A public official or other person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally destroys or damages any public record commits a Level 6 felony unless:
- (1) the commission shall have given its approval in writing that the public records may be destroyed;
- (2) the commission shall have entered its approval for destruction of the public records on its own minutes; or
- (3) authority for destruction of the records is granted by an approved retention schedule established under this chapter.
As amended by P.L.50-1991, SEC.17; P.L.158-2013, SEC.79.