider criminal history information in hiring for particular types of employment.","path":["TITLE 22. LABOR AND SAFETY","ARTICLE 2. WAGES, HOURS, AND BENEFITS","Chapter 17. Use of Criminal History Information in Employment Decisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_22.html#22-2-17-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-18T00:45:42Z","sha256":"7c668a23ae241d7126da8f3fc541822640670a0609c81653aab4660622cdde48","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-22-2-17-3","next":"us-in/ic-22-2-18.1-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}