{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-4-2-7-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 4-2-7-4","heading":"Powers; subpoena and contempt; reports; serving as special prosecuting attorney; civil and criminal actions","body":"Sec. 4. To carry out the duties described in section 3 of this chapter, the inspector general has the following powers:\n(1) As part of an investigation, the inspector general may:\n(A) administer oaths;\n(B) examine witnesses under oath;\n(C) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum; and\n(D) examine the records, reports, audits, reviews, papers, books, recommendations, contracts, correspondence, or any other documents maintained by an agency.\n(2) The inspector general may apply to a circuit or superior court for an order holding an individual in contempt of court if the individual refuses to give sworn testimony under a subpoena issued by the inspector general or otherwise disobeys a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by the inspector general.\n(3) The inspector general shall prepare a report summarizing the results of every investigation. The report is confidential in accordance with section 8 of this chapter.\n(4) If the attorney general has elected not to file a civil action for the recovery of funds misappropriated, diverted, missing, or unlawfully gained, the inspector general may file a civil action for the recovery of the funds in accordance with section 6 of this chapter.\n(5) The inspector general may prosecute a criminal matter as a special prosecuting attorney or special deputy prosecuting attorney in accordance with:\n(A) section 7 of this chapter; or\n(B) IC 33-39-10-3.","path":["TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 2. STATE OFFICERS GENERALLY","Chapter 7. The Inspector General"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_4.html#4-2-7-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-30T06:26:00Z","sha256":"1d9906c8b3f6e531925dbe80216fa4200e71f35889b4b75ca3a46006fab5563b","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-4-2-7-3","next":"us-in/ic-4-2-7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}