Sec. 5. (a) The election division and each county election board shall make the reports and statements filed with them available for public inspection and copying, commencing as soon as practicable but not later than the end of the second business day following the day during which they were received.
(b) The election division and the county election boards shall also permit copying of a report or statement by hand or by duplicating machine, as requested, at the expense of the person and subject to IC 5-14-3-8. Inspection and copying of records contained on the computer system described in section 4(b) of this chapter are subject to IC 5-14-3.
(c) A person may not sell information copied from reports and statements under this section or use it for a commercial purpose. However, this restriction does not apply to a newspaper, magazine, book, or other communication with a principal purpose other than communicating contributor information:
(1) to solicit contributions; or
(2) for other commercial purposes.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-5-4.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.70; P.L.8-1992, SEC.9; P.L.2-1996, SEC.100; P.L.4-1996, SEC.34; P.L.3-1997, SEC.187.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 4. Administration by Election Division and County Election Boards
3-9-4-1. Application of Chapter
3-9-4-4.5. Electronic Filing of Local Campaign Finance Reports
3-9-4-5. Reports and Statements; Public Inspection and Copying; Sale of Information Copied
3-9-4-6. Preservation of Reports and Statements
3-9-4-11. Miscellaneous Reports
3-9-4-13. Audits; Investigations
3-9-4-14. Examination of Statements of Organization or Reports; Campaign Finance Reports
3-9-4-16. Civil Penalties; Election Commission
3-9-4-18. Delinquent or Defective Report
3-9-4-19. Waiver or Reduction of Civil Penalty
3-9-4-20. Settlement Agreement to Pay Proposed Civil Penalty