Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 22-9-1-8 (2026)
Civil rights commission; director
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 8. The governor shall select and appoint a director who shall be secretary of the commission and chief administrative officer for the commission. The director shall devote his entire time and effort to the administration of the provisions of this chapter and shall not engage in or have any interest in any business or activity which may create a conflict of interest. The salary of the director shall be fixed by the governor with the approval of the budget agency.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.208, s.8. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.178.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1984–1996 · leading case: Indiana Dep't of Corr. v. Indiana Civil Rights Comm'n, 486 N.E.2d 612 (Ind. Ct. App. 1985).
Indiana Dep't of Corr. v. Indiana Civil Rights Comm'n, 486 N.E.2d 612 (Ind. Ct. App. 1985). “The bfog defense is set out in Indiana Code section 22-9-1-8(p)(2) (Burns Supp.1985), which provides: "It shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to hire and employ employees, for an employment agency to classify or refer for employment any individual, for a…”
Indiana Civil Rights Comm'n v. City of Muncie, 459 N.E.2d 411 (Ind. Ct. App. 1984). “CODE § 22-9-1-8(/), which states in part: "The term 'discriminatory practice' means the exclusion of a person, from equal opportunities because of race, religion, color, sex, handicap, national origin or ancestry; or a system which excludes persons from equal opportunities…”
Weatherbee v. Indiana Civil Rights Comm'n, 665 N.E.2d 945 (Ind. Ct. App. 1996). “CODE § 22-9-1-8(1) (1988). The exclusion of a person from equal opportunities because of sex or handicap constitutes a discriminatory practice.”
— Ind. Code § 22-9-1-8(1) — 1 case
Weatherbee v. Indiana Civil Rights Comm'n, 665 N.E.2d 945 (Ind. Ct. App. 1996). “CODE § 22-9-1-8(1) (1988). The exclusion of a person from equal opportunities because of sex or handicap constitutes a discriminatory practice.”
— Ind. Code § 22-9-1-8(p)(2) — 1 case
Indiana Dep't of Corr. v. Indiana Civil Rights Comm'n, 486 N.E.2d 612 (Ind. Ct. App. 1985). “The bfog defense is set out in Indiana Code section 22-9-1-8(p)(2) (Burns Supp.1985), which provides: "It shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to hire and employ employees, for an employment agency to classify or refer for employment any individual, for a…”
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