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Indiana background check laws
A practitioner-grade reference to Indiana pre-employment background screening: lookback caps, ban-the-box scope, salary-history limits, cannabis testing rules, and the statutes the SafestHires compliance team applies on every order routed to IN.
The four levers at a glance
| Lookback period | 7 years (FCRA default; expanded for higher-pay roles) |
| Ban-the-Box scope | Public sector |
| Salary history | No restriction |
| Cannabis testing | Illegal |
Lookback period
IC §24-4-18 generally limits criminal-history reporting on convictions older than seven years; an exception applies for positions paying $75,000+.
Ban-the-Box and Fair Chance rules
HEA 1033 (2017) preempted local private-employer ordinances; state agencies removed the conviction question by executive order.
Salary history
No statewide salary-history ban.
Cannabis & drug testing
Indiana has not legalized cannabis in any form. Standard testing policies apply.
Governing statutes & references
- IC §24-4-18
- HEA 1033 (2017)
SafestHires compliance note
IC §24-4-18 caps non-conviction reporting at seven years for jobs paying under $75,000.