{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-4-2-6-14","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 4-2-6-14","heading":"Prohibitions; criminal penalty","body":"Sec. 14. (a) A person may not do any of the following:\n(1) Knowingly or intentionally induce or attempt to induce, by threat, coercion, suggestion, or false statement, a witness or informant in a commission proceeding or investigation conducted by the inspector general to do any of the following:\n(A) Withhold or unreasonably delay the production of any testimony, information, document, or thing.\n(B) Avoid legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence.\n(C) Fail to appear at a proceeding or investigation to which the person has been summoned.\n(D) Make, present, or use a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in a commission proceeding or investigation to mislead a commissioner or commission employee.\n(2) Alter, damage, or remove a record, document, or thing except as permitted or required by law, with the intent to prevent the record, document, or thing from being produced or used in a commission proceeding or investigation conducted by the inspector general.\n(3) Make, present, or use a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in a commission proceeding or investigation to mislead a commissioner or commission employee.\n(b) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 35-44.2-1-3.","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#4-2-6-14","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-30T06:26:00Z","sha256":"374074723bc47fc6c6a5084d7f90977a23e10793eaa3a28dd81f2ecfac0207d4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-4-2-6-13","next":"us-in/ic-4-2-6-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}