2024 Indiana Code
Title 21. Higher Education
Article 30. State Educational Institutions: Donations; Gifts, Bequests, and Devises
Chapter 7. Disclosure of Foreign Gifts and Contracts
21-30-7-18. Failure to Comply; Civil Action
Sec. 18. (a) The attorney general may bring a civil action against a state educational institution that has failed to comply with this chapter:
(1) based upon information known to the attorney general; or
(2) at the request of:
(A) a member of the general assembly;
(B) the governor;
(C) a member of the commission;
(D) a member of the Indiana state board of education; or
(E) an Indiana taxpayer;
if the person described in this subdivision submits a signed affidavit affirming that a state educational institution is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) If the attorney general prevails in an action brought under this section, the attorney general is entitled to injunctive relief to require the state educational institution to comply with the requirements of this chapter. In addition, a state educational institution that is found to have knowingly or willingly failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter must pay to the attorney general:
(1) the costs incurred in bringing the civil action under this section; and
(2) any associated costs of investigation and enforcement.
As added by P.L.142-2024, SEC.1.
