Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 21-39-2-4 (2026)
Authority to punish violators of the institution's rules and standards of conduct
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to the board of trustees of the following state educational institutions:
(1) Ball State University.
(2) Indiana University.
(3) Indiana State University.
(4) Purdue University.
(5) University of Southern Indiana.
(b) The board of trustees of a state educational institution may dismiss, suspend, or otherwise punish any student, faculty member, or employee of the state educational institution who violates the institution's rules or standards of conduct, after determination of guilt by lawful proceedings.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-1-2(a)(4).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2008–2016 · leading case: Hartman v. Keri, 883 N.E.2d 774 (Ind. 2008).
Hartman v. Keri, 883 N.E.2d 774 (Ind. 2008). “§ 21-39-2-4(b). These statutes authorize educational institutions to construct their own disciplinary procedures in a way that protects the needs of the participants and also serves the educational goals of the institution.”
Knox v. Trs. of Indiana Univ., 160 F. Supp. 3d 1073 (N.D. Ind. 2016). “In an attempt to establish a property interest in his employment, Plaintiff also cites Indiana Code §§ 21-39-2-4 and 5. These sections are in Title 21 governing Higher Education, as is Chapter 4 establishing the power to appoint university police officers; however, these two…”
— Ind. Code § 21-39-2-4(b) — 1 case
Hartman v. Keri, 883 N.E.2d 774 (Ind. 2008). “§ 21-39-2-4(b). These statutes authorize educational institutions to construct their own disciplinary procedures in a way that protects the needs of the participants and also serves the educational goals of the institution.”
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