Indiana State Bar Association

One Indiana Square
Suite 530
Indianapolis, IN 46204
United States

http://www.inbar.org

Established in 1896, the Indiana State Bar Association is a voluntary, nongovernmental organization with more than 12,000 members. A nonprofit association, the ISBA strives to improve the administration of justice and promote public understanding of the legal system. Specifically, the association encourages and promotes law reform, fosters and advances the legal profession, advocates effective and thorough legal education, and encourages continuing education among attorneys practicing in Indiana.

Any prosecutor that fails, or refuses, to fully disclose all Brady/Giglio material (exculpatory and impeachment evidence including, but not limited to: records of police misconduct; public complaints; and, use-of-force reports) is subject to Rules of Professional Conduct [R.P.C.] 3.8(g): Special Responsibilities of the Prosecutor. Violation of R.P.C. 3.8(g) may included an individual attorney, while acting in the capacity of prosecutor, being sanctioned up to and including disbarment. The obligations upon the prosecutor are both retroactive and perpetual.

Rich, Jay	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1673127182 - 2051525648 September 20, 2022	Attorney Misconduct	Employer: Tipton County Prosecuting Attorney Authority: Indiana State Bar Association
Swaby, Robert Micheal	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1664993754 - 377616252 September 24, 2019	Attorney Misconduct	Employer: St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney Authority: Indiana State Bar Association

Indiana Access to Public Records Act

§5-14-3-1 et seq.

The Indiana Access to Public Records Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels. Public records are defined as essentially any information created, maintained or filed by government agencies. Exemptions include trade secrets, confidential information received upon request, academic research, licensing information, medical records, anything declared exempt by the Supreme Court, autopsy photos or videos, social security numbers, law enforcement investigations, attorney information, personal files of employees, names of charitable donors, security measures for telecommunications, schools, and general infrastructure, correctional officer information, complaint information within law enforcement agencies, contact information for utility employees, or labor negotiations.

Any person can request public records in Indiana and no request may be refused due to a lack of statement of purpose. Record cannot be used for commercial purposes except if it is news publications, academic research, or non-profit organization activities that are using the information. The Indiana statute allows for seven days to acknowledge Indiana Access to Public Records Act requests if the request is mailed or sent by facsimilie or email. "If a requestor is physically present in the office of the public agency or makes a request by telephone or requests enhanced access to a document, the public agency must respond to the request within 24 hours after any employee of the agency receives the request." (From Indiana's Public Law Access Handbook)

We the People

We the People have a Right to Know according to the Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS], past Presidents (of both major political parties), Congress, and the United States Department of Justice. As an expression of that Right to Know, we have coordinated valuable information from a number of resources into a single, public-facing, searchable database.

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