Section 22-2-17-4 - Limitation on use of criminal history information against an employer in civil action(a) Criminal history information for an employee or a former employee may not be introduced as evidence against an employer, an employer's agents, or an employer's employees in a civil action that is based on the conduct of the employee or the former employee if:(1) the nature of the criminal history information of the employee or former employee does not bear a direct relationship to the facts underlying the civil action;(2) before the acts giving rise to the civil action occurred:(A) a court order sealed the record of the criminal case;(B) the criminal conviction has been reversed or vacated;(C) the employee or former employee received a pardon for the criminal conviction; or(D) the criminal conviction has been expunged under IC 35-38-9; or(3) the criminal history information concerns an arrest or a charge that did not result in a criminal conviction.(b) This section does not supersede any federal or state law requirement to: (1) conduct a criminal history information background investigation; or(2) consider criminal history information in hiring for particular types of employment.Added by P.L. 210-2017,SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.