Indiana FOI Resources
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Indiana Coalition for Open Government
(A member of NFOIC)
Gerard Lanosga, President
Purdue University
625 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47909
Phone 317.752.8424
http://www.indianacog.org/
Email glanosga@bsu.edu; info@indianacog.org
Secondary contact: Tony Fargo, Vice Presidet
Email alfargo@indiana.edu
QUICK FOI INFORMATION
Open Meetings Law I.C. §§5-14-1.5-1 et seq.
Closed: Numerous exemptions including: Collective bargaining, litigation strategy, and certain real estate transactions.
Open Records Law §§5-14-3-1 et seq.
Exempt: Trade secrets; university research; and certain educational and medical records. Discretionary exemptions include: Personnel files; diaries; journals; and personal notes.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA
CONTACTS
Office of the Attorney General
Indiana Government Center South
302 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone (317) 232-6201
Fax (317) 232-7979
http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/
State Bar Association
One Indiana Square
Suite 530
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone (317) 639-5465
Fax (317) 266-2588
http://www.inbar.org/
Email isbaadmin@inbar.org
Tony Fargo
Tony Fargo is an ICOG board member and an assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Journalism in Bloomington and specializes in media law. Contact
alfargo@indiana.edu or by phone at (812) 855-5420 or (812) 219-0806.
Office of the Public Access Counselor for the State of Indiana
W470, Indiana Government Center South
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone (317) 234-0906; (800) 228-6013
Fax (317) 233-3091
http://www.in.gov/pac/
Contact form at http://www.in.gov/pac/2337.htm
Hoosier State Press Association
41 E. Washington St.
Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Contact: Steve Key, Executive Director and General Counsel
Phone (317) 637-3966
http://www.hspa.com/
Email skey@hspa.com
FORM LETTERS
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
Email rcfp@rcfp.org
FOIA Letter Generator
Student Press Law Center
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (703) 807-1904
Email splc@splc.org
Request Letter Generator
PUBLICATIONS
Handbook of Indiana's Public Access Law from
Indiana's Public Access Counselor
Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press