Ind. Code § 22-9-1-12.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-9-1-12.1
"State agency" defined; local government; ordinances; exclusive jurisdiction; transfer of complaints; appeals
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.1. (a) As used in this section, the term "state agency" means:

(1) every office, officer, board, commission, department, division, bureau, committee, fund, agency; and

(2) without limitation by reason of any enumeration in this section:

(A) every other instrumentality of the state, every hospital, every penal institution, and every other institutional enterprise and activity of the state, wherever located;

(B) the state educational institutions; and

(C) the judicial department of the state.

"State agency" does not mean counties, county offices of family and children, cities, towns, townships, school corporations (as defined in IC 20-18-2-16), or other municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or units of local government.

(b) Any city, town, or county is hereby authorized to adopt an ordinance or ordinances, which may include establishment or designation of an appropriate local commission, office, or agency to effectuate within its territorial jurisdiction the public policy of the state as declared in section 2 of this chapter without conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter. Any city or town may adopt such an ordinance or ordinances jointly with any other city or town located in the same county or jointly with that county. A city ordinance that establishes a local commission may provide that the members of the commission are to be appointed solely by the city executive or solely by the city legislative body or may provide for a combination of appointments by the city executive and the city legislative body. The board of commissioners of each county is also authorized to adopt ordinances in accordance with this section. An agency established or designated under this section has no jurisdiction over the state or any of its agencies.

(c) An ordinance adopted under this section may grant to the local agency the power to:

(1) investigate, conciliate, and hear complaints;

(2) subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses or production of pertinent documents and records;

(3) administer oaths;

(4) examine witnesses;

(5) appoint hearing examiners or panels;

(6) make findings and recommendations;

(7) issue cease and desist orders or orders requiring remedial action;

(8) order payment of actual damages, except that damages to be paid as a result of discriminatory practices relating to employment shall be limited to lost wages, salaries, commissions, or fringe benefits;

(9) institute actions for appropriate legal or equitable relief in a circuit or superior court;

(10) employ an executive director and other staff personnel;

(11) adopt rules and regulations;

(12) initiate complaints, except that no person who initiates a complaint may participate as a member of the agency in the hearing or disposition of the complaint; and

(13) conduct programs and activities to carry out the public policy of the state, as provided in section 2 of this chapter, within the territorial boundaries of a local agency.

(d) Any person who files a complaint with any local agency may not also file a complaint with the civil rights commission concerning any of the matters alleged in such complaint, and any person who files a complaint with the civil rights commission may not also file a complaint with any local agency concerning any of the matters alleged in such complaint. Any complaint filed with the commission may be transferred by the commission to any local agency having jurisdiction. The local agency shall proceed to act on the complaint as if it had been originally filed with the local agency as of the date that the complaint was filed with the commission. Any complaint filed with a local agency may be transferred by the local agency to the commission if the commission has jurisdiction. The commission shall proceed to act on the complaint as if it had been originally filed with the commission as of the date that the complaint was filed with the local agency. Nothing in this subsection shall affect such person's right to pursue any and all other rights and remedies available in any other state or federal forum.

(e) A decision of the local agency may be appealed under the terms of IC 4-21.5 the same as if it was a decision of a state agency.

As added by Acts 1978, P.L.123, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1979, P.L.230, SEC.1; P.L.7-1987, SEC.101; P.L.111-1992, SEC.3; P.L.4-1993, SEC.259; P.L.5-1993, SEC.272; P.L.1-2005, SEC.188; P.L.2-2007, SEC.307.
Ind. Code § 22-2-18.1-31 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 22-2-18.1-31
Civil penalties; second and subsequent violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 31. (a) A civil penalty assessed under section 30 of this chapter:

(1) is subject to IC 4-21.5-3-6; and

(2) becomes effective without a proceeding under IC 4-21.5-3 unless a person requests an administrative review not later than thirty (30) days after notice of the assessment is given.

(b) For purposes of determining:

(1) whether a second violation has occurred when assessing a civil penalty under subsection (a), a first violation expires one (1) year after the date of issuance of a warning letter by the department under section 30 of this chapter; and

(2) recurring violations of this section, each location of an employer shall be considered separate and distinct from another location of the same employer.

As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 22-14-8-7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-14-8-7-b
Utility scale battery energy storage systems; capacity limit on single enclosure
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 7. The total capacity of the batteries contained within a single enclosure in:

(1) a utility scale battery energy storage system installation of which is subject to department approval under section 4(a)(1) of this chapter; or

(2) an installation added to an existing utility scale battery energy storage system in an expansion for which department approval is required under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter;

may not exceed ten (10) megawatt hours unless authorized under rules adopted by the department under this chapter.

As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.405.
Ind. Code § 22-4-14-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-4-14-1
Claims; inverse seniority layoffs
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 22-4-5-1 or subsection (b), an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the individual has made a claim for benefits in accordance with IC 22-4-17.

(b) A person who:

(1) accepts a layoff under an inverse seniority clause of a validly negotiated contract; and

(2) otherwise meets the eligibility requirements established by this article;

is entitled to receive benefits in the same amounts, under the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as any other unemployed person.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1401; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.29. As amended by P.L.138-2008, SEC.3; P.L.2-2011, SEC.12; P.L.113-2026, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-12-6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-12-6-12
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.222-1989, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.119-2002, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-26-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 26 / Section 22-4.1-26-2
Program established
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The next level jobs employer training grant program is established to provide grants to reimburse training costs to employers for newly trained employees.

As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 22-4-10-7.3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 22-4-10-7.3
Successor and predecessor employers; reports; transfer
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.3. (a) An employing unit, whether or not an employer at the time of transfer, that:

(1) acquires all or a portion of an employer's trade or business (including the employer's workforce), which results in the continuance of an organization, trade, or business; or

(2) merges, incorporates, or reorganizes the employing unit's business;

immediately qualifies as a covered employer under this article and assumes the position of the predecessor with respect to all the resources and liabilities of the predecessor's experience account.

(b) The successor and predecessor described in subsection (a) must complete all reports via employer self service or the current state form approved for such reporting. Reports must be filed by the earlier of thirty (30) days from the dispositions date or ten (10) days from a request for information by the department.

(c) An employing unit, whether or not an employer at the time of transfer, that:

(1) acquires a distinct and segregable portion of an organization, trade, or business; and

(2) retains assets, which may include the workforce or employees, or both, of that business;

shall be entitled to consider the wages reported by the predecessor when computing the tax base per employee, per calendar year.

(d) The predecessor described in subsection (c) must transfer a proportionate portion of its experience balance, and the merit rate, to the successor described in subsection (c) by:

(1) the earlier of thirty (30) days from the date of disposition; or

(2) not later than ten (10) days after notification from the department.

The employers must complete all reports in the manner and form prescribed by the department. Failure to complete the required forms shall result in the department making an independent determination with regard to the percentage of the transfer of the predecessor's experience balance to the successor's experience balance.

As added by P.L.121-2026, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 22-3-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-3-4-2
Rules; subpoenas; service; hearings
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The worker's compensation board may make rules not inconsistent with IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 for carrying out the provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6. Processes and procedures under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall be as summary and simple as reasonably may be. The board or any member of the board shall have the power for the purpose of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 to subpoena witnesses, administer or cause to have administered oaths, and to examine or cause to have examined such parts of the books and records of the parties to a proceeding as relate to questions in dispute.

(b) The county sheriff shall serve all subpoenas of the board and shall receive the same fees as provided by law for like service in civil actions. Each witness who appears in obedience to such subpoenas of the board shall receive for attendance the fees and mileage for witnesses in civil cases in the courts.

(c) The circuit or superior court shall, on application of the board or any member of the board, enforce by proper proceedings the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production and examination of books, papers, and records.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.55. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.41; P.L.28-1988, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-21-39 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-4.1-21-39
Establishment of proprietary educational institution authorization fund; collection of fees and civil penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 39. (a) The proprietary educational institution authorization fund is established.

(b) The proprietary educational institution authorization fund shall be administered by the department.

(c) Money in the proprietary educational institution authorization fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the general fund.

(d) All fees and civil penalties collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the proprietary educational institution authorization fund.

(e) Money in the proprietary educational institution authorization fund shall be used by the department to administer this chapter.

As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.178-2016, SEC.26; P.L.157-2023, SEC.22; P.L.200-2025, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-6
Exclusive remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The rights and remedies granted under this chapter to an employee subject to this chapter on account of disablement or death by occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the employment shall exclude all other rights and remedies of such employee, his personal representatives, dependents, or next of kin, at common law or otherwise, on account of such disablement or death.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.4c; Acts 1963, c.388, s.6. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.58.
Ind. Code § 22-4-18-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 18 / Section 22-4-18-4.5
Annual report of claims involving domestic or family violence
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. (a) Before March 1 of each year, the department shall determine the number of claims filed, the number of individuals entitled to receive unemployment benefits under this article, and the amount of benefits charged to the fund for those individuals who qualified for benefits due to:

(1) discharge; or

(2) leaving employment;

for circumstances resulting from domestic or family violence.

(b) The department shall submit its determination from the prior calendar year to the legislative council before June 30 of each year.

As added by P.L.189-2003, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-35.7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-35.7
Collection of penalty assessments; judgment liens
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.7. (a) If an employer fails to pay a penalty assessed under this chapter within ten (10) calendar days of the date that the assessment is final under section 35.6 of this chapter, the commissioner or the commissioner's representative may file with the circuit court clerk of any county in which the employer owns any interest in property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, a warrant for the amount of the assessment and interest, if applicable. The commissioner or the commissioner's representative may also send the warrant to the sheriff of any county in which the employer owns real or personal property and direct the sheriff to file the warrant with the circuit court clerk.

(b) When the circuit court clerk receives the warrant from the commissioner, the commissioner's representative, or the sheriff, the clerk shall record the warrant by making an entry in the judgment debtor's column of the judgment record listing the following:

(1) The name of the employer stated in the warrant.

(2) The amount of the warrant.

(3) The date the warrant was filed with the clerk.

(c) When the entry is made, the total amount of the warrant becomes a judgment against the employer. The judgment creates a lien in favor of the state that attaches to all the employer's interest in any real or personal property in the county.

(d) At least thirty (30) calendar days before the date on which the commissioner intends to file a warrant as provided by subsection (a) in order to impose a lien on real or personal property, the commissioner or the commissioner's representative must send a written notice:

(1) to the owner of the real or personal property that would be subject to the lien; or

(2) if the owner of record cannot be identified, to the tenant or other person having control of the real or personal property;

of the date on which the commissioner or the commissioner's representative intends to file the warrant in order to impose a lien on the real or personal property. The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall provide the circuit court clerk of the county in which the real or personal property that would be subject to the lien is located with a copy of the written notice described in this subsection.

(e) A judgment obtained under subsection (c) is valid for ten (10) years from the date the judgment is filed.

(f) A judgment obtained under subsection (c) shall be released by the commissioner:

(1) after the judgment, including all accrued interest to the date of payment, has been fully satisfied; or

(2) if the commissioner determines that the assessment or the issuance of the warrant was in error.

(g) If the commissioner determines that the filing of a warrant was in error, the commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall mail a release of the judgment to the employer and the circuit court clerk of each county where the warrant was filed. The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall mail the release as soon as possible but not later than seven (7) calendar days after:

(1) the determination by the commissioner that the filing of the warrant was in error; and

(2) the receipt of information by the commissioner or the commissioner's representative that the judgment has been recorded under subsection (b).

(h) A release issued under subsection (g) must state that the filing of the warrant was in error.

(i) After a warrant becomes a judgment under subsection (c), the commissioner may levy upon the property of the employer that is held by a financial institution (as defined in IC 5-13-4-10) by sending a claim to the financial institution. Upon receipt of a claim under this subsection, the financial institution shall surrender to the commissioner or the commissioner's representative the employer's property. If the amount or value of the employer's property exceeds the amount owed to the state by the employer, the financial institution shall surrender the employer's property in an amount equal to the amount owed. After receiving the commissioner's notice of levy, the financial institution is required to place a sixty (60) day hold or restriction on the withdrawal of funds the employer has on deposit or subsequently deposits, in an amount not to exceed the amount owed.

As added by P.L.33-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.89.
Ind. Code § 22-3-3-5.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-3-3-5.1
Collection of medical expense payments; civil penalties; good faith errors
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.1. (a) A medical service provider or a medical service provider's agent, servant, employee, assignee, employer, or independent contractor on behalf of the medical service provider may not knowingly collect or attempt to collect the payment of a charge for medical services or products covered under IC 22 from an employee or the employee's estate or family members.

(b) If after a hearing, the worker's compensation board finds that a medical service provider has violated this section, the worker's compensation board may assess a civil penalty against the medical service provider in an amount that is at least one hundred dollars ($100) but less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.

(c) The worker's compensation board may not assess a civil penalty against a medical service provider for a violation of this section that is the result of a good faith error.

As added by P.L.216-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-6-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-6-1-8
Complaints; finding of facts; basis of issuing order
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. No restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction shall be granted in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, except on the basis of finding of facts made and filed by the court in the records of the case prior to the issuance of such restraining order or injunction; and every restraining order or injunction granted in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute shall include only a prohibition of such specific act or acts as may be expressly complained of in the bill of complaint or petition filed in such case and as shall be expressly included in said findings of fact made and filed by the court as provided herein.

Formerly: Acts 1933, c.12, s.9.
Ind. Code § 22-5-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-5-5-1
Grounds for termination; criminal convictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The employment contract of a person who:

(1) works with children; and

(2) is convicted of:

(A) rape (IC 35-42-4-1), if the victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age;

(B) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed), if the victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age;

(C) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3);

(D) child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4);

(E) vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5);

(F) child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6);

(G) child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7); or

(H) incest (IC 35-46-1-3), if the victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age;

may be canceled by the person's employer.

As added by P.L.11-1994, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.254; P.L.214-2013, SEC.21; P.L.13-2016, SEC.7; P.L.92-2026, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 22-4-11-3.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 22-4-11-3.1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.259-1997(ss), SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.1-2001, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-21 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-21
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by Acts 1971, P.L.356, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-17.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-17.5
Enforcement; federal standards; conformity
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.5. The commissioner may not adopt or enforce any provision used to carry out the enforcement of this chapter that is more stringent than the corresponding federal provision enforced by the United States Department of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

As added by P.L.230-1983, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-4-3-1
"Totally unemployed" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. An individual shall be deemed "totally unemployed" in any week with respect to which no remuneration was payable to him for personal services.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.301; Acts 1953, c.177, s.9.
Ind. Code § 22-7-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-7-2-1
Contracts; rights and privileges; enforcement
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Duly adopted constitutions, by-laws, and other laws of labor organizations, except when and to the extent that the provisions thereof may violate public policy, are hereby declared to be valid and enforceable contracts as between the members and officers of such labor organizations; and the contracts, and all rights and privileges extended by and contained in those contracts, are declared to be enforceable in the courts of this state, by actions at law or in equity, brought by any individual member or members of such labor organization. However, such member or members of such labor organization shall exhaust all rights, privileges and remedies provided by the constitution, by-laws, or other laws of said labor organization, before bringing any such action at law or in equity.

Formerly: Acts 1957, c.338, s.1. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.125.
Ind. Code § 22-4-12-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 22-4-12-3
Amount; inability to work; unavailable for work
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The weekly benefit amount of any otherwise eligible individual shall be reduced by one-third (1/3) thereof, computed to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1.00), for each normal work day during which such individual is unable to work or is unavailable for work.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1203. As amended by P.L.227-1983, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-3-5-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-3-5-5.5
Deductibles and co-insurance
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) Each insurer entering into or issuing an insurance policy under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7 may, as a part of the policy or as an optional endorsement to the policy, offer deductibles or co-insurance, or both, that are optional to the insured for benefits under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7. Each insurer may do the following:

(1) Offer deductibles in multiples of five hundred dollars ($500), up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per compensable claim.

(2) Offer co-insurance for each compensable claim. The following apply to co-insurance provided under this subdivision:

(A) The co-insurance must require the insurer to pay eighty percent (80%) and the insured to pay twenty percent (20%) of the amount of benefits due to an employee for an injury compensable under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7.

(B) An insured employer may not be required to pay more than four thousand two hundred dollars ($4,200) in co-insurance under this subdivision for each compensable claim.

(b) An insurer shall fully disclose in writing to prospective policyholders the deductibles and co-insurance offered under subsection (a). An insured employer who chooses a deductible under subsection (a):

(1) may choose only one (1) deductible amount; and

(2) is liable for the amount of the deductible for benefits paid for each compensable claim of an employee under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7.

(c) An insurer shall do the following:

(1) Where a policy provides for a deductible, the insurer shall:

(A) pay all or a part of the deductible amount, whichever is applicable to a compensable claim, to the person or medical service provider entitled to the benefits under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7; and

(B) seek reimbursement from the employer from the applicable deductible.

(2) Where a policy provides a deductible or co-insurance, the insurance company shall pay the full cost of the claim. The insurance company shall seek reimbursement from the insured employer for its portion of the liability following closing of the claim or when twenty percent (20%) of the benefits paid exceed four thousand two hundred dollars ($4,200).

(d) The payment or nonpayment of a deductible or co-insurance amount by an insured employer to the insurer shall be treated under the policy insuring the liability for worker's compensation in the same manner as payment or nonpayment of premiums is treated.

(e) The premium reduction for deductibles or for co-insurance shall be determined before the application of any experience modifications, premium surcharges, or premium discounts. The applicable premium reduction percentage is the percentage corresponding to the appropriate deductible or co-insurance amount. The premium reduction is obtained by the application of the appropriate reduction percentage, shown under miscellaneous values in the rate pages, to the premium determined before application of any experience or schedule modification, premium discounts, or any retrospective rating plan.

(f) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) An employer that is authorized to self-insure against liability for claims under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6.

(2) Group self-insurance funds for claims under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6.

(g) A deductible or co-insurance provided under this section applies against the total of all benefits paid for a compensable claim, including benefits paid under the following:

(1) IC 22-3-3-4.

(2) IC 22-3-3-8 through IC 22-3-3-10.

(3) IC 22-3-3-17.

(4) IC 22-3-3-22.

(h) An employer may not use the employer's election of a deductible or co-insurance under this section or the payment of a deductible or co-insurance under this section in negotiating with the employer's employees on any terms of employment. An employee of an employer that knowingly violates this subsection may file a complaint with the department of labor. The department of labor may impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) against an employer that knowingly violates this subsection.

(i) This subsection applies to an employee of an employer that has paid a deductible or co-insurance under this section and to the employee's dependents. If an employee or a dependent recovers damages against a third party under IC 22-3-2-13, the insurer shall provide reimbursement to the insured equal to a pro-rata share of the net recovery by the insurer.

As added by P.L.170-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.275-2013, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 22-9-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-9-1-5
Civil rights commission; appointment of members; meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The members of the Commission shall be appointed within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this chapter and the first meeting thereof shall be called by the member first appointed within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this chapter.

At its first meeting and at each annual meeting held thereafter, the Commission shall organize by the election of a chairman and vice chairman from its membership, each of whom, except those first elected, shall serve for a term of one (1) year and until his successor is elected.

The Commission shall hold one (1) regular meeting each month, and such called meetings as its chairman may deem to be necessary. The April meeting shall be the annual meeting.

Formerly: Acts 1961, c.208, s.5; Acts 1971, P.L.357, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.192.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-17.2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-17.2
Billing review service standards
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.2. (a) A billing review service shall adhere to the following requirements to determine the pecuniary liability of an employer or an employer's insurance carrier for a specific service or product covered under this chapter provided before July 1, 2014, by all medical service providers, and after June 30, 2014, by a medical service provider that is not a medical service facility:

(1) The formation of a billing review standard, and any subsequent analysis or revision of the standard, must use data that is based on the medical service provider billing charges as submitted to the employer and the employer's insurance carrier from the same community. This subdivision does not apply when a unique or specialized service or product does not have sufficient comparative data to allow for a reasonable comparison.

(2) Data used to determine pecuniary liability must be compiled on or before June 30 and December 31 of each year.

(3) Billing review standards must be revised for prospective future payments of medical service provider bills to provide for payment of the charges at a rate not more than the charges made by eighty percent (80%) of the medical service providers during the prior six (6) months within the same community. The data used to perform the analysis and revision of the billing review standards may not be more than two (2) years old and must be periodically updated by a representative inflationary or deflationary factor. Reimbursement for these charges may not exceed the actual charge invoiced by the medical service provider.

(b) This subsection applies after June 30, 2014, to a medical service facility. The pecuniary liability of an employer or an employer's insurance carrier for a specific service or product covered under this chapter and provided by a medical service facility is equal to a reasonable amount, which is established by payment of one (1) of the following:

(1) The amount negotiated at any time between the medical service facility and any of the following:

(A) The employer.

(B) The employer's insurance carrier.

(C) A billing review service on behalf of a person described in clause (A) or (B).

(D) A direct provider network that has contracted with a person described in clause (A) or (B).

(2) Two hundred percent (200%) of the amount that would be paid to the medical service facility on the same date for the same service or product under the medical service facility's Medicare reimbursement rate, if, after conducting the negotiations described in subdivision (1), an agreement has not been reached.

(c) A medical service provider may request an explanation from a billing review service if the medical service provider's bill has been reduced as a result of application of the eightieth percentile or of a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) or Medicare coding change. The request must be made not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the notice of the reduction. If a request is made, the billing review service must provide:

(1) the name of the billing review service used to make the reduction;

(2) the dollar amount of the reduction;

(3) the dollar amount of the medical service at the eightieth percentile; and

(4) in the case of a CPT or Medicare coding change, the basis upon which the change was made;

not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the request.

(d) If, after a hearing, the worker's compensation board finds that a billing review service used a billing review standard that did not comply with subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3), as applicable, in determining the pecuniary liability of an employer or an employer's insurance carrier for a medical service provider's charge for services or products covered under occupational disease compensation, the worker's compensation board may assess a civil penalty against the billing review service in an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

As added by P.L.216-1995, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.202-2001, SEC.9; P.L.275-2013, SEC.15; P.L.2-2014, SEC.100; P.L.99-2014, SEC.5; P.L.160-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-21-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-4.1-21-11
Purpose
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The general assembly recognizes that the private school is an essential part of the educational system. It is the purpose of this chapter to protect students, educational institutions, the general public, and honest and ethical operators of private schools from dishonest and unethical practices.

As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61.
Ind. Code § 22-9-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-9-5-3
"Commission" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the civil rights commission.

As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-15-2-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-15-2-5.5
State building commissioner; qualifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) The governor shall appoint a state building commissioner. The state building commissioner shall serve:

(1) at the pleasure of the governor; and

(2) as a full-time employee of the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1.

(b) The state building commissioner must be a registered or licensed design professional under IC 25-4 or IC 25-31, as appropriate, with at least ten (10) years of experience in the building trades industry.

As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.96.
Ind. Code § 22-6-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-6-2-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter:

(a) The term "public utility employer" means an employer engaged in the business of rendering electric, gas, water, telephone, or transportation services to the public in this state.

(b) The term "collective bargaining" means collective bargaining of or similar to the kind provided for by 29 U.S.C. 151 through 169 and as interpreted by decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States arising under 29 U.S.C. 151 through 169.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.341, s.2. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.164.
Ind. Code § 22-4-17-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-4-17-13
Disputed claims; certifying questions of law; priorities
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The review board, on its own motion, may certify questions of law to the supreme court or the court of appeals for a decision and determination. All such certified questions of law shall be considered submitted upon the date filed in the supreme court or the court of appeals and shall be advanced upon the docket of the court to be determined without delay in the order of priority.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1813. As amended by P.L.3-1989, SEC.134.
Ind. Code § 22-3-2-19 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-3-2-19
Interstate or foreign commerce; exemptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall not apply to employees and employers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce wherein the laws of the United States provide for compensation or for liability for injury or death by accident to such employees.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.19; Acts 1963, c.387, s.4. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 22-13-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-13-3-2
Laboratories; rules for manufacture of explosives; exemption from regulated explosive magazines permit
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the following laboratories:

(1) Analytical laboratories approved by the department under the alternative criteria established by the commission in its rules.

(2) Laboratories that are:

(A) operated by a college, university, school, or other educational entity for the purpose of instruction or research; and

(B) approved by the department under the alternative criteria established by the commission in the rules.

(b) The commission may:

(1) apply different rules to the manufacture of regulated explosives (as defined in IC 35-47.5-2-13) in a laboratory described in subsection (a) than apply to other places where regulated explosives (as defined in IC 35-47.5-2-13) are manufactured; and

(2) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to exempt laboratories described in subsection (a) from the regulated explosive magazines permit requirement under IC 35-47.5-4.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.123-2002, SEC.28; P.L.1-2006, SEC.360; P.L.187-2021, SEC.78.
Ind. Code § 22-4-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-4-1-2
Unemployment application considered request for benefits from unemployment insurance benefit trust fund; commissioner responsible for proper payment of unemployment benefits; no burden of proof for entitlement to unemployment benefits; no presumption of entitlement or nonentitlement to unemployment benefits
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Unemployment benefits are paid from state funds and are not considered paid from any special insurance plan or by an employer. An application for unemployment benefits is not considered a claim against an employer, but is considered a request for unemployment benefits from the unemployment insurance benefit trust fund.

(b) The commissioner is responsible for the proper payment of unemployment benefits without regard to the level of interest or participation in any determination or appeal by an applicant or an employer.

(c) An applicant's entitlement to unemployment benefits is determined based on the information that is available without regard to a burden of proof. An agreement between an applicant and an employer is not binding on the commissioner in determining an applicant's entitlement to unemployment benefits.

(d) There is no presumption of entitlement or nonentitlement to unemployment benefits. There is no equitable or common law allowance for or denial of unemployment benefits.

As added by P.L.121-2014, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-4.1-1-6
"WIOA"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "WIOA" refers to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), including reauthorizations of WIOA.

As added by P.L.69-2015, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.149-2016, SEC.61.
Ind. Code § 22-4-34-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 34 / Section 22-4-34-5
Subpoenas; disobedience
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly fails to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records, in obedience to a subpoena of the department, the review board, an administrative law judge, or any duly authorized representative of any of them, commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3505. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2224; P.L.135-1990, SEC.38; P.L.108-2006, SEC.62; P.L.171-2016, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 22-3-9-9 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-3-9-9
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The term "employer", "persons", "firm", "limited liability company", and "corporation" shall include receivers or other persons charged with the duty of managing, conducting or operating business, trade or commerce.

Formerly: Acts 1911, c.88, s.9. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.286.
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-4-2-8
Employment and training services administration fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. "Employment and training services administration fund" means the fund established by IC 22-4-24 from which administrative expenses under this article shall be paid, other than those to be paid from the special employment and training services fund, as provided in IC 22-4-25.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.208. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.90; P.L.18-1987, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 22-2-18.1-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 22-2-18.1-12
Employment limitations and prohibitions for certain minors; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) This subsection does not apply to a minor who is employed or works as a youth athletic program referee, umpire, or official under section 13 of this chapter. A minor less than:

(1) fourteen (14) years of age may not be employed or allowed to work in any gainful occupation except as a farm laborer, domestic service worker, or caddie for persons playing the game of golf; and

(2) twelve (12) years of age may not be permitted to work at farm labor except on a farm operated by the minor's parent.

(b) Except as provided in section 16(c) of this chapter, an employer may not employ or permit any minor less than sixteen (16) years of age to work in any occupation during school hours on a school day.

As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.133-2024, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-10-12-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 12 / Section 22-10-12-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.130, s.1. Repealed by P.L.35-2007, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 22-6-6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-6-12
Civil actions and remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) If an individual suffers an injury:

(1) as the result of any act or practice that violates this chapter; or

(2) from a threatened violation of this chapter;

the individual may bring a civil action.

(b) A court may order an award of any or all of the following to an individual who prevails in an action under subsection (a):

(1) The greater of:

(A) actual and consequential damages resulting from the violation or threatened violation; or

(B) liquidated damages of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(2) Reasonable attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs.

(3) Declaratory or equitable relief, including injunctive relief.

(4) Other relief the court considers proper.

(c) The remedies and penalties set forth in subsection (b) are:

(1) cumulative; and

(2) in addition to other remedies and penalties imposed for a violation of this chapter.

As added by P.L.2-2012, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-2-9-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-2-9-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 5 of this chapter by P.L.165-2007 apply to wage claims filed with the commissioner of labor after June 30, 2007.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.361.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7.2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7.2 / Section 22-3-7.2-4
"Medical service provider"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "medical service provider" means a person or an entity that provides services or products to an employee under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the term includes a medical service facility.

As added by P.L.160-2022, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 22-2-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-2-4-6
Liens for work; application of law
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. This chapter shall not in any way affect the liens of laborers, as secured to them on April 21, 1911, by the laws of this state.

Formerly: Acts 1911, c.68, s.6. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 22-9.5-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-9.5-3-6
Local or state restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) This article does not affect a reasonable local or state restriction on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling or restriction relating to health or safety standards.

(b) This article does not affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in any other state or federal law.

As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-2-18.1-23.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 22-2-18.1-23.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.133-2024, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 22-12-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-12-1-6-b
Repealed
Status: repealed

Note: This repeal of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.152-2026, SEC.356.
Ind. Code § 22-4-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-4-5-1
Definition
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) "Deductible income" wherever used in this article, means income deductible from the weekly benefit amount of an individual in any week, and shall include, but shall not be limited to, any of the following:

(1) Remuneration for services from employing units, whether or not such remuneration is subject to contribution under this article, except as provided in subsection (c).

(2) Dismissal pay or severance pay, including:

(A) money that an employer pays to a dismissed employee to compensate the employee for income lost due to unemployment; and

(B) remuneration paid to a dismissed employee under a separation agreement.

(3) Pay for idle time.

(4) Traveling expenses granted to an individual by an employing unit and not fully accounted for by such individual.

(5) Net earnings from self-employment.

(6) Payments in lieu of compensation for services.

(7) Awards by the National Labor Relations Board of additional pay, back pay, or for loss of employment, or any such payments made under an agreement entered into by an employer, a union, and the National Labor Relations Board.

(8) Payments made to an individual by an employing unit pursuant to the terms of the Fair Labor Standards Act (Federal Wage and Hour Law, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).

(b) Deductible income shall not include one hundred dollars ($100) of remuneration paid or payable to an individual with respect to any week.

(c) For the purpose of deductible income only, remuneration for services from employing units does not include holiday pay, sick pay, vacation pay, bonuses, gifts, or prizes awarded to an employee by an employing unit.

(d) Deductible income does not include a supplemental unemployment insurance benefit made under a valid negotiated contract or agreement.

(e) Deductible income does not include any payments made to an individual by a court system under a summons for jury service.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.501; Acts 1953, c.177, s.10; Acts 1957, c.299, s.16; Acts 1967, c.310, s.7. As amended by P.L.227-1983, SEC.2; P.L.20-1986, SEC.3; P.L.138-2008, SEC.2; P.L.110-2010, SEC.24; P.L.2-2011, SEC.5; P.L.85-2023, SEC.1; P.L.113-2026, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 22-11-16-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 22-11-16-2
Rules; adoption; application
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 2. (a) The fire prevention and building safety commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 governing fire safety in certain buildings as specified in subsection (b).

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) and subsection (d), this chapter and the rules adopted under it apply to:

(1) all hotels, motels, apartments (in buildings containing three (3) or more apartments), and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee; and

(2) all buildings occupied after September 14, 1982, as hotels, motels, apartments (in buildings containing three (3) or more apartments), and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee.

(c) This chapter does not apply to hotels and motels that have no interior corridors and whose individual rooms have only exterior exits.

(d) This chapter does not apply to an apartment in an apartment building from which apartment there is immediate ground level access to the outside.

(e) Compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it does not relieve the owner of a building covered by this chapter from the requirements of any other applicable law, rule, regulation, or ordinance.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.139, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.237-1983, SEC.1; P.L.8-1984, SEC.115.
Ind. Code § 22-12-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-12-2-3
Removal of member
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 3. A commission member serves at the pleasure of the governor.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.155-2023, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 22-15-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-15-6-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.119-2002, SEC.31; P.L.141-2003, SEC.20; P.L.1-2006, SEC.400; P.L.249-2019, SEC.37. Repealed by P.L.171-2019, SEC.11 and P.L.133-2020, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 22-3-3-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-3-3-11
Partial disability; refusing employment; notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) If an injured employee, only partially disabled, refuses employment suitable to his capacity procured for him, he shall not be entitled to any compensation at any time during the continuance of such refusal unless in the opinion of the worker's compensation board such refusal was justifiable.

(b) Before compensation can be denied under this section the employee must be served with a notice setting forth the consequences of the refusal of employment under this section. The notice must be in a form prescribed by the worker's compensation board.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.32. As amended by P.L.95-1988, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-13-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 13 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-13-4-4
Minor construction; exemptions
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 4. The commission may adopt building rules that exempt minor construction (as defined in the rules adopted by the commission) from the design release requirement under IC 22-15-3 and the regulated lifting device installation or alteration permit requirement under IC 22-15-5.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-34.3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-34.3
Proof of compliance; notice; civil penalty; Internet posting
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.3. (a) The worker's compensation board is entitled to request that an employer provide the board with current proof of compliance with section 34 of this chapter.

(b) If an employer fails or refuses to provide current proof of compliance by the tenth day after the employer receives the board's request under subsection (a), the board:

(1) shall send the employer a written notice that the employer is in violation of section 34 of this chapter; and

(2) may assess a civil penalty against the employer of one hundred dollars ($100) per day beginning on the date of the request under subsection (a) and ending on the date compliance occurs.

(c) An employer may challenge the board's assessment of a civil penalty under subsection (b)(2) by requesting a hearing in accordance with procedures established by the board.

(d) The board shall waive a civil penalty assessed under subsection (b)(2) if the employer provides the board current proof of compliance by the twentieth day after the date the employer receives the board's notice under subsection (b)(1).

(e) If an employer fails or refuses to:

(1) provide current proof of compliance by the twentieth day after the date the employer receives the board's notice under subsection (b)(1); or

(2) pay a civil penalty assessed under subsection (b)(2);

the board may, after notice to the employer and a hearing, order that the noncompliant employer's name be listed on the board's website.

(f) A noncompliant employer's name may be removed from the board's website only after the employer does the following:

(1) Provides current proof of compliance with section 34 of this chapter.

(2) Pays all civil penalties assessed under subsection (b)(2).

(g) The civil penalties provided for in this section are cumulative.

(h) Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the worker's compensation supplemental administrative fund established by IC 22-3-5-6.

As added by P.L.168-2011, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.204-2018, SEC.13; P.L.23-2026, SEC.228.
Ind. Code § 22-2-13-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 22-2-13-11
Eligibility; leave amount; use of other paid leave
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) An employee who:

(1) has been employed by an employer for at least twelve (12) months;

(2) has worked at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the day the leave begins; and

(3) is the spouse, parent, grandparent, child, or sibling of a person who is ordered to active duty;

is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence as provided in subsection (b).

(b) An employee may take a leave of absence during one (1) or more of the following periods:

(1) During the thirty (30) days before active duty orders are in effect.

(2) During a period in which the person ordered to active duty is on leave while active duty orders are in effect.

(3) During the thirty (30) days after the active duty orders are terminated.

(c) The leave of absence allowed each calendar year under subsection (a) may not exceed a total of ten (10) working days.

(d) An eligible employee may elect, or an employer may require the employee, to substitute any earned paid vacation leave, personal leave, or other paid leave, except for paid medical or sick leave, available to the employee for leave provided under this chapter for any part of the ten (10) day period of such leave.

As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.45-2009, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 22-11-16-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 22-11-16-5
Inspections to determine compliance
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The state fire marshal's office shall, as part of its normal inspection process, conduct inspections to determine if there is compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. Any evidence of a violation shall be turned over to the prosecuting attorney of the county where the violation occurred.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.139, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-15-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-15-4-6
Sale or offering for sale of certified mobile structure altered or converted in violation of rule; offense
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 6. A person who offers to sell or sells a mobile structure that:

(1) was certified under IC 9-8-1.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 1987) or certified by the department under section 2 or 4 of this chapter; and

(2) has been altered or converted in violation of a rule adopted by the commission;

commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.80; P.L.1-2006, SEC.391; P.L.187-2021, SEC.114.
Ind. Code § 22-4-17-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-4-17-4
Administrative law judges; training; discipline; disputed claims; hearings
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall employ one (1) or more administrative law judges to hear and decide disputed claims. Administrative law judges employed under this section are not subject to IC 4-21.5 or any other statute regulating administrative law judges, unless specifically provided.

(b) The department shall provide at least annually to all administrative law judges, review board members, and other individuals who adjudicate claims training concerning:

(1) unemployment compensation law;

(2) rules for the conduct of hearings and appeals; and

(3) rules of conduct for administrative law judges, review board members, and other individuals who adjudicate claims during a hearing or other adjudicative process.

(c) The department regularly shall monitor the hearings and decisions of its administrative law judges, review board members, and other individuals who adjudicate claims to ensure that the hearings and decisions strictly comply with the law and the rules described in subsection (b).

(d) An individual who does not strictly comply with the law and the rules described in subsection (b), including the rules of conduct for administrative law judges, review board members, and other individuals who adjudicate claims during a hearing or other adjudicative process, is subject to disciplinary action by the department, up to and including suspension from or termination of employment.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1804. As amended by P.L.18-1987, SEC.49; P.L.135-1990, SEC.8; P.L.21-1995, SEC.88; P.L.290-2001, SEC.11; P.L.108-2006, SEC.30; P.L.175-2009, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 22-14-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-14-8-3
"Utility scale battery energy storage system"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "utility scale battery energy storage system" means an energy storage system (as defined in NFPA 855) that is capable of storing and releasing more than one (1) megawatt of electrical energy for a minimum of one (1) hour using an AC inverter and DC storage.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) Foundations or property used to directly or indirectly connect the AC inverter or DC storage of such a system to electrical energy production equipment or to a customer's meter.

(2) An energy storage system that is used for the purpose of providing electricity to meet or offset all or part of a host operation's energy needs.

(3) A battery recycling facility.

(4) The manufacturing or storage of batteries by an automobile manufacturer.

As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-18-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 18 / Section 22-4-18-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.19-1992, SEC.51. Amended by P.L.5-1995, SEC.36; P.L.21-1995, SEC.95; P.L.1-2005, SEC.185; P.L.127-2005, SEC.28; P.L.161-2006, SEC.6; P.L.234-2007, SEC.142; P.L.6-2012, SEC.155. Repealed by P.L.69-2015, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 22-3-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-3-3-3
Limitation of actions; radiation
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The right to compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall be forever barred unless within two (2) years after the occurrence of the accident, or if death results therefrom, within two (2) years after such death, a claim for compensation thereunder shall be filed with the worker's compensation board. However, in all cases wherein an accident or death results from the exposure to radiation, a claim for compensation shall be filed with the board within two (2) years from the date on which the employee had knowledge of his injury or by exercise of reasonable diligence should have known of the existence of such injury and its causal relationship to his employment.

(b) If, after the occurrence of an accident, compensation is paid for:

(1) temporary total disability under section 7 of this chapter; or

(2) temporary partial disability under section 9 of this chapter;

then the two (2) year limitation period to file an application for adjustment of claim begins to run on the last date for which the compensation under subdivision (1) or (2) was paid.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.24; Acts 1947, c.162, s.2; Acts 1961, c.101, s.1. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.31; P.L.28-1988, SEC.26; P.L.160-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-9 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-9
Definitions; applicability of chapter; exemptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this chapter, "employer" includes the state and any political subdivision, any municipal corporation within the state, any individual or the legal representative of a deceased individual, firm, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation or the receiver or trustee of the same, using the services of another for pay. A corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership that controls the activities of another corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, or a corporation and a limited liability company or a corporation and a limited liability partnership that are commonly owned entities, or the controlled corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or commonly owned entities, and a parent corporation and its subsidiaries shall each be considered joint employers of the corporation's, the controlled corporation's, the limited liability company's, the limited liability partnership's, the commonly owned entities', the parent's, or the subsidiaries' employees for purposes of sections 6 and 33 of this chapter. Both a lessor and a lessee of employees shall each be considered joint employers of the employees provided by the lessor to the lessee for purposes of sections 6 and 33 of this chapter. The term also includes an employer that employs a student as part of a work based learning program to the extent set forth in section 2.6 of this chapter. If the employer is insured, the term includes the employer's insurer so far as applicable. However, the inclusion of an employer's insurer within this definition does not allow an employer's insurer to avoid payment for services rendered to an employee with the approval of the employer. The term does not include a nonprofit corporation that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (as defined in IC 6-3-1-11(a)) to the extent the corporation enters into an independent contractor agreement with a person for the performance of youth coaching services on a part-time basis.

(b) As used in this chapter, "employee" means every person, including a minor, in the service of another, under any contract of hire or apprenticeship written or implied, except one whose employment is both casual and not in the usual course of the trade, business, occupation, or profession of the employer. For purposes of this chapter the following apply:

(1) Any reference to an employee who has suffered disablement, when the employee is dead, also includes the employee's legal representative, dependents, and other persons to whom compensation may be payable.

(2) An owner of a sole proprietorship may elect to include the owner as an employee under this chapter if the owner is actually engaged in the proprietorship business. If the owner makes this election, the owner must serve upon the owner's insurance carrier and upon the board written notice of the election. No owner of a sole proprietorship may be considered an employee under this chapter unless the notice has been received. If the owner of a sole proprietorship:

(A) is an independent contractor in the construction trades and does not make the election provided under this subdivision, the owner must obtain a certificate of exemption under section 34.5 of this chapter; or

(B) is an independent contractor and does not make the election provided under this subdivision, the owner may obtain a certificate of exemption under section 34.5 of this chapter.

(3) A partner in a partnership may elect to include the partner as an employee under this chapter if the partner is actually engaged in the partnership business. If a partner makes this election, the partner must serve upon the partner's insurance carrier and upon the board written notice of the election. No partner may be considered an employee under this chapter until the notice has been received. If a partner in a partnership:

(A) is an independent contractor in the construction trades and does not make the election provided under this subdivision, the partner must obtain a certificate of exemption under section 34.5 of this chapter; or

(B) is an independent contractor and does not make the election provided under this subdivision, the partner may obtain a certificate of exemption under section 34.5 of this chapter.

(4) Real estate professionals are not employees under this chapter if:

(A) they are licensed real estate agents;

(B) substantially all their remuneration is directly related to sales volume and not the number of hours worked; and

(C) they have written agreements with real estate brokers stating that they are not to be treated as employees for tax purposes.

(5) A person is an independent contractor in the construction trades and not an employee under this chapter if the person is an independent contractor under the guidelines of the United States Internal Revenue Service.

(6) An owner-operator that provides a motor vehicle and the services of a driver under a written contract that is subject to IC 8-2.1-24-23, 45 IAC 16-1-13, or 49 CFR 376, to a motor carrier is not an employee of the motor carrier for purposes of this chapter. The owner-operator may elect to be covered and have the owner-operator's drivers covered under a worker's compensation insurance policy or authorized self-insurance that insures the motor carrier if the owner-operator pays the premiums as requested by the motor carrier. An election by an owner-operator under this subdivision does not terminate the independent contractor status of the owner-operator for any purpose other than the purpose of this subdivision.

(7) A student who performs services for an employer as part of a work based learning program, either paid or unpaid, is an employee to the extent set forth in section 2.6 of this chapter.

(8) A person who enters into an independent contractor agreement with a nonprofit corporation that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (as defined in IC 6-3-1-11(a)) to perform youth coaching services on a part-time basis is not an employee for purposes of this chapter.

(9) An officer of a corporation who is an employee of the corporation under this chapter may elect not to be an employee of the corporation under this chapter. An officer of a corporation who is also an owner of any interest in the corporation may elect not to be an employee of the corporation under this chapter. If an officer makes this election, the officer must serve written notice of the election on the corporation's insurance carrier and the board. An officer of a corporation may not be considered to be excluded as an employee under this chapter until the notice is received by the insurance carrier and the board.

(10) An individual who is not an employee of the state or a political subdivision is considered to be a temporary employee of the state for purposes of this chapter while serving as a member of a mobile support unit on duty for training, an exercise, or a response, as set forth in IC 10-14-3-19(c)(2)(B).

(c) As used in this chapter, "minor" means an individual who has not reached seventeen (17) years of age. A minor employee shall be considered as being of full age for all purposes of this chapter. However, if the employee is a minor who, at the time of the last exposure, is employed, required, suffered, or permitted to work in violation of the employment of minors laws of this state, the amount of compensation and death benefits, as provided in this chapter, shall be double the amount which would otherwise be recoverable. The insurance carrier shall be liable on its policy for one-half (1/2) of the compensation or benefits that may be payable on account of the disability or death of the minor, and the employer shall be wholly liable for the other one-half (1/2) of the compensation or benefits. If the employee is a minor who is not less than sixteen (16) years of age and who has not reached seventeen (17) years of age, and who at the time of the last exposure is employed, suffered, or permitted to work at any occupation which is not prohibited by law, the provisions of this subsection prescribing double the amount otherwise recoverable do not apply. The rights and remedies granted to a minor under this chapter on account of disease shall exclude all rights and remedies of the minor, the minor's parents, the minor's personal representatives, dependents, or next of kin at common law, statutory or otherwise, on account of any disease.

(d) This chapter does not apply to casual laborers as defined in subsection (b), nor to farm or agricultural employees, nor to household employees, nor to railroad employees engaged in train service as engineers, firemen, conductors, brakemen, flagmen, baggagemen, or foremen in charge of yard engines and helpers assigned thereto, nor to their employers with respect to these employees. Also, this chapter does not apply to employees or their employers with respect to employments in which the laws of the United States provide for compensation or liability for injury to the health, disability, or death by reason of diseases suffered by these employees.

(e) As used in this chapter, "disablement" means the event of becoming disabled from earning full wages at the work in which the employee was engaged when last exposed to the hazards of the occupational disease by the employer from whom the employee claims compensation or equal wages in other suitable employment, and "disability" means the state of being so incapacitated.

(f) For the purposes of this chapter, no compensation shall be payable for or on account of any occupational diseases unless disablement, as defined in subsection (e), occurs within two (2) years after the last day of the last exposure to the hazards of the disease except for the following:

(1) In all cases of occupational diseases caused by the inhalation of silica dust or coal dust, no compensation shall be payable unless disablement, as defined in subsection (e), occurs within three (3) years after the last day of the last exposure to the hazards of the disease.

(2) In all cases of occupational disease caused by the exposure to radiation, no compensation shall be payable unless disablement, as defined in subsection (e), occurs within two (2) years from the date on which the employee had knowledge of the nature of the employee's occupational disease or, by exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the existence of such disease and its causal relationship to the employee's employment.

(3) In all cases of occupational diseases caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust, no compensation shall be payable unless disablement, as defined in subsection (e), occurs within three (3) years after the last day of the last exposure to the hazards of the disease if the last day of the last exposure was before July 1, 1985.

(4) In all cases of occupational disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust in which the last date of the last exposure occurs on or after July 1, 1985, and before July 1, 1988, no compensation shall be payable unless disablement, as defined in subsection (e), occurs within twenty (20) years after the last day of the last exposure.

(5) In all cases of occupational disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust in which the last date of the last exposure occurs on or after July 1, 1988, no compensation shall be payable unless disablement (as defined in subsection (e)) occurs within thirty-five (35) years after the last day of the last exposure.

(g) For the purposes of this chapter, no compensation shall be payable for or on account of death resulting from any occupational disease unless death occurs within two (2) years after the date of disablement. However, this subsection does not bar compensation for death:

(1) where death occurs during the pendency of a claim filed by an employee within two (2) years after the date of disablement and which claim has not resulted in a decision or has resulted in a decision which is in process of review or appeal; or

(2) where, by agreement filed or decision rendered, a compensable period of disability has been fixed and death occurs within two (2) years after the end of such fixed period, but in no event later than three hundred (300) weeks after the date of disablement.

(h) As used in this chapter, "billing review service" refers to a person or an entity that reviews a medical service provider's bills or statements for the purpose of determining pecuniary liability. The term includes an employer's worker's compensation insurance carrier if the insurance carrier performs such a review.

(i) As used in this chapter, "billing review standard" means the data used by a billing review service to determine pecuniary liability.

(j) As used in this chapter, "community" means a geographic service area based on ZIP code districts defined by the United States Postal Service according to the following groupings:

(1) The geographic service area served by ZIP codes with the first three (3) digits 463 and 464.

(2) The geographic service area served by ZIP codes with the first three (3) digits 465 and 466.

(3) The geographic service area served by ZIP codes with the first three (3) digits 467 and 468.

(4) The geographic service area served by ZIP codes with the first three (3) digits 469 and 479.

(5) The geographic service area served by ZIP codes with the first three (3) digits 460, 461 (except 46107), and 473.

(6) The geographic service area served by the 46107 ZIP code and ZIP codes with the first three (3) digits 462.

(7) The geographic service area served by ZIP codes with the first three (3) digits 470, 471, 472, 474, and 478.

(8) The geographic service area served by ZIP codes with the first three (3) digits 475, 476, and 477.

(k) As used in this chapter, "medical service provider" refers to a person or an entity that provides services or products to an employee under this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the term includes a medical service facility.

(l) As used in this chapter, "medical service facility" means any of the following that provides a service or product under this chapter and uses the CMS 1450 (UB-04) form or the CMS 1500 (HCFA-1500) form for Medicare reimbursement:

(1) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center (as defined in IC 16-18-2-14).

(2) A hospital (as defined in IC 16-18-2-179).

(3) A hospital based health facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-180).

(4) A medical center (as defined in IC 16-18-2-223.4).

(m) As used in this chapter, "pecuniary liability" means the responsibility of an employer or the employer's insurance carrier for the payment of the charges for each specific service or product for human medical treatment provided under this chapter as follows:

(1) This subdivision applies before July 1, 2014, to all medical service providers, and after June 30, 2014, to a medical service provider that is not a medical service facility. Payment of the charges in a defined community, equal to or less than the charges made by medical service providers at the eightieth percentile in the same community for like services or products.

(2) Payment of the charges in a reasonable amount, which is established by payment of one (1) of the following:

(A) The amount negotiated at any time between the medical service facility and any of the following, if an amount has been negotiated:

(i) The employer.

(ii) The employer's insurance carrier.

(iii) A billing review service on behalf of a person described in item (i) or (ii).

(iv) A direct provider network that has contracted with a person described in item (i) or (ii).

(B) Two hundred percent (200%) of the amount that would be paid to the medical service facility on the same date for the same service or product under the medical service facility's Medicare reimbursement rate, if, after conducting the negotiations described in clause (A), an agreement has not been reached.

(n) "Service or product" or "services and products" refers to medical, hospital, surgical, or nursing service, treatment, and supplies provided under this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.5; Acts 1955, c.131, s.1; Acts 1955, c.195, s.1; Acts 1961, c.240, s.1; Acts 1963, c.48, s.16; Acts 1969, c.101, s.1; Acts 1974, P.L.109, SEC.3. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.228, SEC.2; P.L.224-1985, SEC.1; P.L.95-1988, SEC.12; P.L.75-1993, SEC.5; P.L.8-1993, SEC.284; P.L.1-1994, SEC.111; P.L.110-1995, SEC.34; P.L.216-1995, SEC.5; P.L.2-1996, SEC.266; P.L.258-1997(ss), SEC.13; P.L.235-1999, SEC.7; P.L.31-2000, SEC.7; P.L.202-2001, SEC.8; P.L.201-2005, SEC.7; P.L.1-2009, SEC.127; P.L.180-2009, SEC.2; P.L.42-2011, SEC.38; P.L.168-2011, SEC.12; P.L.6-2012, SEC.150; P.L.71-2013, SEC.11; P.L.275-2013, SEC.12; P.L.99-2014, SEC.4; P.L.225-2015, SEC.2; P.L.204-2018, SEC.11; P.L.147-2020, SEC.18; P.L.160-2022, SEC.6; P.L.51-2026, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 22-12-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-12-9-2
Duties of owners
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Immediately upon abandoning the use of heating oil as a fuel in heating a property, the owner of a heating oil tank, under applicable state and federal law, shall:

(1) remove all flammable or combustible liquids from the heating oil tank, piping, and connections; and

(2) except as provided under subsection (b), remove the outside filling pipe.

(b) An owner is not required to remove an outside filling pipe under subsection (a)(2) if the owner permanently secures the tank against accidental filling.

(c) An owner of a heating oil tank described in subsection (a) shall, under applicable state and federal law, dispose of all flammable and combustible liquids removed under subsection (a).

As added by P.L.131-1997, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 22-4-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-4-9-2
Application for termination of coverage
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in sections 4 and 5 of this chapter, IC 22-4-7-2(f), and IC 22-4-11.5, an employing unit shall cease to be an employer subject to this article only as of January 1 of any calendar year, if it files with the commissioner, prior to January 31 of such year, an application for termination of coverage in the form and manner prescribed by the department, and the commissioner finds that the employment experience of the employer within the preceding calendar year was not sufficient to qualify an employing unit as an employer under IC 22-4-7-1 and IC 22-4-7-2.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.902; Acts 1951, c.295, s.6. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.15; P.L.18-1987, SEC.30; P.L.21-1995, SEC.68; P.L.98-2005, SEC.3; P.L.122-2019, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-17.4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-17.4
Repackaged drugs; maximum reimbursement amount
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.4. (a) As used in this section, "legend drug" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-26-14-7.

(b) As used in this section, "repackage" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-26-14-9.3.

(c) This subsection does not apply to a retail or mail order pharmacy. Except as provided in subsection (d), whenever a prescription covered by this chapter is filled using a repackaged legend drug:

(1) the maximum reimbursement amount for the repackaged legend drug must be computed using the average wholesale price set by the original manufacturer for the legend drug;

(2) the medical service provider may not be reimbursed for more than one (1) office visit for each repackaged legend drug prescribed; and

(3) the maximum period during which a medical service provider may receive reimbursement for a repackaged legend drug begins on the date of the disablement and ends at the beginning of the eighth day after the date of the disablement.

(d) If the National Drug Code (established under Section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 360) for a legend drug cannot be determined from the medical service provider's billing or statement, the maximum reimbursement amount for the repackaged legend drug under subsection (c) is the lowest cost generic for that legend drug.

As added by P.L.275-2013, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.99-2014, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-9-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-9-6-2
"Housing accommodations" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "housing accommodations" means:

(1) real property, or part of real property, that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied, as the home residence or sleeping place of at least one (1) person; or

(2) single family residence, the occupants of which rent, lease, or furnish for compensation not more than one (1) room of the residence.

(b) The term does not include hotels, lodging places, or other places of public accommodations, amusement, or resort of a transient nature.

[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-7-5.5-1(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.132.
Ind. Code § 22-11-22-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-11-22-6
Animal facility compliance requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. An animal facility must have at least one (1) of the following:

(1) A fire alarm system that is:

(A) designed by a fire alarm technician; and

(B) in operating condition.

(2) Staff on duty at the animal facility any time a dog or cat is present on the premises.

As added by P.L.107-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-15-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-15-2-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.22-2005, SEC.56.
Ind. Code § 22-3-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-3-2-11
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.11. Repealed by Acts 1974, P.L.108, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 22-4-15-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 22-4-15-1
Grounds for disqualification; modifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Regarding an individual's most recent separation from employment before filing an initial or additional claim for benefits, an individual who voluntarily left the employment without good cause in connection with the work or was discharged from the employment for just cause is ineligible for waiting period or benefit rights for the week in which the disqualifying separation occurred and until:

(1) the individual has earned remuneration in employment in at least eight (8) weeks; and

(2) the remuneration earned equals or exceeds the product of the weekly benefit amount multiplied by eight (8).

If the qualification amount has not been earned at the expiration of an individual's benefit period, the unearned amount shall be carried forward to an extended benefit period or to the benefit period of a subsequent claim.

(b) When it has been determined that an individual has been separated from employment under disqualifying conditions as outlined in this section, the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim, as initially determined, shall be reduced by an amount determined as follows:

(1) For the first separation from employment under disqualifying conditions, the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim is equal to the result of:

(A) the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim, as initially determined; multiplied by

(B) seventy-five percent (75%);

rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next higher dollar.

(2) For the second separation from employment under disqualifying conditions, the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim is equal to the result of:

(A) the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim determined under subdivision (1); multiplied by

(B) eighty-five percent (85%);

rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next higher dollar.

(3) For the third and any subsequent separation from employment under disqualifying conditions, the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim is equal to the result of:

(A) the maximum benefit amount of the individual's current claim determined under subdivision (2); multiplied by

(B) ninety percent (90%);

rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next higher dollar.

(c) The disqualifications provided in this section shall be subject to the following modifications:

(1) An individual shall not be subject to disqualification because of separation from the individual's employment if:

(A) the individual left to accept with another employer previously secured permanent full-time work which offered reasonable expectation of continued covered employment and betterment of wages or working conditions and thereafter was employed on said job;

(B) having been simultaneously employed by two (2) employers, the individual leaves one (1) such employer voluntarily without good cause in connection with the work but remains in employment with the second employer with a reasonable expectation of continued employment; or

(C) the individual left to accept recall made by a base period employer.

(2) An individual whose unemployment is the result of medically substantiated physical disability and who is involuntarily unemployed after having made reasonable efforts to maintain the employment relationship shall not be subject to disqualification under this section for such separation.

(3) An individual who left work to enter the armed forces of the United States shall not be subject to disqualification under this section for such leaving of work.

(4) An individual whose employment is terminated under the compulsory retirement provision of a collective bargaining agreement to which the employer is a party, or under any other plan, system, or program, public or private, providing for compulsory retirement and who is otherwise eligible shall not be deemed to have left the individual's work voluntarily without good cause in connection with the work. However, if such individual subsequently becomes reemployed and thereafter voluntarily leaves work without good cause in connection with the work, the individual shall be deemed ineligible as outlined in this section.

(5) An otherwise eligible individual shall not be denied benefits for any week because the individual is in training approved under Section 236(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, nor shall the individual be denied benefits by reason of leaving work to enter such training, provided the work left is not suitable employment, or because of the application to any week in training of provisions in this law (or any applicable federal unemployment compensation law), relating to availability for work, active search for work, or refusal to accept work. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "suitable employment" means with respect to an individual, work of a substantially equal or higher skill level than the individual's past adversely affected employment (as defined for purposes of the Trade Act of 1974), and wages for such work at not less than eighty percent (80%) of the individual's average weekly wage as determined for the purposes of the Trade Act of 1974.

(6) An individual is not subject to disqualification because of separation from the individual's employment if:

(A) the employment was outside the individual's labor market;

(B) the individual left to accept previously secured full-time work with an employer in the individual's labor market; and

(C) the individual actually became employed with the employer in the individual's labor market.

(7) An individual who, but for the voluntary separation to move to another labor market to join a spouse who had moved to that labor market, shall not be disqualified for that voluntary separation, if the individual is otherwise eligible for benefits. Benefits paid to the spouse whose eligibility is established under this subdivision shall not be charged against the employer from whom the spouse voluntarily separated.

(8) An individual shall not be subject to disqualification if the individual voluntarily left employment or was discharged due to circumstances directly caused by domestic or family violence (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-84). An individual who may be entitled to benefits based on this modification may apply to the office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 to have an address designated by the office of the attorney general to serve as the individual's address for purposes of this article.

(9) An individual shall not be subject to disqualification if the individual:

(A) has requested an exemption from an employer's COVID-19 immunization requirement;

(B) has complied with the requirements set forth in IC 22-5-4.6; and

(C) was discharged from employment for failing or refusing to receive an immunization against COVID-19.

As used in this subsection, "labor market" means the area surrounding an individual's permanent residence, outside which the individual cannot reasonably commute on a daily basis. In determining whether an individual can reasonably commute under this subdivision, the department shall consider the nature of the individual's job.

(d) "Discharge for just cause" as used in this section is defined to include but not be limited to:

(1) separation initiated by an employer for falsification of an employment application to obtain employment through subterfuge;

(2) knowing violation of a reasonable and uniformly enforced rule of an employer, including a rule regarding attendance;

(3) if an employer does not have a rule regarding attendance, an individual's unsatisfactory attendance, if good cause for absences or tardiness is not established;

(4) damaging the employer's property through willful and wanton misconduct;

(5) refusing to obey instructions;

(6) conduct endangering safety of self or coworkers;

(7) incarceration in jail following conviction of a misdemeanor or felony by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(8) any breach of duty in connection with work which is reasonably owed an employer by an employee.

(e) For purposes of subsection (d), the following apply:

(1) An employer rule will be found to be reasonable if it:

(A) is lawful;

(B) is related to the employer's business operations;

(C) is intended by the employer to broadly apply to classes, categories, or all employees; and

(D) does not create a harsh or unconscionable requirement for employees.

(2) In order to qualify as a breach of duty for unemployment insurance purposes, the duty must be:

(A) reasonably connected to the work;

(B) reasonably owed to the employer by the employee; and

(C) of a nature that a reasonable employee would recognize as a violation of the duty and would understand that a violation of the duty would subject the individual to discharge.

(3) A breach of duty reasonably owed to an employer includes conduct that establishes that the individual:

(A) damaged the employer's trust and confidence in the individual's ability to effectively perform the job;

(B) willfully failed to meet the employer's reasonable expectation;

(C) chose a course of action that the individual knew, or should have known, would negatively impact the employer's financial interests;

(D) demonstrated an intentional or substantial disregard for the employer's interests;

(E) intentionally or knowingly injured, or attempted to injure, the employer's financial interests;

(F) intentionally chose a course of action that set the individual's interests against the employer's interests to the detriment of the employer;

(G) showed carelessness or negligence to such a degree, or with such recurrence, as to cause damage to the employer's interests; or

(H) performed some volitional act or exercised some control over the circumstances resulting in discharge from employment.

(f) To verify that domestic or family violence has occurred, an individual who applies for benefits under subsection (c)(8) shall provide one (1) of the following:

(1) A report of a law enforcement agency (as defined in IC 10-13-3-10).

(2) A protection order issued under IC 34-26-5.

(3) A foreign protection order (as defined in IC 34-6-2.1-76).

(4) An affidavit from a domestic violence service provider verifying services provided to the individual by the domestic violence service provider.

(g) An individual will not be considered to have voluntarily left employment for good cause in connection with the work unless it is established that a reasonable individual in the same or similar circumstances would also have left the employment.

(h) A voluntary leave of employment due to excessive discipline, or inappropriate comments or conduct by managers or coworkers, does not constitute good cause in connection with the work unless it is established that an individual in the same or similar circumstances would reasonably believe that the:

(1) conduct was severe and pervasive;

(2) conduct:

(A) was motivated by the individual's:

(i) race;

(ii) age;

(iii) sex;

(iv) national origin; or

(v) religious beliefs or other status protected by law;

(B) endangered the individual's physical safety; or

(C) endangered the individual's mental health; and

(3) the individual reported the conduct pursuant to the employer's procedures, if any, but no employer action was taken within a reasonable period of time.

(i) An individual who leaves employment in anticipation of an imminent discharge does so with good cause if it is established that the:

(1) discharge was imminent; and

(2) imminent discharge would not have been for just cause.

(j) If an employer gives an employee the opportunity to submit a resignation from employment, rather than be discharged, and the employee resigns, this is a quit in lieu of discharge, and the separation will be analyzed under the discharge for just cause criteria, as the employer is the moving party in the separation.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1501; Acts 1957, c.261, s.1; Acts 1965, c.190, s.9; Acts 1967, c.310, s.19; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.35; Acts 1972, P.L.174, SEC.1; Acts 1974, P.L.110, SEC.4. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.25; Acts 1980, P.L.158, SEC.5; Acts 1982, P.L.95, SEC.4; P.L.20-1986, SEC.9; P.L.80-1990, SEC.13; P.L.21-1995, SEC.83; P.L.166-1996, SEC.3; P.L.290-2001, SEC.7; P.L.189-2003, SEC.3; P.L.97-2004, SEC.82; P.L.175-2009, SEC.23; P.L.121-2014, SEC.12; P.L.183-2015, SEC.7; P.L.224-2017, SEC.10; P.L.1-2022, SEC.8; P.L.117-2023, SEC.8; P.L.186-2025, SEC.121; P.L.200-2025, SEC.18; P.L.121-2026, SEC.38; P.L.145-2026, SEC.132.
Ind. Code § 22-11-3.1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 3.1 / Section 22-11-3.1-6
Holders of valid licenses; reapplication not required; chapter applicable
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A contractor who on January 1, 1980, had a valid license issued by a county, or a city or town within that county, is not required to reapply for a license, but all other provisions of this chapter are applicable to that contractor.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-2-88-6.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.127.
Ind. Code § 22-4-21-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-4-21-4
Foreign states; cooperation
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The department may afford reasonable cooperation with every agency of the United States of America, or with any state charged with the administration of any unemployment compensation law.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2204. As amended by P.L.171-2016, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 22-4-32-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 32 / Section 22-4-32-11
Disputes; appeals; deposit
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The department, by rule, may require the appellant to deposit with the department an amount sufficient to pay the actual costs of preparing the transcript of the record of the proceedings before the liability administrative law judge before preparing the same.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3311; Acts 1951, c.295, s.22. As amended by P.L.18-1987, SEC.90; P.L.135-1990, SEC.32; P.L.108-2006, SEC.59.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-15 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-15-b
Standards; incorporation by reference
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 15. (Standards: Incorporation by reference) The board may adopt by reference any standards, code, manuals or portions thereof, published by any nationally recognized organizations or associations organized or conducted in whole or in part for the purpose of developing standards for the protection of the life, health or safety of employees.

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.356, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.330.
Ind. Code § 22-3-3-30 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-3-3-30
Incompetent persons; limitation of actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. No limitation of time provided in IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall run against any person who is mentally incompetent or a minor so long as he has no guardian or trustee.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.48; Acts 1969, c.94, s.5. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 22-4-6.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 22-4-6.5-12
PEO use of client level reporting method
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The following apply to a PEO that elects to use the client level reporting method:

(1) Whenever the PEO enters into a professional employer agreement with a client, the PEO shall notify the department not later than fifteen (15) days after the end of the quarter in which the professional employer agreement became effective.

(2) If a client is an employing unit on the date the professional employer agreement becomes effective, the client retains its experience balance, liabilities, and wage credits, and IC 22-4-10-6 does not apply to the client.

(3) If a client is not an employing unit on the date the professional employer agreement becomes effective, the client immediately qualifies for an employer experience account under IC 22-4-7-2(f) and is subject to IC 22-4-11-2(b)(2) for purposes of establishing an initial contribution rate.

(4) A client is associated with the PEO's employer experience account by means of the PEO's primary federal employer identification number (FEIN) for purposes of liability under this article and federal certification.

(5) Upon the termination of a professional employer agreement between the PEO and a client:

(A) the client retains the experience balance, liabilities, and wage credits for the client's employing unit account;

(B) the client's federal employer identification number (FEIN) becomes the primary FEIN on the employing unit's account; and

(C) the PEO's FEIN is not associated with the client's employing unit account after the date:

(i) all outstanding reports are submitted; and

(ii) all outstanding liabilities are paid in full.

As added by P.L.33-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-6-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-6-1-3
"Yellow dog" contracts; public policy
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Any undertaking or promise, such as is described in this section, or any other undertaking or promise in conflict with the public policy declared in section 2 of this chapter, is hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of the state of Indiana, shall not be enforceable in any court of the state of Indiana, and shall not afford any basis for the granting of legal or equitable relief by any such court, including specifically the following: Every undertaking or promise made after May 22, 1933, whether written or oral, express or implied, constituting or contained in any contract or agreement of hiring or employment between any individual, firm, company, association, limited liability company, or corporation, and any employee or prospective employee of the same, whereby:

(a) either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or promises not to join, become, or remain a member of any labor organization or of any employer organization; or

(b) either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or promises that he will withdraw from an employment relation in the event that he joins, becomes, or remains a member of any labor organization or of any employer organization.

Formerly: Acts 1933, c.12, s.3. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.159; P.L.8-1993, SEC.290.
Ind. Code § 22-4-29-7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 29 / Section 22-4-29-7
Assessments; issuance of warrant to sheriff
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The clerk shall return the original, certified copy of the warrant to the department together with all recording information concerning the warrant. Upon receipt of the warrant from the clerk, the department shall issue the warrant to the sheriff of the county.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3007. As amended by P.L.21-1995, SEC.114; P.L.52-1998, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 22-4-17-6.3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-4-17-6.3
Continuances; dismissals; withdrawals
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.3. (a) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, an administrative law judge or the review board may continue any hearing upon its own motion, or upon request by any party to the appeal. The request must be received not later than three (3) days before the date of the hearing, unless the requesting party can demonstrate an unforeseen emergency. The request must set forth good cause for the granting of the request. A copy of the request must be served upon all parties to the hearing. A request for a continuance of a hearing pending before an administrative law judge shall be filed with that administrative law judge. A request for a continuance of a hearing pending before the review board shall be filed with the chairperson of the review board.

(b) Requests for continuances for cases pending longer than sixty (60) days from the filing date of the appeal will not be granted, unless the requesting party can demonstrate an unforeseen emergency.

(c) If the appealing party in a hearing pending before an administrative law judge or the review board fails to appear for a scheduled hearing, after having received due notice, the administrative law judge or the review board shall dismiss the appeal, and the underlying, appealed determination shall be deemed final.

(d) An administrative law judge, or the review board, may, in their discretion, dismiss any appeal that in their judgment has been abandoned by all interested parties, and the underlying, appealed determination of eligibility, or administrative law judge decision, shall be deemed final.

(e) A party appealing an initial determination of a deputy, or a party appealing a decision of an administrative law judge, may withdraw the appeal by written request. A written request must be filed as follows:

(1) For an appeal pending before an administrative law judge, with the presiding administrative law judge.

(2) For an appeal pending before the review board, with the chairperson of the review board.

If the request is approved, the underlying determination, or decision, shall become final.

(f) After an appeal has been withdrawn, the appealing party may file a request for reinstatement of the appeal within seven (7) days after the date the notice of withdrawal was sent. The request must be filed as follows:

(1) For an appeal before an administrative law judge, with the director of unemployment insurance appeals, or the director's designee.

(2) For an appeal pending before the review board, the request shall be filed with the chairperson of the review board, or the chairperson's designee.

The request for reinstatement must show good cause for the reinstatement and will be granted or denied at the discretion of the person described in subdivision (1) or (2), as applicable. No appeal shall be reinstated more than once after a withdrawal.

As added by P.L.121-2026, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 22-4-11-8 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 22-4-11-8
Failure to submit reports; estimate of employer contributions
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) If an employer fails to timely submit quarterly wage and employment reports, the department shall determine whether to estimate employer contributions. The following circumstances relate to a contribution estimation by the department:

(1) An employer's contact with other state agencies regarding unemployment issues does not constitute the submission of quarterly wage and employment reports required by the department.

(2) An employer's failure to claim certified mail notices sent by the department does not constitute a lack of notice to the employer.

(b) Once the department has determined that there is sufficient reason to begin the estimation process, the department shall send the employer a penalty letter. The penalty letter shall:

(1) state the quarter and year of the missing quarterly wage and employment report; and

(2) inform the employer that it has ten (10) days to produce the quarterly wage and employment reports or the department will estimate the data.

If the employer does not submit the quarterly wage and employment reports in question, the department shall estimate the employer contributions, penalties, and interest for the covered quarters. A penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25) for failure to file any required quarterly wage and employment report within ten (10) days of the department's written request shall be applied.

(c) After the department has done a contribution estimation and liability assessment, the department shall send the employer an original assessment for payment. The original assessment sets forth the quarter or quarters and year or years in question, and the contributions, surcharge, penalties, and interest due to the department. The employer has fifteen (15) days from the date the original assessment was sent by the department within which to file a timely protest.

As added by P.L.121-2026, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 22-1-1.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 1 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 22-1-1.5-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.348, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.100-2012, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 22-9.3-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9.3 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-9.3-3-1
Unlawful discrimination in education
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. It is unlawful discrimination for a public educational institution to take an education action with respect to a person if the education action is based on a personal characteristic of the person.

As added by P.L.196-2025, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 22-2-13-7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 22-2-13-7
"Active duty"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "active duty" means full-time service on active duty orders in:

(1) the armed forces of the United States; or

(2) the National Guard;

for a period that exceeds eighty-nine (89) consecutive calendar days.

As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 22-4-25.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 25.5 / Section 22-4-25.5-6
Expenditures report
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. On or before October 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the budget committee detailing the expenditures made from the fund during the previous state fiscal year.

As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 22-10-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-10-3-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.17. Repealed by P.L.37-1985, SEC.60.
Ind. Code § 22-9.5-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-9.5-7-1
Civil action filed by aggrieved person; limitations
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) An aggrieved person may file a civil action in the circuit or superior court located in the county in which the alleged discriminatory practice occurred not later than one (1) year after the occurrence of the termination of an alleged discriminatory housing practice or the breach of a conciliation agreement entered into under this article, whichever occurs last, to obtain appropriate relief with respect to the discriminatory housing practice or breach.

(b) The one (1) year period does not include any time during which an administrative hearing under this article is pending with respect to a complaint or finding of reasonable cause under this article based on the discriminatory housing practice. This subsection does not apply to actions arising from a breach of a conciliation agreement.

(c) An aggrieved person may file an action under this section whether or not a complaint has been filed under IC 22-9.5-6 and without regard to the status of any complaint filed under IC 22-9.5-6.

(d) If the commission has obtained a conciliation agreement with the consent of an aggrieved person, the aggrieved person may not file an action under this section with respect to the alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis for the complaint except to enforce the terms of the agreement.

(e) An aggrieved person may not file an action under this section with respect to an alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis of a finding of reasonable cause issued by the commission if the commission has begun a hearing on the record under this article with respect to the finding of reasonable cause.

(f) The commission may not represent the aggrieved person in a civil action filed under this section.

As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.83-2026, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 22-15-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-15-3-6
Partial or provisional design releases
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Pending the completion of the review of an application, the department may issue:

(1) a design release for part of the construction proposed in an application, if that part of the construction qualifies for release under this chapter; or

(2) a provisional release for any part of the construction proposed in an application, under the conditions specified by the department.

(b) Issuance of a design release or provisional release under this section for any part of construction proposed in an application does not toll or affect the time limitations for completing the review of the application or providing notice under IC 22-15-3.2.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.388; P.L.218-2014, SEC.13; P.L.187-2021, SEC.102.
Ind. Code § 22-4-14-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-4-14-3.5
Reemployment services; reemployment and eligibility assessment activities
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. (a) For purposes of section 3 of this chapter, reemployment services and reemployment and eligibility assessment activities provided to an individual:

(1) must include:

(A) orientation to the services available through a one stop center (as defined by IC 22-4.1-1-5);

(B) provision of labor market and career information;

(C) assessment of the individual's workforce and other job related skills; and

(D) a review of the individual's work search efforts; and

(2) may include:

(A) comprehensive and specialized assessments;

(B) individual and group career counseling;

(C) training services;

(D) additional services to assist the individual in becoming reemployed;

(E) job search counseling;

(F) development and review of the individual's reemployment plan that includes the individual's participation in job search activities and appropriate workshops; and

(G) additional job skills assessments as needed.

(b) The department may require an individual participating in reemployment and eligibility assessment activities described in this section to provide proof of identity.

(c) If an individual has been determined to be likely to exhaust regular benefits and to need reemployment services under a profiling system established by the department, the department may require the individual to participate in additional services beyond those provided in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.195-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.149-2016, SEC.60.
Ind. Code § 22-2-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-2-2-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1965, c.134, s.6. Repealed by P.L.37-1985, SEC.60.
Ind. Code § 22-3-4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-3-4-13
Reports of injuries and deaths; violations of article
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Every employer shall keep a record of all injuries, fatal or otherwise, received by or claimed to have been received by the employer's employees in the course of their employment and shall provide a copy of the record to the board upon request. Within seven (7) days after the employer's knowledge of the injury, either actual, alleged, or reported under IC 22-3-3-1, that causes an employee's death or the need for medical care beyond first aid, a report concerning the injury shall be made in writing and mailed, or submitted electronically, to the employer's insurance carrier or, if the employer is self insured, delivered to the worker's compensation board in the manner provided in subsections (b) and (c). The reporting requirements under this subsection are intended to be consistent with the recording requirements set out in the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations found at 29 CFR 1904.7. The insurance carrier shall deliver the report to the worker's compensation board in the manner provided in subsections (b) and (c) not later than seven (7) days after receipt of the report or fourteen (14) days after the employer's knowledge of the injury, whichever is later. An employer or insurance carrier that fails to comply with this subsection is subject to a civil penalty under section 15 of this chapter.

(b) All insurance carriers, companies who carry risk without insurance, and third party administrators reporting accident information to the board in compliance with subsection (a) shall report the information using electronic data interchange standards prescribed by the board.

(c) The report shall contain the name, nature, and location of the business of the employer, the name, age, sex, wages, occupation of the injured employee, the date and hour of the accident causing the alleged injury, the nature and cause of the injury, and such other information as may be required by the board.

(d) A person who violates any provision of this article, except IC 22-3-5-1, IC 22-3-7-34(b), or IC 22-3-7-34(c), commits a Class C misdemeanor. A person who violates IC 22-3-5-1, IC 22-3-7-34(b), or IC 22-3-7-34(c) commits a Class A misdemeanor. The worker's compensation board in the name of the state may seek relief from any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any violation of this article.

(e) The venue of all actions under this section lies in the county in which the employee was injured. The prosecuting attorney of the county shall prosecute all such violations upon written request of the worker's compensation board. Such violations shall be prosecuted in the name of the state.

(f) In an action before the board against an employer who at the time of the injury to or occupational disease of an employee had failed to comply with IC 22-3-5-1, IC 22-3-7-34(b), or IC 22-3-7-34(c), the board may award to the employee or the dependents of a deceased employee:

(1) compensation not to exceed double the compensation provided by this article;

(2) medical expenses; and

(3) reasonable attorney fees in addition to the compensation and medical expenses.

(g) In an action under subsection (d), the court may:

(1) require the employer to obtain coverage and furnish proof of insurance as required by IC 22-3-5-1 and IC 22-3-7-34(b) or IC 22-3-7-34(c) every six (6) months for a period not to exceed three (3) years;

(2) require satisfactory proof of the employer's financial ability to pay any compensation or medical expenses in the amount and manner, and when due, as provided for in IC 22-3, for all injuries which occurred during any period of noncompliance; and

(3) require the employer to deposit with the worker's compensation board an acceptable security, indemnity, or bond to secure the payment of such compensation and medical expense liabilities.

(h) The penalty provision of subsection (d) shall apply only to the employer and shall not apply for a failure to exact a certificate of insurance under IC 22-3-2-14 or IC 22-3-7-34(i) or IC 22-3-7-34(j).

(i) In an action under subsection (d), if a compensable worker's compensation or occupational disease claim has been filed and the employer fails or refuses to pay benefits when due, a court may order the employer to temporarily cease doing business in Indiana until the employer:

(1) furnishes proof of insurance as required by IC 22-3-5-1 and IC 22-3-7-34(b) or IC 22-3-7-34(c); and

(2) provides any other assurances required by the board to establish that the employer has the ability to meet all worker's compensation liabilities incurred during the employer's period of noncompliance.

(j) An appeal of the court's decision under subsection (i) to enjoin the employer from doing business in Indiana automatically stays the court's order.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.66; Acts 1937, c.214, s.5; Acts 1943, c.136, s.6. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2210; Acts 1982, P.L.135, SEC.1; P.L.145-1986, SEC.1; P.L.28-1988, SEC.40; P.L.170-1991, SEC.11; P.L.75-1993, SEC.3; P.L.1-1994, SEC.108; P.L.235-1999, SEC.4; P.L.1-2007, SEC.159; P.L.1-2010, SEC.85; P.L.168-2011, SEC.7; P.L.204-2018, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 22-14-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-14-7-3
"Cigarette"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "cigarette" has the meaning set forth in IC 6-7-1-2.

As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-9-5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-9-5-15
"Person" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "person" has the meaning set forth in Section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e).

As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-2-19-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-2-19-2
Creation of veterans' benefits and services poster
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The department of labor shall consult with the department of veterans' affairs to create and distribute to employers described in section 4 of this chapter a veterans' benefits and services poster.

As added by P.L.96-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-11-21-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-11-21-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a Class 1 or Class 2 structure for which a building permit is issued by a city, town, or county after June 30, 2018.

As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-14-7-21 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-14-7-21-b
Submission of certification; required information; fees; altered cigarettes
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), each manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that:

(1) each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested as required under section 13 or 15 of this chapter; and

(2) each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard in section 13(c) or 15 of this chapter.

(b) Each cigarette listed in the certification must include the following information:

(1) Brand, or trade name on the package.

(2) Style, such as light or ultra light.

(3) Length in millimeters.

(4) Circumference in millimeters.

(5) Flavor, such as menthol, if applicable.

(6) Filter or nonfilter.

(7) Package description, such as soft pack or box.

(8) Marking under section 23 of this chapter.

(9) The name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the manufacturer that conducted the test.

(10) The date that the testing occurred.

(c) The certifications must be made available to the attorney general for purposes consistent with this chapter and the department of state revenue and the alcohol and tobacco commission for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this section.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the state fire marshal may accept as evidence of compliance with this chapter a certification issued to:

(1) the New York State Department of State's Office of Fire Prevention and Control; or

(2) the responsible entity of another state that has:

(A) substantially equivalent certification requirements relating to reduced ignition propensity cigarettes; and

(B) the same test method and performance standard requirements as provided in sections 13 and 15 of this chapter.

(e) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted under this section must be recertified every three (3) years.

(f) For each brand family listed in a certification submitted under subsection (a) or (d), a manufacturer shall pay a fee to the state fire marshal of eight hundred dollars ($800). The state fire marshal may adjust the fee every three (3) years to ensure that the fee defrays the actual costs of the processing, testing, enforcement, and oversight activities required by this chapter under rules adopted by the department. However, the fee for each brand family may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(g) If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette under this section, and after submitting the certification, makes a change to the cigarette that is likely to alter the cigarette's compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this chapter, that cigarette may not be sold or offered for sale in Indiana until the manufacturer retests the cigarette under the testing standards in section 13 or 15 of this chapter and maintains records of that retesting as required by section 16 of this chapter. An altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard in section 13 or 15 of this chapter may not be sold in Indiana.

As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.402.
Ind. Code § 22-15-3.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 22-15-3.5-1
Application of definitions
Status: in_force

Effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 22-15-3.2 apply throughout this chapter.

As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.417.
Ind. Code § 22-10-3-11.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-10-3-11.1
Practitioner; definition; standards of conduct; sanctions; grounds; submission to examination
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.1. (a) As used in this section, "practitioner" means an individual who holds a certificate issued under this chapter.

(b) A practitioner shall conduct his duties as he is so certified in accordance with the standards established by the board under section 9(a) of this chapter and is subject to the exercise of the disciplinary sanctions under subsection (e), if after a hearing, the board finds:

(1) the practitioner has employed or knowingly cooperated in fraud or material deception in order to obtain a certificate, or has engaged in fraud or material deception in the course of professional services or activities, or has advertised services in a false or misleading manner;

(2) the practitioner has been convicted of a crime which has a direct bearing on the practitioner's ability to continue to practice competently;

(3) a practitioner has knowingly violated section 12 of this chapter, or any rule adopted by the board under section 9(A) under this chapter;

(4) a practitioner has continued to practice as certified although he has become unfit to practice due to:

(A) professional incompetence;

(B) failure to keep abreast of current professional theory or practice;

(C) physical or mental disability; or

(D) addiction or severe dependency upon alcohol or other drugs which endangers the public by impairing a practitioner's ability to practice safely;

(5) a practitioner has engaged in a course of lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the delivery of services to clients; or

(6) a practitioner has allowed his name or certificate issued to him under this chapter to be used in connection with any individual who renders mining services beyond the scope of his training, experience or competence.

(c) The board may order a practitioner to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if his physical or mental capacity to practice safely is at issue in a disciplinary proceeding.

(d) Failure to comply with a board order to submit to a physical or mental examination shall render a practitioner liable to the summary revocation procedures under subsection (f).

(e) The board may impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that a practitioner is guilty of any offense under subsection (b):

(1) permanently revoke a practitioner's certificate;

(2) suspend a practitioner's certificate;

(3) censure a practitioner;

(4) issue a letter of reprimand; or

(5) place a practitioner on probation status and require the practitioner to:

(A) report regularly to the board upon the matters which are the basis of probation;

(B) limit practice to those areas prescribed by the board; or

(C) continue or renew professional education under a practitioner approved by the board until satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas which are the basis of the probation.

The board may withdraw the probation if it finds that the deficiency which required disciplinary action has been remedied.

(f) The board may summarily suspend a practitioner's certificate for a period of ninety (90) days in advance of a final adjudication or during the appeals process if the board finds that a practitioner represents a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety if he is allowed to continue to practice. The summary suspension may be renewed upon a hearing before the board, and each renewal may be for a period of ninety (90) days or less.

(g) A certificate issued under this chapter is automatically suspended upon the conviction of the practitioner of a felony under 30 U.S.C. 820. A practitioner whose certificate is suspended under this subsection may apply for reinstatement under subsection (h) if at least five (5) years have elapsed from the practitioner's date of discharge from probation, imprisonment, or parole from the felony.

(h) The board may reinstate a certificate which has been suspended under this chapter if, after a hearing, the board is satisfied that the applicant is able to practice with reasonable skill and safety. As a condition for reinstatement, the board may impose disciplinary or corrective measures authorized under this chapter.

(i) The board shall seek to achieve consistency in the application of the sanctions authorized in this section, and significant departures from prior decisions involving similar conduct shall be explained in the board's findings or orders.

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.165-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-25.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 25.5 / Section 22-4-25.5-3
Source of funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The fund consists of the following:

(1) Money transferred from the special employment and training services fund under IC 22-4-25-1.

(2) Appropriations made by the general assembly.

(3) Grants and gifts of money.

As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 22-15-3.5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 22-15-3.5-9
Reservation of authority to conduct inspections or enforce compliance during construction
Status: in_force

Effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 9. Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of state or local inspection officials to conduct inspections or enforce compliance during construction.

As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.417.
Ind. Code § 22-9-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-9-9-1
"Active duty"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "active duty" means full-time service in the:

(1) armed forces of the United States; or

(2) National Guard.

As added by P.L.151-2007, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-25.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-25.1
Violations; safety order; service; limitation
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.1. (a) As used in this section, "employer's representative" means:

(1) any employee of the employer with whom the commissioner or the commissioner's representative opens an inspection; or

(2) an individual who identifies themself as an authorized employer representative to the commissioner or the commissioner's representative.

(b) If, as a result of the inspection, the commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative determines there is a violation of this chapter, or any standard promulgated under it, the commissioner shall issue a safety order. Such safety order shall:

(1) be in writing;

(2) describe with particularity the nature of the violation with reference to the provision of this chapter, or the standard alleged to have been violated; and

(3) fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation.

(c) Except as provided under section 51 of this chapter, either at the time the safety order is issued, or within five (5) working days thereafter, the commissioner shall notify the employer of the penalty, if any, being assessed.

(d) Notwithstanding IC 4-21.5-3-1, all safety orders and penalty assessments shall be served on the employer:

(1) by personal service or registered or certified mail:

(A) at the place where an alleged violation of this chapter or an alleged violation of a standard set by a rule adopted under this chapter exists;

(B) at the employer's address registered with the secretary of state;

(C) at the address of the employer's registered agent; or

(D) at an address provided to the commissioner's representative:

(i) by the employer or the employer's representative;

(ii) during an inspection; and

(iii) on a form supplied by the commissioner's representative; or

(2) to an electronic mail address provided to the commissioner's representative:

(A) by the employer or the employer's representative;

(B) during an inspection; and

(C) on a form supplied by the commissioner's representative.

A safety order or penalty assessment served by electronic mail under subdivision (2) shall be transmitted with a read receipt or another form of electronic confirmation to ensure that the recipient has received the electronic mail. If the commissioner or commissioner's representative does not receive a receipt or electronic confirmation within five (5) days of transmission, the commissioner or commissioner's representative shall, as soon as practicable, mail a physical copy of the order or assessment by registered or certified mail. The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall give notice of safety orders and penalty assessments under IC 4-21.5-3-6. No safety order may be issued after the expiration of six (6) months following the occurrence of any violation.

(e) The commissioner may prescribe procedures for the issuance of a notice of de minimis violations, in lieu of a safety order, which have no direct or immediate relationship to safety or health.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.23. As amended by P.L.34-1988, SEC.3; P.L.117-1994, SEC.2; P.L.220-1995, SEC.2; P.L.63-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-1-5-18 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-1-5-18
Investigation of complaints
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. The department may at any time and upon receiving a complaint from an interested person investigate an alleged violation of this chapter by a placement agency.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 22-5-9-12 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-5-9-12
Enforcement
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. This chapter shall be enforced without regard to race, color, or national origin.

As added by P.L.106-2026, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 22-9-12-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 22-9-12-3
Request for an accommodation; response required
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) An employee may request, in writing, an accommodation relating to the employee's pregnancy from her employer.

(b) An employer must respond to an employee's request under subsection (a) within a reasonable time.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a request for an accommodation under subsection (a) does not:

(1) require an employer to provide an accommodation for an employee's pregnancy; or

(2) impose a duty or obligation upon the employer to provide an accommodation or an exception to the employer's policies;

unless existing federal or state laws require that an accommodation must be made.

As added by P.L.87-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-26-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 26 / Section 22-4-26-1
Establishment; source of funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. There is established a special fund to be known as the unemployment insurance benefit fund which shall be administered separate and apart from all public money or funds of the state. This fund shall consist of:

(1) all contributions, all payments in lieu of contributions, all money received from the federal government as reimbursements pursuant to section 204 of the Federal-State Extended Compensation Act of 1970, and all money paid into and received by it as provided in this article;

(2) any property or securities and the earnings thereof acquired through the use of money belonging to the fund;

(3) all other money received for the fund from any other source;

(4) all money credited to this state's account in the unemployment trust fund pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1103, as amended; and

(5) interest earned from all money in the fund.

Subject to the provisions of this article, the department is vested with full power, authority, and jurisdiction over the fund, including all money and property or securities belonging thereto, and may perform any and all acts whether or not specifically designated in this article which are necessary or convenient in the administration thereof consistent with the provisions of this article and the Depository Act. The money in this fund shall be used only for the payment of unemployment compensation benefits.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2701; Acts 1957, c.299, s.8; Acts 1973, P.L.239, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.18-1987, SEC.68; P.L.171-2016, SEC.38.
Ind. Code § 22-3-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-3-9-6
Wrongful death damages; amount
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Where any action is brought on account of the death of any person under this chapter, the liability of any such employer shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and the provisions of the law in force as to parties plaintiff shall apply.

Formerly: Acts 1911, c.88, s.6. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.81.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-26-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 26 / Section 22-4.1-26-1
"Program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the next level jobs employer training grant program established by section 2 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 22-4-14-3.2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-4-14-3.2
Required visit and orientation to one stop center services; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.2. (a) For purposes of section 3 of this chapter, not later than the sixth week after the week an individual begins receiving benefits but not earlier than the fourth week after the week an individual begins receiving benefits, the individual must be scheduled to visit and receive an orientation to the services available through a one stop center (as defined by IC 22-4.1-1-5). The individual must appear when scheduled, but in any event, the individual's orientation must be completed not later than the sixth week after the week the individual begins receiving benefits.

(b) The department may waive the requirements of subsection (a):

(1) as determined by the department; or

(2) when one (1) of the following applies to an individual:

(A) The individual is attending training or retraining approved by the department.

(B) The individual is a job-attached worker with a specific recall date that is not more than sixty (60) days after the individual's separation date.

(C) The individual is using:

(i) a hiring service;

(ii) a referral service; or

(iii) another job placement service as determined by the department.

(D) The individual is receiving a supplemental unemployment benefit under a contract or agreement.

As added by P.L.171-2016, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.200-2025, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 22-3-3-29 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-3-3-29
Injured employee or dependent under guardianship
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. If any injured employee or a dependent is under guardianship at the time when any right or privilege accrues to the employee or dependent under IC 22-3-2, IC 22-3-3, IC 22-3-4, IC 22-3-5, or IC 22-3-6, the employee or dependent's guardian shall claim and exercise the right or privilege of the employee or dependent.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.47. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.38; P.L.33-1989, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 22-9-10-8 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 10 / Section 22-9-10-8
"Veteran"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "veteran" means:

(1) a veteran of the armed forces of the United States;

(2) a member of the Indiana National Guard; or

(3) a member of a reserve component.

As added by P.L.136-2014, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 22-4-39.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 39.5 / Section 22-4-39.5-2
"Knowingly employ an unauthorized alien"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "knowingly employ an unauthorized alien" has the meaning prescribed in 8 U.S.C. 1324a as in effect on July 1, 2011. This term shall be interpreted consistently with 8 U.S.C. 1324a and any applicable federal rules or regulations.

As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-12-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-12-3-9
Validation of certain variances from rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. A variance from a rule adopted by the board of firefighting personnel standards and education that was granted by the board before July 1, 1996, is valid.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.375.
Ind. Code § 22-4-18-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 18 / Section 22-4-18-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1903; Acts 1965, c.190, s.13. As amended by P.L.18-1987, SEC.54. Repealed by P.L.105-1994, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-4-19-16 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-4-19-16
Notice; requirement to provide contact information to department
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) All notices to employers from the department shall be sent to one (1) of the following:

(1) An address designated by the employer. The designation must be entered into the employer self-service application by an employee of the employer with the authority to designate a correspondence agent.

(2) The employer's designated agent or representative, if the employer elects to be represented by an agent or representative and has properly entered the designation in the employer self-service application.

(3) The employer's employer self-service account.

The department may make all notices available electronically.

(b) The department may send the employer notices described in section 13 of this chapter solely through electronic means unless the employer elects to receive notices solely through the United States mail on the form and in the manner prescribed by the department.

(c) Each employer shall provide to the department current, accurate contact information, including, but not limited to:

(1) a mailing address for service of registered mail; and

(2) an electronic mail address.

(d) Each employer shall notify the department within fifteen (15) days of a change of mailing address or electronic mail address.

As added by P.L.121-2026, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 22-13-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 13 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-13-4-1
Conditions to be promoted by rules
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 1. (a) The building rules adopted by the commission to govern new construction must promote the following:

(1) Safety.

(2) Sanitary conditions.

(3) Energy conservation.

(4) Access by a person with a physical disability to Class 1 structures.

(b) Rules that:

(1) are adopted by the commission; and

(2) are not covered by subsection (a);

must promote safety.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.151; P.L.249-2019, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 22-9.3-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-9.3-2-4
"Public employer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this article, "public employer" means:

(1) an agency (as defined in IC 4-15-10.5-4); or

(2) a public educational institution.

As added by P.L.196-2025, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-32 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-32
Actions and proceedings; notice; limitation of actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. (a) No proceedings for compensation under this chapter shall be maintained unless notice has been given to the employer of disablement arising from an occupational disease as soon as practicable after the date of disablement. No defect or inaccuracy of such notices shall be a bar to compensation unless the employer proves that he is unduly prejudiced in such proceedings by such defect or inaccuracy.

(b) The notice provided for in subsection (a) shall state the name and address of the employee and the nature and cause of the occupational disease and disablement or death therefrom, and shall be signed by the employee with a disability or by someone in the employee's behalf, or by one (1) or more of the dependents, in case of death, or by some person in their behalf. Such notice may be served personally upon the employer or upon any foreman, superintendent, or manager of the employer to whose orders the employee with a disability or deceased employee was required to conform or upon any agent of the employer upon whom a summons in a civil action may be served under the laws of the state or may be sent to the employer by registered letter, addressed to the employer's last known residence or place of business.

(c) No proceedings by an employee for compensation under this chapter shall be maintained unless claim for compensation shall be filed by the employee with the worker's compensation board within two (2) years after the date of the disablement.

(d) No proceedings by dependents of a deceased employee for compensation for death under this chapter shall be maintained unless claim for compensation shall be filed by the dependents with the worker's compensation board within two (2) years after the date of death.

(e) No limitation of time provided in this chapter shall run against any person who is mentally incompetent or a minor dependent, so long as the person has no guardian or trustee.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.25; Acts 1955, c.195, s.2. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.73; P.L.28-1988, SEC.60; P.L.99-2007, SEC.184.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-4.1-4-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.172-2011, SEC.129. Repealed by P.L.69-2015, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 22-3-7-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-3-7-11
Death benefits; payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. On and after April 1, 1957, and prior to April 1, 1967, when death results from an occupational disease within four hundred (400) weeks, there shall be paid to total dependents of said deceased, as determined by the provisions of IC 22-3-7-12, IC 22-3-7-13, IC 22-3-7-14, IC 22-3-7-15, a weekly compensation amounting to sixty (60) per centum of the deceased's average weekly wage until the compensation so paid when added to any compensation paid to the deceased employee shall equal four hundred (400) weeks, and to partial dependents as hereinafter provided.

On and after April 1, 1967, and prior to April 1, 1969, when death results from an occupational disease within four hundred fifty (450) weeks, there shall be paid to total dependents of said deceased, as determined by the provisions of IC 22-3-7-12, IC 22-3-7-13, IC 22-3-7-14, IC 22-3-7-15, a weekly compensation amounting to sixty (60) per centum of the deceased's average weekly wage, until the compensation so paid when added to any compensation paid to the deceased employee shall equal four hundred fifty (450) weeks, and to partial dependents as hereinafter provided.

On and after April 1, 1969, and prior to July 1, 1974, when death results from occupational disease within five hundred (500) weeks, there shall be paid to total dependents of said deceased, as determined by the provisions of IC 22-3-7-12, IC 22-3-7-13, IC 22-3-7-14, IC 22-3-7-15, a weekly compensation amounting to sixty (60) per centum of the deceased's average weekly wage, until the compensation so paid when added to any compensation paid to the deceased employee shall equal five hundred (500) weeks, and to partial dependents as hereinafter provided.

On and after July 1, 1974, and before July 1, 1976, when death results from occupational disease within five hundred (500) weeks, there shall be paid to total dependents of said deceased as determined by the provisions of IC 22-3-7-12, IC 22-3-7-13, IC 22-3-7-14, IC 22-3-7-15, a weekly compensation amounting to sixty-six and two-thirds (66 2/3) per centum of the deceased's average weekly wage, up to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00) average weekly wages, until the compensation so paid when added to any compensation paid to the deceased employee shall equal five hundred (500) weeks, and to partial dependents as hereinafter provided.

On and after July 1, 1976, when death results from occupational disease within five hundred (500) weeks, there shall be paid to total dependents of the deceased, as determined by the provisions of IC 22-3-7-12 through IC 22-3-7-15, a weekly compensation amounting to sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the deceased's average weekly wage, as defined in IC 22-3-7-19, until the compensation paid, when added to compensation paid to the deceased employee, equals five hundred (500) weeks, and to partial dependents as provided in this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.7; Acts 1943, c.115, s.1; Acts 1945, c.290, s.1; Acts 1947, c.164, s.1; Acts 1949, c.242, s.3; Acts 1951, c.250, s.3; Acts 1957, c.353, s.1; Acts 1967, c.313, s.1; Acts 1969, c.101, s.2; Acts 1974, P.L.109, SEC.4. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.112, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-40 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-4-2-40
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.12-2011, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.121-2014, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-9-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-9-5-5
"Direct threat" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "direct threat" means a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-13-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 13 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-13-4-5
Conversion of buildings; exemption from rules
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall adopt building rules that allow a person to convert a building or other structure, in whole or in part, from one (1) class of occupancy and use established under the commission's rules to another without complying with all of the commission's rules governing new construction.

(b) The rules adopted under this section must protect the public from significant health hazards and safety hazards.

(c) Subject to subsection (b), the rules must promote the following:

(1) The preservation of architecturally significant and historically significant parts of buildings and other structures.

(2) The economically efficient reuse of buildings and other structures.

(3) The preservation and use of commercial buildings located within:

(A) the downtown of a local unit; and

(B) a designated historic district.

Before the effective date of the commission's rules, the commission's policies must promote the preservation and use of commercial buildings as set forth in subdivision (3).

(d) The rules adopted under this section may condition an exemption upon:

(1) passing an inspection conducted by the department; and

(2) paying the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.49-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-4 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 27 / Section 22-4.1-27-4
"Eligible program provider"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "eligible program provider" means an accredited public, nonprofit, or private diploma granting institution with at least two (2) years of experience providing adult dropout recovery services that:

(1) include recruitment, learning plan development, and proactive coaching and mentoring; and

(2) culminate in the attainment of a high school diploma.

As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-15-6-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-15-6-0.5-b
Chapter application
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies to a regulated boiler and pressure vessel as set forth in rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2.

As added by P.L.141-2003, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.171-2019, SEC.6; P.L.249-2019, SEC.32; P.L.152-2026, SEC.432.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-21-22 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-4.1-21-22
Student records; contents; submit records to department
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) A postsecondary proprietary educational institution shall maintain at least the following records for each student:

(1) The program in which the student enrolls.

(2) The length of the program.

(3) The date of the student's initial enrollment in the program.

(4) The student's period of attendance.

(5) The amount of the student's tuition and fees.

(6) A copy of the enrollment agreement.

(b) Upon the request of the department, a postsecondary proprietary educational institution shall submit the records described in subsection (a) to the department.

(c) If a postsecondary proprietary educational institution ceases operation, the postsecondary proprietary educational institution shall submit the records described in subsection (a) to the department not later than thirty (30) days after the institution ceases to operate.

As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.178-2016, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-15-3.2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 3.2 / Section 22-15-3.2-1
"Applicant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means a person who applies for a design release under IC 22-15-3.

As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 22-4-17-16 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-4-17-16
Computation of time
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. When computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this article, by order of an administrative law judge or the review board, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it is:

(1) a Saturday;

(2) a Sunday;

(3) a legal holiday as defined by state statute; or

(4) a day that the department is closed during regular business hours.

If the last day of the response period falls on a day described in subdivisions (1) through (4), then the period runs until the end of the next regular business day of the department.

As added by P.L.121-2026, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 22-11-14.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 22-11-14.5-7
Violations; property; Class C infraction
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly allows an individual to commit a violation of a rule adopted under this chapter commits a Class C infraction if the violation is committed on property under the person's control.

As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-26.1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-26.1
Failure to abate
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.1. Failure to Abate. If the commissioner determines after reinspection the employer has failed to correct a violation for which a safety order has been issued within the period permitted for its correction, the commissioner shall issue a notice of failure to correct violation and accompanying penalty for such failure.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.25. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.263, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-13-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-13-3-1-b
Fire safety rules; adoption
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 1. The department shall adopt fire safety rules that prohibit the following:

(1) The storage of regulated explosives (as defined in IC 35-47.5-2-13) in quantities exceeding the maximum quantity specified by the department.

(2) The storage of regulated explosives (as defined in IC 35-47.5-2-13) at a site that is located less than the minimum distance specified by the department from a railroad, highway, or other place of habitation or assembly.

(3) The use of a receptacle, burning fixture or equipment, heating fixture or equipment, or structure for an explosive, flammable, or other combustible matter that does not meet the design and composition standards specified by the department.

(4) The keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation, or disposition of an explosive, flammable, or other combustible matter in violation of any other requirements specified by the department.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.123-2002, SEC.27; P.L.152-2026, SEC.392.
Ind. Code § 22-9-5-9.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-9-5-9.5
"Service animal" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.5. As used in this chapter, "service animal" refers to an animal trained as:

(1) a hearing animal;

(2) a guide animal;

(3) an assistance animal;

(4) a seizure alert animal;

(5) a mobility animal;

(6) a psychiatric service animal; or

(7) an autism service animal.

As added by P.L.155-2009, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-14-7-28 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 22-14-7-28
Exemption for cigarettes to be sold outside Indiana
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of section 12 of this chapter if the cigarettes:

(1) are or will be stamped for sale in another state; or

(2) are packaged for sale outside the United States;

and the person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons in Indiana.

As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-12-2.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 22-12-2.5-5
Ordinances concerning construction and remodeling
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this chapter, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to either of the following adopted by a unit:

(1) The unit's architectural design standards.

(2) The unit's zoning ordinances.

(b) A unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) may not adopt an ordinance concerning construction and remodeling that:

(1) conflicts with this chapter or a code adopted under this chapter; or

(2) includes more stringent or detailed requirements than those set forth in this chapter or a code adopted under this chapter.

If a building code or standard within the jurisdiction of the commission is silent on equipment or a regulation, a unit may petition the commission for consideration and a determination.

As added by P.L.155-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 22-9-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-9-2-3
Unfair employment practice; labor organization membership
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. It is hereby declared to be an unfair employment practice for any labor organization to deny full and equal membership rights to any applicant for membership or to fail or refuse to classify properly or refer for employment any member solely because of the age of such applicant or member if such person has attained the age of forty (40) years and has not attained the age of seventy-five (75) years.

Formerly: Acts 1965, c.368, s.3. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.206, SEC.5; P.L.166-2009, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-21-24 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-4.1-21-24
Issuance of authorization; renewal
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. (a) After an investigation and a finding that the information in the application is true and the postsecondary proprietary educational institution meets the minimum standards, the department shall issue an authorization to the postsecondary proprietary educational institution upon payment of an additional fee of at least twenty-five dollars ($25).

(b) The department may waive inspection of a postsecondary proprietary educational institution that has been authorized by an authorizing unit whose standards are approved by the department as meeting or exceeding the requirements of this chapter.

(c) A valid license, approval to operate, or other form of authorization issued to a postsecondary proprietary educational institution by another state may be accepted, instead of inspection, if:

(1) the requirements of that state meet or exceed the requirements of this chapter; and

(2) the other state will, in turn, extend reciprocity to postsecondary proprietary educational institutions authorized by the department.

(d) An authorization issued under this section expires one (1) year following the authorization's issuance.

(e) An authorized postsecondary proprietary educational institution may renew the institution's authorization annually upon:

(1) the payment of a fee of at least twenty-five dollars ($25); and

(2) continued compliance with this chapter.

As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.178-2016, SEC.17; P.L.157-2023, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-11-14-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-11-14-4.5-b
Sale of consumer fireworks
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

Sec. 4.5. (a) A retailer may sell consumer fireworks and items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter from a tent under the following conditions:

(1) The tent may not be larger than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet.

(2) There may be only one (1) tent for each registration granted under section 11(a) of this chapter.

(3) The tent may not be located closer than one hundred (100) feet from a permanent structure.

(4) A vehicle may not be parked closer than twenty (20) feet from the edge of the tent.

(5) The tent must be fire retardant.

(6) The sales site must comply with all applicable local zoning and land use rules.

(7) Sales of fireworks may be made from the tent for not more than forty-five (45) days in a year.

(8) The weight of consumer fireworks in a tent may not exceed three thousand (3,000) gross pounds of consumer fireworks.

(9) A retailer that legally operated a tent with a registration in 2005 may continue operation in a tent in 2006 and the following years. A registration under section 11(a) of this chapter is required for operation in 2006 and following years. For purposes of this subdivision, a retailer includes a resident wholesaler who supplied consumer fireworks to an applicant for a tent registration in 2005.

(10) The retailer holds a valid registration under section 11(a) of this chapter.

(b) A retailer may sell consumer fireworks and items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter from a Class 1 structure (as defined in IC 22-12-1-4) if the Class 1 structure meets the requirements of any of the following subdivisions:

(1) The structure complied with the rules for a B-2 or M building occupancy classification before July 4, 2003, under the Indiana building code adopted by the fire prevention and building safety commission established under IC 22-12-2-1 (before its repeal):

(A) in which consumer fireworks were sold or stored on or before July 4, 2003; and

(B) in which no subsequent intervening nonfireworks sales or storage use has occurred.

(2) The structure complied with the rules for a B-2 or M building occupancy classification before July 4, 2003, under the Indiana building code adopted by the fire prevention and building safety commission established under IC 22-12-2-1 (before its repeal):

(A) in which consumer fireworks were sold or stored on or before July 4, 2003;

(B) in a location at which the retailer was registered as a resident wholesaler in 2005; and

(C) in which the retailer's primary business is not the sale of consumer fireworks.

(3) The structure complies with the rules for an H-3 building occupancy classification under the Indiana building code adopted by the department of homeland security.

(4) The structure complies with the rules adopted after July 3, 2003, by the department of homeland security for an M building occupancy classification under the Indiana building code.

A registration under section 11(a) of this chapter is required for operation in 2006 and following years.

(c) This subsection does not apply to a structure identified in subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4). A retailer may sell consumer fireworks and items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter from a structure under the following conditions:

(1) The structure must be a Class 1 structure in which consumer fireworks are sold and stored.

(2) The sales site must comply with all applicable local zoning and land use rules.

(3) The weight of consumer fireworks in the structure may not exceed three thousand (3,000) gross pounds of consumer fireworks.

(4) The retailer holds a valid registration under section 11(a) of this chapter.

(5) A retailer that sold consumer fireworks and operated from a structure with a registration in 2005 may continue in operation in the structure in 2006 and the following years. A registration under section 11(a) of this chapter is required for operation in 2006 and following years.

(d) A member of the department of homeland security staff shall, under section 9 of this chapter, inspect tents and structures in which fireworks are sold in accordance with IC 22-14-2-11. The department of homeland security may delegate this responsibility to a responding fire department with jurisdiction over the tent or structure, subject to the policies and procedures of the state fire marshal.

(e) A retailer shall file an application for each retail location on a form to be provided by the department of homeland security.

(f) This chapter does not limit the quantity of items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter that may be sold from any Class 1 structure that complied with the rules of the fire prevention and building safety commission (before its repeal) in effect before May 21, 2003.

As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.64; P.L.28-2026, SEC.34; P.L.152-2026, SEC.348.
Ind. Code § 22-10-3-11 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-10-3-11
Certificates; loss or destruction; duplicates; filing at mine office; inspection
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) In event of loss or destruction of any certificate issued under the mining laws of this state, the board, upon satisfactory proof of such loss or destruction, shall issue a duplicate certificate upon receipt of five dollars ($5). The fee shall be deposited into the mine safety fund established by IC 22-10-12-16. The board may set a different fee by rule under IC 22-10-1.5-4.

(b) The holder of a mine foreman, mine examiner, shot-firer, hoisting engineer, or mine electrician certificate must present the same or a photostatic copy to the official of the mine where the holder is employed, who shall file it in the office at such mine, and such file shall be available for inspection by interested persons.

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.25. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.5; Acts 1981, P.L.210, SEC.2; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.20; P.L.231-1983, SEC.8; P.L.35-2007, SEC.16; P.L.10-2012, SEC.4; P.L.91-2026, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-4-2-13
Calendar quarter
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. "Calendar quarter" means the period of three (3) consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, september 30, or December 31: Provided, That for due dates of state unemployment returns in each instance of quarterly return, the date shall be the last day of the month following the end of the quarter.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.213; Acts 1965, c.202, s.1.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-2
Employers; duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Each employer shall establish and maintain conditions of work which are reasonably safe and healthful for employees, and free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.356, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 22-2-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-2-6-2
Assignment of wages; requisites
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.104-2026, SEC.22. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.115-2026, SEC.14.

Sec. 2. (a) Any assignment of the wages of an employee is valid only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The assignment is:

(A) in writing;

(B) signed by the employee personally;

(C) by its terms revocable at any time by the employee upon written notice to the employer; and

(D) agreed to in writing by the employer.

(2) An executed copy of the assignment is delivered to the employer within ten (10) days after its execution.

(3) The assignment is made for a purpose described in subsection (b).

(b) A wage assignment under this section may be made for the purpose of paying any of the following:

(1) Premium on a policy of insurance obtained for the employee by the employer.

(2) Pledge or contribution of the employee to a charitable or nonprofit organization.

(3) Purchase price of bonds or securities, issued or guaranteed by the United States.

(4) Purchase price of shares of stock, or fractional interests in shares of stock, of the employing company, or of a company owning the majority of the issued and outstanding stock of the employing company, whether purchased from such company, in the open market or otherwise. However, if such shares are to be purchased on installments pursuant to a written purchase agreement, the employee has the right under the purchase agreement at any time before completing purchase of such shares to cancel said agreement and to have repaid promptly the amount of all installment payments which theretofore have been made.

(5) Dues to become owing by the employee to a labor organization of which the employee is a member.

(6) Purchase price of merchandise, goods, or food offered by the employer and sold to the employee, for the employee's benefit, use, or consumption, at the written request of the employee.

(7) Amount of a loan made to the employee by the employer and evidenced by a written instrument executed by the employee subject to the amount limits set forth in section 4(c) of this chapter.

(8) Contributions, assessments, or dues of the employee to a hospital service or a surgical or medical expense plan or to an employees' association, trust, or plan existing for the purpose of paying pensions or other benefits to said employee or to others designated by the employee.

(9) Payment to any credit union, nonprofit organizations, or associations of employees of such employer organized under any law of this state or of the United States.

(10) Payment to any person or organization regulated under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (IC 24-4.5) for deposit or credit to the employee's account by electronic transfer or as otherwise designated by the employee.

(11) Premiums on policies of insurance and annuities purchased by the employee on the employee's life.

(12) The purchase price of shares or fractional interest in shares in one (1) or more mutual funds.

(13) A judgment owed by the employee if the payment:

(A) is made in accordance with an agreement between the employee and the creditor; and

(B) is not a garnishment under IC 34-25-3.

(14) The purchase, rental, or use of uniforms, shirts, pants, or other job related clothing at an amount not to exceed the direct cost paid by an employer to an external vendor for those items.

(15) The purchase of equipment or tools necessary to fulfill the duties of employment at an amount not to exceed the direct cost paid by an employer to an external vendor for those items.

(16) Reimbursement for education or employee skills training. However, a wage assignment may not be made if the education or employee skills training benefits were provided, in whole or in part, through an economic development incentive from any federal, state, or local program.

(17) An advance for:

(A) payroll; or

(B) vacation;

pay.

(18) The employee's drug education and addiction treatment services under IC 12-23-23.

(19) Voluntary contributions of the employee to a federal tax deferred retirement account for employees of a political subdivision provided the account:

(A) is in the name of the employee;

(B) is under the direction and control of the employee; and

(C) immediately vests with the employee.

(c) The interest rate charged on amounts loaned or advanced to an employee and repaid under subsection (b) may not exceed the bank prime loan interest rate as reported by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor rate, plus four percent (4%).

(d) The total amount of wages subject to assignment under subsection (b)(14) and (b)(15) may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year; or

(2) five percent (5%) of the employee's weekly disposable earnings (as defined in IC 24-4.5-5-105(1)(a)).

(e) Except as provided under 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, and 1926, an employee shall not be charged or subject to a wage assignment under subsection (b)(14) or (b)(15) for protective equipment including personal protective equipment identified under 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, and 1926.

(f) A wage assignment may be made for the purpose of paying voluntary contributions described in subsection (b)(19) without meeting the conditions set forth in subsection (a). An employee may opt out of a wage assignment under this subsection at any time by providing written notice to the employer.

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.183, s.2; Acts 1947, c.330, s.1; Acts 1963, c.148, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.251, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.143-1988, SEC.3; P.L.115-1994, SEC.1; P.L.83-2001, SEC.1; P.L.193-2015, SEC.2; P.L.136-2018, SEC.110; P.L.195-2018, SEC.10; P.L.147-2019, SEC.1; P.L.104-2026, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 22-2-17-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-2-17-1
"Criminal history information"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "criminal history information" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-4-1(1).

As added by P.L.210-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-11-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 22-4-11-1.5
Experience account not relieved of erroneous payments if employer establishes pattern of failure to respond to department information requests
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, "erroneous payment" means a payment that would not have been made but for the failure by an employer or a person acting on behalf of the employer with respect to a claim for unemployment benefits to which the payment relates.

(b) As used in this section, "pattern of failure" means a repeated and documented failure by an employer or a person acting on behalf of an employer to respond to requests for information made by the department, taking into consideration the number of failures in relation to the total number of requests received by the employer or the person acting on behalf of an employer.

(c) The experience account of an employer may not be relieved of charges for a benefit overpayment from the state's unemployment insurance benefit fund established by IC 22-4-26-1, if the department determines that:

(1) the erroneous payment was made because the employer or a person acting on behalf of the employer was at fault in failing to respond in a timely or adequate manner to the department's request for information relating to the claim for unemployment benefits; and

(2) the employer or a person acting on behalf of the employer has established a pattern of failure to respond in a timely or adequate manner to department requests described in subdivision (1).

As added by P.L.154-2013, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.122-2019, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 22-15-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-15-3-5
Rules; scope; evaluation report as evidence of compliance
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not authorize a variance from any rule adopted by the commission.

(b) The rules adopted by the commission do not prevent the use of:

(1) materials;

(2) methods of construction; or

(3) design procedures;

if they are not specifically prohibited in the rules and if they are approved under subsection (c).

(c) The state fire marshal and the department may, in the review of an application for a design release, consider as evidence of compliance with the rules adopted by the commission any evaluation report that:

(1) contains limitations, conditions, or standards for alternative materials, methods of construction, or design procedures; and

(2) is published by an independent, nationally recognized testing laboratory or other organization that is approved under the rules adopted by the commission.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.387; P.L.187-2021, SEC.101.
Ind. Code § 22-12-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-12-6-6
Fee schedules; fire prevention and building safety commission
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 6. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 setting a fee schedule for the following:

(1) Fireworks display permits issued under IC 22-11-14-2.

(2) Explosives magazine permits issued under IC 35-47.5-4.

(3) Design releases issued under IC 22-15-3 and IC 22-15-3.2.

(4) Certification of industrialized building systems and mobile structures under IC 22-15-4.

(5) Inspection of regulated amusement devices under IC 22-15-7.

(6) Application fees for variance requests under IC 22-13-2-11 and inspection fees for exemptions under IC 22-13-4-5.

(7) Except as provided in section 6.5 of this chapter, permitting and inspection of regulated lifting devices under IC 22-15-5.

(8) Permitting and inspection of regulated boiler and pressure vessels under IC 22-15-6.

(9) Licensing of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors under IC 22-15-6-5.

(10) Licensing of elevator contractors, elevator inspectors, and elevator mechanics under IC 22-15-5-6 through IC 22-15-5-16.

(b) Fee schedules set under this section must be sufficient to pay all of the costs, direct and indirect, that are payable from the fund into which the fee must be deposited, after deducting other money deposited in the fund. In setting these fee schedules, the commission may consider differences in the degree or complexity of the activity being performed for each fee.

(c) The fee schedule set for design releases issued under subsection (a)(3) may not be changed more than one (1) time each year. The commission may include in this fee schedule a fee for the review of plans and specifications and, if a political subdivision does not have a program to periodically inspect the construction covered by the design release, a fee for inspecting the construction.

(d) The fee schedule set under subsection (a) for design releases may provide that a portion of the fees collected shall be deposited in the statewide fire and building safety education fund established under section 3 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.222-1989, SEC.9; P.L.119-2002, SEC.6; P.L.123-2002, SEC.26; P.L.1-2003, SEC.71; P.L.218-2014, SEC.6; P.L.171-2019, SEC.3; P.L.211-2019, SEC.29; P.L.230-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-4-39.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 39.5 / Section 22-4-39.5-3
Civil action to obtain reimbursement from employer that knowingly employed an unauthorized alien; filing; federal government verification; awards; deposit
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The department may file a civil action to obtain reimbursement of amounts paid by the department as unemployment insurance benefits from an employer that has knowingly employed an unauthorized alien.

(b) The action must be filed in the county in which the employer employed the unauthorized alien.

(c) In determining whether an individual is an unauthorized alien for purposes of this chapter, a court may consider only the federal government's verification or status information under 8 U.S.C. 1373(c).

(d) After holding a hearing and making a finding that the employer knowingly employed an unauthorized alien, the court shall award the following to the department:

(1) The reimbursement of unemployment insurance benefits paid by the department computed using the salary of the position held by the unauthorized alien during the period the unauthorized alien was employed by the employer.

(2) Reasonable costs and attorney's fees.

(e) The department shall deposit the reimbursement awarded under subsection (d)(1) in the unemployment insurance benefit fund established by IC 22-4-26-1.

As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 22-8-1.1-27 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 8 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 22-8-1.1-27
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by Acts 1971, P.L.356, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 22-11-16-3 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 22-11-16-3
Rules; contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The rules required by this chapter must include the following requirements:

(1) In all hotels, motels, and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee, an emergency sign must be permanently affixed to the back of each guestroom or room door and by the entrance to a required exitway where there is an interior door with corridors to the exitway.

(2) In all apartments covered by this chapter, an emergency sign must be permanently affixed in a prominent location.

(b) The emergency signs required by subsection (a) must contain the following information:

(1) Instructions on practical emergency procedures in case of fire or other emergency.

(2) In hotels, motels, and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee only, a statement describing the number of doors (to the left or right) to a fire exit.

(c) In addition, the rules required by this chapter must include requirements for the letter size, color, content, location, and overall size of the emergency signs required by this chapter.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.139, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 22-11-14-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-11-14-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter and IC 22-11-14.5:

"Auto burglar alarm" means a tube that contains pyrotechnic composition that produces a loud whistle or smoke when ignited. A small quantity of explosive, not exceeding fifty (50) milligrams, may also be used to produce a small report. A squib is used to ignite the device.

"Booby trap" means a small tube with string protruding from both ends, similar to a party popper in design. The ends of the string are pulled to ignite the friction sensitive composition, producing a small report.

"Chaser" means a device, containing fifty (50) milligrams or less of explosive composition, that consists of a small paper or cardboard tube that travels along the ground upon ignition. A whistling effect is often produced, and a small noise may be produced.

"Cigarette load" means a small wooden peg that has been coated with a small quantity of explosive composition. Upon ignition of a cigarette containing one (1) of the pegs, a small report is produced.

"Consumer firework" means a small firework that is designed primarily to produce visible effects by combustion, and that is required to comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations promulgated by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 CFR 1507. The term also includes some small devices designed to produce an audible effect, such as whistling devices, ground devices containing fifty (50) milligrams or less of explosive composition, and aerial devices containing one hundred thirty (130) milligrams or less of explosive composition. Propelling or expelling charges consisting of a mixture of charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate are not considered as designed to produce an audible effect. Consumer fireworks:

(1) include:

(A) aerial devices, which include sky rockets, missile type rockets, helicopter or aerial spinners, roman candles, mines, and shells;

(B) ground audible devices, which include firecrackers, salutes, and chasers; and

(C) firework devices containing combinations of the effects described in clauses (A) and (B); and

(2) do not include the items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter.

"Cone fountain" means a cardboard or heavy paper cone which contains up to fifty (50) grams of pyrotechnic composition, and which produces the same effect as a cylindrical fountain.

"Cylindrical fountain" means a cylindrical tube not exceeding three-quarters (3/4) inch in inside diameter and containing up to seventy-five (75) grams of pyrotechnic composition. Fountains produce a shower of color and sparks upon ignition, and sometimes a whistling effect. Cylindrical fountains may contain a spike to be inserted in the ground (spike fountain), a wooden or plastic base to be placed on the ground (base fountain), or a wooden handle or cardboard handle for items designed to be hand held (handle fountain).

"Dipped stick" or "wire sparkler" means a stick or wire coated with pyrotechnic composition that produces a shower of sparks upon ignition. Total pyrotechnic composition does not exceed one hundred (100) grams per item. Those devices containing chlorate or perchlorate salts do not exceed five (5) grams in total composition per item. Wire sparklers that contain no magnesium and that contain less than one hundred (100) grams of composition per item are not included in the category of consumer fireworks.

"Distributor" means a person who sells fireworks to wholesalers and retailers for resale.

"Explosive composition" means a chemical or mixture of chemicals that produces an audible effect by deflagration or detonation when ignited.

"Firecracker" or "salute" is a device that consists of a small paper wrapped or cardboard tube containing not more than fifty (50) milligrams of pyrotechnic composition and that produces, upon ignition, noise, accompanied by a flash of light.

"Firework" means any composition or device designed for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation. Fireworks consist of consumer fireworks, items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter, and special fireworks. The following items are excluded from the definition of fireworks:

(1) Model rockets.

(2) Toy pistol caps.

(3) Emergency signal flares.

(4) Matches.

(5) Fixed ammunition for firearms.

(6) Ammunition components intended for use in firearms, muzzle loading cannons, or small arms.

(7) Shells, cartridges, and primers for use in firearms, muzzle loading cannons, or small arms.

(8) Indoor pyrotechnics special effects material.

(9) M-80s, cherry bombs, silver salutes, and any device banned by the federal government.

"Flitter sparkler" means a narrow paper tube filled with pyrotechnic composition that produces color and sparks upon ignition. These devices do not use a fuse for ignition, but rather are ignited by igniting the paper at one (1) end of the tube.

"Ground spinner" means a small spinning device that is similar to wheels in design and effect when placed on the ground and ignited, and that produces a shower of sparks and color when spinning.

"Helicopter" or "aerial spinner" is a spinning device:

(1) that consists of a tube up to one-half (1/2) inch in inside diameter and that contains up to twenty (20) grams of pyrotechnic composition;

(2) to which some type of propeller or blade device is attached; and

(3) that lifts into the air upon ignition, producing a visible or audible effect at the height of flight.

"Illuminating torch" means a cylindrical tube that:

(1) contains up to one hundred (100) grams of pyrotechnic composition;

(2) produces, upon ignition, a colored fire; and

(3) is either a spike, base, or handle type device.

"Importer" means:

(1) a person who imports fireworks from a foreign country; or

(2) a person who brings or causes fireworks to be brought within this state for subsequent sale.

"Indoor pyrotechnics special effects material" means a chemical material that is clearly labeled by the manufacturer as suitable for indoor use (as provided in National Fire Protection Association Standard 1126 (2001 edition)).

"Interstate wholesaler" means a person who is engaged in interstate commerce selling fireworks.

"Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the manufacture of fireworks.

"Mine" or "shell" means a device that:

(1) consists of a heavy cardboard or paper tube up to two and one-half (2 1/2) inches in inside diameter, to which a wooden or plastic base is attached;

(2) contains up to forty (40) grams of pyrotechnic composition; and

(3) propels, upon ignition, stars (pellets of pressed pyrotechnic composition that burn with bright color), whistles, parachutes, or combinations thereof, with the tube remaining on the ground.

"Missile-type rocket" means a device that is similar to a sky rocket in size, composition, and effect, and that uses fins rather than a stick for guidance and stability.

"Municipality" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-11.

"Party popper" means a small plastic or paper item containing not more than sixteen (16) milligrams of explosive composition that is friction sensitive. A string protruding from the device is pulled to ignite it, expelling paper streamers and producing a small report.

"Person" means an individual, an association, an organization, a limited liability company, or a corporation.

"Pyrotechnic composition" means a mixture of chemicals that produces a visible or audible effect by combustion rather than deflagration or detonation. Pyrotechnic compositions will not explode upon ignition unless severely confined.

"Responding fire department" means the paid fire department or volunteer fire department that renders fire protection services to a political subdivision.

"Retail sales stand" means a temporary business site or location where goods are to be sold.

"Retailer" means a person who purchases fireworks for resale to consumers, including a retail merchant that meets the economic threshold under IC 6-2.5-2-1(d).

"Roman candle" means a device that consists of a heavy paper or cardboard tube not exceeding three-eighths (3/8) inch in inside diameter and that contains up to twenty (20) grams of pyrotechnic composition. Upon ignition, up to ten (10) stars (pellets of pressed pyrotechnic composition that burn with bright color) are individually expelled at several second intervals.

"Sky rocket" means a device that:

(1) consists of a tube that contains pyrotechnic composition;

(2) contains a stick for guidance and stability; and

(3) rises into the air upon ignition, producing a burst of color or noise at the height of flight.

"Smoke device" means a tube or sphere containing pyrotechnic composition that produces white or colored smoke upon ignition as the primary effect.

"Snake" or "glow worm" means a pressed pellet of pyrotechnic composition that produces a large, snake-like ash upon burning. The ash expands in length as the pellet burns. These devices do not contain mercuric thiocyanate.

"Snapper" means a small, paper wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand. When dropped, the device explodes, producing a small report.

"Special discharge location" means a location designated for the discharge of consumer fireworks by individuals in accordance with rules adopted under section 3.5 of this chapter.

"Special fireworks" means fireworks designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration, or detonation, including firecrackers containing more than one hundred thirty (130) milligrams of explosive composition, aerial shells containing more than forty (40) grams of pyrotechnic composition, and other exhibition display items that exceed the limits for classification as consumer fireworks.

"Trick match" means a kitchen or book match that has been coated with a small quantity of explosive or pyrotechnic composition. Upon ignition of the match, a small report or a shower of sparks is produced.

"Trick noisemaker" means an item that produces a small report intended to surprise the user.

"Wheel" means a pyrotechnic device that:

(1) is attached to a post or tree by means of a nail or string;

(2) contains up to six (6) driver units (tubes not exceeding one-half (1/2) inch in inside diameter) containing up to sixty (60) grams of composition per driver unit; and

(3) revolves, upon ignition, producing a shower of color and sparks and sometimes a whistling effect.

"Wholesaler" means a person who purchases fireworks for resale to retailers.

Formerly: Acts 1939, c.154, s.1; Acts 1947, c.366, s.1; Acts 1959, c.290, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.259, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.236-1983, SEC.1; P.L.229-1985, SEC.1; P.L.8-1993, SEC.296; P.L.168-1996, SEC.1; P.L.25-2004, SEC.1; P.L.187-2006, SEC.1; P.L.177-2007, SEC.1; P.L.159-2021, SEC.40; P.L.118-2024, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 22-12-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-12-6-5
Fire insurance companies; assessment of premium tax; failure to pay; license revocation
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) All fire insurance companies licensed to transact business in Indiana shall pay to the treasurer of state before March 2 of each year an amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the gross premiums of each company, received on fire risks written in Indiana, after deducting return premiums and considerations received from reinsurance, as reported by them to the state comptroller for the payment of premium taxes as provided by statute.

(b) Annual payment under subsection (a) by these companies is in addition to all taxes and license fees required by statute to be paid by fire insurance companies doing business in Indiana.

(c) If any fire insurance company licensed, authorized, or incorporated to transact business in Indiana fails to pay into the state treasury on June 30 and December 31 of each year the taxes required by this section, the department of insurance shall revoke its license and may not license it to do business in Indiana for two (2) years after the date its license is revoked under this subsection.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.442.
Ind. Code § 22-4-25.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4 / Chapter 25.5 / Section 22-4-25.5-1
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the unemployment insurance modernization fund established by section 2 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 22-9-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-9-2-6
Record of ages of employees; complaints; hearing; findings of fact
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Every person shall keep true and accurate records of the ages of all persons employed by the person as reported by each employee, and shall upon demand furnish to the commissioner of labor, or to the authorized representative of the commissioner of labor, a true copy of any such record, verified upon oath. Such record shall be open to investigation by the commissioner at any reasonable time. If on all the testimony taken, the commissioner of labor shall make a preliminary determination that the employer has engaged in or is engaging in unfair employment practices, the commissioner shall endeavor to eliminate such unfair employment practices by informal methods of conference, conciliation and persuasion. If voluntary compliance cannot be obtained, the commissioner of labor shall be empowered to issue a complaint stating the charges and giving not less than ten (10) days' notice of hearing before the commissioner of labor at a place fixed in the notice. Any complaint issued pursuant to this section must be so issued within four (4) months after the alleged unfair employment practices were committed. The respondent shall have the right to file an answer to such complaint and may appear at such hearing with or without counsel to present evidence and to examine and cross-examine witnesses. Upon the completion of testimony at such hearing, if determination is made that unfair practices were committed, the commissioner of labor shall state the commissioner's findings of fact and, if satisfied therewith, may issue the commissioner's finding that the employer has ceased to engage in unfair employment practices.

Formerly: Acts 1965, c.368, s.6. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.127.
Ind. Code § 22-4.1-1-6.5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 4.1 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-4.1-1-6.5
"Workforce focused agency"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.5. "Workforce focused agency" means the following:

(1) The department.

(2) The department of education established by IC 20-19-3-1.

(3) The commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1.

(4) The office of the secretary of family and social services established by IC 12-8-1.5-1.

(5) The state workforce development board.

As added by P.L.106-2024, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.275; P.L.100-2026, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 22-9-5-16 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 22-9-5-16
"Qualified individual with a disability" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that the individual holds or desires. For the purposes of this chapter, consideration shall be given to the employer's judgment as to what functions of a job are essential, and if an employer has prepared a written description before advertising or interviewing applicants for the job the description shall be considered evidence of the essential functions of the job.

As added by P.L.111-1992, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 22-10-15-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 10 / Chapter 15 / Section 22-10-15-1
"Chemical test"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "chemical test" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-22.

As added by P.L.35-2007, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 22-3-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 3 / Chapter 9 / Section 22-3-9-5
Contracts; rules and regulations; exemption from liability; setoff
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Any contract, rule, regulation, bylaw, or device whatsoever, the purpose, intent, or effect of which would be to enable any employer to exempt himself or itself from any liability created by this chapter, shall to that extent be void; provided, that in any action brought against any such employer under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this chapter, such employer may set off therein by special plea any sum such employer has contributed or paid to any insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity for and on behalf of such injured employee that may have been paid to him or to the person entitled thereto on account of the injury or death for which said action is brought, but in no event shall the amount of such setoff exceed the amount paid to such employee or other person entitled thereto out of such insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity fund.

Formerly: Acts 1911, c.88, s.5. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 22-2-19-1 — Indiana Code / Title 22 / Article 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-2-19-1
"Department of labor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "department of labor" refers to the department of labor created by IC 22-1-1-1.

(b) As used in this chapter, "department of veterans' affairs" refers to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2.

As added by P.L.96-2024, SEC.1.