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IN Code § 4-22-2-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-0.3. Legalization of Certain Rules Adopted Without Approval of Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission

Sec. 0.3. The adoption of any rule by a state agency without the approval of the fire prevention and building safety commission before July 1, 1987, is legalized and validated.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.45.
IN Code § 4-22-2-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-0.5. Effect to Be Given to Provisions of p.l.229-2011; Publication

Sec. 0.5. The general assembly recognizes that the general assembly has enacted more than one (1) act in the 2011 legislative session amending IC 4-22-2-37.1, including P.L.11-2011, P.L.42-2011, P.L.119-2011, and P.L.175-2011. The general assembly has incorporated the changes made in those acts into the version of IC 4-22-2-37.1 amended by P.L.229-2011. It is the intent of the general assembly that to the extent there is a conflict between the version of IC 4-22-2-37.1 enacted in P.L.229-2011 and an amendment made to IC 4-22-2-37.1 by any other act, the version of IC 4-22-2-37.1 amended by P.L.229-2011 be given effect. The publisher is directed to publish only the version of IC 4-22-2-37.1 enacted in P.L.229-2011 in the Indiana Code.As added by P.L.63-2012, SEC.4.
IN Code § 4-22-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-3. Definitions

Sec. 3. (a) "Agency" means any officer, board, commission, department, division, bureau, committee, or other governmental entity exercising any of the executive (including the administrative) powers of state government. The term does not include the judicial or legislative departments of state government or a political subdivision as defined in IC 36-1-2-13.(b) "Rule" means the whole or any part of an agency statement of general applicability that:(1) has or is designed to have the effect of law; and(2) implements, interprets, or prescribes:(A) law or policy; or(B) the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency.(c) "Rulemaking action" means the process of formulating or adopting a rule. The term does not include an agency action.(d) "Agency action" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-21.5-1-4.(e) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or governmental entity.(f) "Publisher" refers to the publisher of the Indiana Register and Indiana Administrative Code, which is the legislative council, or the legislative services agency operating under the direction of the council.(g) The definitions in this section apply throughout this article.Formerly: Acts 1945, c.120, s.3; Acts 1967, c.183, s.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.38, SEC.2; Acts 1978, P.L.17, SEC.1; Acts 1979, P.L.25, SEC.1; Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.6; Acts 1982, P.L.27, SEC.1; P.L.31-1985, SEC.1; P.L.7-1987, SEC.5; P.L.8-1993, SEC.28.
IN Code § 4-22-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-13. Application of Chapter

Sec. 13. (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), this chapter applies to the addition, amendment, or repeal of a rule in every rulemaking action.(b) This chapter does not apply to the following agencies:(1) Any military officer or board.(2) Any state educational institution.(c) This chapter does not apply to a rulemaking action that results in any of the following rules:(1) A resolution or directive of any agency that relates solely to internal policy, internal agency organization, or internal procedure and does not have the effect of law.(2) A restriction or traffic control determination of a purely local nature that:(A) is ordered by the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation;(B) is adopted under IC 9-20-1-3(d), IC 9-21-4-7, or IC 9-20-7; and(C) applies only to one (1) or more particularly described intersections, highway portions, bridge causeways, or viaduct areas.(3) A rule adopted by the secretary of state under IC 26-1-9.1-526.(4) An executive order or proclamation issued by the governor.(d) Except as specifically set forth in IC 13-14-9, sections 24, 26, 27, and 29 of this chapter do not apply to rulemaking actions under IC 13-14-9.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.8; P.L.2-1991, SEC.21; P.L.34-1993, SEC.1; P.L.44-1995, SEC.1; P.L.1-1996, SEC.28; P.L.57-2000, SEC.1; P.L.2-2007, SEC.52.
IN Code § 4-22-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-14. Procedural Rights and Duties

Sec. 14. This chapter creates only procedural rights and imposes only procedural duties. These procedural rights and duties are in addition to those created and imposed by other law.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.3.
IN Code § 4-22-2-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-15. Delegation of Rulemaking Actions

Sec. 15. Any rulemaking action that this chapter allows or requires an agency to perform, other than final adoption of a rule under section 29 or 37.1 of this chapter, may be performed by the individual or group of individuals with the statutory authority to adopt rules for the agency, a member of the agency's staff, or another agent of the agency. Final adoption of a rule under section 29 or 37.1 of this chapter, including readoption of a rule that is subject to sections 24 through 36 or to section 37.1 of this chapter and recalled for further consideration under section 40 of this chapter, may be performed only by the individual or group of individuals with the statutory authority to adopt rules for the agency.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.15.
IN Code § 4-22-2-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-16. "Governing Body", "Public Agency", and "Official Action" Defined

Sec. 16. For the purposes of this section, "governing body", "public agency", and "official action" have the meanings set forth in IC 5-14-1.5. When a governing body of a public agency performs an official action under this chapter, the agency shall comply with IC 5-14-1.5 (the Open Door Law).As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.5.
IN Code § 4-22-2-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-17. Public Access to Rules and Proposed Rules

Sec. 17. (a) IC 5-14-3 applies to the text of a rule that an agency intends to adopt from the earlier of the date that the agency takes any action under section 24 of this chapter, otherwise notifies the public of its intent to adopt a rule under any statute, or adopts the rule.(b) IC 5-14-3 applies both to a rule and to the full text of a matter directly or indirectly incorporated by reference into the rule.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.6.
IN Code § 4-22-2-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-18. Joint Rules

Sec. 18. (a) If more than one (1) agency is required by statute to adopt the same rule, the agencies may publish a joint notice of a public hearing and conduct a joint public hearing. However, each agency shall separately draft and adopt a rule that covers the same subject matter.(b) If an agency is authorized to adopt a rule and one (1) or more agencies are required to approve the rule, only the agency that is authorized to adopt the rule is required to comply with this chapter.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.7.
IN Code § 4-22-2-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-19. Action Preceding Effectiveness of Authorizing Statute

Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in section 23.1 of this chapter, this section does not apply to the adoption of rules:(1) required to receive or maintain:(A) delegation;(B) primacy; or(C) approval;for state implementation or operation of a program established under federal law;(2) that amend an existing rule;(3) required or authorized by statutes enacted before June 30, 1995; or(4) required or authorized by statutes enacted before June 30, 1995, and recodified in the same or similar form after June 29, 1995, in response to a program of statutory recodification conducted by the code revision commission.(b) If an agency will have statutory authority to adopt a rule at the time that the rule becomes effective, the agency may conduct any part of its rulemaking action before the statute authorizing the rule becomes effective.(c) However, an agency shall:(1) begin the rulemaking process not later than sixty (60) days after the effective date of the statute that authorizes the rule; or(2) if an agency cannot comply with subdivision (1), provide electronic notice to the publisher stating the reasons for the agency's noncompliance.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.44-1995, SEC.2; P.L.215-2005, SEC.1; P.L.123-2006, SEC.2; P.L.53-2014, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-22-2-19.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-19.1. Retroactive Changes Affecting Taxpayer Liability

Sec. 19.1. A state agency may not retroactively apply a change in the agency's interpretation of a statute, regulation, or one of the agency's information bulletins, if that change increases a taxpayer's liability for a state tax or a property tax.As added by P.L.17-1996, SEC.1.
IN Code § 4-22-2-19.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-19.5. Standards for Rules

Sec. 19.5. (a) To the extent possible, a rule adopted under this article or under IC 13-14-9.5 shall comply with the following:(1) Minimize the expenses to:(A) regulated entities that are required to comply with the rule;(B) persons who pay taxes or pay fees for government services affected by the rule; and(C) consumers of products and services of regulated entities affected by the rule.(2) Achieve the regulatory goal in the least restrictive manner.(3) Avoid duplicating standards found in state or federal laws.(4) Be written for ease of comprehension.(5) Have practicable enforcement.(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a rule that must be adopted in a certain form to comply with federal law.As added by P.L.17-1996, SEC.2.
IN Code § 4-22-2-19.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-19.7. Agency Rules; Public Comment

Sec. 19.7. An agency, to the extent feasible and permitted by law, shall afford the public a meaningful opportunity to comment on proposed rules through the agency's Internet web site. An agency shall consider providing a comment period that exceeds the minimum required by law.As added by P.L.152-2012, SEC.5.
IN Code § 4-22-2-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-20. Submission of Rules and Other Documents; Form

Sec. 20. (a) Whenever an agency submits a rule to the publisher, the attorney general, or the governor under this chapter, the agency shall submit the rule in the form of a written document that:(1) is clear, concise, and easy to interpret and to apply; and(2) uses the format, numbering system, standards, and techniques established under section 42 of this chapter.(b) After June 30, 2006, all documents submitted to the publisher under this chapter must be submitted electronically in the format specified by the publisher.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.215-2005, SEC.2; P.L.123-2006, SEC.3; P.L.291-2013, SEC.5; P.L.53-2014, SEC.57.
IN Code § 4-22-2-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-21. Incorporation by Reference

Sec. 21. (a) If incorporation of the text in full would be cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient, an agency may incorporate by reference into a rule part or all of any of the following matters:(1) A federal or state statute, rule, or regulation.(2) A code, manual, or other standard adopted by an agent of the United States, a state, or a nationally recognized organization or association.(3) A manual of the department of local government finance adopted in a rule described in IC 6-1.1-31-9.(4) The following requirements:(A) The schedule, electronic formatting, and standard data, field, and record coding requirements for:(i) the electronic data file under IC 6-1.1-4-25 concerning the parcel characteristics and parcel assessments of all parcels and personal property return characteristics and assessments; and(ii) the electronic data file under IC 36-2-9-20 concerning the tax duplicate.(B) The schedule, electronic formatting, and standard data, field, and record coding requirements for data required to be submitted under IC 6-1.1-5.5-3 or IC 6-1.1-11-8.(C) Data export and transmission format requirements for information described in clauses (A) and (B).(b) Each matter incorporated by reference under subsection (a) must be fully and exactly described.(c) An agency may refer to a matter that is directly or indirectly referred to in a primary matter by fully and exactly describing the primary matter.(d) Whenever an agency submits a rule to the attorney general, the governor, or the publisher under this chapter, the agency shall also submit a copy of the full text of each matter incorporated by reference under subsection (a) into the rule, other than the following:(1) An Indiana statute or rule.(2) A form or instructions for a form numbered by the Indiana archives and record administration under IC 5-15-5.1-6.(3) The source of a statement that is quoted or paraphrased in full in the rule.(4) Any matter that has been previously filed with the:(A) secretary of state before July 1, 2006; or(B) publisher after June 30, 2006.(5) Any matter referred to in subsection (c) as a matter that is directly or indirectly referred to in a primary matter.(e) An agency may comply with subsection (d) by submitting a paper or an electronic copy of the full text of the matter incorporated by reference.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.34-1993, SEC.2; P.L.6-1997, SEC.4; P.L.90-2002, SEC.9; P.L.28-2004, SEC.43; P.L.123-2006, SEC.4; P.L.149-2016, SEC.10; P.L.204-2016, SEC.7.
IN Code § 4-22-2-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-22. Attorney General as Legal Advisor

Sec. 22. The attorney general is the legal advisor to all agencies in the drafting and preparation of rules.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.11.
IN Code § 4-22-2-22.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-22.5. Agency Rulemaking Docket

Sec. 22.5. (a) This section applies to a rule that an agency intends to adopt under sections 24 through 36 of this chapter.(b) As used in this section, "pending rulemaking action" means any rulemaking action in which:(1) either:(A) a notice of intent has been published under section 23 of this chapter; or(B) a rulemaking action has been commenced under IC 13-14-9; and(2) the rule has not become effective under section 36 of this chapter.(c) Each agency shall maintain a current rulemaking docket that is indexed.(d) A current rulemaking docket must list each pending rulemaking action. The docket must state or contain:(1) the subject matter of the proposed rule;(2) notices related to the proposed rule, or links to the Indiana Register where these notices may be viewed;(3) how comments may be made;(4) the time within which comments may be made;(5) where comments and the agency's written response to those comments may be inspected;(6) the date, time, and place where a public hearing required under:(A) section 26 of this chapter; or(B) IC 13-14-9;will be held;(7) a description of relevant scientific and technical findings related to the proposed rule, if applicable; and(8) a reasonable estimate of the timetable for action, updated periodically as circumstances change, if necessary.(e) The agency shall maintain the rulemaking docket on the agency's Internet web site. The information must be in an open format that can be easily searched and downloaded. Access to the docket shall, to the extent feasible and permitted by law, provide an opportunity for public comment on the pertinent parts of the rulemaking docket, including relevant scientific and technical findings. Upon request, the agency shall provide a written rulemaking docket.As added by P.L.152-2012, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.72-2014, SEC.7.
IN Code § 4-22-2-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-23. Notice of Intent to Adopt Rule; Solicitation of Comments; Response

Sec. 23. (a) This section does not apply to rules adopted under IC 4-22-2-37.1.(b) At least twenty-eight (28) days before an agency notifies the public of the agency's intention to adopt a rule under section 24 of this chapter, the agency shall notify the public of its intention to adopt a rule by publishing a notice of intent to adopt a rule in the Indiana Register. The publication notice must include an overview of the intent and scope of the proposed rule and the statutory authority for the rule.(c) The requirement to publish a notice of intent to adopt a rule under subsection (b) does not apply to rulemaking under IC 13-14-9.(d) In addition to the procedures required by this article, an agency may solicit comments from the public on the need for a rule, the drafting of a rule, or any other subject related to a rulemaking action, including members of the public who are likely to be affected because they are the subject of the potential rulemaking or are likely to benefit from the potential rulemaking. The procedures that the agency may use include the holding of conferences and the inviting of written suggestions, facts, arguments, or views.(e) The agency shall prepare a written response that contains a summary of the comments received during any part of the rulemaking process. The written response is a public document. The agency shall make the written response available to interested parties upon request.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.44-1995, SEC.3; P.L.1-1996, SEC.29; P.L.215-2005, SEC.3; P.L.152-2012, SEC.7.
IN Code § 4-22-2-23.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-23.1. Solicitation of Comments

Sec. 23.1. (a) This section and section 19(b) of this chapter do not apply to rules adopted under IC 4-22-2-37.1.(b) Before or after an agency notifies the public of its intention to adopt a rule under section 24 of this chapter, the agency may solicit comments from all or any segment of the public on the need for a rule, the drafting of a rule, or any other subject related to a rulemaking action. The procedures that the agency may use include the holding of conferences and the inviting of written suggestions, facts, arguments, or views. An agency's failure to consider comments received under this section does not invalidate a rule subsequently adopted.As added by P.L.44-1995, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.123-2006, SEC.5.
IN Code § 4-22-2-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-25. Limitation on Time in Which to Adopt Rule

Sec. 25. (a) An agency has one (1) year from the date that it publishes a notice of intent to adopt a rule in the Indiana Register under section 23 of this chapter to comply with sections 26 through 33 of this chapter and obtain the approval or deemed approval of the governor. If an agency determines that a rule cannot be adopted within one (1) year after the publication of the notice of intent to adopt a rule under section 23 of this chapter, the agency shall, before the two hundred fiftieth day following the publication of the notice of intent to adopt a rule under section 23 of this chapter, notify the publisher by electronic means:(1) the reasons why the rule was not adopted and the expected date the rule will be completed; and(2) the expected date the rule will be approved or deemed approved by the governor or withdrawn under section 41 of this chapter.(b) If a rule is not approved before the later of:(1) one (1) year after the agency publishes notice of intent to adopt the rule under section 23 of this chapter; or(2) the expected date contained in a notice concerning the rule that is provided to the publisher under subsection (a);a later approval or deemed approval is ineffective, and the rule may become effective only through another rulemaking action initiated under this chapter.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.44-1995, SEC.5; P.L.123-2006, SEC.6; P.L.53-2014, SEC.58; P.L.5-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 4-22-2-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-26. Public Hearings

Sec. 26. (a) After the notices and the text of an agency's proposed rule are published under section 24 of this chapter, the agency shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule.(b) The agency shall convene the public hearing on the date and at the time and place stated in its notices.(c) The agency may conduct the public hearing in any informal manner that allows for an orderly presentation of comments and avoids undue repetition. However, the agency shall afford any person attending the public hearing an adequate opportunity to comment on the agency's proposed rule through the presentation of oral and written facts or argument.(d) The agency may recess the public hearing and reconvene it on a different date or at a different time or place by:(1) announcing the date, time, and place of the reconvened public hearing in the original public hearing before its recess; and(2) recording the announcement in the agency's record of the public hearing.(e) An agency that complies with subsection (d) is not required to give any further notice of a public hearing that is to be reconvened.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.15.
IN Code § 4-22-2-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 22. Administrative Rules and Procedures|Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules|4-22-2-27. Consideration of Comments Received at Public Hearings

Sec. 27. The individual or group of individuals who will finally adopt the rule under section 29 of this chapter shall fully consider comments received at the public hearing required by section 26 of this chapter and may consider any other information before adopting the rule. Attendance at the public hearing or review of a written record or summary of the public hearing is sufficient to constitute full consideration.As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.16.