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2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-8. Limitations on Applications of Chapter

Sec. 8. (a) This chapter may not be construed to do the following:
(1) Interfere with the course or conduct of a labor dispute, except that actions otherwise authorized by this chapter or other laws may be taken when necessary to forestall or mitigate imminent or existing danger to public health or safety.
(2) Interfere with the dissemination of news or comment on public affairs. However, a communications facility or organization, including radio and television stations, wire services, and newspapers, may be required to transmit or print public service messages furnishing information or instructions in connection with a disaster emergency.
(3) Affect the jurisdiction or responsibilities of police forces, firefighting forces, or units or personnel on active duty of the United States' armed forces. However, state, local, and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans must rely on the forces available for performance of functions related to disaster emergencies.
(4) Limit, modify, or abridge the authority of the governor to proclaim martial law or exercise any other powers vested in the governor under the constitution, statutes, or common law of Indiana independent of or in conjunction with any provisions of this chapter.
(b) This chapter does not limit or in any way affect the responsibilities of the American National Red Cross under 36 U.S.C. 300101 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-2.5.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-10. Repealed

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-5.5.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.205-2003, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-10.6. Repealed

As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.54; P.L.19-2010, SEC.1; P.L.29-2011, SEC.1; P.L.78-2013, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.85-2015, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-10.7. Repealed

As added by P.L.205-2003, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.19-2010, SEC.2; P.L.78-2013, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.85-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-12.5. No Restrictions May Be Imposed on a Religious Organization That Are More Restrictive Than Those Imposed on Other Essential Service Providers

Sec. 12.5. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:
(1) "Disaster emergency" means:
(A) a state or local disaster emergency declared under IC 10-14-3; and
(B) an epidemic described in IC 16-19-3-10.
(2) "Religious organization" means an organization, a religious society, a church or other house of worship, a body of communicants, an educational institution, or a group organized and operated for religious purposes, regardless of whether it is integrated or affiliated with a church or other house of worship. The term includes an officer, owner, employee, manager, religious leader, clergy, or minister of an organization described in this subdivision.
(3) "Religious service" means a meeting, a gathering, or an assembly of two (2) or more persons organized by a religious organization for the purpose of worship, teaching, training, providing educational services, conducting religious rituals, or other activities undertaken by the religious organization for the exercise of religion.
(b) Religious organizations provide essential services that are necessary for the health and welfare of the public during a disaster emergency. Subject to section 12.7 of this chapter, the state and a political subdivision may not impose restrictions on:
(1) the operation of a religious organization; or
(2) religious services;
that are more restrictive than the restrictions imposed on other businesses and organizations that provide essential services to the public.
(c) This section does not prohibit the state or a political subdivision from requiring a religious organization to comply with a generally applicable health, safety, or occupancy requirement that is neutral towards religious organizations and equally applicable to any organization or business that provides essential services. However, the state or political subdivision may not enforce any health, safety, or occupancy requirement that imposes a substantial burden on a religious service unless the state or political subdivision demonstrates that applying the burden to the religious service in this particular instance is essential to further a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
(d) A person may assert a violation of this section as a claim against the state or a political subdivision in any judicial or administrative proceeding, or as a defense in any judicial or administrative proceeding, without regard to whether the proceeding is brought by or in the name of the state, political subdivision, or any other party.
As added by P.L.99-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-12.7. Right to Worship, Including in Person, Inviolable

Sec. 12.7. (a) As used in this section, "disaster emergency" has the meaning set forth in section 12.5 of this chapter.
(b) The state, a political subdivision, or an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision may not restrict the right of the people to worship or to worship in person during a disaster emergency.
As added by P.L.99-2021, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-15. Governmental Functions; Liability; Emergency Management Workers

Sec. 15. (a) Any function under this chapter and any other activity relating to emergency management is a governmental function. The state, any political subdivision, any other agencies of the state or political subdivision of the state, or, except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith, any emergency management worker complying with or reasonably attempting to comply with this chapter or any order or rule adopted under this chapter, or under any ordinance relating to blackout or other precautionary measures enacted by any political subdivision of the state, is not liable for the death of or injury to persons or for damage to property as a result of any such activity. This section does not affect the right of any person to receive:
(1) benefits to which the person would otherwise be entitled under:
(A) this chapter;
(B) the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6); or
(C) any pension law; or
(2) any benefits or compensation under any federal law.
(b) Any requirement for a license to practice any professional, mechanical, or other skill does not apply to any authorized emergency management worker who, in the course of performing duties as an emergency management worker, practices a professional, mechanical, or other skill during a disaster emergency.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a volunteer working as an authorized emergency management worker may be covered by the medical treatment and burial expense provisions of the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6) and the worker's occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7). If compensability of the injury is an issue, the administrative procedures of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7 shall be used to determine the issue.
(d) An individual described in section 19(c)(2) of this chapter is considered to be a temporary employee of the state for purposes of the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6) and the worker's occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7).
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.71-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-18. Employees of Political Subdivisions; Liability; Claims for Loss, Damage, or Expense

Sec. 18. (a) If the employees of a political subdivision render aid outside the political subdivision under section 17 of this chapter, the employees have the same:
(1) powers;
(2) duties;
(3) rights;
(4) privileges; and
(5) immunities;
as if they were performing their duties in the political subdivisions in which they are normally employed.
(b) The political subdivision in which any equipment is used under this section:
(1) is liable for loss or damage; and
(2) shall pay any expense incurred in the operation and maintenance of the equipment.
A claim for the loss, damage, or expense is not allowed unless an itemized notice of the claim made under oath is served not more than sixty (60) days after the date the claim is sustained or incurred upon the chief fiscal officer of the political subdivision where the equipment was used.
(c) The:
(1) rights;
(2) privileges; and
(3) obligations;
described in this section also apply if aid is rendered outside Indiana and if payment or reimbursement in this case shall or may be made by the state or political subdivision receiving the aid under a reciprocal mutual aid agreement or compact with the other state or by the federal government.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-19.5. Agreements With Local Task Forces Activated in Emergency

Sec. 19.5. (a) The following definitions apply to this section:
(1) "Activates" or "activated" refers to the status of a task force or a task force resource placed at the direction, control, and funding of the agency in accordance with an agreement entered into in accordance with this section.
(2) "Task force" means a United States Department of Homeland Security national urban search and rescue response system task force established under 44 CFR 208.
(b) The agency may enter into an agreement with a political subdivision that is a sponsoring agency of a task force to establish the terms and conditions that would be applicable if the agency activates the task force as a state resource in anticipation of or in response to an emergency or disaster. Under this agreement, the agency may reimburse the political subdivision for allowable costs and at the rates established under 44 CFR 208 and may reimburse the political subdivision for all payments for death, disability, or injury of an individual incurred in the course of duty while the individual is serving as an activated member of an activated task force.
(c) While an individual is serving as an activated member of an activated task force:
(1) if the individual is an employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state, whether serving within or outside the political subdivision, the individual:
(A) has the:
(i) powers;
(ii) duties;
(iii) rights;
(iv) privileges; and
(v) immunities;
that are provided for an employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state and are incidental to the individual's employment; and
(B) shall receive the compensation and benefits incidental to the individual's employment; and
(2) if the individual is not an employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state, the individual is:
(A) entitled to the same rights and immunities that are provided for an employee of the state; and
(B) notwithstanding section 15(c) of this chapter, considered to be a temporary employee of the state for purposes of:
(i) the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6); and
(ii) the worker's occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7).
As added by P.L.85-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-20. Evacuation Plans; Traffic Rules

Sec. 20. The governor may:
(1) formulate and execute plans and regulations for the control of traffic in order to provide for the rapid and safe movement of evacuation over public highways and streets of:
(A) people;
(B) troops; or
(C) vehicles and materials;
for national defense or for use in any defense industry; and
(2) coordinate the activities of the departments or agencies of the state and political subdivisions of the state concerned directly or indirectly with public highways and streets in a manner that will best effectuate the plans.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-21. Public Property; Leases and Contracts; Employment of Personnel

Sec. 21. (a) If the governor considers it to be in the public interest, on terms and conditions as the governor considers necessary to promote the public welfare and protect the interests of the state, the governor may:
(1) authorize a department or an agency of the state to lease or lend real or personal property of the state to the President of the United States, the heads of the armed forces, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
(2) enter into a contract on behalf of the state for the:
(A) lease or loan to a political subdivision of the state of real or personal property of the state; or
(B) temporary transfer or employment of personnel of the state to or by a political subdivision of the state.
(b) The president of the county fiscal body and the president of the county executive, if the county does not contain a consolidated city, or the county executive, if the county contains a consolidated city, of each county of the state and the executive of each city and town in the state may, in accordance with the emergency management program and emergency operations plan of the county in which the city or town is located, do the following:
(1) Enter into a contract or lease with the state, accept any loan, or employ personnel. A political subdivision may equip, maintain, use, and operate any property and employ necessary personnel in accordance with the purposes for which the contract is executed.
(2) Do all things and perform acts that the governor considers necessary to effectuate the purpose of the contract.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-22. Orders, Rules, and Regulations; Amendment and Rescission

Sec. 22. (a) The political subdivisions and agencies designated or appointed by the governor may make, amend, and rescind orders, rules, and regulations as necessary for emergency management purposes and to supplement the carrying out of this chapter that are not inconsistent with:
(1) orders, rules, or regulations adopted by the governor or by a state agency exercising a power delegated to it by the governor; and
(2) the:
(A) emergency management program; and
(B) emergency operations plan;
of the county in which the political subdivision is located.
(b) Orders, rules, and regulations have the full force and effect of law when:
(1) adopted by the governor or any state agency and a copy is filed:
(A) in the office of the secretary of state; or
(B) with the publisher (as defined in IC 4-22-2-3(f)) under IC 4-22-2; and
mailed to all members of the county emergency management advisory council at their last known addresses; or
(2) filed in the office of the clerk of the adopting or promulgating political subdivision or agency of the state if adopted by a political subdivision or agency authorized by this chapter to make orders, rules, and regulations.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-15.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-22.5. Program for Training and Certifying Broadcast Engineers and Technical Personnel as First Response Broadcasters

Sec. 22.5. (a) Broadcasters in Indiana, in cooperation with the agency, the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations, Inc., and the Indiana Broadcasters Association or a successor association, shall develop comprehensive and coordinated plans for:
(1) preparation for; and
(2) responding appropriately to;
an emergency or disaster.
(b) Any statewide organization or a member of a statewide organization that represents broadcasters may establish a program for training and certifying broadcast engineers and technical personnel as first response broadcasters. A program established under this subsection must:
(1) be consistent with federal law and guidelines;
(2) provide training and education concerning:
(A) restoration of;
(B) repairing;
(C) resupplying; or
(D) any combination of the activities under clauses (A) through (C) related to;
any facilities or equipment of a broadcaster in an area affected by an emergency or disaster; and
(3) provide training and education concerning the personal safety of a first response broadcaster in an area affected by an emergency or disaster.
(c) To the extent practicable and consistent with not endangering public safety or inhibiting recovery efforts, the state and political subdivisions shall allow a first response broadcaster access to an area affected by an emergency or disaster for the purpose of restoration of, repairing, or resupplying (or any combination of these activities) a facility or equipment critical to the ability of a broadcaster to acquire, produce, or transmit essential emergency or disaster-related public information programming, including repairing and maintaining transmitters and transporting fuel for generators.
As added by P.L.172-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-22.6. Program for Training and Certifying Communications Service Engineers and Technical Personnel as First Response Communications Service Providers

Sec. 22.6. (a) Communications service providers in Indiana, in cooperation with the agency, the Indiana Cable Telecommunications Association, and the Indiana Telecommunications Association or a successor association, shall develop comprehensive and coordinated plans for:
(1) preparation for; and
(2) responding appropriately to;
an emergency or disaster.
(b) Any statewide organization or a member of a statewide organization that represents communications service providers may establish a program for training and certifying communications service engineers and technical personnel as first response communications service providers. A program established under this subsection must:
(1) be consistent with federal law and guidelines;
(2) provide training and education concerning:
(A) restoration of;
(B) repairing;
(C) resupplying; or
(D) any combination of the activities under clauses (A) through (C) related to;
any facilities or equipment of a communications service provider in an area affected by an emergency or disaster; and
(3) provide training and education concerning the personal safety of a first response communications service provider in an area affected by an emergency or disaster.
(c) To the extent practicable and consistent with not endangering public safety or inhibiting recovery efforts, the state and political subdivisions shall allow a first response communications service provider access to an area affected by an emergency or disaster for the purpose of restoration of, repairing, or resupplying (or any combination of these activities) a facility or equipment critical to the ability of a communications service provider to acquire, produce, or transmit essential emergency or disaster related public information programming, including repairing and maintaining transmitters and transporting fuel for generators.
As added by P.L.172-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-23. Compulsory Medical Treatment; Faith Healing

Sec. 23. This chapter may not be construed to compel a person, either on behalf of:
(1) the person;
(2) the person's child less than eighteen (18) years of age; or
(3) a protected person for whom the person acts as a guardian;
to submit to any physical examination, medical treatment, or immunization if the person, parent, or guardian relies in good faith on spiritual means or prayer to prevent or cure disease or suffering and objects to the treatment in writing.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-16.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-24. Enforcement

Sec. 24. The law enforcement authorities of the state and of the political subdivisions shall enforce the:
(1) orders;
(2) rules; and
(3) regulations;
issued under this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-17.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-25. Gifts, Grants, and Loans; Places of Shelter; Liability for Death; Damages

Sec. 25. (a) Except as provided in IC 4-12-18, if the federal government or an agency or officer of the federal government offers the state or through the state a political subdivision, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds under a gift, grant, or loan for purposes of emergency management:
(1) the state, acting through the governor; or
(2) the political subdivision, acting with the consent of the governor and through its executive;
may accept the offer.
(b) Upon the acceptance in subsection (a), the governor or the executive of the political subdivision may authorize an officer of the state or of the political subdivision to receive the services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds:
(1) on behalf of the state or the political subdivision; and
(2) subject to the terms of the offer and the rules of the agency making the offer.
(c) If a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation offers to the state or a political subdivision services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds under gift, grant, or loan for purposes of emergency management:
(1) the state, acting through the governor; or
(2) the political subdivision, acting through its executive;
may accept the offer.
(d) Upon the acceptance in subsection (c), the governor or the executive of the political subdivision may authorize an officer of the state or of the political subdivision to receive the services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds:
(1) on behalf of the state or the political subdivision; and
(2) subject to the terms of the offer.
(e) A person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation owning or controlling real estate or other premises that voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part of the real estate or premises to shelter persons during an actual or impending national security, natural, or manmade emergency or disaster or a drill for any of those situations, together with successors in interest, is not civilly liable by reason of:
(1) the condition of the real estate or premises; or
(2) the conduct of persons engaged in directing or seeking shelter;
for negligently causing the death of or injury to any person on or about the real estate or premises or for loss of or damage to the property of any person during the emergency or disaster or during a drill.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-18.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.136.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-26. Political Affiliation or Activity of Organizations and Personnel

Sec. 26. (a) An organization for emergency management established under this chapter may not:
(1) participate in any form of political activity; or
(2) be employed directly or indirectly for political purposes.
(b) Political qualifications may not be:
(1) a consideration for appointment to the agency; or
(2) a cause for dismissal;
except as provided in section 27 of this chapter. Full-time employees of the agency may not participate in political activities.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-19.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-27. Employees; Subversive Activities; Oaths

Sec. 27. (a) A person who:
(1) advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of the United States or the overthrow of any government in the United States by force or violence; or
(2) has been convicted of or is under indictment or information charging a subversive act against the United States;
may not be employed or associated in any capacity in any emergency management organization established under this chapter.
(b) An individual who is appointed to serve in an organization for emergency management shall, before entering upon the individual's duties, take a written oath before a person authorized to administer oaths in Indiana. The oath must be substantially as follows:
"I, __________________________, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Indiana against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. I further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of a political party or organization that advocates, the overthrow of the government of the United States or of Indiana by force or violence; and that during the time I am a member of the (name of emergency management organization), I will neither advocate nor become a member of a political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of Indiana by force or violence.".
(c) For purposes of this section, the director and the county emergency management directors:
(1) may administer the oath provided in subsection (b) to emergency management and disaster personnel; and
(2) may delegate that authority to designated deputies and assistants approved by the director.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-20.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-28. Appropriations; Emergency Management Contingency Fund

Sec. 28. (a) The general assembly may appropriate the sums necessary to administer this chapter.
(b) The emergency management contingency fund is established. The fund consists of money appropriated by the general assembly. Money in the fund must be held in reserve and allocated for emergency management purposes as follows:
(1) For an allocation of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), upon the approval of the director and the budget director.
(2) For an allocation of more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), upon the recommendation of the director and the approval of the governor.
(c) For an allocation described in subsection (b)(2), the agency shall submit to the budget committee a written report identifying the use of the funds not more than thirty (30) days after the allocation is approved.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-22.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.110-2009, SEC.2; P.L.130-2018, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-29. Local Disaster Emergency

Sec. 29. (a) A local disaster emergency:
(1) may be declared only by the principal executive officer of a political subdivision; and
(2) may not be continued or renewed for more than seven (7) days except by or with the consent of the governing board of the political subdivision.
Any order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local disaster emergency shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly in the office of the clerk of the political subdivision.
(b) The effect of a declaration of a local disaster emergency is to:
(1) activate the response and recovery aspects of all applicable local or interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans; and
(2) authorize the furnishing of aid and assistance under the plans.
(c) An interjurisdictional agency or official may not declare a local disaster emergency unless expressly authorized by the agreement under which the agency functions. However, an interjurisdictional disaster agency shall provide aid and services according to the agreement.
(d) If a local disaster emergency is declared under this section, the political subdivision may not prohibit individuals engaged in employment necessary to:
(1) maintain a safe rail system;
(2) restore utility service; or
(3) provide any other emergency public service;
from traveling on the highways within the political subdivision during the local disaster emergency.
(e) If a local disaster emergency is declared under this section, the political subdivision may not prohibit individuals trained and certified as first response broadcasters, as set forth in section 22.5 of this chapter, from traveling on the highways within the political subdivision during the local disaster emergency.
(f) If a local emergency is declared under this section, the political subdivision may not prohibit individuals trained and certified as first response communications service providers, as set forth in section 22.6 of this chapter, from traveling on the highways within the political subdivision during the local disaster emergency.
(g) If a local emergency is declared under this section, the political subdivision must comply with sections 12.5 and 12.7 of this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-23.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.172-2014, SEC.7; P.L.99-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-29.5. Designation of a Local Travel Advisory

Sec. 29.5. (a) If the principal executive officer of a political subdivision issues a local travel advisory as part of an emergency declaration under section 29 of this chapter, the principal executive officer shall designate the travel advisory as falling into one (1) of the following categories:
(1) "Advisory", the lowest level of local travel advisory, means that routine travel or activities may be restricted in areas because of a hazardous situation, and individuals should use caution or avoid those areas.
(2) "Watch" means that conditions are threatening to the safety of the public. During a "watch" local travel advisory, only essential travel, such as to and from work or in emergency situations, is recommended, and emergency action plans should be implemented by businesses, schools, government agencies, and other organizations.
(3) "Warning", the highest level of local travel advisory, means that travel may be restricted to emergency management workers only. During a "warning" local travel advisory, individuals are directed to:
(A) refrain from all travel;
(B) comply with necessary emergency measures;
(C) cooperate with public officials and disaster services forces in executing emergency operations plans; and
(D) obey and comply with the lawful directions of properly identified officers.
Further and more specific restrictions, including parking restrictions, may be included in a "warning" local travel advisory.
(b) If the emergency management agency director or the principal executive officer of a political subdivision determines that conditions within the political subdivision have created the need for travel advisory restrictions without a local disaster emergency declaration under section 29 of this chapter, the emergency management agency director or the principal executive officer may issue an "advisory" or a "watch" level travel advisory.
(c) A "warning" level travel advisory may be issued only after a local disaster emergency is declared under section 29 of this chapter.
(d) An advisory issued under this section is subject to sections 12.5 and 12.7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.40-2011, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.99-2021, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-31. Individual Management Obligations; Compensation for Property

Sec. 31. (a) A person in Indiana shall conduct himself or herself and keep and manage his or her affairs and property in ways that will reasonably assist and will not unreasonably detract from the ability of the state and the public to successfully meet disaster emergencies. This obligation includes appropriate personal service and use or restriction on the use of property in time of disaster emergency. Compensation for services or for the taking or use of property may be made only to the extent:
(1) that obligations recognized in this chapter are exceeded in a particular case; and
(2) that the claimant has not volunteered the claimant's services or property without compensation.
(b) Personal services may not be compensated by the state or any subdivision or agency of the state except under statute, local law, or ordinance.
(c) Compensation for property may be paid only if the property was commandeered or otherwise used in coping with a disaster emergency and its use or destruction was ordered by the governor or a member of the disaster emergency forces of Indiana.
(d) Any person claiming compensation for the use, damage, loss, or destruction of property under this chapter must make a claim for it. The claim must be filed and shall be adjudicated as provided in IC 32-24.
(e) This section does not apply to or authorize compensation for the destruction or damaging of standing timber or other property in order to provide a fire break or to the release of waters or the breach of impoundments in order to reduce pressure or other danger from actual or threatened flood.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-25.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-32. Disaster Funds; Availability; Contributions to Political Subdivisions

Sec. 32. (a) The general assembly intends and declares to be the policy of the state that funds to meet disaster emergencies always be available.
(b) The general assembly intends that the first recourse shall be to funds regularly appropriated to state and local agencies. If the governor finds that the demands placed upon these funds in coping with a particular disaster are unreasonably great, the governor may make funds available from money in the budget agency from emergency or contingency appropriations available for emergency expenditures as provided in IC 4-12-1-15.
(c) Within the limits of the funds appropriated under this section, the governor may contribute to a political subdivision not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost of emergency management agency personnel and administrative expenses that meet standards established by the governor.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citations: 10-4-1-26; 10-4-1-27.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-33. Reimbursement of Civil Air Patrol for Missions Not Authorized by Air Force

Sec. 33. The department may reimburse the civil air patrol for fuel, lubricants, and maintenance for any missions not authorized by the United States Air Force using the same formula for reimbursement used by the:
(1) United States Department of Defense; and
(2) American Red Cross.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-28.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-33.5. Regulation of Firearms

Sec. 33.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state, a political subdivision, or any other person may not prohibit or restrict the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display, or use of firearms or ammunition during:
(1) a disaster emergency;
(2) an energy emergency; or
(3) a local disaster emergency;
declared under this chapter.
(b) Subsection (a) does not authorize the possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display, or use of firearms or ammunition during an emergency described in subsection (a):
(1) in or on school property, in or on property that is being used by a school for a school function, or on a school bus in violation of IC 20-33-8-16 or IC 35-47-9-2;
(2) on the property of:
(A) a child caring institution;
(B) an emergency shelter care child caring institution;
(C) a private secure facility;
(D) a group home; or
(E) an emergency shelter care group home;
in violation of 465 IAC 2-9-80, 465 IAC 2-10-79, 465 IAC 2-11-80, 465 IAC 2-12-78, or 465 IAC 2-13-77;
(3) on the property of a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232);
(4) in violation of federal law;
(5) in or on property belonging to an approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(b));
(6) on the property of a domestic violence shelter; or
(7) on property owned, operated, controlled, or used by an entity that:
(A) is required to:
(i) conduct a vulnerability assessment; and
(ii) develop and implement a site security plan;
under the United States Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards issued April 9, 2007; or
(B) is required to have a security plan under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-295.
As added by P.L.90-2010, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-2011, SEC.1; P.L.114-2012, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law › 10-14-3-34. Infractions

Sec. 34. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter or an order authorized by this chapter commits a Class B infraction.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-21.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.115-2003, SEC.13; P.L.64-2021, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-0.5. "Department of Homeland Security"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "department of homeland security" refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1.
As added by P.L.1-2009, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-1. "Disaster Relief Organization"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "disaster relief organization" means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and:
(1) is designated or recognized as a provider of the services under a disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the federal government or the department of homeland security; or
(2) regularly plans and conducts the entity's activities in coordination with an agency of the federal government or the department of homeland security.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-2. "Emergency"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "emergency" means an event or condition that is an emergency, a disaster, or a public health emergency under this article.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-3. "Emergency Declaration"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "emergency declaration" means a declaration of emergency issued by a person authorized to do so under state or local laws of Indiana.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-4. "Emergency Management Assistance Compact"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "Emergency Management Assistance Compact" means the federal interstate compact under P.L.104-321, 110 Stat. 3877.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-6. "Health Facility"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "health facility" means an entity licensed under the laws of Indiana or another state to provide health or veterinary services.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-7. "Health Practitioner"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "health practitioner" means an individual licensed under the laws of Indiana or another state to provide health or veterinary services.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-8. "Health Services"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "health services" means the provision of treatment, care, advice, guidance, or other services or supplies related to the health or death of individuals or human populations to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
(1) with respect to the physical or mental condition or functional status of an individual or the structure or function of the body:
(A) preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care; and
(B) counseling, assessment, procedures, or other services;
(2) the sale or dispensing of a drug, a device, equipment, or another item to an individual in accordance with a prescription; and
(3) funeral, cremation, cemetery, or other mortuary services.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-9. "Host Entity"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "host entity" means an entity operating in Indiana that uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-10. "License"

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this chapter, "license" means authorization by a state to engage in health or veterinary services that are unlawful without the authorization.
(b) The term includes authorization under Indiana law to an individual to provide health or veterinary services based upon a national certification issued by a public or private entity.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-11. "Person"

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a business trust, a trust, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint venture, a public corporation, a government or governmental subdivision, an agency, an instrumentality, or another legal or commercial entity.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-12. "Scope of Practice"

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "scope of practice" means the extent of the authorization to provide health or veterinary services granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in which the principal part of the practitioner's services are rendered, including conditions imposed by the licensing authority.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-13. "State"

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "state" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or a territory or an insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-14. "Veterinary Services"

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "veterinary services" means the provision of treatment, care, advice, guidance, or other services or supplies related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
(1) diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of an animal disease, injury, or other physical or mental condition by the prescription, administration, or dispensing of vaccine, medicine, surgery, or therapy;
(2) use of a procedure for reproductive management; and
(3) monitoring and treatment of animal populations for diseases that have spread or demonstrate the potential to spread to humans.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-15. "Volunteer Health Practitioner"

Sec. 15. (a) As used in this chapter, "volunteer health practitioner" means a health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services.
(b) The term does not include a practitioner who receives compensation under a preexisting employment relationship with a host entity or affiliate that requires the practitioner to provide health services in Indiana, unless the practitioner is not a resident of Indiana and is employed by a disaster relief organization providing services in Indiana while an emergency declaration is in effect.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 14. Emergency Management › Chapter 3.5. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act › 10-14-3.5-16. Applicability

Sec. 16. This chapter applies to volunteer health practitioners who:
(1) are registered with a registration system that complies with section 18 of this chapter; and
(2) provide health or veterinary services in Indiana for a host entity while an emergency declaration is in effect.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.