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Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-22-3-4

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 4. (a) Whenever this article requires that notice or other material be sent by mail, the material may be sent by electronic means as stated in any of the following:

(1) Rules adopted by the governmental body.

(2) Written policies of the purchasing agency.

(3) A solicitation.

(b) Rules, written policies, and solicitation statements described in subsection (a):

(1) are subject to this article;  and

(2) must provide that the transmission of information is at least as efficient and secure as sending the material by mail.

(c) A governmental body may receive electronic offers if both of the following apply:

(1) The solicitation indicates the procedure for transmitting the electronic offer to the governmental body.

(2) The governmental body receives the offer on a fax machine, by electronic mail, or by means of another electronic system that has a security feature that protects the content of an electronic offer with the same degree of protection as the content of an offer that is not transmitted by electronic means.

(d) A governmental body conducting a reverse auction must receive electronic offers for supplies through an Internet purchasing site.

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