Publications, Policies, Forms & Laws
All Indiana Archives and Records Administration publications listed by division. If you have feedback about publications or would like to suggest a topic, please let us know: rmd@iara.in.gov.
State Archives
- From The Vault blog
- COVID-19 Record Collection Guidelines for Indiana State Government Offices
- Guidance on Gathering and Transferring GRADM-10 Records
Records and Information Management
Manage Records
- State Agency Records Management Handbook
- County/Local Records Custodian Handbook
- Electronic Records Guidelines
- Artificial Intelligence and Records Management
- Live Streaming and Records Management
- Critical Records Guidance
- County/Local RIM Orientation Packet
- Disaster Prevention: Tips from IARA
- Reporting Severely Damaged Records
- Microsoft Teams and Records Management
- Records Management Tips for Website Clean Ups
Transfer Records
Digitize Records
Destroy Records
State Forms Management
All Oversight Committee on Public Records current policies arranged by year. Questions about a policy? Reach out to rmd@iara.in.gov.
Oversight Committee on Public Records Policies
- 02-01: Collection Development Policy of the Indiana State Archives
- 03-01: Policy on Transfer of Records Subject to State Board of Accounts Audit Requirements
- 05-02: Use of Records in the Indiana Archives
- 05-03: Fees for Services
- 14-01: Oversight Committee Member Meeting Participation by Electronic Communication
- 20-01: Electronic Records Retention and Disposition
- 20-02: Electronic Records Technical Standards
- 21-01: Microfilm Verification
- 22-01: Retention, Disposition, and Archival Responsibilities for State Staff Electronic Mailboxes
All State Forms specific to the Indiana Archives and Records Administration.
Indiana Archives
- 48883 - State Archives Record Transmittal and Receipt (paper records only)
- 57413 - State Archives Electronic Records Transmittal and Receipt (electronic records only)
- 57611 - Records Transfer Notification
- 48905 - Request and Authorization for Release of Student Records
- 52408 - Microform Transmittal and Receipt
- 54681 - Publish or Exhibit Materials from the Indiana State Archives
Records Center
- 16 - Records Destruction Notification
- 23628 - State Records Center Record Transmittal and Receipt
- 24019 - Request for Record
- 25186 (PDF) - Carton Label - Inactive State Records (Print on Avery 5126 or equivalent.)
- 25186 (MS Word) - Carton Label - Inactive State Records (Print on Avery 5126 or equivalent.)
- 47167 - Do Not Destroy Records
- 53485 - Request for New Boxes and Lids
- 54744 - Request for Used Boxes and Lids
Records and Information Management
County/Local Records Management
- 30505 - Request for Permission to Destroy Certain Public Records (PR-1A)
- 57236 - Request for Permission to Transfer Certain Public Records (PR-1B)
- 44905 - Notice of Destruction of County/Local Government Records in Accordance With an Approved Retention Schedule
State Records Management
State Forms Program
- 57302 - Notice of Change of Agency Forms Coordinator
State Imaging and Microfilm Lab
Indiana Code Pertaining to Records Management
Indiana Administrative Code Pertaining to Records Management
- 60 IAC 2: Microfilming Standards for Public Records
- 60 IAC 4: Commercial Use of Governmental Records of the Administration
- 60 IAC 5: Access to Health Records
Access to Public Records
