Indiana Code Title 22. Labor and Safety § 22-9.5-4-1

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the civil rights commission shall administer this article.

(b) A city, town, or county that has established or designated a local agency under IC 22-9-1-12.1 may adopt an ordinance or ordinances designating that local agency to administer this article within the territorial jurisdiction of the city, town, or county.  A city or town may adopt such an ordinance or ordinances jointly with any other city or town located in the same county or jointly with that county.  A local agency designated under this subsection has no jurisdiction over the state or any state agency (as defined in IC 22-9-1-12.1).