State policy does not require employees to report outstanding warrants

Indiana’s state personnel policy does not require workers to notify their supervisors about outstanding arrest warrants. Call 6 investigates did some checking and state policy says employees must report any arrests or convictions within five calendar days, however, the policy does not contain any language about outstanding warrants. Employees who fail to report arrests or convictions can be subject to discipline, including dismissal from state government. The issue came to light this week after an Indiana Department of Child Services supervisor was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding arrest warrant dating back to August 2017.