Sec. 3.7. (a) The dental compliance fund is established to provide funds for administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. Money in the fund shall be used solely for the purposes of investigating and taking enforcement action against violators of:

(1) IC 25-1-9 concerning an individual licensed under IC 25-13 or this article;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-14-1-3.7

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(2) IC 25-13; and

(3) this article.

The fund shall be administered by the Indiana professional licensing agency.

     (b) The fund consists of fines and civil penalties collected through investigations of violations of:

(1) IC 25-1-9 concerning an individual licensed under IC 25-13 or this article;

(2) IC 25-13; and

(3) this article;

conducted by the board or the attorney general.

     (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested.

     (d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

     (e) The attorney general and the Indiana professional licensing agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to provide the attorney general with funds to conduct investigations and pursue enforcement action against violators of:

(1) IC 25-1-9 if the individual is licensed under IC 25-13 or this article;

(2) IC 25-13; and

(3) this article.

     (f) The attorney general and the Indiana professional licensing agency shall present any memorandum of understanding under subsection (e) annually to the board for review.

As added by P.L.103-2011, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.264-2013, SEC.7; P.L.62-2023, SEC.2.