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IN Code § 22-13-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-3. Precedence of Rules Adopted by Commission; Reference to Rules; Ordinances

Sec. 3. (a) Except to the extent provided in subsection (c), the rules adopted under section 2 of this chapter take precedence over:(1) any rule adopted by a state agency that conflicts with the commission's fire safety rules or building rules; and(2) any ordinance or other regulation adopted by a political subdivision that covers the same subject matter as the commission's fire safety rules or building rules.(b) State agencies and political subdivisions may incorporate the rules adopted by the commission by reference into a rule, ordinance, or other regulation. Notwithstanding IC 4-22-9-6, a reference to the rules adopted by the commission, by citation to the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC), shall be construed to include all amendments as of the date that the reference is written and any later amendments to that provision, unless accompanied by a reference to a specific edition or supplement to the Indiana Administrative Code.(c) Except as provided in section 3.5 of this chapter, a city, town, or county may adopt an ordinance that includes more stringent or detailed requirements that do not conflict with the commission's rules, but the ordinance is subject to approval under section 5 of this chapter.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.104-2018, SEC.4.
IN Code § 22-13-2-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-3.5. Rules Requiring the Installation of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems Prohibited

Sec. 3.5. (a) The following may not adopt rules requiring the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system in a Class 2 structure:(1) The commission.(2) Another state agency.(b) A political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance or other regulation requiring the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system in a Class 2 structure.As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.5.
IN Code § 22-13-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-4. Duplication, Conflict, or Overlapping of Responsibility Between Rules

Sec. 4. If the commission finds duplication, conflict, or overlapping of responsibility between:(1) this article, IC 22-12, IC 22-14, IC 22-15, a fire safety rule, or a building rule; and(2) the rules adopted by another state agency;the commission shall notify the state agency, and the state agency shall revise its rules to eliminate the duplication, conflict, or overlap.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 22-13-2-4.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-4.1. Plan Reviews by Both State and Local Agencies

Sec. 4.1. (a) This section applies only to a plan review for a design release performed:(1) before construction of a Class 1 structure; and(2) to determine compliance with the rules of the commission.(b) This section does not apply to a plan review for the issuance of a building permit, an improvement permit, a fire protection system permit, or any other permit issued by a state agency or a city, town, or county.(c) A plan review for a design release must be:(1) authorized under IC 22-15-3; and(2) performed in compliance with the rules and objective criteria adopted by the commission under IC 22-15-3-1.(d) If the commission has certified that a city, town, or county is qualified to perform a plan review for a design release under IC 22-15-3, both of the following may perform the plan review for a design release:(1) The department.(2) The city, town, or county.However, only the entity described in subdivision (1) or (2) that performs the initial plan review for a design release may charge a fee for the plan review for a design release. The other entity shall not charge a fee for the plan review for a design release.As added by P.L.49-2016, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.74.
IN Code § 22-13-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-5. Commission Review of Ordinances or Regulations; Approval

Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall carry out a program to review the fire safety laws and the building laws adopted in the ordinances and other regulations of political subdivisions.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an ordinance or other regulation adopted by a political subdivision that qualifies as a fire safety law or a building law:(1) must be submitted to the commission for review within thirty (30) days after adoption by the political subdivision; and(2) is not effective until:(A) it is approved by an order issued by the commission; or(B) it is approved as the result of the commission not having issued an order approving or denying the ordinance or other regulation within the period set forth in section 5.5(2) of this chapter.(c) An ordinance that:(1) is adopted by a city, town, or county; and(2) governs the installations, repair, and maintenance of smoke detectors in residential structures that are not required to have smoke detectors under the rules of the commission;is effective without approval by the commission.(d) A:(1) state agency; or(2) political subdivision;may not require a person or entity to obtain or maintain, or both, a license in order to install or maintain a low voltage thermostat of fifty (50) volts or less.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.101-2015, SEC.1.
IN Code § 22-13-2-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-5.5. Procedure for Review of Ordinances or Regulations

Sec. 5.5. The commission's program for review of adopted ordinances and other regulations of political subdivisions submitted for approval by the commission under section 5 of this chapter shall be conducted by the commission staff as follows:(1) A request may be made to the commission for preliminary staff review at any time. The results of the staff review must be furnished to the requester within a reasonable time.(2) A submission by a political subdivision for approval of an ordinance or other regulation by the commission shall be made in hard copy or electronic form acceptable to the commission. The staff shall place the submission on the agenda for the first commission meeting scheduled later than five (5) working days after the receipt of the submission. An opportunity for public testimony may be afforded at the meeting of the commission. If the commission does not issue an order approving or denying the ordinance or other regulation at the first commission meeting, or at any of the next three (3) commission meetings, the ordinance or other regulation is automatically approved and effective without an order of the commission.(3) A member of the commission may submit an adopted ordinance or other regulation to the commission for review under subdivisions (1) and (2) if the political subdivision did not submit the adopted ordinance or other regulation within thirty (30) days of adoption by the political subdivision as required by section 5(b) of this chapter.(4) The commission's order regarding the ordinance or other regulation shall be issued following the requirements set forth under IC 4-21.5-3-5. If a petition for review is subsequently granted under IC 4-21.5-3-7, the commission's order shall be deemed merely to have been a preliminary determination.(5) One (1) copy of each approved ordinance or other regulation, endorsed by the chair of the commission, shall be returned to the political subdivision or, if the submission was made by a member of the commission, to the member, with the order approving the ordinance or other regulation.(6) If the commission denies an ordinance or other regulation, the commission's denial must specify the defects in the ordinance or other regulation that are the basis for the denial. The defects referred to in the commission's denial must include a citation to specific provisions of the state fire safety laws and the state building laws that are the basis for the denial.As added by P.L.101-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.72-2018, SEC.13.
IN Code § 22-13-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-6. Ordinances or Regulations of Political Subdivisions; Application to Industrialized Building System or Mobile Structure

Sec. 6. An ordinance or other regulation adopted by a political subdivision that governs the construction of a building or other structure does not apply to an industrialized building system or mobile structure that is certified under IC 22-15-4.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 22-13-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-7. Review of Variances and Orders of State Agencies or Political Subdivisions

Sec. 7. (a) The commission may review and modify or reverse any variance or other order that:(1) is issued by a state agency or political subdivision; and(2) covers a subject governed by this article, IC 22-12, IC 22-14, IC 22-15, a fire safety rule, or a building rule.(b) The commission shall review variances granted by a political subdivision to the fire safety laws and building laws adopted in its ordinances. The variance is not effective until it is approved by the commission.(c) The commission shall review orders under this section that:(1) are issued by a political subdivision; and(2) concern a Class 2 structure;if a person aggrieved by the order petitions for review under IC 4-21.5-3-7 within thirty (30) days after the political subdivision has issued the order.(d) A copy of the petition under subsection (c) shall be delivered to the political subdivision issuing the order.(e) Review of an order under this section does not suspend the running of the time period under any statute in which a person must petition a court for judicial review of the order.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 22-13-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-8. Equipment Law Rules

Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to create equipment laws applicable to regulated lifting devices.(b) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to create equipment laws applicable to regulated boilers and pressure vessels.(c) The commission may adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 only to adopt by reference all or part of the following national boiler and pressure vessel codes:(1) The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.(2) The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Inspection Code.(3) The American Petroleum Institute 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Code.(4) Any subsequent editions of the codes listed in subdivisions (1) through (3).(d) An emergency rule adopted under subsection (c) expires on the earlier of the following dates:(1) Not more than two (2) years after the emergency rule is accepted for filing with the publisher of the Indiana Register.(2) The date a permanent rule is adopted under IC 4-22-2.(e) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to create equipment laws applicable to regulated amusement devices.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.166-1997, SEC.4; P.L.141-2003, SEC.9; P.L.123-2006, SEC.35; P.L.171-2019, SEC.4; P.L.249-2019, SEC.23; P.L.156-2020, SEC.83.
IN Code § 22-13-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-9. Power of Political Subdivisions to Regulate; Limitation

Sec. 9. Except as provided in section 10 of this chapter, political subdivisions do not have the power to regulate regulated:(1) amusement devices;(2) boilers;(3) lifting devices; and(4) pressure vessels.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.119-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 22-13-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-10. Lifting Devices; Regulation by County, City, or Town; Permits; Inspections

Sec. 10. (a) A county, city, or town may regulate regulated lifting devices if the unit's regulatory program is approved by the commission.(b) A unit must submit its ordinances and other regulations that regulate lifting devices to the commission for approval. The ordinance or other regulation is not effective until it is approved by the commission. If any of these ordinances or regulations conflict with the commission's rules, the commission's rules supersede the local ordinance or other regulation.(c) A unit may issue permits only to applicants who qualify under IC 22-15-5. However, the unit may specify a lesser fee than that set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(7).(d) A unit must inspect regulated lifting devices with inspectors who possess the qualifications necessary to be employed by the department of homeland security as a regulated lifting device inspector.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.119-2002, SEC.9; P.L.22-2005, SEC.36; P.L.187-2021, SEC.75.
IN Code § 22-13-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-11. Variances

Sec. 11. (a) The department or the commission may grant a variance to any rule adopted by the commission. However, the commission may grant a variance under this section only if the department places the application for the variance on the commission's agenda.(b) To qualify for a variance, an applicant must pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6 and file an application, on a form approved by the department, that contains facts demonstrating that:(1) compliance with the rule will impose an undue hardship upon the applicant or prevent the preservation of an architecturally significant or historically significant part of a building or other structure; and(2) either:(A) noncompliance with the rule; or(B) compliance with an alternative requirement approved by the body considering the variance application;will not be adverse to the public health, safety, or welfare.(c) A variance granted under this section is conditioned upon compliance with an alternative standard approved under subsection (b)(2)(B).(d) A variance granted under this section takes precedence over conflicting rules adopted by a state agency and conflicting ordinances and other regulations adopted by a political subdivision.(e) Variances granted by the boiler and pressure vessel rules board and the regulated amusement device safety board prior to July 1, 2019, are valid and remain in full force and effect.(f) The department shall make all variance applications available for review on a public portal.(g) Local fire and building officials shall receive notice of variance applications filed under this section within their respective jurisdictions.(h) A local fire official, local building official, or other interested party may submit documentation regarding a variance application to the department or commission for review and consideration prior to an initial determination being made on the application by the department or the commission.(i) The department or commission shall wait at least five (5) business days after a variance application is filed before making an initial determination on the application.(j) The commission may adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to implement this section. An emergency rule adopted under this subsection expires not later than July 1, 2021.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.141-2003, SEC.10; P.L.249-2019, SEC.24.
IN Code § 22-13-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-12. Agreements With Federal Government, Other States, or Foreign Countries; Approval of Attorney General

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies if the commission is authorized by statute to enter into agreements with the federal government, another state, or foreign country.(b) An agreement under this section must be submitted to the attorney general for approval. The attorney general shall approve the agreement unless the attorney general finds that it does not comply with the statutes. If the attorney general disapproves the agreement, the attorney general shall give the commission a detailed statement indicating the basis for the disapproval. If the attorney general fails to approve or disapprove the agreement within sixty (60) days after it is submitted, it is considered approved.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 22-13-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-13. Exercise of Power to Adopt Rules by Commission

Sec. 13. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article, IC 22-12, IC 22-14, and IC 22-15.(b) Any power of the state fire marshal or the department to adopt rules to implement this article, IC 22-12, IC 22-14, and IC 22-15 shall be exercised by the commission.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.359; P.L.187-2021, SEC.76.
IN Code § 22-13-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-14. Studies and Consultation

Sec. 14. The commission or department may engage in studies and consult with any person to implement this article, IC 22-12, IC 22-14, and IC 22-15.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.26.
IN Code § 22-13-2-14.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 2. Rules; Variances; Review of State and Local Rules, Ordinances, and Orders; Approval of Cooperative Agreements|22-13-2-14.1. Consultation With Industry Expert

Sec. 14.1. (a) The commission or department shall consult with an industry expert to discuss a variance application or an update to a rule or safety standard concerning:(1) a boiler or pressure vessel; or(2) a regulated amusement device.(b) An industry expert for the purposes of consulting under subsection (a)(1) must be:(1) a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31; and(2) knowledgeable in and have experience with boiler and pressure vessels.As added by P.L.171-2019, SEC.5 and P.L.249-2019, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.77.
IN Code § 22-13-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 3. Standards for Fire Safety Rules; Exemption From Regulated Explosives Magazine Permit Requirement|22-13-3-1. Fire Safety Rules; Adoption

Sec. 1. The commission 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 commission.(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 commission 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 commission.(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 commission.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.123-2002, SEC.27.
IN Code § 22-13-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 3. Standards for Fire Safety Rules; Exemption From Regulated Explosives Magazine Permit Requirement|22-13-3-2. Laboratories; Rules for Manufacture of Explosives; Exemption From Regulated Explosive Magazines Permit

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.
IN Code § 22-13-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 3. Standards for Fire Safety Rules; Exemption From Regulated Explosives Magazine Permit Requirement|22-13-3-3. Class 1 Structures; Rules Prohibiting Occupancy or Use

Sec. 3. The commission shall adopt fire safety rules that prohibit the occupancy or use of Class 1 structures that do not comply with the commission's rules governing the number, type, location, identification, repair, and maintenance of emergency exits, smoke detection devices, and other emergency communication devices.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2.
IN Code § 22-13-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 22. Labor and Safety|Article 13. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: Rules|Chapter 4. Standards for Building Rules; Exemption From Design Release Requirement|22-13-4-1. Conditions to Be Promoted by Rules

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.