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record, document or thing appear in a state
ethics commission proceeding or inspec-
tor general investigation to mislead a state
ethics commissioner or inspector general
employee;
commits obstructing the inspector general, a Class
A misdemeanor.
35-44.2-1-4. Obstructing the department of
correction ombudsman.
A person who:
(1) intentionally interferes with or pre-
vents the completion of the work of the
department of correction ombudsman;
(2) knowingly offers compensation to the
department of correction ombudsman in an
effort to affect the outcome of an investi-
gation or a potential investigation;
(3) knowingly or intentionally retaliates
against an offender or another person who
provides information to the department of
correction ombudsman; or
(4) makes threats because of an investi-
gation or potential investigation against:
(A) the department of correction
ombudsman;
(B) a person who has filed a com-
plaint; or
(C) a person who provides informa-
tion to the department of correction
ombudsman;
commits obstructing the department of correc-
tion ombudsman, a Class A misdemeanor.
35-44.2-1-5. Interference with the
department of child services
ombudsman.
(a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) interferes with or prevents the com-
pletion of the work of a department of
child services ombudsman;
(2) offers compensation to a department of
child services ombudsman in an effort to
affect the outcome of an investigation or a
potential investigation;
(3) retaliates against another person who
provides information to a department of
child services ombudsman; or
(4) threatens a department of child services
ombudsman, a person who has filed a
complaint, or a person who provides infor-
mation to a department of child services
ombudsman, because of an investigation or
potential investigation:
commits interference with the department of child
services ombudsman, a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under sub-
section (a) if the conduct is the expungement of
records held by the department of child services
that occurs by statutory mandate, judicial order or
decree, administrative review or process, automatic
operation of the Indiana ChildWelfare Information
System (ICWIS) computer system or any suc-
cessor statewide automated child welfare infor-
mation system, or in the normal course of business.
35-44.2-1-6. Interference with the state
examiner.
A person who interferes with the state exam-
iner is subject to a civil action for an infraction
under IC 5-11-1-10.
35-44.2-1-7. Refusal to follow state
examiner’s directives.
Aperson who refuses to follow the state exam-
iner’s directives is subject to a civil action for an
infraction under IC 5-11-1-21.
35-44.2-1-8. Failure to provide annual report
to state examiner.
Aperson who fails to provide an annual report
to the state examiner is subject to a civil action for
an infraction under IC 5-11-13-3.
35-44.2-1-9. False certification by state
agency’s special deputy.
A state agency’s special deputy who makes a
false certification of an oath or affirmation is sub-
ject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-
2-4-3.
35-44.2-1-10. Making a false or deficient
financial disclosure statement.
Aperson who makes a false or deficient finan-
cial disclosure statement is subject to a civil action
for an infraction under IC 4-2-6-8.
35-44.2-1-11. Failure to provide attorney
general with accounting.
A person who fails to respond to the attorney
