"State"
Ind. Code § 4-15-17-3
in effectSec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "state" means any of the following:
(1) A department, commission, division, authority, board, bureau, or office of state government that exercises any executive powers.
(2) Any statewide elected official.
(3) A body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute.
(b) The term does not include any of the following:
(1) The state police department.
(2) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).
(3) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-79).
(4) The ports of Indiana (established by IC 8-10-1-3).
(5) The northern Indiana commuter transportation district (established under IC 8-5-15).
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.121-2016, SEC.3; P.L.186-2025, SEC.32.
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