{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-14-9-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-14-9-5","heading":"\"State\"","body":"Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, \"state\" means any of the following:\n(1) A department, commission, division, authority, board, bureau, or office of state government that exercises any:\n(A) executive including administrative; or\n(B) legislative;\npowers.\n(2) Any statewide elected official.\n(3) A body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute.\n(4) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 14. PUBLIC RECORDS AND PUBLIC MEETINGS","Chapter 9. Disclosure of Appointing Authority"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-14-9-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"5324afe7d35818432cd5e8e261431255cbed34a75842d973fe7650247501b54e","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-14-9-4","next":"us-in/ic-5-14-9-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}