State Retention Schedules

The following Records 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 the Indiana Judiciary's website.

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GENERAL RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR ALL STATE AGENCIES (last approved 04/24/2024; includes overview of updates)

AGENCY-SPECIFIC RETENTION SCHEDULES

• Accounts, Board of (last approved 2014)

• Adjutant General (last approved 2016)

• Administration, Department of
  • Access Control Office (Operations). (last approved 2013)
  • Minority Business Development. (last approved 2013)
  • Ombudsman - Dept. of Child Services. (last approved 2022)
  • Ombudsman - Dept. of Correction. (last approved 2024)
  • Procurement Division. (last approved 2015)

  • Public Works Division. (last approved 2024)

• Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (last approved 2022)

• Animal Health, Indiana State Board of (last approved 2018)

• Archives and Records Administration. (agencywide schedule)​ (last approved 2024)
  • Micrographics Division. (last approved 2017)
  • Records Center. (last approved 2019)
  • Records Management. (last approved 2019)

  • State Archives. (last approved 2019)

• Arts Commission (last approved 2013)

• Attorney General's Office. (agencywide schedule) (last approved 2022)
  • Advisory Section. (last approved 2022)
  • Appeals Division. (last approved 2022)
  • Consumer Protection Division. (last approved 2022)
  • Investigations. (last approved 2022)
  • Litigation Division. (last approved 2022)
  • Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. (last approved 2022)
  • Solicitor General's Office. (last approved 2022)

  • Unclaimed Property Division. (last approved 2022)

• Comptroller's Office (last approved 2024)

• Budget Agency, State (last approved 2004)

• Child Services, Department of
  • Child Support. (last approved 2022)

  • Child Welfare. (last approved 2019)

• Civil Rights Commission. (agencywide schedule) (last approved 2002)

  • Indiana Commission for Women. (last approved 2001)

• Correction, Department of:  All Facilities (agencywide) (last approved 2016) | Offender Records (agencywide) (last approved 1997)
  • Community Corrections. (last approved 2013)
  • Internal Affairs, Office of. (last approved 2013)
  • Interstate Compact Agreement. (last approved 2013)
  • Jail Inspection Services. (last approved 2013)

  • ​Witness Services Section.​ (last approved 2013)

• Criminal Justice Institute (last approved 2021)

• Economic Development Corporation, Indiana (last approved 2021)

• Education, Department of
  • Career And Technical Education, Office of. (last approved 2018)
  • Center For Accreditation, Assessment And Learning. (last approved 2016)
  • Center For School Assessment. (last approved 2018)
  • Compensatory Education. (last approved 2018)
  • Educational Information Systems. (last reviewed 2023)
  • Educator Licensing And Development, Office of. (last approved 2018)
  • English Language Learners And Migrant Education. (last approved 2016)
  • School Finance Division. (last approved 2021)
  • School Food And Nutrition. (last approved 2018)
  • School Transportation Division. (last approved 2018)
  • Special Education Division. (last approved 2017)

  • Student Services Division. (last approved 2018)

• Education Employment Relations Board (last approved 2009)

• Environmental Adjudication, Office of​ (last approved 2022)

• Environmental Management, Department of (agencywide schedule)​ (last approved 2011)
  • Air Quality, Office of. (last approved 2011)
  • Criminal Investigations, Office of. (last approved 2004)
  • Land Quality, Office of. (last approved 2022)
  • Pollution Prevention And Technology Assistance, Office of. (Now called Program Support) (last approved 2001)

  • Water Quality, Office of. (last approved 2011)

• Family And Social Services Administration. (agencywide schedule) ​ (last approved 2019)

  • Aging, Division of. (last approved 2019)

  • Disability And Rehabilitative Services.
    • Blind And Visually Impaired Services. (last approved 2019)
    • Bureau of Developmental Disability Services. (last approved 2021)
    • Bureau of Quality Improvement Services. (last approved 2019)
    • Child Development, Bureau of. (last approved 2019)

    • Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division. (last approved 2019)

  • Early Childhood And Out of School Learning. (last approved 2019)

  • Family Resources.
    • County Offices. (last approved 2019)

    • Quality Control. (last approved 2021)

  • General Counsel, Office of. (last approved 2019)

  • Medicaid Policy And Planning. ​ (last approved 2020)

  • Mental Health And Addiction, Division of. (last approved 2019)

• Finance Authority, Indiana (agencywide schedule)​ (last approved 2024)
  • Indiana Toll Road. (last reviewed 2023)
  • Recreational Development Commission. (last approved 2024)
  • State Office Building Commission. (last reviewed 2024)

  • State Revolving Loan Fund Programs. (last approved 2024)

• Financial Institutions, Department of (last approved 2005)

• Gaming Commission, Indiana (last approved 2021)

• Health, Department of
  • Acute Care Division. (last approved 2019)
  • Cancer Registry. (last approved 2019)
  • Children With Special Health Care Needs. (last approved 2019)

  • Chronic Disease, Primary Care & Rural Health (divisionwide) (last approved 2021)

    • Breast & Cervical Cancer Program. (last approved 2019)

    • Chronic Disease Epidemiology. (last approved 2015)

  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education. (last approved 2019)
  • Environmental Lab Division. (last approved 2019)
  • Environmental Public Health. (last approved 2019)

  • Epidemiology Resource Center. (last approved 2015)

    • Tuberculosis and Refugee Health. (last approved 2020)

    • Vector-Borne Disease Division. (last approved 2018)

  • Food Protection Program. (last approved 2006)
  • Health Care Engineering. (last approved 2015)
  • HIV and STD Division. (last approved 2016)
  • Immunization. (last approved 2010)
  • Indiana Lead And Healthy Homes Program. (last approved 2019)
  • Indoor Air. (last approved 2019)
  • Legal Affairs, Office of. (last approved 2019)
  • Local Health Outreach. (last approved 2013)
  • Long Term Care Division. (last approved 2021)

  • Maternal And Child Health Division. (last approved 2019)

    • Genomics and Newborn Screening. (last approved 2021)

  • Medical Radiological Services. (last approved 2019)
  • Microbiology Lab. (last approved 2020)
  • Oral Health Program. (last approved 2019)
  • Vital Records Section. (last approved 2023)
  • Weights And Measures. (last approved 2013)

  • Women, Infants And Children. (last approved 2019)

• Higher Education, Commission For. (agencywide schedule)​ (last approved 2011)
  • Proprietary Education, Board For. (last approved 2015)
  • Student Assistance. (last approved 2011)

    • Special Programs Division. (last approved 2011)

• Homeland Security
  • Fire and Building Safety (last approved 2019)
  • Planning and Assessment. (last approved 2016)

  • Response and Recovery (last approved 2016)

• Horse Racing Commission (last approved 2020)

• Housing and Community Development Authority, Indiana (last approved 2017)

• Inspector General's Office

  • Ethics Commission, Indiana State. (last approved 2012)

• Insurance, Department of​
  • Agency Services. (last approved 1999)
  • Bail Bond Division. (last approved 1999)
  • Chief Deputy Commissioner. (last approved 1998)
  • Company Records Division. (last approved 1998)
  • Company Services. (last approved 2012)
  • Consumer Protection Division. (last approved 2012)
  • Consumer Services Division. (last approved 1998)
  • Health Issues Division. (last approved 2012)
  • Legal Financial Services. (last approved 1983)
  • Legal Services Division. (last approved 1999)
  • Office Operations. (last approved 1998)
  • Patients' Compensation. (last approved 1999)
  • Political Subdivision Risk Management. (last approved 1998)
  • Senior Health Information Insurance Program. (last approved 1998)
  • Surplus Lines Section. (last approved 2012)

  • Utilization And Medical Claims Review. (last approved 2016)

• Integrated Public Safety Commission (last approved 2017)

• Judicial Administration​
  • Clerk of The Supreme Court (last approved 2019)
  • Court of Appeals (last approved 1982)
  • Court Reporter, Supreme And Appellate Courts (last approved 1984)
  • Law Examiners, State Board of (last approved 2013)
  • Supreme Court Administration (Court Services) (last approved 1985)

  • Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission (last approved 2019)

• Labor, Department of
  • Chief Counsel. (last approved 2022)
  • Commissioner, Office of. (last approved 2018)
  • INSAFE. (last approved 2018)
  • IOSHA. (last approved 2022)
  • Mines And Mine Safety, Bureau of. (last approved 2020)
  • Occupational Safety Standards Commission. (last approved 2022)
  • Quality Metrics And Statistics. (last approved 2020)
  • Board of Safety Review. (last approved 2022)
  • Wage And Hour Division. (last approved 2022)

  • Youth Employment Services. (formerly Child Labor) (last approved 2022)

• Law Enforcement Academy, Indiana (last approved 2024)

• Legislative Services Agency (last approved 2015)

• Lieutenant Governor's Office
  • Agriculture, Indiana State Department of. (agencywide schedule) (last approved 2019)
    • Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency (last approved 2019)

    • Grain Indemnity Corporation, Indiana (last approved 2019)

  • Community and Rural Affairs, Office of. (last approved 2015)

• Lobby Registration Commission, Indiana (last approved 2021)

• Local Government Finance, Department of (last approved 2019)

• Lottery Commission, State (last approved 2023)

• Motor Vehicles, Bureau of
  • Audit Services Division. (last approved 2019)
  • Branch Operations And Bureau of Motor Vehicles Commission. (last approved 2024)
  • Driver Improvement and Safety Responsibility (last approved 2024)
  • Driver Services Division. (last approved 2024)
  • Security And Investigations Division. (last approved 2019)

  • Vehicles And Fulfillment Division. (last approved 2023)

• Natural Resources Commission (last approved 2023)

• Natural Resources, Department of
  • Engineering Division. (last approved 2021)
  • Entomology Division. (last approved 2021)
  • Fish And Wildlife Division. (last approved 2021)
  • Forestry Division. (last approved 2021)
  • Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Division of (last approved 2023)
  • Land Acquisition Division. (last approved 2021)
  • Law Enforcement Division. (last approved 2021)
  • Nature Preserves Division. (last approved 2021)
  • Oil And Gas Division. (last approved 2022)
  • Reclamation Division. (last approved 2021)
  • State Parks And Reservoirs. (last approved 2023)

  • Water, Division of. (last approved 2019)

• Parole Board, Indiana (last approved 2022)

• Personnel, Department of​
  • Affirmative Action Section. (last approved 2023)
  • Benefits, Disability And Worker's Compensation (last approved 2023)
  • Communications Division. (last approved 2023)
  • Compensation Division. (last approved 2023)
  • Employee Relations Division. (last approved 2023)
  • Employment Administration Division. (last approved 2023)

  • Training Division. (last approved 2023)

• Ports of Indiana (last approved 2018)

• Professional Licensing Agency (last approved 2022)

• Protection And Advocacy Services Commission (last approved 2016)

• Public Access Counselor's Office (last approved 2019)

• Public Defender's Office (last approved 2017)

• Public Retirement System, Indiana (last approved 2022)

• Revenue, Department of (agencywide schedule)​ (last approved 2022)
  • Audit Division. (last approved 2018)
  • Bankruptcy. (last approved 2014)
  • Finance Division. (last approved 2018)
  • Individual Income Tax. (last approved 2014)
  • Inheritance Tax Division. (last approved 2014)
  • Investigations. (last approved 2018)
  • Motor Carrier Services Division. (last approved 2009)
  • Returns Processing Operations. (last approved 2018)
  • Special Tax Division. (last approved 2022)
  • Tax Administration. (last approved 2018)
  • Taxpayer Advocate Office. (last approved 2018)

  • Taxpayer Contact Division. (last approved 2018)

• School for the Blind (last approved 2019)

• School for the Deaf (last approved 2019)

• Secretary of State's Office (agencywide schedule) (last approved 2023)

  • State Election Division. (last approved 2024)

• State Employees' Appeals Commission (last approved 2022)

• State Fair Commission (last approved 2019)

• State Library (last approved 2020)

• State Museum: Indiana Museum And Historic Sites Corporation (last approved 2016)

• State Police
  • Administration. (last approved 2009)
  • Continuous Improvement Unit. (last approved 2013)
  • Gaming Enforcement Division. (last approved 2000)
  • Human Resources Division. (last approved 2000)
  • Internal Investigations Division. (last approved 1990)
  • Laboratory Division. (last approved 2000)
  • Meth Suppression Section. (last approved 2012)

  • Missing Children Clearinghouse. (last approved 2000)

• Tax Review, Indiana Board of (last approved 2021)

• Technology, Indiana Office of (last approved 2019)

• Toxicology, Department of (last approved 2021)

• Transportation, Indiana Department of
  • Accounting and Control Division. (last approved 2022)
  • Assets Management. (last approved 2019)
  • Bridge Design. (last approved 2018)
  • Bridge Management. (last approved 2018)
  • Districts. (last approved 2012)
  • Economic Opportunity. (last approved 2019)
  • Environmental. (last approved 2020)
  • Materials Management Division. (last approved 2015)
  • Multi-Modal Planning and Programs. (last approved 2018)
  • Operations. (last approved 2015)
  • Real Estate Division. (last approved 2018)
  • Research and Development. (last approved 2018)
  • Road Design. (last approved 2018)
  • Traffic. (last approved 2019)

  • Utilities and Railroad. (last approved 2018)

• Treasurer of State (last approved 2013)

• Utility Regulatory Commission (agencywide schedule) (last approved 2013)

  • Reporting Division. (last approved 2015)

• Veterans' Affairs, Indiana Department of (agencywide schedule) (last approved 2016)

  • Veterans' Home, Indiana. (last approved 2013)

• Worker's Compensation Board​ (last approved 2020)

• Workforce Development, Department of (agencywide schedule) (last approved 2019)

  • Adult Education Division. (last approved 2020)