Indiana Legal Resources

Indiana's official website is IN.gov. Click on the links below for more information on specific sections of Indiana law.

Indiana Constitution, Code, & Legislative Resources

Indiana State Constitution

  • Lexis Advance (NDLS Restricted) Type "Indiana Constitution" in search bar.
  • Nexis Uni (ND Restricted) Begin typing "Indiana Constitution" in the search bar; select the Table of Contents icon next to the "Sources" result.
  • Westlaw (NDLS Restricted) State Materials > Indiana > Indiana Statutes & Court Rules > Constitution of the State of Indiana [Annotated]

Indiana Code (current)

  • Indiana Code from the Indiana General Assembly. Current code is automatically retrieved, but note the pull-down menu allowing access to archived versions back to 2009.
  • Lexis Advance (NDLS Restricted) Type "Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated" in search bar.
  • Nexis Uni (ND Restricted) Begin typing "Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated" in the search bar; select the Table of Contents icon next to the "Sources" result.
  • Westlaw (NDLS Restricted) State Materials > Indiana > Indiana Statutes & Court Rules.

Indiana Code (historical)

  • Indiana Code from the Indiana General Assembly. Current code is automatically retrieved, but note the pull-down menu allowing access to archived versions back to 2009.
  • Indiana Code from Justia.com. Contains 2006, 2010-2016 versions.
  • Lexis Advance (NDLS Restricted) Type "Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated." When viewing a code section, select "Archived code versions" in the right frame to see historical code versions.
  • Nexis Uni (ND Restricted) Begin typing "Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated" in the search bar; select the Table of Contents icon next to the "Sources" result. When viewing a code section, select "Archived code versions" in the right frame to see historical code versions.
  • Westlaw (NDLS Restricted) State Materials > Indiana > Indiana Statutes & Court Rules. In right frame under “Tools and Resources” see Indiana Statutes Annotated-Historical (back to 1990).

Bills: Proposed Legislation (current)

  • Bills from the current Regular Session of the Indiana General Assembly.
  • Lexis Advance (NDLS Restricted) Begin typing "IN Full-Text Bills" in the search bar; select the term under "Sources" result to add it as a search filter. Search by keyword. Use the "Timeline" filter in the left frame to narrow the search to a particular time period.
     
  • Nexis Uni (ND Restricted) Begin typing "IN Full-Text Bills" in the search bar; select the term under "Sources" result to add it as a search filter. Search by keyword. Use the "Timeline" filter in the left frame to narrow the search to a particular time period.
  • Westlaw (NDLS Restricted) State Materials > Indiana > Indiana Proposed & Enacted Legislation > Proposed Legislation (Bills). Contains the full text of all available bills (introduced, amended, and enacted versions) from the current and recently-ended sessions of the Indiana Legislature.

Bills: Proposed Legislation (historical)

  • Index of legislative bills (back to 1999) from the Indiana General Assembly.
  • Lexis Advance (NDLS Restricted) Begin typing "IN Full-Text Bills" in the search bar; select the term under "Sources" result to add it as a search filter. Search by keyword. Use the "Timeline" filter in the left frame to narrow the search to a particular time period.
  • Westlaw (NDLS Restricted) State Materials > Indiana > Indiana Proposed & Enacted Legislation. In the right frame under “Tools and Resources” see Indiana Historical Bills (back to 2005). Contains the full text of all available bills (introduced, amended, and enacted versions) from the current and recently-ended sessions of the Indiana Legislature).

Session Laws: Enacted Legislation

  • Acts public laws from the Indiana General Assembly (back to 2000).
  • Lexis Advance (NDLS Restricted) Begin typing "Indiana Advance Legislative Service" in the search bar; select the term under "Sources" result to add it as a search filter. Search by keyword. Use the "Timeline" filter in the left frame to narrow the search to a particular time period.
  • Nexis Uni (ND Restricted) Begin typing "Indiana Advance Legislative Service" in the search bar; select the term under "Sources" result to add it as a search filter. Search by keyword. Use the "Timeline" filter in the left frame to narrow the search to a particular time period.
  • Westlaw (NDLS Restricted) State Materials > Indiana > Indiana Proposed & Enacted Legislation > Enacted Legislation (Session Laws). Contains acts and resolutions passed by the Indiana Legislature (back to 2009). See Indiana Historical Session Laws under “Tools and Resources” on the Indiana Proposed & Enacted Legislation webpage for session laws (back to 1988).

Other Legislative History Materials

For a detailed overview of the process of conducting legislative research in Indiana, see IU Bloomington’s Compiling State Legislative Histories with information on Indiana Legislative Documents.

Indiana Administrative Law Resources

Indiana Administrative Code

  • Administrative Code from the Indiana General Assembly. The Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) is published under the authority of the Legislative Council. The IAC is a compilation of the text of all permanent Indiana administrative rules.
  • Lexis Advance (NDLS Restricted) Type "Indiana Administrative Code" in the search bar.
  • Nexis Uni (ND Restricted) Begin typing "Indiana Administrative Code" in the search bar; select the Table of Contents icon next to the "Sources" result. When viewing a code section, select "Archived code versions" in the right frame to see historical code versions.
  • Westlaw (NDLS Restricted) State Materials > Indiana > Indiana Regulations (current text of the Indiana Administrative Code). In the right frame under “Tools and Resources” see Indiana Historical Regulations (back to 2002).

Indiana Register

  • The Indiana Register (IR) is a serial publication containing the full text of proposed rules, final rules, and other documents, such as public hearing notices, notices of intent to adopt rules, non-rule policy statements, Executive Orders, and Attorney General’s Opinions. The IR can be considered an “advance sheet” of final rules to be codified in the IAC. Other documents, such as notices, non-rule policy statements, Executive Orders, and Attorney General’s Opinions that are posted on the IR Database Website are not subsequently published in the IAC. The IRACD acts as the publishing branch of the Legislative Council for the IR.
  • Lexis Advance (NDLS Restricted) Type "Indiana Register" in the search bar. Select year.
  • Nexis Uni (ND Restricted) Begin typing "Indiana Register" in the search bar; select the Table of Contents icon next to the "Sources" result. Select year.
  • Westlaw (NDLS Restricted) State Materials > Indiana > Indiana Proposed & Adopted Regulations-Current. In the right frame under “Tools and Resources” see Indiana Administrative Register-Historical (back to 2000).

Indiana State Administrative Rules Drafting Manual

Indiana State Administrative Agencies