Q: There are references like "As added by P.L.14-1992, SEC.163." in IC. What does this mean and where can I find the text
Searching old Indiana Code and can't find anything. Example - IC 28-13-10-1 references the above. IC 28-7-1-16(d) and IC 28-13-10-1(b) are similar except the latter states "Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise...." I need to find which IC controls, if any. Can you tell me what P.L. 14-1992, SEC. 163 means and where I can find it? Thank you!
A:
What does that mean? Once a bill is passesd by the General Assembly, it is called a Public Law and assigned a number. P.L. 14-1992 Sec. 163 refers to Section 163 of Public Law 14 signed by the Governor in 1992, but that's about all you can tell from the number. Public Laws are difficult to read because they described edits to a current statute, with strikeouts and insertions. The Indiana Legislative Services Agency then updates the Indiana Code to incorporate the changes made by the Public Law. What you really want to find is the 1991 version of the Indiana Code -- i.e., the version just before P.L. 14-1992 was passed -- and compare it to the 1992 version of the Indiana Code.
Unfortunately, I don't know of a free online source of old versions of the Indiana Code that go back that far. Certainly, law libraries in Indiana (at the law schools and other places) have both the Public Laws and superseded versions of the Indiana Code on paper. The General Assembly website has an archive from prior sessions, http://iga.in.gov/legislative/archive/, but it only goes back to 2000. Versions of the Indiana Code are also available, http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2021/ic/titles/001, but only back to 2009. (Click on the dropdown menu under "2021 Code" to get to the prior versions.) There are subscription services (Lexis, Westlaw, Fastcase, and others) that likely have superseded versions of the Indiana Code, but I don't know of any free online services.
Maybe someone else does.
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