reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 7. Reduced Ignition Propensity Standards for Cigarettes › 22-14-7-27. Fire Prevention and Public Safety Fund

Sec. 27. (a) The fire prevention and public safety fund is established. The fund shall be administered by the state fire marshal. Money in the fund may be used to support:
(1) fire safety and prevention programs;
(2) processing, testing, enforcement, and oversight activities under this chapter; and
(3) public safety education and outreach programs, including, but not limited to, youth helmet safety.
(b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(c) The treasurer of state shall invest money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested.
(d) The fund consists of:
(1) certification fees collected under section 21 of this chapter;
(2) penalties recovered under section 24 of this chapter; and
(3) grants, gifts, and donations intended for deposit in the fund.
(e) The money in the fund at the end of the state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.43-2020, SEC.4; P.L.57-2020, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 7. Reduced Ignition Propensity Standards for Cigarettes › 22-14-7-27.5. Transfer of Funds

Sec. 27.5. On July 1, 2020, the auditor of state shall transfer the balance that remained on June 30, 2020, in the reduced ignition propensity standards for cigarettes fund established by section 22 of this chapter (before its repeal) to the fire prevention and public safety fund established by section 27 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.57-2020, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 7. Reduced Ignition Propensity Standards for Cigarettes › 22-14-7-28. Exemption for Cigarettes to Be Sold Outside Indiana

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 7. Reduced Ignition Propensity Standards for Cigarettes › 22-14-7-30. Local Ordinances Prohibited

Sec. 30. A local governmental unit may not adopt an ordinance concerning any subject regulated by this chapter.
As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 7. Reduced Ignition Propensity Standards for Cigarettes › 22-14-7-31. Supremacy of Federal Law

Sec. 31. This chapter may not be construed to supersede or preempt applicable federal laws or regulations concerning reduced ignition propensity standards for cigarettes.
As added by P.L.82-2008, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems › 22-14-8-2. "Nfpa 855"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "NFPA 855" refers to:
(1) the 2023 edition of NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems, as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association; or
(2) if the commission adopts a rule under IC 4-22-2 to amend:
(A) the 2023 edition; or
(B) any subsequent edition;
of NFPA 855, the version of NFPA 855 as amended by the commission.
As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems › 22-14-8-3. "Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage System"

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems › 22-14-8-5. Department of Homeland Security Regulation of Operation of Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems

Sec. 5. (a) A person may not operate a utility scale battery energy storage system installed after June 30, 2023, unless the person has first applied for and obtained the approval of the department to do so.
(b) An application under this section must contain:
(1) a commissioning plan; and
(2) a commissioning test;
that complies with NFPA 855.
As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems › 22-14-8-6. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems; Compliance With Nfpa 855

Sec. 6. (a) A utility scale battery energy storage system installation of which is subject to department approval under section 4(a)(1) of this chapter must comply with NFPA 855.
(b) 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 must comply with NFPA 855.
As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems › 22-14-8-7. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems; Capacity Limit on Single Enclosure

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 commission under this chapter.
As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems › 22-14-8-8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems; Flood Plain Elevation Requirement

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies only to a utility scale battery energy storage system installation of which is subject to department approval under section 4(a)(1) of this chapter.
(b) If a utility scale battery energy storage system is located less than one-half (1/2) mile from the nearest one hundred (100) year flood plain, as determined by the most recently issued Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps, all of the system's equipment must be located at least two (2) feet above the one hundred (100) year frequency flood elevation.
As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems › 22-14-8-9. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems; Emergency Response Plan and Training for Local Fire Department

Sec. 9. (a) The operator of a utility scale battery energy storage system shall:
(1) provide a copy of the emergency response plan described in section 4(b)(4) of this chapter, as finally adopted, to the fire department that is responsible for providing fire protection services in the area in which the utility scale battery energy storage system is located; and
(2) offer on an annual basis a training session described in subsection (b) to the members of the fire department described in subdivision (1). For a utility scale battery energy storage system for which installation is complete before July 1, 2023, the first training under this subdivision must be offered before January 1, 2024.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the training offered under subsection (a)(2) must provide participating members of the fire department with information regarding the installation and operation of the utility scale battery energy storage system reasonably necessary to allow the fire department to safely and effectively respond to a:
(1) fire at; or
(2) discharge or threatened discharge of environmental contaminants by;
the utility scale battery energy storage system.
(c) This section does not require the operator of a utility scale battery energy storage system to divulge a trade secret (as defined in IC 24-2-3-2).
As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 14. Fire Safety Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 8. Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems › 22-14-8-10. Adoption of Rules by Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission

Sec. 10. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter and to specify standards for the installation and operation of utility scale battery energy storage systems consistent with:
(1) this chapter; and
(2) NFPA 855.
(b) Rules adopted by the commission under subsection (a) must include standards for:
(1) chemical spill prevention and control; and
(2) appropriate setbacks from surface water resources;
for the installation and expansion of utility scale battery energy storage systems, as necessary to protect soil and surface water resources from chemicals contained in or produced by utility scale battery energy storage systems. In establishing the standards described in this subsection, the commission shall consult with the department of environmental management or the department of natural resources, as appropriate.
(c) In adopting rules under this section, the commission may adopt emergency rules in the manner provided by IC 4-22-2-37.1.
As added by P.L.217-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 22-15-1-2. Application of Section; Variances

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a provision of this article that requires an applicant for a certification, registration, permit, approval, or other license to:
(1) demonstrate that the person is in compliance with all building laws, fire safety laws, or equipment laws; or
(2) submit proof that a person is acting or will act in conformity with all building laws, fire safety laws, or equipment laws.
(b) Compliance with the conditions of a variance issued under IC 22-13-2-11 shall be treated under this article as compliance with the building law, fire safety law, or equipment law from which the variance is granted.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 22-15-1-4. Repealed

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.43; P.L.1-2006, SEC.383. Repealed by P.L.187-2021, SEC.95.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 2. Office of the State Building Commissioner › 22-15-2-3. Repealed

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.222-1989, SEC.14; P.L.119-2002, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.22-2005, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 2. Office of the State Building Commissioner › 22-15-2-5.5. State Building Commissioner; Qualifications

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 2. Office of the State Building Commissioner › 22-15-2-6. Powers

Sec. 6. (a) To carry out the department's responsibilities, the department or an employee or another agent of the department may:
(1) exercise any program of supervision that is approved by the commission, if the responsibility involves the administration or enforcement of a building law;
(2) enter and inspect any property, at a reasonable hour;
(3) issue and enforce administrative orders under IC 22-12-7 and apply for judicial orders under IC 22-12-7-13; and
(4) cooperate with law enforcement officers and political subdivisions that have jurisdiction over a matter.
(b) To carry out the state building commissioner's responsibilities, the state building commissioner shall issue a written interpretation of any building law under IC 22-13-5.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.71-1999, SEC.2; P.L.1-2006, SEC.384; P.L.218-2014, SEC.11; P.L.187-2021, SEC.97.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 2. Office of the State Building Commissioner › 22-15-2-7. Enforcement Program

Sec. 7. The department shall carry out a program to enforce all laws described by one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Building laws and related variances and other orders that apply to Class 1 structures.
(2) Building laws and related variances and other orders that apply to industrialized building systems.
(3) Building laws and related variances and other orders that apply to mobile structures.
(4) Building laws, equipment laws, and related variances and other orders that apply to regulated lifting devices.
(5) Equipment laws and related variances and other orders.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.119-2002, SEC.11; P.L.1-2006, SEC.385; P.L.187-2021, SEC.98.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3. Design Releases › 22-15-3-1. Issuance; Plan Review by County or Municipality; Expiration

Sec. 1. (a) The state building commissioner or a city, town, or county certified under subsection (d) shall issue a design release for the construction of a Class 1 structure to an applicant who qualifies under section 2 or 3 of this chapter.
(b) The state building commissioner shall issue a design release for the fabrication of an industrial building system or mobile structure under section 4 of this chapter.
(c) A design release issued under this chapter expires on the date specified in the rules adopted by the commission.
(d) The commission may certify a city, town, or county as qualified to issue design releases, if the city, town, or county:
(1) is competent under the commission's objective criteria; and
(2) has adopted the rules of the commission under IC 22-13-2-3.
(e) A city, town, or county that is certified by the commission under subsection (d) may issue design releases. A design release issued by a certified city, town, or county must be:
(1) in accordance with the commission's objective criteria; and
(2) for a construction type for which the city, town, or county is certified.
All records held by a certified city, town, or county that pertain to the design release must be submitted to the department to be held in a central repository.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.44; P.L.218-2014, SEC.12; P.L.49-2016, SEC.7; P.L.187-2021, SEC.99.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3. Design Releases › 22-15-3-2. Qualification of Applicants

Sec. 2. To qualify for a design release under this section, an applicant must:
(1) demonstrate, through the submission of plans and specifications for the construction covered by the application, that the construction will comply with all applicable building laws and fire safety laws;
(2) pay the fees set under IC 22-12-6-6;
(3) have the plans and specifications:
(A) prepared by a registered architect or professional engineer who is:
(i) competent to design the construction covered by the application as determined by the department; and
(ii) registered under IC 25-4 or IC 25-31;
(B) include on each page of all drawings and the title page of all specifications the seal of the registered architect or professional engineer described by clause (A) or the person's technical or professional staff; and
(C) filed by the registered architect or professional engineer described by clause (A) or the person's technical or professional staff; and
(4) submit a certificate prepared on a form provided by the department and sworn or affirmed under penalty of perjury by the registered architect or professional engineer described in subdivision (3)(A):
(A) providing an estimate of the cost of the construction covered by the application, its square footage, and any other information required under the rules of the commission;
(B) stating that the plans and specifications submitted for the application were prepared either by or under the immediate supervision of the person making the statement;
(C) stating that the plans and specifications submitted for the application provide for construction that will meet all building laws; and
(D) stating that the construction covered by the application will be subject to inspection at intervals appropriate to the stage of the construction by a registered architect or professional engineer identified in the statement for the purpose of determining in general if work is proceeding in accordance with the released plans and specifications.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.45; P.L.1-2006, SEC.386; P.L.187-2021, SEC.100.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3. Design Releases › 22-15-3-3. Class 1 Structures; Construction; Additions or Alterations; Qualification

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies only to an application for a design release to construct:
(1) A Class 1 structure with thirty thousand (30,000) or fewer cubic feet of space;
(2) An addition to a Class 1 structure, if the addition adds thirty thousand (30,000) or fewer cubic feet of space;
(3) An alteration to a Class 1 structure, if the alteration does not involve changes affecting the structural safety of the Class 1 structure; or
(4) An installation or alteration of an automatic fire sprinkler system in a Class 1 structure by persons qualified pursuant to rules set forth by the fire prevention and building safety commission.
(b) The design release requirements under subsection (c) do not apply for any construction that is otherwise exempted under 675 IAC 12-6-4(b), even if the construction is:
(1) a part of;
(2) supplemental to; or
(3) an accessory of;
any other construction that would otherwise require a design release.
(c) To qualify for a design release under this section, an applicant must do the following:
(1) Demonstrate, through the submission of plans and specifications for the construction covered by the application, that the construction will comply with all applicable building laws and fire safety laws.
(2) Pay the fees set under IC 22-12-6-6.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.222-1989, SEC.15; P.L.20-1991, SEC.5; P.L.22-2005, SEC.46; P.L.87-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3. Design Releases › 22-15-3-4. Fabrication of a Model or Other Series of Similar Industrialized Building Systems or Mobile Structures; Qualification

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to a design release for the fabrication of a model or other series of similar industrialized building systems or mobile structures.
(b) To qualify for a design release under this section, an applicant must:
(1) demonstrate, through the submission of plans and specifications for the construction covered by the application, that the construction will comply with all applicable building laws and fire safety laws;
(2) have the submitted plans and specifications prepared by an architect registered under IC 25-4 or a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31, if required under the rules adopted by the commission; and
(3) pay the fees set under IC 22-12-6-6.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3. Design Releases › 22-15-3-5. Rules; Scope; Evaluation Report as Evidence of Compliance

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3. Design Releases › 22-15-3-6. Partial or Provisional Design Releases

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3. Design Releases › 22-15-3-7. Class C Infractions; Application of Section

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to construction that is exempted from this section in the rules adopted by the commission under IC 22-13-4.
(b) This section applies to the following:
(1) Each person who engages in the construction.
(2) Each person who has control over the construction.
(3) Each person who has control over the Class 1 structure industrialized building system or mobile home that is constructed.
(c) A person described in subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction if:
(1) a Class 1 structure is constructed, or construction is begun, at the site where it is to be used; and
(2) no design release issued under section 2 or 3 of this chapter covers the construction.
(d) A person described in subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction if:
(1) an industrialized building system or a mobile structure is fabricated; and
(2) no design release issued under section 4 of this chapter covers the fabrication.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.222-1989, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-1. "Applicant"

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-3. "Design Professional"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "design professional" means:
(1) an architect registered under IC 25-4-1; or
(2) a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-5. Form of Notice

Sec. 5. Any notice required under this chapter may be provided:
(1) by mail; or
(2) by electronic mail, if the applicant provides an electronic mail address.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-6. Design Release Application Requirements; Combined Design Release and Construction Permit Applications

Sec. 6. (a) An applicant for a design release shall submit an application meeting the requirements of IC 22-15-3 to the department.
(b) This subsection applies only to an applicant for a design release for a project listed in 410 IAC 6-12-7 for which the applicant must obtain a construction permit from the Indiana department of health under IC 16-19-3.5. After December 31, 2016, an applicant may submit a combined application to the department that is an application for:
(1) a construction permit under IC 16-19-3.5; and
(2) a design release under this chapter.
Not later than the next business day after receiving the combined application, the department shall provide a copy of the application to the Indiana department of health.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.49-2016, SEC.8; P.L.187-2021, SEC.104; P.L.56-2023, SEC.207.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-7. Selection for Plan Review

Sec. 7. (a) A design release shall be issued to an applicant without a plan review if:
(1) the applicant submits a complete application; and
(2) the department does not select the application for a plan review under this section.
(b) The department may select any application for design release to be subject to a plan review. The department has complete discretion in the criteria used by the department to select a design release application for a plan review. A criterion used by the department may be whether the design professional has received disciplinary sanctions under IC 25-1-11-12 within the preceding five (5) years.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-8. Receipt of Application; Notice of Design Release Issuance or Plan Review

Sec. 8. Upon receiving a complete application for a design release, the department shall do one (1) of the following:
(1) Not later than ten (10) business days after the application is received, send written notice to the applicant that a design release will be issued. Not later than the next business day after the date the notice is sent, the department shall provide the applicant with:
(A) a copy of the design release; or
(B) a confirmation number that serves as a temporary design release until the applicant receives a copy of the design release.
(2) Not later than ten (10) business days after the application is received, send written notice that a plan review will be conducted. However, if the applicant does not receive the notice within the period specified in this subdivision, the department shall, not later than the eleventh day after the date a complete application is received, provide the applicant with:
(A) a copy of the design release; or
(B) a confirmation number that serves as a temporary design release until the applicant receives a copy of the design release.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.106.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-9. Notice of Plan Approval and Design Release; Notice That Plan Corrections Required

Sec. 9. If the department sends an applicant notice of a plan review under section 8(2) of this chapter within the period required, the department shall do one (1) of the following:
(1) Not later than twenty (20) business days after the date that notice of the plan review is sent, send notice to the applicant that the plans and specifications have been approved for a design release as submitted. The department shall, not later than the next business day after the date that notice is sent to the applicant, provide to the applicant:
(A) a copy of the design release; or
(B) a confirmation number that serves as a temporary design release until the applicant receives a copy of the design release.
(2) Not later than twenty (20) business days after the date that notice of the plan review is sent, send notice to the applicant that a design release will not be issued until the applicant submits corrections to the plans. However, if the applicant does not receive notice within the period specified in this subdivision, the department shall, not later than the twenty-first business day after the date that notice of a plan review is sent under section 10 of this chapter, provide the applicant with:
(A) a copy of the design release; or
(B) a confirmation number that serves as a temporary design release until the applicant receives a copy of the design release.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.107.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-10. Receipt of Plan Corrections; Notice of Plan Approval and Design Release; Notice That Additional Plans Corrections Required

Sec. 10. (a) If the department receives corrections to a plan in response to a notice sent under section 9(2) of this chapter, and any time the department receives corrections to a notice under subdivision (2) thereafter, the department shall do one (1) of the following:
(1) Not later than ten (10) business days after receiving the corrections, send notice to the applicant that the corrected plans have been approved for a design release as submitted. The department shall, not later than the next business day after the date that notice is sent to the applicant, provide to the applicant:
(A) a copy of the design release; or
(B) a confirmation number that serves as a temporary design release until the applicant receives a copy of the design release.
(2) Not later than ten (10) business days after receiving the corrections, send notice to the applicant that a design release will not be issued until the applicant submits additional corrections. However, if the applicant does not receive the notice within the period specified in this subdivision, the department shall, not later than the eleventh business day after the date that the corrections are received by the department, provide the applicant with:
(A) a copy of the design release; or
(B) a confirmation number that serves as a temporary design release until the applicant receives a copy of the design release.
(b) A review under this section is limited to the corrections required by the department pursuant to notice sent under section 9(2) of this chapter or subsection (a)(2). All other parts of a project not directly related to corrections required by the department, including previously completed corrections that the department has already accepted, are deemed approved for a design release and may not be included in subsequent notice requests sent under this section. Except for a project reviewed under IC 22-15-3-6 and subject to the deadlines set forth in this chapter, the department may delay issuing a design release until all corrections to a project have been accepted by the department.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.108.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-11. Plan Violations; Notice to Design Professional Licensing or Registration Authority

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies if the results of a plan review reveal that a design professional knowingly or recklessly submitted plans or specifications containing one (1) or more violations of the rules of the commission that are determined by the department and the commission to pose a wanton and willful disregard for the public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) The provisions regarding the time limitations for review and notice under this chapter do not apply, and the department is not required to issue a design release and confirmation number for providing notice. The department shall send written notice of its determination to:
(1) the design professional's licensing or registration authority under IC 25-4-1 or IC 25-31, as appropriate, for the purpose of conducting a hearing under IC 4-21.5 to determine if action under IC 4-21.5-3-8 is appropriate;
(2) the design professional; and
(3) the project owner or general contractor on whose behalf the application was submitted.
(c) An applicant that receives notice under subsection (b) may withdraw the application and submit a new application and plans to the department that are prepared by a different design professional. Withdrawal of an application does not affect any disciplinary action against the professional of record that prepared the plans described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.109.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-12. Information Maintained by Department

Sec. 12. (a) The department shall maintain the following information for every application:
(1) The type of project that is the subject of the application.
(2) The name and profession of the design professional.
(3) The location of the project.
(4) The date the application was submitted to the department.
(5) Whether the application was selected for plan review.
(6) If the application was selected for a review:
(A) whether the department requested corrections to the plans and specifications;
(B) the dates that corrections were requested by the department; and
(C) the dates that the applicant responded to the requests under clause (B).
(7) Whether a design release was issued by the department. The date a design release was issued (if any) or other final action was taken.
(8) Any other significant plan review activity related to an application.
(b) The department shall maintain the information described in subsection (a) in a single electronic file in a format that permits easy comparison of the information for each applicant. The department shall update the information at least quarterly.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.110.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.2. Design Releases › 22-15-3.2-13. Contracting of Plan Review Responsibilities Permissible

Sec. 13. The department may contract with a person or an entity to perform the department's plan review responsibilities under this chapter.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.111.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.3. Local Plan Review by Units › 22-15-3.3-1. "Applicant"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means a person who submits an application for a local plan review.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.3. Local Plan Review by Units › 22-15-3.3-3. "Construction Activity"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "construction activity" refers to any physical improvements to real property undertaken for the purpose of constructing a Class 1 structure that is subject to a local plan review.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.3. Local Plan Review by Units › 22-15-3.3-5. No Effect on State Plan Review

Sec. 5. Nothing in this chapter may be interpreted as allowing a local plan review to supersede or otherwise impact any laws or rules concerning a plan review conducted by the state of Indiana.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.3. Local Plan Review by Units › 22-15-3.3-6. Form of Notice

Sec. 6. Any notice required under this chapter may be provided:
(1) by mail; or
(2) by electronic mail, if the applicant provides an electronic mail address.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.3. Local Plan Review by Units › 22-15-3.3-7. Receipt of Application; Notice That Local Plan Review Requirement Satisfied or Corrections Required

Sec. 7. (a) Upon receiving a complete application for a local plan review, the unit shall do one (1) of the following not later than twenty (20) business days after the application is received:
(1) Send written notice to the applicant that the unit does not require any corrections to the application and remove any related prohibition to construction activity that is conditioned on a local plan review.
(2) Send written notice to the applicant that corrections are required to the application.
(b) If the unit receives corrections to an application in response to a notice sent under subsection (a)(2), the unit shall do one (1) of the following not later than ten (10) business days after the corrections are received:
(1) Send written notice to the applicant that all requested corrections have been successfully addressed and remove any related prohibition to construction activity that is conditioned on a local plan review.
(2) Send written notice to the applicant that the unit has not accepted one (1) or more of the corrections included in the notice provided under subsection (a)(2) and that corrections are required to the application.
(c) If the unit receives corrections in response to a notice sent under subsection (b)(2), and any time the unit receives corrections in response to a notice under subdivision (2) thereafter, the unit shall do one (1) of the following not later than ten (10) business days after the corrections are received:
(1) Send written notice to the applicant that all requested corrections have been successfully addressed and remove any related prohibition to construction activity that is conditioned on a local plan review.
(2) Send written notice to the applicant that one (1) or more of the corrections included in the notice sent under subsection (b)(2) have not been accepted and that further corrections are required to the application.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.3. Local Plan Review by Units › 22-15-3.3-8. No Prohibition of Construction Activity Without Notice

Sec. 8. A unit may not prohibit construction activity if the unit fails to provide any notice required under this chapter.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 3.3. Local Plan Review by Units › 22-15-3.3-9. Scope of Local Plan Review

Sec. 9. A local plan review under section 7(c)(2) of this chapter is limited to the corrections required by the unit pursuant to notice sent under section 7(a)(2) of this chapter or any subsequent notices sent under section 7(b)(2) or 7(c)(2) of this chapter. All other parts of a project not directly related to corrections included in a notice sent under these sections, including previously completed corrections that the unit has already accepted, are deemed accepted and may not be included in subsequent notice requests sent under this section.
As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 4. Certification of Industrialized Building Systems and Mobile Structures › 22-15-4-1. Industrialized Building Systems; Qualification for Certification; Seal; Exemption

Sec. 1. (a) The department shall certify an industrialized building system for use in Indiana to an applicant who qualifies under this section. If an applicant qualifies for certification under this section, the department shall provide the applicant with a seal for the certified industrial building system.
(b) To qualify for a certification under this section, an applicant must:
(1) submit proof that the department has issued a design release under IC 22-15-3 for the model or series of industrialized building systems being constructed;
(2) demonstrate, in an in-plant inspection, that the industrialized building system covered by the application has been constructed in conformity with all applicable building laws and fire safety laws; and
(3) pay the fee set by the commission under IC 22-12-6-6.
(c) The exemption under IC 22-13-4-2 applies to an industrialized building system certified under this section.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.48; P.L.1-2006, SEC.389; P.L.187-2021, SEC.112.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 4. Certification of Industrialized Building Systems and Mobile Structures › 22-15-4-2. Mobile Structures; Qualification for Certification; Seal; Exemption

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall certify a mobile structure for sale and use in Indiana for an applicant who qualifies under this section. If an applicant qualifies for certification under this section, the department shall provide the applicant with a seal for the certified mobile structure.
(b) To qualify for certification under this section, an applicant must:
(1) submit proof that the department has issued a design release under IC 22-15-3 for the model or series of mobile structures being constructed;
(2) demonstrate, in an in-plant inspection, that the mobile structure covered by the application has been constructed in conformity with all applicable building laws and fire safety laws;
(3) certify in an affidavit that a seal provided by the department will not be attached to a mobile structure that does not conform to the requirements adopted by the commission in its rules; and
(4) pay the fee set by the commission under IC 22-12-6-6.
(c) The exemption under IC 22-13-4-2 applies to a mobile structure certified under this chapter.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.49; P.L.1-2006, SEC.390; P.L.187-2021, SEC.113.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 4. Certification of Industrialized Building Systems and Mobile Structures › 22-15-4-3. Inspections and Certifications; Authorization

Sec. 3. The commission may authorize any qualified person to conduct inspections and issue certifications under this chapter.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 4. Certification of Industrialized Building Systems and Mobile Structures › 22-15-4-4. Agreements for Certification Outside Indiana; Requirements

Sec. 4. (a) The department may enter into an agreement under IC 22-13-2-12 to authorize the sale and use of industrialized building systems and mobile structures that are not certified under section 1 or 2 of this chapter but are certified under the requirements of any of the following:
(1) The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) Another state.
(3) A foreign country.
(b) The department may enter into an agreement under IC 22-13-2-12 to inspect and certify industrial building systems and mobile structures under the requirements of any of the following:
(1) The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) Another state.
(3) A foreign country.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.101-2006, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 4. Certification of Industrialized Building Systems and Mobile Structures › 22-15-4-5. Sale or Offering for Sale of Manufactured Mobile Structure That Is Kept or Transported Without Required Seal and Affidavit; Offense

Sec. 5. A person who offers to sell or sells for money or other consideration a mobile structure that:
(1) is manufactured after:
(A) January 1, 1972, if the mobile structure is designed to be a dwelling; or
(B) June 30, 1987, if the mobile structure is not designed to be a dwelling; and
(2) is kept or transported without:
(A) a seal issued under IC 9-8-1.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 1987) or section 2 or 4 of this chapter; and
(B) an affidavit from the manufacturer (if the mobile structure was manufactured in Indiana or the mobile structure was manufactured outside Indiana and has not been used by its owner) or a dealer who has sold at least three (3) mobile structures in the previous twelve (12) month period (if the mobile structure was manufactured outside Indiana and the mobile structure has been used by its owner) that states that the mobile structure meets or exceeds the applicable requirements adopted by the commission in its rules or an agreement under IC 22-13-2-12;
commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 15. Building and Equipment Laws: Enforcement › Chapter 4. Certification of Industrialized Building Systems and Mobile Structures › 22-15-4-6. Sale or Offering for Sale of Certified Mobile Structure Altered or Converted in Violation of Rule; Offense

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.