{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-4-2-6-13","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 4-2-6-13","heading":"Retaliation against employee or former employee for filing complaint or furnishing information or testimony","body":"Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee shall not retaliate or threaten to retaliate against an employee, a former employee, a special state appointee, or a former special state appointee because the employee, former employee, special state appointee, or former special state appointee did any of the following:\n(1) Filed a complaint with the commission or the inspector general.\n(2) Provided information to the commission or the inspector general.\n(3) Testified at a commission proceeding.\n(b) A state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee may take appropriate action against an employee who took any of the actions listed in subsection (a) if the employee or special state appointee:\n(1) did not act in good faith; or\n(2) knowingly or recklessly provided false information or testimony to the commission.\n(c) A person who violates this section is subject to action under section 12 of this chapter and criminal prosecution under IC 35-44.2-1-2.","path":["TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 2. STATE OFFICERS GENERALLY","Chapter 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_4.html#4-2-6-13","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-30T06:26:00Z","sha256":"9fd869b7ad35f51c94ed7ab3ced09b5eed5c2e64b2cb662c8ac2c9abcb00edd0","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-4-2-6-12","next":"us-in/ic-4-2-6-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}