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2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 1.5. General Provisions › 22-10-1.5-6. Director of Bureau; Qualifications; Term of Office; Salary

Sec. 6. (a) With the governor's approval, the commissioner of labor shall appoint a director of the bureau of mines and mine safety created under IC 22-1-1-4(1) who must have the following qualifications:
(1) Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Indiana.
(2) Have at least four (4) years experience in underground coal mines.
(3) Hold an Indiana mine foreman certificate.
(4) Possess a practical knowledge of:
(A) the different systems of working and ventilating coal mines;
(B) the nature, chemistry, detection, and control of noxious, poisonous, and explosive gases;
(C) the dangers incident to blasting and the prevention of these dangers;
(D) the application of electricity in mining operations;
(E) the methods for preventing mine fires and gas or dust explosions;
(F) the methods for controlling and extinguishing mine fires;
(G) the methods of rescue and recovery work following mine disasters; and
(H) the mining laws of this state.
(b) The director may not be an owner or part owner of a coal mine or coal mining company while serving as director.
(c) The director shall serve for a four (4) year term. However, the director serves at the pleasure of the governor.
(d) The director is entitled to receive an annual salary to be fixed by the commissioner of labor with the approval of the governor.
As added by P.L.37-1985, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.144-1988, SEC.1; P.L.215-1989, SEC.4; P.L.35-2007, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 1.5. General Provisions › 22-10-1.5-7. Chief Mine Inspector; Qualifications and Salary; Director's Powers and Duties

Sec. 7. (a) The director shall employ, subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the position of chief mine inspector, a chief mine inspector who has an Indiana mine examiner certificate and at least three (3) years underground mining experience.
(b) The chief mining inspector is entitled to receive an annual salary to be fixed by the commissioner of labor with the approval of the governor.
(c) The director may, subject to IC 4-15-2.2, employ other mine inspectors and clerical employees.
(d) The director may:
(1) contract with any person to provide training for mine employees;
(2) provide mine rescue training for mine employees; and
(3) furnish mine rescue equipment at the site of mine accidents.
(e) The director shall:
(1) collect and index all active and inactive underground mine maps; and
(2) supervise and direct the state mine inspectors.
As added by P.L.37-1985, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.144-1988, SEC.2; P.L.215-1989, SEC.5; P.L.112-1992, SEC.3; P.L.35-2007, SEC.9; P.L.6-2012, SEC.160.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 1.7. Transitional Provisions Relating to the Mining Board › 22-10-1.7-1. Certain Rules Considered Rules of Mining Board

Sec. 1. Any rule of:
(1) the department of mines and mining;
(2) the board established under IC 22-10-1-5 (before its repeal); or
(3) the certification board established under IC 22-10-3-7 (before its repeal);
filed with the secretary of state before July 1, 1985, shall be treated after June 30, 1985, as if it had been adopted by the mining board established by P.L.37-1985.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.372.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 1.7. Transitional Provisions Relating to the Mining Board › 22-10-1.7-2. Transfer of Powers, Duties, and Liabilities to Mining Board

Sec. 2. On July 1, 1985, all powers, duties, and liabilities of:
(1) the department of mines and mining;
(2) the board established under IC 22-10-1-5 (before its repeal); and
(3) the certification board established under IC 22-10-3-7 (before its repeal);
are transferred to the mining board established by P.L.37-1985.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.372.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 1.7. Transitional Provisions Relating to the Mining Board › 22-10-1.7-3. Transfer of Records and Property to Mining Board

Sec. 3. On July 1, 1985, all records and property of:
(1) the department of mines and mining;
(2) the board established under IC 22-10-1-5 (before its repeal); and
(3) the certification board established under IC 22-10-3-7 (before its repeal);
are transferred to the mining board established by P.L.37-1985.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.372.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 2. Coal Mines Generally › 22-10-2-2. Maps; Certification and Seal; Revision and Supplementation; Temporary Notations

Sec. 2. (a) All maps required to show the underground workings of any mine, within this state, shall be made or certified by a registered engineer or professional surveyor and sealed by the professional engineer or professional surveyor.
(b) The map shall be kept up-to-date by temporary notations and the map shall be revised and supplemented at intervals prescribed by the director on the basis of a survey made or certified by the professional engineer or professional surveyor.
(c) Mine maps shall be revised and supplemented at intervals of not more than once a year.
(d) Temporary notations shall include:
(1) the location of each working face of each working place;
(2) pillars mined or other such second mining;
(3) permanent ventilation controls constructed or removed, such as seals, overcasts, undercasts, regulators, and permanent stoppings, and the direction of air currents indicated; and
(4) escapeways designated by means of symbols.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.8. As amended by P.L.231-1983, SEC.2; P.L.57-2013, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 2. Coal Mines Generally › 22-10-2-2.5. Maps; Inspection; Confidentiality

Sec. 2.5. (a) The coal mine map required by section 1.5 of this chapter and any revision of or supplement to the coal mine map shall be available for inspection by:
(1) the director or the director's authorized representative;
(2) miners in the mine;
(3) operators of adjacent coal mines; and
(4) persons owning, leasing, or residing on surface areas of such mines or areas adjacent to such mines.
(b) The operator shall furnish to the director one (1) or more copies of each map and of any revision or supplement.
(c) Every map, revision, or supplement furnished to the director shall be kept confidential, and the contents shall not be divulged to any person except to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
As added by P.L.231-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.35-2007, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 2. Coal Mines Generally › 22-10-2-4.5. Abandonment or Temporary Closure of Mine; Notice; Filing Mine Map; Filling, Maintaining, and Sealing Openings

Sec. 4.5. (a) Whenever an operator permanently closes or abandons a coal mine, or temporarily closes a coal mine for a period of more than ninety (90) days, he shall promptly notify the director of the closure. Within sixty (60) days of the permanent closure or abandonment of a mine, or, when a mine is temporarily closed, upon the expiration of a period of ninety (90) days from the date of closure, the operator shall file with the director a copy of the mine map revised and supplemented to the date of the closure. Such copy of the mine map shall be certified by a registered surveyor or registered engineer of the state and shall be available for public inspection.
(b) Operators shall give notice of mine closures and file copies of maps with the director.
(c) All entrances to an abandoned mine shall be filled by the operator last engaged in the operation of the mine immediately following abandonment of the mine. Vertical openings shall be filled and maintained from the bottom to the surface. All other mine openings shall be filled and sealed in a manner prescribed by the director.
As added by P.L.231-1983, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 2. Coal Mines Generally › 22-10-2-5. Foreign States; Workings Extending Into State; Application of Law

Sec. 5. Whenever any mine or mines, the shaft or opening of which is located in any state other than the state of Indiana, shall have entries or working underground extending into and within the state of Indiana, a compliance with the laws of the state in which the shaft or opening of said mine is located governing mines and mining, shall be taken, deemed and considered in full compliance with the laws of the state of Indiana governing mines and mining as to all that part of said entries and workings lying and being within the state of Indiana.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 2. Coal Mines Generally › 22-10-2-6. Foreign States; Workings Extending Into State; Conflict of Laws

Sec. 6. In the case of any mine or mines, the shaft or opening of which is located in any state other than the state of Indiana, the employees in the entries or workings of such mines extending into and within the state of Indiana, shall be controlled and governed by the laws of the state in which the shaft or opening of such mine is located in any and all matters pertaining to their employment, including compensation laws and suits for damages for personal injuries.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 2. Coal Mines Generally › 22-10-2-8. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.14. As amended by P.L.231-1983, SEC.5; P.L.112-1992, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.35-2007, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 3. Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers › 22-10-3-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. As used in this article:
"Active workings" means all places in a mine that are ventilated and inspected regularly.
"Belt examiner" means an individual designated by the mine foreman to perform the functions as required by 30 CFR Part 75 in connection with examinations to ensure that the belt, belt drives, dump points, air movement, roof, and ribs of a mine are in safe condition.
"Board" refers to the mining board established under IC 22-10-1.5-2.
"Commercial mine" means any underground mine from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use.
"Director" means the director of the bureau of mines and mine safety established under IC 22-1-1-4.
"Hoisting engineer" means an individual who is capable of transporting people and material in and out of a mine by means of a hoist.
"Interested persons" means the director, safety personnel designated by the operator, state and federal coal mine inspectors, and, to the extent required by law, any other person.
"Mine" means an underground commercial coal mine.
"Mine electrician" means a properly certified individual who can perform electrical work in:
(1) a surface coal mine;
(2) surface areas of underground coal mines; and
(3) underground coal mines.
"Mine examiner" means a properly certified person designated by the mine foreman to examine the mine for gas and other dangers. A mine examiner may temporarily act as a section foreman if designated to act as such by the mine foreman.
"Mine foreman" means the person charged with the responsibility of the general supervision of the underground working of a mine and the persons employed in the mine and for the health and safety of those employees.
"Mine inspector" means the person appointed to assist in administering this article.
"Mine Safety Administration" refers to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor.
"Mining laws" means:
(1) this article;
(2) IC 22-1-1-5(a);
(3) 30 CFR part 75; and
(4) 30 CFR part 77.
"Operator" means an individual, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation operating an underground coal mine or any part of a mine.
"Shot-firer" means a properly certified person designated by the mine foreman to perform the functions as required in this article in connection with breaking down coal or rock.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.15; Acts 1975, P.L.257, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.1; P.L.37-1985, SEC.47; P.L.243-1987, SEC.1; P.L.112-1992, SEC.5; P.L.8-1993, SEC.295; P.L.35-2007, SEC.12; P.L.10-2012, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 3. Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers › 22-10-3-7. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.21; Acts 1971, P.L.358, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.37-1985, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 3. Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers › 22-10-3-9. Mining Board; Examination; Records; Application for Certain Certifications

Sec. 9. (a) The director shall keep a record of the board's official actions concerning certificates issued under this chapter and file the record together with questions and answers pertaining to examinations established by the board, including the grade given for the answer to each question. The record shall be open for inspection by interested persons. If applications for certification are received, the board shall meet at least quarterly at such time and place as it shall consider advisable for the purpose of examining applicants for certificates. These quarterly meetings shall be held in January, April, July, and October. The date, time, and place of examination shall be published at all coal mines in this state and posted on the web site maintained by the bureau of mines and mine safety at least thirty (30) days before the examination. By a majority vote, the board shall establish its rules of procedure and provide suitable certificates. The board shall adopt rules establishing standards for the competent practice of mine foreman, belt examiner, mine examiner, shot-firer, mine electrician, and hoisting engineer.
(b) A person desiring certification for mine foreman, belt examiner, mine examiner, shot-firer, mine electrician, or hoisting engineer must make written application to the board on forms supplied by the board not later than ten (10) days prior to the examination date.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.23; Acts 1971, P.L.358, SEC.4. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.3; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.18; P.L.37-1985, SEC.48; P.L.35-2007, SEC.14; P.L.10-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 3. Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers › 22-10-3-11. Certificates; Loss or Destruction; Duplicates; Filing at Mine Office; Inspection

Sec. 11. (a) In event of loss or destruction of any certificate issued under the mining laws of this state, the board, upon satisfactory proof of such loss or destruction, shall issue a duplicate certificate upon receipt of five dollars ($5). The fee shall be deposited into the mine safety fund established by IC 22-10-12-16. The board may set a different fee by rule under IC 22-10-1.5-4.
(b) The holder of a mine foreman, mine examiner, shot-firer, hoisting engineer, mine electrician, or belt examiner certificate must present the same or a photostatic copy to the official of the mine where the holder is employed, who shall file it in the office at such mine, and such file shall be available for inspection by interested persons.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.25. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.5; Acts 1981, P.L.210, SEC.2; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.20; P.L.231-1983, SEC.8; P.L.35-2007, SEC.16; P.L.10-2012, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 3. Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers › 22-10-3-12. Certification Required for Employment; Persons Certified in Other States; Inexperienced Miner Identification Pending Certification

Sec. 12. (a) It is unlawful for any person to serve in the capacity of mine foreman, mine examiner, shot-firer, hoisting engineer, mine electrician, or belt examiner at any time unless the person is properly certified. However, any person who meets the appropriate experience requirements of this chapter and who is properly certified in one (1) of these capacities or its equivalent in another state which recognizes the certification of Indiana may serve in such a capacity until the next examination by the board, when the person must apply to the board for certification in the person's particular classification. A mine electrician who is properly certified:
(1) by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration; or
(2) in another state that recognizes the mine electrician certification in Indiana;
may serve in the individual's certified capacity and be issued a mine electrician certificate by the director in Indiana without the requirement of applying to the board for examination. However, the individual must obtain an Indiana miner's certificate of competency from the director.
(b) It is unlawful for an operator in this state to employ any person in the capacity of mine superintendent, assistant mine superintendent, mine foreman, mine examiner, shot-firer, hoisting engineer, mine electrician, or belt examiner at any time unless the person is properly certified.
(c) Before any person certified in another state may perform in the capacity of mine superintendent, assistant mine superintendent, mine foreman, mine examiner, shot-firer, hoisting engineer, mine electrician, or belt examiner in Indiana, the person must present personally to the director evidence of the out-of-state certificate or certificates.
(d) Every inexperienced miner is required to wear an orange hard hat until the miner receives a certificate of competency.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.26; Acts 1971, P.L.358, SEC.6. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.6; P.L.231-1983, SEC.9; P.L.37-1985, SEC.50; P.L.112-1992, SEC.7; P.L.35-2007, SEC.17; P.L.10-2012, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 3. Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers › 22-10-3-13. Certificate of Competency; Fee; Report

Sec. 13. (a) A person may not be employed underground in any coal mine in this state unless the person possesses a certificate of competency issued by the director, except that a person who does not possess a certificate may be employed to work under the supervision of a person who does possess a certificate for the purpose of becoming qualified to obtain a certificate. A person who intends to work underground in a coal mine to obtain a certificate must first obtain a permit from the director by stating the person's date of birth and residence address. The director shall grant a permit to an applicant who is of legal age and who has intelligence and character such that the person will not be a danger to life and property.
(b) A certificate of competency shall be granted to an applicant who has at least six (6) months experience underground in coal mines, subject to subsection (f).
(c) The director's record shall include the names of applicants for certificates and the names of persons to whom certificates are issued, correlated with the certificate numbers.
(d) An applicant for a certificate must pay the director at the time of application a fee of five dollars ($5). All money received under this subsection shall be deposited in the mine safety fund established by IC 22-10-12-16. The board may set a different fee by rule under IC 22-10-1.5-4.
(e) The board shall report to the director the names of all persons issued certificates, the amount of money received, the names of all persons refused certificates, and the reasons for the refusals, and such reports shall be open for inspection by interested persons.
(f) If a person has been convicted of a felony under 30 U.S.C. 820 and fewer than five (5) years have elapsed from the person's date of discharge from probation, imprisonment, or parole, the person may not:
(1) obtain a certificate of competency;
(2) be employed to work with a person who does possess a certificate; or
(3) obtain a permit to work toward a certificate of competency;
under subsection (a).
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.27; Acts 1971, P.L.358, SEC.7; Acts 1973, P.L.242, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.231, SEC.7; Acts 1981, P.L.210, SEC.3; P.L.37-1985, SEC.51; P.L.165-1997, SEC.2; P.L.35-2007, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 3. Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers › 22-10-3-14. Supervision of Mines

Sec. 14. A mine shall be supervised by one (1) or more certified mine foremen who shall see that compliance with mining laws that pertain to the commercial mine's duties and to the health and safety of the employees is met. When the mine workings are so extensive that the mine foremen are unable personally to carry out the duties required of them by law, the operator shall employ a sufficient number of properly certified assistants who shall act under the direction of the mine foremen. The mine foremen or their assistants shall not permit a person to work in an unsafe place except for the purpose of making it safe, and such work shall be under the direction and instruction of a certified official.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.28. As amended by P.L.231-1983, SEC.10; P.L.35-2007, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 3. Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers › 22-10-3-15. Copies of Forms; Accidents; Reports; Operator of Mine; Duties

Sec. 15. (a) The operator of a mine shall submit to the director a copy of the Mine Safety Administration Form 7000-2 when the operator files the form with the Mine Safety Administration.
(b) The operator of a mine shall notify the director immediately when an:
(1) accident occurs which prohibits the normal operation of the mine for one (1) or more shifts, or for the remainder of the shift during which the accident occurred; and
(2) injury has been reported to the Mine Safety Administration.
(c) It shall be the duty of the operator of any mine to operate such mine in full conformity with the coal mining laws of this state.
Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.29. As amended by P.L.35-2007, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 12. Safety Equipment and Safeguards › 22-10-12-10. Mine Rescue Team Equipment

Sec. 10. The bureau of mines and mine safety shall acquire and maintain at all times the breathing apparatuses, universal testers, booster pumps, and related equipment required to equip two (2) complete rescue teams. This mine rescue equipment shall be housed under the direction of the bureau.
As added by P.L.232-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 12. Safety Equipment and Safeguards › 22-10-12-11. Mine Rescue Team; Training; Compensation

Sec. 11. (a) The bureau of mines and mine safety shall maintain either one (1) or two (2) mine rescue teams. Each team must consist of at least five (5) members and two (2) alternate members. At the discretion of the commissioner of labor, the requirement to maintain either one (1) or two (2) mine rescue teams may be met by using an operator to provide the team members, equipment, and supplies necessary for not more than one (1) team. The board shall:
(1) require active underground mines to provide personnel for the mine rescue teams; and
(2) consult with operators to determine the number of personnel that each operator of an active underground mine is required to furnish for the mine rescue teams.
The director, in consultation with the board, shall determine the training and retraining requirements for the mine rescue teams, consistent with Mine Safety Administration requirements.
(b) When practical, members of a mine rescue team shall be made up of supervisory and nonsupervisory employees.
(c) A member of a mine rescue team shall be fully compensated by the owner or operator for wages lost and expenses incurred while being trained under this section if the employee elects to be compensated.
(d) Compensation for damages arising from the injury or death of a member of a mine rescue team while performing rescue operations shall be limited to the rights and remedies provided by the injured person's employer. However, the employer of the injured or fatally injured mine rescue team member is entitled to reimbursement from the operator whose mine is the subject of the rescue attempt for the actual cost to the employer that is attributable to the injury or death.
(e) The operator of the mine that is the subject of the rescue attempt shall reimburse the bureau for the actual cost of a mine rescue operation, including compensation for all mine rescue team members.
As added by P.L.232-1983, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.53; P.L.243-1987, SEC.13; P.L.215-1989, SEC.6; P.L.1-1990, SEC.239; P.L.35-2007, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 12. Safety Equipment and Safeguards › 22-10-12-12. Mine Disaster Rescue Operations

Sec. 12. In the event of an underground mine disaster affecting mine personnel, the director of the bureau of mines and mine safety shall:
(1) report immediately to the mine;
(2) cooperate with the Mine Safety Administration; and
(3) assist the rescue operations.
As added by P.L.232-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.54; P.L.35-2007, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 12. Safety Equipment and Safeguards › 22-10-12-13. Annual Statistical Report; List of Rescue Teams

Sec. 13. The director of the bureau of mines and mine safety shall provide an annual statistical report including a list of all trained mine rescue teams. The report shall be sent to all mines that have mine rescue teams.
As added by P.L.232-1983, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 12. Safety Equipment and Safeguards › 22-10-12-14. Application of Certain Sections to Surface Coal Mines

Sec. 14. Sections 10, 11, 12, and 13 of this chapter apply to any surface coal mine at the request of the mine owner or operator.
As added by P.L.232-1983, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 12. Safety Equipment and Safeguards › 22-10-12-16. Mine Safety Fund; Establishment; Administration

Sec. 16. (a) The mine safety fund is established to provide funding for the purchase and maintenance of underground mine rescue equipment.
(b) The department of labor shall administer the fund.
(c) The fund consists of:
(1) assessments collected by the mining board under IC 22-10-1.5-5(a)(4) and deposited into the fund;
(2) fees:
(A) from examinations under IC 22-10-3-10(h);
(B) for duplicate certificates under IC 22-10-3-11(a); and
(C) from applicants for a certificate under IC 22-10-3-13(d); and
(3) interest from investments as accrued and deposited under subsection (d).
(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the 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. Interest that accumulates from these investments shall be deposited into the fund.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.187-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.35-2007, SEC.23; P.L.10-2012, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 15. Alcohol Use and Illegal Use of Drugs › 22-10-15-1. "Chemical Test"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "chemical test" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-22.
As added by P.L.35-2007, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 15. Alcohol Use and Illegal Use of Drugs › 22-10-15-2. "Illegal Use of Drugs"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "illegal use of drugs" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-9-5-12.
As added by P.L.35-2007, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 15. Alcohol Use and Illegal Use of Drugs › 22-10-15-3. "Samhsa"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "SAMHSA" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
As added by P.L.35-2007, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 15. Alcohol Use and Illegal Use of Drugs › 22-10-15-4. Drug and Alcohol Testing of Mine Employee

Sec. 4. Notwithstanding IC 22-9-5-24, an operator or a representative of the operator may test a mine employee on the grounds of the mine or off premises at a medical facility:
(1) to determine the illegal use of drugs by the mine employee; or
(2) to determine whether the mine employee has an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least four-hundredths (0.04) grams alcohol per:
(A) one hundred (100) milliliters of the mine employee's blood; or
(B) two hundred ten (210) liters of the mine employee's breath.
As added by P.L.35-2007, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 15. Alcohol Use and Illegal Use of Drugs › 22-10-15-5. Conducting Test

Sec. 5. The operator or a representative of the operator may conduct or cause to be conducted the test under section 4 of this chapter:
(1) when there is probable cause to conduct the test with an employee; or
(2) on a random basis among the mine employees.
As added by P.L.35-2007, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 10. Mines and Mining Safety › Chapter 15. Alcohol Use and Illegal Use of Drugs › 22-10-15-6. Legally Approved Testing Technique; Standards; Certified Test Results

Sec. 6. (a) Alcohol or drug testing results, or both, may be obtained by a chemical test that at the date of the testing is a legally approved testing technique.
(b) An alcohol or a drug test must be conducted in accordance with standards, procedures, and protocols set forth by SAMHSA.
(c) Testing must be performed by a laboratory certified in accordance with the National Laboratory Certification Program under SAMHSA.
(d) Test results shall be certified by a medical review officer who has the ability and training necessary to verify test results.
As added by P.L.35-2007, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 3.1. Licensing of Contractors in Lake and Porter Counties › 22-11-3.1-1. "Contractor" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "contractor" means any person, except a licensed architect or registered professional engineer, who in any capacity other than as the employee of another for wages as the sole compensation, undertakes to construct, alter, repair, move, wreck, or demolish any structure. The term includes a subcontractor or specialty contractor, but does not include a person who furnishes materials or supplies.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-2-88-1(a).]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 3.1. Licensing of Contractors in Lake and Porter Counties › 22-11-3.1-2. Bond Requirement; Filing

Sec. 2. (a) A contractor doing work, other than work for a political subdivision, in a county having a population of:
(1) more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000); or
(2) more than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) and less than one hundred seventy-four thousand (174,000);
must obtain a unified license bond as provided in this chapter. This unified license bond is in lieu of any other bond for this type of work required by the county or a city or town within that county, and the bond must be in an amount equal to five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(b) The unified license bond shall be held for compliance with the ordinances and regulations governing business in the county, or a city or town within that county. The unified license bond required by this chapter shall be filed with the county recorder.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 17-2-88-1(b); subsection (b) formerly 17-2-88-2.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.127. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.1, SEC.52; P.L.12-1992, SEC.121; P.L.170-2002, SEC.127; P.L.119-2012, SEC.157; P.L.104-2022, SEC.130.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 3.1. Licensing of Contractors in Lake and Porter Counties › 22-11-3.1-3. License to Do Business Not Prohibited; Fees; Limits

Sec. 3. This chapter does not prohibit a county having a unified license bond, or a city or town within that county, from requiring licenses to do business in that county, city or town. However, the initial license fee charged by a county, or a city or town within that county, may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) and the license renewal fee may not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-2-88-3.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 3.1. Licensing of Contractors in Lake and Porter Counties › 22-11-3.1-4. Duration of License; Annual Renewal Fee Not Prohibited

Sec. 4. A license issued by a county having a unified license bond or a city or town within that county is valid until the contractor to whom the license was issued fails to perform any work under that license for a period of five (5) years, in which case the license expires. This section does not prohibit a county, or a city or town within that county, having a unified license bond from requiring an annual renewal fee in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-2-88-4.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 3.1. Licensing of Contractors in Lake and Porter Counties › 22-11-3.1-5. Expiration of License; Reapplication

Sec. 5. If a contractor who is issued a license in a county having a unified license bond allows his license to expire, he may be required by the county, or a city or town within that county, which issued the license to reapply for a new license.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-2-88-5.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 3.1. Licensing of Contractors in Lake and Porter Counties › 22-11-3.1-6. Holders of Valid Licenses; Reapplication Not Required; Chapter Applicable

Sec. 6. A contractor who on January 1, 1980, had a valid license issued by a county, or a city or town within that county, is not required to reapply for a license, but all other provisions of this chapter are applicable to that contractor.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-2-88-6.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-2. Public Displays; Permits; Fees; Qualified Operations; Denial of Permit; Violations

Sec. 2. (a) The fire prevention and building safety commission shall:
(1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the granting of permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by municipalities, fair associations, amusement parks, and other organizations or groups of individuals; and
(2) establish by rule the fee for the permit, which shall be paid into the fire and building services fund created under IC 22-12-6-1.
(b) The application for a permit required under subsection (a) must:
(1) name a competent operator who is to officiate at the display;
(2) set forth a brief resume of the operator's experience;
(3) be made in writing or an electronic format; and
(4) be received with the applicable fee by the department of homeland security at least five (5) business days before the display.
No operator who has a prior conviction for violating this chapter may operate any display for one (1) year after the conviction.
(c) Every display shall be handled by a qualified operator approved by the chief of the fire department of the municipality in which the display is to be held. A display shall be located, discharged, or fired as, in the opinion of:
(1) the chief of the fire department of the city or town in which the display is to be held; or
(2) the township fire chief or the fire chief of the municipality nearest the site proposed, in the case of a display to be held outside of the corporate limits of any city or town;
after proper inspection, is not hazardous to property or person.
(d) A permit granted under this section is not transferable.
(e) A denial of a permit by a municipality shall be issued in writing before the date of the display.
(f) A person may not possess, transport, or deliver special fireworks, except as authorized under this section.
Formerly: Acts 1939, c.154, s.2; Acts 1951, c.251, s.1; Acts 1972, P.L.178, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.259, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2249; P.L.229-1985, SEC.2; P.L.3-1990, SEC.78; P.L.2-1995, SEC.86; P.L.168-1996, SEC.2; P.L.25-2004, SEC.2; P.L.1-2006, SEC.346; P.L.187-2006, SEC.2; P.L.57-2020, SEC.9; P.L.187-2021, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-3. Public Displays; Certificate of Insurance; Violations

Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of the municipality shall require a certificate of insurance conditioned for the payment of all damages which may be caused either to a person or persons in an amount of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and to property in an amount of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by reason of the licensed display, and arising from any acts of the licensee, his agents, employees, or subcontractors. However, the governing body of the municipality may in its discretion require additional amounts of insurance coverage not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damages caused to a person or persons, or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damage to property.
(b) A person who fails to obtain a certificate of insurance required under subsection (a) commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Formerly: Acts 1939, c.154, s.3; Acts 1975, P.L.259, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.236-1983, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-3.5. Special Discharge Locations; Permission to Sponsor Granted From Chief of Municipal or Township Fire Department

Sec. 3.5. The fire prevention and building safety commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that specify the conditions under which the chief of a municipal or township fire department may grant a permit to a person to sponsor a special discharge location in the municipality or township.
As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-4. Wholesale Sales; Consumer Fireworks Usage; Signal or Ceremonial Purposes; Pyrotechnics Special Effects Material

Sec. 4. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit:
(1) any resident wholesaler, manufacturer, importer, or distributor from selling:
(A) at wholesale fireworks not prohibited by this chapter; or
(B) consumer fireworks if they are to be used:
(i) on the property of the purchaser;
(ii) on the property of another who has given permission to use the consumer fireworks; or
(iii) at a special discharge location as set forth in section 3.5 of this chapter;
(2) the use of fireworks by railroads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination;
(3) the sale or use of blank cartridges for:
(A) a show or theater;
(B) signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports; or
(C) use by military organizations;
(4) the intrastate sale of fireworks not approved for sale in Indiana between interstate wholesalers;
(5) the possession, sale, or disposal of fireworks, incidental to the public display of Class B fireworks, by wholesalers or other persons who possess a permit to possess, store, and sell Class B explosives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the United States Department of Justice; or
(6) the use of indoor pyrotechnics special effects material before an indoor or outdoor proximate audience.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a resident wholesaler, importer, or distributor, is a person who:
(1) is a resident of Indiana;
(2) possesses for storage or resale fireworks approved or not approved for sale in Indiana;
(3) is engaged in the interstate sale of fireworks described in subdivision (2) as an essential part of a business that is located in a permanent structure and is open at least six (6) months each year; and
(4) has possession of a certificate of compliance issued by the state fire marshal under section 5 of this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1939, c.154, s.4. As amended by P.L.229-1985, SEC.3; P.L.168-1996, SEC.3; P.L.1-2006, SEC.347; P.L.187-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-7. Fireworks Stand Retail Sales Permit; Requirements

Sec. 7. (a) A retailer selling items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter at one (1) or more temporary stands must obtain a fireworks stand retail sales permit, referred to in this section as a "permit", from the state fire marshal.
(b) An application for a permit must be made before June 1 of each year and must require that at least the following information be supplied by the retailer:
(1) The retailer's retail merchant certificate number or proof of application for a certificate number.
(2) The location of each retail sales stand.
The state fire marshal shall, within seven (7) days after the receipt of an application for a permit, either issue the permit or notify the applicant of the denial of the permit.
(c) The retailer must pay to the state fire marshal an annual permit fee set under IC 22-12-6-8. If the state fire marshal approves an application for a permit, the state fire marshal shall issue a permit to the retailer. The permit expires one (1) year after the date of issuance.
(d) The permit shall be posted by the retailer at the retail sales stand so that it is easily seen by the public. However, the state fire marshal's issuance of a permit does not constitute approval of the fireworks offered for sale by the retailer. The retailer is responsible for determining that all fireworks which the retailer offers for sale conform to applicable law.
(e) At each retail sales stand, the retailer shall provide:
(1) a posted certificate of compliance, including a descriptive list of approved fireworks; and
(2) a salesperson who is at least sixteen (16) years of age.
(f) Fireworks may not be sold at retail from a motor vehicle (as defined in IC 9-13-2-105).
(g) Fireworks, not including those referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter, may not be sold from or stored at a temporary stand.
As added by P.L.236-1983, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.179-1991, SEC.24; P.L.1-1992, SEC.112; P.L.187-2006, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-8. Sale of Fireworks; Sales to Minors Prohibited; Administrative Rules Concerning Sales of Fireworks

Sec. 8. (a) A person shall not sell at retail, offer for sale at retail, or deliver the following items to a person less than eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) Dipped sticks or wire sparklers. However, total pyrotechnic composition may not exceed one hundred (100) grams per item. Devices containing chlorate or perchlorate salts may not exceed five (5) grams in total composition per item.
(2) Cylindrical fountains.
(3) Cone fountains.
(4) Illuminating torches.
(5) Wheels.
(6) Ground spinners.
(7) Flitter sparklers.
(8) Snakes or glow worms.
(9) Smoke devices.
(10) Trick noisemakers, which include:
(A) Party poppers.
(B) Booby traps.
(C) Snappers.
(D) Trick matches.
(E) Cigarette loads.
(F) Auto burglar alarms.
(b) A retailer or wholesaler of consumer fireworks may sell consumer fireworks to a person at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(c) An individual who sells consumer fireworks must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(d) An individual who sells an item set forth in subsection (a) must be at least sixteen (16) years of age.
(e) The fire prevention and building safety commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing procedures to ensure compliance with the age limitations set forth in this section.
As added by P.L.236-1983, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.187-2006, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-10. Interstate Wholesalers; Sales of Special Fireworks

Sec. 10. Each interstate wholesaler shall keep a record of each sale of special fireworks. This record must include:
(1) the purchaser's name;
(2) the purchaser's address; and
(3) the date of the sale.
These records shall be kept for three (3) years and be available for inspection by the fire marshal.
As added by P.L.229-1985, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.187-2006, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-10.5. "Use" Defined; Adoption of Ordinance by County or Municipality Concerning Use of Consumer Fireworks

Sec. 10.5. (a) As used in this section, the term "use" means the ability of a county or municipality to regulate the days and hours when consumer fireworks may be used, ignited, or discharged.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter:
(1) a county may adopt an ordinance concerning the use of consumer fireworks in the unincorporated areas of the county; and
(2) a municipality may adopt an ordinance concerning the use of consumer fireworks within the corporate limits of the municipality.
(c) An ordinance adopted under this section:
(1) may limit the use of consumer fireworks in the county or municipality;
(2) may not be more lenient than a rule adopted by a state agency concerning the use of fireworks; and
(3) may not limit the use of consumer fireworks:
(A) between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and two (2) hours after sunset on June 29, June 30, July 1, July 2, July 3, July 5, July 6, July 7, July 8, and July 9;
(B) between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on July 4; and
(C) between the hours of 10:00 a.m. on December 31 and 1:00 a.m. on January 1.
As added by P.L.177-2007, SEC.2.