{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-5-4-12","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-5-4-12","heading":"Agreements to use a threat, intelligence, and enterprise security company designated by the secretary of state; expiration of section","body":"Sec. 12. (a) This section applies only if the costs to a county to enter into an agreement required by this section can be paid from money:\n(1) received from the federal government and permitted to be spent for this purpose; or\n(2) appropriated by the general assembly for this purpose.\n(b) Each county shall enter into an agreement with the secretary of state to use a threat intelligence and enterprise security company designated by the secretary of state to provide hardware, software, and services to:\n(1) investigate cybersecurity attacks;\n(2) protect against malicious software; and\n(3) analyze information technology security risks.\n(c) The agreement to provide services to a county under this section:\n(1) has no effect on any threat intelligence and enterprise security service provided to the county by any other agreement with a provider or by any county employee or contractor; and\n(2) must be designed to complement any existing service agreement or service used by the county;\nwhen the county enters into the agreement.\n(d) This section expires January 1, 2028.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-5-4-12","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"e6b7f1c53dc51ca197f23c1e56aa0e5202c343f5f09902ba68afcc8e7a4c7fd2","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-5-4-11","next":"us-in/ic-3-5-4-12.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}