State Retention Schedules

The following Record Retention Schedules apply to Indiana state-level government agencies only. Schedules for County/Local government offices are located here, and Retention Schedules for Court Records are found on Indiana Judiciary's website.

Each Retention Schedule below is provided as a separate PDF document that applies only to the listed unit of state government. To search across all retention schedules for specific content or explore the history of record types that are no longer created, please visit our Record Series Search.

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GENERAL RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR ALL STATE AGENCIES - (Includes overview of 7/2020 updates at the end)

AGENCY-SPECIFIC RETENTION SCHEDULES

• Accounts, Board of
• Adjutant General
• Administration, Department of
  • Access Control Office (Operations).
  • Minority Business Development.
  • Ombudsman
  • Procurement Division.
  • Public Works Division.
• Agriculture, Indiana State Department of. (agencywide schedule)
  • Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency
• Alcohol and Tobacco Commission
• Animal Health, Indiana State Board of
• Archives and Records Administration. (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Forms Management Division.
  • Micrographics Division.
  • Records Center.
  • Records Management.
  • State Archives.
• Arts Commission
• Attorney General's Office. (agencywide schedule)
  • Advisory Section.
  • Appeals Division.
  • Consumer Protection Division.
  • Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
  • Tax Division.
  • Tobacco Enforcement Section.
  • Unclaimed Property Division.
• Auditor of State's Office
• Blind, Indiana State School for the
• Budget Agency, State
• Child Services, Department of
  • Child Support.
  • Child Welfare.
• Civil Rights Commission. (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Indiana Commission for Women.
• Correction, Department of:  All Facilities (agencywide schedule)​ |​ Offender Records (agencywide schedule)
  • Community Corrections.
  • Internal Affairs, Office of.
  • Interstate Compact Agreement.
  • Jail Inspection Services.
  • ​Witness Services Section.​
• Criminal Justice Institute
• Deaf, Indiana State School for the
• Economic Development Corporation, Indiana
• Education, Department of
  • Career And Technical Education, Office of.
  • Center For Accreditation, Assessment And Learning.
  • Center For School Assessment.
  • Compensatory Education.
  • Educational Information Systems.
  • Educator Licensing And Development, Office of.
  • English Language Learners And Migrant Education.
  • School Finance Division.
  • School Food And Nutrition.
  • School Transportation Division.
  • Special Education Division.
  • State Board of Education.
  • Student Services Division.
• Education Employment Relations Board
• Environmental Adjudication, Office of ​
• Environmental Management, Department of (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Air Quality, Office of.
  • Criminal Investigations, Office of.
  • Land Quality, Office of.
  • Pollution Prevention And Technology Assistance, Office of.
  • Water Quality, Office of.
• Fair Commission, Indiana State
• Family And Social Services Administration. (agencywide schedule)​
  • Family And Social Services Administration. Aging, Division of.
  • Family And Social Services Administration. Disability And Rehabilitative Services.
    • Blind And Visually Impaired Services.
    • Bureau of Developmental Disability Services.
    • Bureau of Quality Improvement Services.
    • Child Development, Bureau of.
    • Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division.
  • Early Childhood And Out of School Learning.
  • Family And Social Services Administration. Family Resources. ​
    • County Offices.
    • Quality Control.
  • General Counsel, Office of.
  • Medicaid Policy And Planning. ​
  • Mental Health And Addiction, Division of.
• Finance Authority, Indiana (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Indiana Toll Road.
  • Recreational Development Commission.
  • State Office Building Commission.
  • State Revolving Loan Fund Programs.
• Financial Institutions, Department of
• Gaming Commission, Indiana
• Grain Indemnity Corporation, Indiana
• Health, Department of ​
  • Acute Care Division.
  • Cancer Registry.
  • Children With Special Health Care Needs.
  • Chronic Disease, Primary Care and Rural Health
    • Breast & Cervical Cancer Program.
    • Chronic Disease Epidemiology.
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education.
  • Environmental Lab Division.
  • Environmental Public Health.
  • Epidemiology Resource Center.
    • Tuberculosis and Refugee Health.
    • Vector-Borne Disease Division.
  • Food Protection Program.
  • Health Care Engineering.
  • HIV and STD Division.
  • Immunization.
  • Indiana Lead And Healthy Homes Program.
  • Indoor Air.
  • Legal Affairs, Office of.
  • Local Health Outreach.
  • Long Term Care Division.
  • Maternal And Child Health Division.
    • Genomics and Newborn Screening.
  • Medical Radiological Services.
  • Microbiology Lab.
  • Oral Health Program.
  • Vital Records Section.
  • Weights And Measures.
  • Women, Infants And Children.
• Higher Education, Commission For. (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Proprietary Education, Board For.
  • Student Assistance.
    • Special Programs Division.
• Homeland Security
  • Fire and Building Safety
  • Planning and Assessment.
  • Response and Recovery
• Horse Racing Commission
• Housing and Community Development Authority, Indiana
• Inspector General's Office ​
  • Ethics Commission, Indiana State.
• Insurance, Department of ​
  • Agency Services.
  • Bail Bond Division.
  • Chief Deputy Commissioner.
  • Company Records Division.
  • Company Services.
  • Consumer Protection Division.
  • Consumer Services Division.
  • Health Issues Division.
  • Legal Financial Services.
  • Legal Services Division.
  • Office Operations.
  • Patients' Compensation.
  • Political Subdivision Risk Management.
  • Senior Health Information Insurance Program.
  • Surplus Lines Section.
  • Utilization And Medical Claims Review.
• Integrated Public Safety Commission
• Judicial Administration ​
  • Clerk of The Supreme Court
  • Court of Appeals
  • Court Reporter, Supreme And Appellate Courts
  • Law Examiners, State Board of
  • Supreme Court Administration (Court Services)
  • Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission
• Labor, Department of ​
  • Board of Safety Review.
  • Child Labor, Bureau of.
  • Commissioner, Office of.
  • INSAFE.
  • IOSHA.
  • Mines And Mine Safety, Bureau of.
  • Occupational Safety Standards Commission.
  • Quality Metrics And Statistics.
  • Wage And Hour Division.
• Law Enforcement Academy, Indiana
• Legislative Services Agency
• Library, Indiana State
• Lieutenant Governor's Office ​
  • Community and Rural Affairs, Office of.
• Lobby Registration Commission, Indiana
• Local Government Finance, Department of
• Lottery Commission, State
• Motor Vehicles, Bureau of (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Audit Services Division.
  • Branch Operations And Bureau of Motor Vehicles Commission.
  • Driver Improvement and Safety and Responsibility
  • Driver Services Division.
  • Security And Investigations Division.
  • Vehicles And Fulfillment Division.
• Museum And Historic Sites Corporation, Indiana
• Natural Resources Commission
• Natural Resources, Department of
  • Administrative Support Services Division.
  • Engineering Division.
  • Entomology Division.
  • Fish And Wildlife Division.
  • Forestry Division.
  • Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Division of
  • Land Acquisition Division.
  • Law Enforcement Division.
  • Nature Preserves Division.
  • Oil And Gas Division.
  • Outdoor Recreation Division.
  • Reclamation Division.
  • State Parks And Reservoirs.
  • Water, Division of.
• Parole Board, Indiana
• Personnel, Department of ​
  • Affirmative Action Section.
  • Benefits, Disability And Worker's Compensation
  • Communications Division.
  • Compensation Division.
  • Director's Office.
  • Employee Relations Division.
  • Employment Administration Division.
  • Training Division.
• Police, State ​
  • Administration.
  • Continuous Improvement Unit.
  • Gaming Enforcement Division.
  • Human Resources Division.
  • Internal Investigations Division.
  • Laboratory Division.
  • Meth Suppression Section.
  • Missing Children Clearinghouse.
• Ports of Indiana
• Professional Licensing Agency
• Protection And Advocacy Services Commission
• Public Access Counselor's Office
• Public Defender's Office
• Public Retirement System, Indiana
• Revenue, Department of (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Audit Division.
  • Bankruptcy.
  • Finance Division.
  • Individual Income Tax.
  • Inheritance Tax Division.
  • Investigations.
  • Motor Carrier Services Division.
  • Returns Processing Operations.
  • Special Tax Division.
  • Tax Administration.
  • Taxpayer Advocate Office.
  • Taxpayer Contact Division.
• Secretary of State's Office (agencywide schedule)​
  • State Election Division.
• Tax Review, Indiana Board of
• Technology, Indiana Office of
• Toxicology, Department of
• Transportation, Indiana Department of ​
  • Accounting and Control Division.
  • Assets Management.
  • Bridge Design.
  • Bridge Management.
  • Districts.
  • Economic Opportunity.
  • Environmental.
  • Materials Management Division.
  • Multi-Modal Planning and Programs.
  • Operations.
  • Real Estate Division.
  • Research and Development.
  • Road Design.
  • Roadside Development.
  • Traffic.
  • Utilities and Railroad.
• Treasurer of State
• Utility Regulatory Commission (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Reporting Division.
• Veterans' Affairs, Indiana Department of (agencywide schedule) ​
  • Veterans' Home, Indiana.
• Worker's Compensation Board ​
• Workforce Development, Department of (agencywide schedule)
  • Adult Education Division.