IC 22-2-17-4 — Limitation on use of criminal history information against an employer in civil action
Chapter 17. Use of Criminal History Information in Employment Decisions
Bills amending this section
Section text
Sec. 4. (a) Criminal history information for an employee or a former employee may not be introduced as evidence against an employer, an employer's agents, or an employer's employees in a civil action that is based on the conduct of the employee or the former employee if: (1) the nature of the criminal history information of the employee or former employee does not bear a direct relationship to the facts underlying the civil action; (2) before the acts giving rise to the civil action occurred: (A) a court order sealed the record of the criminal case; (B) the criminal conviction has been reversed or vacated; (C) the employee or former employee received a pardon for the criminal conviction; or (D) the criminal conviction has been expunged under IC 35-38-9; or (3) the criminal history information concerns an arrest or a charge that did not result in a criminal conviction. (b) This section does not supersede any federal or state law requirement to: (1) conduct a criminal history information background investigation; or (2) consider criminal history information in hiring for particular types of employment.
As added by P.L.210-2017, SEC.1.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)