Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-11-5.5-4

Sec. 4. (a) A person may bring a civil action for a violation of section 2 of this chapter on behalf of the person and on behalf of the state.  The action:

(b) Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, an action brought under this section may be dismissed only if:

(c) A person who brings an action under this section shall serve:

on both the attorney general and the inspector general.  The person shall file the complaint under seal, and the complaint shall remain under seal for at least one hundred twenty (120) days.  The complaint shall not be served on the defendant until the court orders the complaint served on the defendant following the intervention or the election not to intervene of the attorney general or the inspector general.  The state may elect to intervene and proceed with the action not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after it receives both the complaint and the written disclosure.

(d) For good cause shown, the attorney general or the inspector general may move the court to extend the time during which the complaint must remain under seal.  A motion for extension may be supported by an affidavit or other evidence.  The affidavit or other evidence may be submitted in camera.

(e) Before the expiration of the time during which the complaint is sealed, the attorney general or the inspector general may:

(f) The defendant in an action filed under this section is not required to answer the complaint until twenty-one (21) days after the complaint has been unsealed and served on the defendant.

(g) After a person has filed a complaint under this section, no person other than the attorney general or the inspector general may:

(h) If the person who initially filed the complaint:

upon motion of the attorney general or the inspector general, the court shall dismiss the person as a plaintiff.