Indiana Code Title 4. State Offices and Administration § 4-15-10-4

Sec. 4. (a) Any employee may report in writing the existence of:

to a supervisor or to the inspector general.

(b) For having made a report under subsection (a), the employee making the report may not:

(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), an employee must make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the correctness of any information to be furnished and may be subject to disciplinary actions for knowingly furnishing false information, including suspension or dismissal, as determined by the employee's appointing authority, the appointing authority's designee, or the ethics commission.  However, any state employee disciplined under this subsection is entitled to process an appeal of the disciplinary action under the procedure as set forth in IC 4-15-2.2-42.

(d) An employer who violates this section is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 35-44.2-1-1.