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2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-11. Sales of Consumer Fireworks by Retailer; Application; Registration Fees; Certificate of Compliance; Transferability of Certificate of Compliance

Sec. 11. (a) A retailer may not sell consumer fireworks until the retailer has:
(1) filed the application required under section 4.5(e) of this chapter with the state fire marshal for each location from which the retailer proposes to sell the consumer fireworks, which must be filed on an annual basis; and
(2) paid an accompanying registration fee of:
(A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first location if a fee under section 5(b)(3) of this chapter has not been paid;
(B) five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional sales location in a tent; and
(C) two hundred dollars ($200) for each additional sales location in a structure;
from which the retailer proposes to sell the consumer fireworks.
Upon receipt of the completed application form, the accompanying fee, and, if required, the affidavit under subsection (b), the state fire marshal shall issue a certificate of compliance to the retailer for each sales location.
(b) A person seeking a certificate of compliance authorizing the sale of consumer fireworks at retail from a structure identified in section 4.5(b)(1), 4.5(b)(2), or 4.5(c) of this chapter, or from a tent under section 4.5(a) of this chapter shall submit with the application:
(1) an affidavit executed by a responsible party with personal knowledge, establishing that consumer fireworks were sold at retail or wholesale from a structure at the same location as of a date set forth in section 4.5(b)(1), 4.5(b)(2), or 4.5(c) of this chapter, or from a tent as of a date set forth under section 4.5(a)(9) of this chapter; and
(2) proof of sales of consumer fireworks from that location.
(c) A person may not sell consumer fireworks at retail if a certificate of compliance from the state fire marshal has not been issued for the location showing registration under subsection (a).
(d) A certificate of compliance issued to a retailer of consumer fireworks is not transferable except to a subsequent owner or operator of a business at the same location in accordance with the policies and guidelines of the state fire marshal.
As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-12. Public Safety Fee on Retail Sales of Fireworks; Obligation by Purchaser for Payment of Fee; Transfer of Funds

Sec. 12. (a) A user fee, known as the public safety fee, is imposed on retail transactions made in Indiana of fireworks, in accordance with section 13 of this chapter.
(b) A person who acquires fireworks in a retail transaction is liable for the public safety fee on the transaction and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall pay the public safety fee to the retailer as a separate added amount to the consideration in the transaction. The retailer shall collect the public safety fee as an agent for the state.
(c) The public safety fee shall be deposited in the state general fund. The auditor of state shall annually transfer the money received from the public safety fee as follows:
(1) The first two million dollars ($2,000,000) received shall remain in the state general fund.
(2) Any additional money received shall be divided evenly between the state disaster relief fund established by IC 10-14-4-5 and the state general fund.
(d) The department of state revenue shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary for the collection of the public safety fee money from retailers as described in subsections (b) and (c).
As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.107-2007, SEC.12; P.L.170-2022, SEC.35; P.L.201-2023, SEC.233.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-13. Rate of Public Safety Fee in a Retail Unitary Transaction of Fireworks

Sec. 13. (a) The public safety fee is measured by the gross retail income received by a retail merchant in a retail unitary transaction of fireworks and is imposed at the following rates:
PUBLIC
GROSS RETAIL INCOME
SAFETY
FROM THE
FEE
RETAIL UNITARY
TRANSACTION
$ 0
less than
$ 0.10
$ 0.01
at least $ 0.10
but less than
$ 0.30
$ 0.02
at least $ 0.30
but less than
$ 0.50
$ 0.03
at least $ 0.50
but less than
$ 0.70
$ 0.04
at least $ 0.70
but less than
$ 0.90
$ 0.05
at least $ 0.90
but less than
$ 1.10
On a retail unitary transaction in which the gross retail income received by the retail merchant is one dollar and ten cents ($1.10) or more, the public safety fee is five percent (5%) of that gross retail income.
(b) If the public safety fee computed under subsection (a) results in a fraction of one-half cent ($0.005) or more, the amount of the public safety fee shall be rounded to the next additional cent.
As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-14. Obligation of Retailer Collecting Public Safety Fees

Sec. 14. An individual who:
(1) is an individual retailer or is an employee, an officer, or a member of a corporate or partnership retailer; and
(2) has a duty to remit the public safety fee as described in section 12 of this chapter to the department of state revenue;
holds the public safety fees collected in trust for the state and is personally liable for the payment of the public safety fee money to the state.
As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14. Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal › 22-11-14-15. Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; Department of State Revenue; Rules Concerning Fireworks Sales

Sec. 15. The fire prevention and building safety commission and the department of state revenue shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter.
As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-1. "Indoor Pyrotechnics" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "indoor pyrotechnics" means controlled exothermic chemical reactions that are timed to create the effects of heat, gas, sound, dispersion of aerosols, emission of visible electromagnetic radiation, or a combination of these effects to provide the maximum effect from the least volume (as provided in National Fire Protection Association Standard 1126 (2001 edition)). The term does not include the following novelties and trick noisemakers:
(1) Snakes or glow worms.
(2) Smoke devices.
(3) Wire sparklers that do not contain magnesium and that contain less than one hundred (100) grams of composition per item.
(4) Trick noisemakers, which include party poppers, booby traps, snappers, trick matches, cigarette loads, and auto burglar alarms.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-3. Rules

Sec. 3. The fire prevention and building safety commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement a statewide code concerning displays of indoor pyrotechnics. The rules:
(1) must require that a certificate of insurance be issued that provides general liability coverage of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the injury or death of any number of persons in any one (1) occurrence and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for property damage in any one (1) occurrence by an intended display of indoor pyrotechnics arising from any acts of the operator of the display or the operator's agents, employees, or subcontractors;
(2) must require the person intending to present the display to give, at least twenty four (24) hours before the time of the display, written notice of the intended display to the chief of the responding fire department of the location proposed for the display of the indoor pyrotechnics and to include with the written notice a certification from the person intending to display the indoor pyrotechnics that the display will be made in accordance with:
(A) the rules adopted under this section; and
(B) any ordinance or resolution adopted under section 4 of this chapter;
(3) must include and adopt NFPA 1126, Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics before a Proximate Audience, 2001 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169;
(4) must be amended to adopt any subsequent edition of NFPA Standard 1126, including addenda, within eighteen (18) months after the effective date of the subsequent edition; and
(5) may provide for amendments to NFPA Standard 1126 as a condition of the adoption under subdivisions (3) and (4).
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.348; P.L.101-2006, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-4. Adoption of Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 4. A city, town, or county may adopt an ordinance or a township may adopt a resolution that:
(1) establishes requirements for displays of indoor pyrotechnics more stringent or detailed than the requirements established under this chapter; or
(2) bans the display of indoor pyrotechnics.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-5. Precedence of Rules

Sec. 5. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, the rules adopted under section 3 of this chapter take precedence over:
(1) an ordinance adopted by a city, town, or county; or
(2) a resolution adopted by a township;
that covers the same subject matter as the commission's rules concerning indoor pyrotechnics.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-7. Violations; Property; Class C Infraction

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly allows an individual to commit a violation of a rule adopted under this chapter commits a Class C infraction if the violation is committed on property under the person's control.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-9. Violations; Class a Misdemeanor

Sec. 9. A person who causes serious bodily injury to a person as a result of a reckless violation of a rule adopted under this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-10. Violations; Level 6 Felony

Sec. 10. A person who causes serious bodily injury to a person as a result of a knowing or an intentional violation of a rule adopted under this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.256.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-11. Violations; Death; Level 6 Felony

Sec. 11. A person who causes the death of a person as a result of a reckless violation of a rule adopted under this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.257.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 14.5. Indoor Pyrotechnics › 22-11-14.5-12. Violations; Death; Level 5 Felony

Sec. 12. A person who causes the death of a person as a result of a knowing or an intentional violation of a rule adopted under this chapter commits a Level 5 felony.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 15. Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers › 22-11-15-1. Intent

Sec. 1. It is the intent of the general assembly to protect the public welfare and promote safety in the filling and use of pressure vessels containing liquefied petroleum gases by implementing both the interstate commerce commission regulations, within the state of Indiana, and the national standards of safety on the filling of these containers. It is necessary to insure that containers properly constructed and tested are used, and that a liquefied petroleum gas of suitable and safe vapor pressure be placed in these containers. Therefore, the filling or refilling of liquefied petroleum gas containers by other than the owner or authorized person must be controlled and specific authority to prevent violation and encourage enforcement should be established.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.232, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 15. Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers › 22-11-15-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Liquefied petroleum gas" means any material composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of the same: propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane and isobutane), and butylenes.
(2) "Person" includes any individual, firm, limited liability company, or corporation and their affiliates.
(3) "Owner" means:
(A) any person holding a written bill of sale or other instrument under which title to a liquefied petroleum gas container was transferred to that person;
(B) any person holding a paid or receipted invoice showing purchase of and payment for a liquefied petroleum gas container;
(C) any person whose name, initials, or other identifying mark has been plainly shown on the surface of a liquefied petroleum gas container since September 1, 1978; or
(D) any manufacturer of a container for liquefied petroleum gas who has not transferred ownership of it.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.232, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.297.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 15. Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers › 22-11-15-3. Owner Identified Containers; Written Authorization; Unlawful Acts; Emergencies

Sec. 3. If a liquefied petroleum gas container bears on its surface in legible characters the name, mark, initials, or other identifying device of its owner, it is unlawful for any person except the owner or a person authorized in writing by him:
(1) to fill or refill that container with liquefied petroleum gas or any other gas or compound;
(2) to buy, sell, offer for sale, give, take, loan, deliver or permit to be delivered, or otherwise use or dispose of liquefied petroleum gas in that container; or
(3) to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal or change the name, mark, initials, or other identifying device of the owner or to place the name, mark, initials, or other identifying device of any person other than the owner on such container.
However, no written authorization shall be required during weather emergencies or at those times when the regular supplier of liquefied petroleum gas has failed, or is unable, to make delivery within a reasonable time.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.232, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 15. Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers › 22-11-15-4. Unauthorized Possession; Presumptive Evidence of Unlawful Use

Sec. 4. Possession of a liquefied petroleum gas container by any person other than the owner without the owner's written consent is presumptive evidence of the unlawful use of that container, except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.232, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 15. Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers › 22-11-15-5. Criminal Prosecution

Sec. 5. Any person or his agent with personal knowledge of the facts who has reason to believe that any of his liquefied petroleum gas containers are in the possession of or are being illegally used by any person who is not an owner of the container and who does not have the written consent of the owner, may file a written complaint with the prosecutor of the county in which the complainant resides. The prosecutor may proceed with criminal prosecution if warranted. If a person is convicted of a violation of this chapter the court shall impose the punishment prescribed in this chapter and award possession of the container to its owner.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.232, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 15. Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers › 22-11-15-5.1. Civil Actions; Statute of Limitations; Costs and Attorney's Fees

Sec. 5.1. (a) A person injured as a result of an act or practice that violates this chapter may bring a civil action:
(1) for declaratory relief;
(2) for injunctive relief; or
(3) to recover compensatory damages;
against the person violating this chapter.
(b) An action brought under this section must be commenced not later than two (2) years after the date of the alleged violation.
(c) A court may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
As added by P.L.142-2002, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 16. Fire Safety Emergency Signs › 22-11-16-2. Rules; Adoption; Application

Sec. 2. (a) The fire prevention and building safety commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 governing fire safety in certain buildings as specified in subsection (b).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) and subsection (d), this chapter and the rules adopted under it apply to:
(1) all hotels, motels, apartments (in buildings containing three (3) or more apartments), and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee; and
(2) all buildings occupied after September 14, 1982, as hotels, motels, apartments (in buildings containing three (3) or more apartments), and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee.
(c) This chapter does not apply to hotels and motels that have no interior corridors and whose individual rooms have only exterior exits.
(d) This chapter does not apply to an apartment in an apartment building from which apartment there is immediate ground level access to the outside.
(e) Compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it does not relieve the owner of a building covered by this chapter from the requirements of any other applicable law, rule, regulation, or ordinance.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.139, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.237-1983, SEC.1; P.L.8-1984, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 16. Fire Safety Emergency Signs › 22-11-16-3. Rules; Contents

Sec. 3. (a) The rules required by this chapter must include the following requirements:
(1) In all hotels, motels, and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee, an emergency sign must be permanently affixed to the back of each guestroom or room door and by the entrance to a required exitway where there is an interior door with corridors to the exitway.
(2) In all apartments covered by this chapter, an emergency sign must be permanently affixed in a prominent location.
(b) The emergency signs required by subsection (a) must contain the following information:
(1) Instructions on practical emergency procedures in case of fire or other emergency.
(2) In hotels, motels, and buildings containing three (3) or more sleeping rooms that rent for a fee only, a statement describing the number of doors (to the left or right) to a fire exit.
(c) In addition, the rules required by this chapter must include requirements for the letter size, color, content, location, and overall size of the emergency signs required by this chapter.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.139, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 16. Fire Safety Emergency Signs › 22-11-16-5. Inspections to Determine Compliance

Sec. 5. The state fire marshal's office shall, as part of its normal inspection process, conduct inspections to determine if there is compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. Any evidence of a violation shall be turned over to the prosecuting attorney of the county where the violation occurred.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.139, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 17. Fire Safety in Public Buildings › 22-11-17-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Commission" refers to the Indiana fire prevention and building safety commission.
(2) "Exit" means a continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way designated as an exit pursuant to the rules of the commission. The term includes doorways, corridors, exterior exit balconies, ramps, stairways, smokeproof enclosures, horizontal exits, exit passageways, exit courts, and yards.
(3) "Owner" means a person having control or custody of any building covered by this chapter.
(4) "Public building" means any structure used in whole or in part as a place of resort, assemblage, lodging, trade, traffic, occupancy, or use by the public, or by three (3) or more tenants. It also means all educational buildings, day care centers, hospitals, institutions, health facilities, residential-custodial care facilities, mercantile occupancies, and office occupancies.
(5) "Special egress control device" means an electronically controlled exit locking system that:
(A) allows a delay in exiting through an exit in a nonemergency situation; and
(B) complies with rules adopted by the commission.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.140, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1984, SEC.116; P.L.169-1996, SEC.1; P.L.187-2021, SEC.65.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 17. Fire Safety in Public Buildings › 22-11-17-2. Obstruction of Exits; Special Egress Control Device; Inoperative Fire Alarms; Unplanned Fire Alarm Activation

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) and section 2.5 of this chapter, an owner of a public building shall not permit an exit to be locked or obstructed in any manner that denies the public a continuous and unobstructed means of egress while lawfully occupied by anyone who is not an officer or an employee.
(b) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that:
(1) allow the owner of a public building to equip an exit with a special egress control device;
(2) limit the circumstances under which a special egress control device may be used; and
(3) allow an exit that was in compliance with the rules of the commission when the exit was constructed to be equipped with a special egress control device.
(c) An owner of a public building shall not permit a fire alarm to be disconnected or otherwise rendered inoperative, except in cases of routine maintenance or for repair.
(d) A school that has one (1) or more employees shall develop a plan to address unplanned fire alarm activation as part of its emergency operations plan.
(e) A school's emergency operations plan for unplanned fire alarm activation shall include procedures for the following:
(1) Evacuation of the building when the fire alarm is heard. A school with a fire alarm panel that allows for a positive fire alarm sequence may:
(A) develop a plan to investigate an unplanned fire alarm activation before activating the audible and visual alarms requiring evacuation;
(B) designate school officials to acknowledge that an alarm has been activated and initiate an investigation within fifteen (15) seconds;
(C) secure-in-place for up to three (3) minutes in order for a designated school official to determine, by investigation, if an active shooter is on the property; and
(D) following the three (3) minute period under clause (C), the school must evacuate, unless an active shooter has been verified to be on the school's property.
(2) Compliance with all provisions of 675 IAC 28-1-28.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.140, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.169-1996, SEC.2; P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.14; P.L.187-2021, SEC.66.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 17. Fire Safety in Public Buildings › 22-11-17-2.5. Compliance by Hospital or Health Facility

Sec. 2.5. (a) A hospital licensed under IC 12-25 or IC 16-21 or a health facility licensed under IC 16-28 complies with section 2(a) of this chapter by meeting the federal standards of certification for participation in a reimbursement program under either of the following before, on, or after March 21, 1996:
(1) Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
(2) Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(b) Section 2(b) of this chapter does not apply to this section.
As added by P.L.169-1996, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.220-2011, SEC.373.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 17. Fire Safety in Public Buildings › 22-11-17-4. Knowing or Intentional Violations; Offense

Sec. 4. An owner of a public building commits a Level 6 felony if:
(1) the owner knowingly or intentionally violates section 2 of this chapter; and
(2) bodily injury (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-29) or a loss of life occurs to a person lawfully in the public building as a result of a fire in the building.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.140, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.311-1983, SEC.41; P.L.114-2012, SEC.44; P.L.158-2013, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 17. Fire Safety in Public Buildings › 22-11-17-5. Inspections to Determine Compliance

Sec. 5. The state fire marshal's office may, as part of its normal inspection process, conduct inspections to determine if there is compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. Any evidence of a violation shall be turned over to the prosecuting attorney of the county where the violation occurred.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.140, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.198-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 17. Fire Safety in Public Buildings › 22-11-17-6. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 6. (a) This chapter does not prohibit the securing of a building from illegal entry or exit during nonbusiness or nonworking hours.
(b) This chapter is not intended to conflict with the requirements of IC 22-8-1.1 and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.140, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:
"Bodily injury" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-29.
"Dwelling" means a residence with at least one (1) dwelling unit as set forth in IC 22-12-1-4(a)(1)(B) and IC 22-12-1-5(a)(1).
"Hotels and motels" means buildings or structures kept, maintained, used, advertised, or held out to the public as inns or places where sleeping accommodations are furnished for hire for transient guests.
"Landlord" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-31-3-3.
"Owner" means a person having control or custody of any building covered by this chapter.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
"Rental premises" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-31-7-3.
"Rental unit" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-31-3-8.
"Smoke detector" means a device which senses visible or invisible particles of combustion and conforms to the minimum standards for type, components, and maintenance prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association.
"Seasonally occupied dwellings" means hotels and motels open to the public for occupancy by guests only during any period of time between April 15 and October 15 each year.
"Single level dwellings" means all single level (no more than one (1) level above ground) hotels and motels that have no interior corridors, and whose individual rooms have exterior exits.
"Tenant" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-31-3-10.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.141, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.237-1983, SEC.2; P.L.176-1991, SEC.1; P.L.17-2008, SEC.1; P.L.114-2012, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-2. Application of Chapter; Exemption

Sec. 2. (a) This chapter applies to all hotels, motels, and dwellings.
(b) A totally sprinkled building (conforming to Uniform Building Code standards at the time of construction) is exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.141, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.176-1991, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-3. Hotels and Motels; Installation of Smoke Detectors

Sec. 3. (a) This section only applies to hotels and motels.
(b) All hotels and motels must have functional smoke detectors.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (f), a detector must be installed in all interior corridors adjacent to sleeping rooms and must be spaced no farther apart than thirty (30) feet on center, or more than fifteen (15) feet from any wall.
(d) The detectors must be hard wired into a building's electrical system, except as provided in subsection (f).
(e) The detectors must be wired in a manner that activates all the devices in a corridor when one (1) is activated, except as provided in subsection (f).
(f) All single level dwellings, all seasonably occupied dwellings, and all hotels and motels with twelve (12) sleeping rooms or less (and containing no interior corridors) are exempt from the requirements of subsections (c), (d), and (e). In all such units:
(1) a detector must be installed in each sleeping room; and
(2) the detector may be battery operated.
If a battery operated detector is installed, it must contain a tamper resistant cover to protect the batteries. The fire marshal shall adopt rules detailing the specifications for the tamper resistant cover. If a battery operated detector is not installed, the detector must be hard wired into a building's electrical system.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.141, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.237-1983, SEC.3; P.L.176-1991, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-3.5. Dwellings; Installation of Smoke Detectors

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section only applies to dwellings.
(b) A rule or an ordinance is not voided or limited by this section if the rule or ordinance:
(1) applies to an occupied dwelling; and
(2) is at least as stringent as the requirements of this section.
(c) A dwelling must have at least one (1) functional smoke detector installed as follows:
(1) According to the manufacturer's instructions.
(2) Outside of each sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
(3) On the ceiling or a wall not less than four (4) inches or more than twelve (12) inches from the ceiling. However, a smoke detector may not be recessed into a ceiling.
(4) On each additional story of the dwelling, including basements, cellars, and habitable attics. Unless there is a door between levels in dwellings with split levels, a smoke detector must be installed only on the upper level if the lower level is less than one (1) full story below the upper level.
(d) All smoke detectors must be:
(1) battery operated or hard wired into the dwelling's electrical system;
(2) accessible for servicing and testing; and
(3) maintained and at least one (1) time every six (6) months tested by the occupant to ensure that the smoke detector is in operational condition.
(e) Each owner or the manager or rental agent of the owner is responsible for:
(1) the installation of a required smoke detector; and
(2) the replacement and repair of a required smoke detector within seven (7) working days after the owner, manager, or rental agent is given written notification of the need to replace or repair the smoke detector.
(f) A person may not tamper with or remove a smoke detector except when necessary for maintenance purposes.
(g) A unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) may adopt an ordinance concerning dwellings that:
(1) includes more stringent or detailed requirements than those set forth in this chapter; and
(2) does not conflict with this chapter.
As added by P.L.176-1991, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-3.6. Violations; Effect on Claims

Sec. 3.6. A violation of section 3.5 of this chapter does not constitute grounds for a reduction or denial of a claim under an insurance policy even if the policy contains terms to the contrary.
As added by P.L.176-1991, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-4. Compliance With Other Laws, Ordinances, Rules, or Regulations

Sec. 4. Compliance with this chapter does not relieve the owner from the requirements of any other applicable law, ordinance, rule, or regulation.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.141, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-5. Violations; Offenses

Sec. 5. (a) An owner of a hotel or motel who violates this chapter commits a Class A infraction, except as provided by subsection (b).
(b) An owner of a hotel or motel commits a Level 6 felony if:
(1) the owner knowingly or intentionally violates section 3 of this chapter; and
(2) bodily injury or loss of life occurs as a result of a fire in the building.
(c) Except as provided in section 5.5 of this chapter, a person who violates section 3.5 of this chapter commits a Class D infraction.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.141, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.311-1983, SEC.42; P.L.176-1991, SEC.6; P.L.17-2008, SEC.2; P.L.158-2013, SEC.260.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-5.5. Violation by Landlord; Offenses

Sec. 5.5. A landlord who violates section 3.5 of this chapter:
(1) at the time the landlord delivers a rental unit to a tenant; or
(2) if the smoke detector is hard wired into the rental unit's electrical system, by failing to repair or replace the inoperable smoke detector not later than seven (7) days after receiving written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the need to repair or replace the inoperable smoke detector under section 3.5(e)(2) of this chapter;
commits a Class B infraction. However, the offense is a Class A infraction if the landlord has a prior violation for an offense under this section.
As added by P.L.17-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 18. Smoke Detection Devices › 22-11-18-6. Inspections to Determine Compliance

Sec. 6. (a) The state fire marshal's office shall, as part of its normal inspection process, conduct inspections of hotels and motels to determine if the detectors are installed and functioning in compliance with this chapter.
(b) Except for common areas shared by at least three (3) dwellings, a dwelling may not be inspected solely to determine compliance with section 3.5 of this chapter unless the owner or occupant of the dwelling gives permission.
(c) Any evidence of a violation of this chapter shall be turned over to the prosecuting attorney of the county where the violation occurred.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.141, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.176-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 20. Anhydrous Ammonia and Ammonia Solutions › 22-11-20-1. "Ammonia Solution"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "ammonia solution" means any ammonia solution that contains at least ten percent (10%) by weight of free ammonia or having a vapor pressure of one (1) PSIG or above at one hundred four (104) degrees Fahrenheit.
As added by P.L.17-2001, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 20. Anhydrous Ammonia and Ammonia Solutions › 22-11-20-2. "Appurtenances"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "appurtenances" includes pumps, compressors, safety relief devices, liquid level gauging devices, valves, and pressure gauges.
As added by P.L.17-2001, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 20. Anhydrous Ammonia and Ammonia Solutions › 22-11-20-4. "Equipment Law"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "equipment law" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-12-1-11.
As added by P.L.17-2001, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 20. Anhydrous Ammonia and Ammonia Solutions › 22-11-20-5. "Law"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "law" includes the following:
(1) IC 13 or a rule adopted under IC 13.
(2) IC 15-16-1 or a rule adopted under IC 15-16-1.
(3) IC 22-8-1.1 or a rule adopted under IC 22-8-1.1.
(4) An equipment law.
As added by P.L.17-2001, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.46.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 20. Anhydrous Ammonia and Ammonia Solutions › 22-11-20-6. Illegal Storage or Transportation of Ammonia

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a person that stores or transports anhydrous ammonia (NH
3
) or an ammonia solution for a lawful agricultural or commercial purpose.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally stores or transports anhydrous ammonia (NH
3
) or an ammonia solution:
(1) in a container that does not; or
(2) with appurtenances that do not;
conform to the requirements of a law governing the design, construction, location, installation, or operation of equipment for storage, handling, use, or transportation of anhydrous ammonia (NH
3
) or an ammonia solution commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.17-2001, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 21. Firefighter Safety Notification › 22-11-21-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a Class 1 or Class 2 structure for which a building permit is issued by a city, town, or county after June 30, 2018.
As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 21. Firefighter Safety Notification › 22-11-21-2. "Advanced Structural Components"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advanced structural components" means lightweight I-joists or lightweight roof trusses that:
(1) have less mass cross-sectional area than sawn lumber of equivalent proportions used in an equivalent application; and
(2) are assembled from combustible or noncombustible materials, or both.
The term does not include a structural assembly, joist, or truss that provides at least one (1) hour of fire resistance when tested in accordance with the ASTM Standard E119.
As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 21. Firefighter Safety Notification › 22-11-21-4. "Class 1 Structure"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "Class 1 structure" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-12-1-4.
As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 21. Firefighter Safety Notification › 22-11-21-5. "Class 2 Structure"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "Class 2 structure" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-12-1-5.
As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 21. Firefighter Safety Notification › 22-11-21-9. Required Information About Advanced Structural Components in Building Permit Applications

Sec. 9. (a) An applicant for a city, town, or county issued building permit for a Class 1 or Class 2 structure must provide the following information when applying for the building permit:
(1) The street address of a qualifying property containing advanced structural components.
(2) The name of the township and the county in which the qualifying property is located.
(3) The types of advanced structural components used in the qualifying property.
(4) The location of the advanced structural components used in the floor, or roof, or both, of the qualifying property.
(b) The city, town, or county issued building permit application form used to comply with subsection (a) must include a place on the form for providing the information required under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 21. Firefighter Safety Notification › 22-11-21-10. Electronic Notification of Use of Advanced Structural Components

Sec. 10. Not later than ninety (90) days after issuing the building permit, the city, town, or county building commissioner shall send electronic notification, read receipt requested, of a structure's use of advanced structural components to the:
(1) local fire department; and
(2) 911 telephone call center;
responsible for the area where the structure is located.
As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 21. Firefighter Safety Notification › 22-11-21-11. 911 Telephone Call Center Duties Concerning Qualifying Property Information

Sec. 11. Upon receiving a notification described under section 10 of this chapter, the receiving 911 telephone call center shall:
(1) maintain the information contained in the notification for the qualifying property; and
(2) relay the information contained in a qualifying property's notification to all responding public safety units whenever dispatching public safety units to a qualifying property's address.
As added by P.L.104-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 22. Pet Fire Safety › 22-11-22-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a structure that after June 30, 2023, is:
(1) constructed; or
(2) initially converted or remodeled;
for use as an animal facility.
As added by P.L.107-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 22. Pet Fire Safety › 22-11-22-2. Animal Facility Definition

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "animal facility" means any of the following:
(1) A pet store.
(2) A veterinary hospital.
(3) A commercial overnight boarding facility.
(4) An animal care facility (as defined in IC 6-9-39-1) that is operating without a private residential dwelling on the premises.
As added by P.L.107-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 22. Pet Fire Safety › 22-11-22-3. Commercial Overnight Boarding Facility Definition

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "commercial overnight boarding facility" means a business that houses dogs or cats overnight for a fee that is operating without a private residential dwelling on the premises.
As added by P.L.107-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 22. Pet Fire Safety › 22-11-22-4. Fire Alarm Definition

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "fire alarm system" means a system that automatically sends notice of an alarm to a local fire or police department when the alarm is activated.
As added by P.L.107-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 22. Pet Fire Safety › 22-11-22-6. Animal Facility Compliance Requirements

Sec. 6. An animal facility must have at least one (1) of the following:
(1) A fire alarm system that is:
(A) designed by a fire alarm technician; and
(B) in operating condition.
(2) Staff on duty at the animal facility any time a dog or cat is present on the premises.
As added by P.L.107-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 11. Building and Safety Regulations › Chapter 22. Pet Fire Safety › 22-11-22-8. Inspector Requirements

Sec. 8. An individual conducting an inspection described in IC 36-8-17-8 of an animal facility under this chapter must meet the requirements described in IC 36-8-17-8(c).
As added by P.L.107-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 12. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: General Administration › Chapter 1. Definitions › 22-12-1-1. Application of Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article, IC 22-13, IC 22-14, and IC 22-15.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 12. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: General Administration › Chapter 1. Definitions › 22-12-1-2. "Agricultural Purpose"

Sec. 2. "Agricultural purpose" includes farming, dairying, pasturage, apiculture, horticulture, floriculture, vitaculture, ornamental horticulture, olericulture, pomiculture, animal husbandry, and poultry husbandry.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 12. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: General Administration › Chapter 1. Definitions › 22-12-1-3. "Building Law"

Sec. 3. "Building law" means any equipment law or other law governing any of the following:
(1) Fabrication of an industrialized building system or mobile structure for installation, assembly, or use at another site.
(2) Construction, addition, or alteration of any part of a Class 1 or Class 2 structure at the site where the structure will be used.
(3) Assembly of an industrialized building system or mobile structure that is covered by neither subdivision (1) nor (2).
(4) Sanitary conditions and sanitary facilities:
(A) in Class I structures, or portions of Class I structures that are used for educating at least six (6) persons at any one (1) time, from any grade level or combination of grade levels from grade 1 through grade 12; and
(B) on the grounds of a structure described in clause (A).
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.222-1989, SEC.2; P.L.22-2005, SEC.31; P.L.86-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 12. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: General Administration › Chapter 1. Definitions › 22-12-1-3.5. "Bull Ride Simulator"

Sec. 3.5. (a) "Bull ride simulator" means a device designed to simulate:
(1) a rodeo bull ride; or
(2) a similarly challenging ride upon another type of animal;
by subjecting the rider to a wide range of abrupt motion produced by mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic means. The term includes a multiride electric unit with a bull ride attachment.
(b) The term does not include devices that:
(1) resemble animals; and
(2) are designed:
(A) as an entertainment device;
(B) to operate rhythmically within a restricted range of motion; and
(C) for use by children.
As added by P.L.25-2004, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.166-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 12. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: General Administration › Chapter 1. Definitions › 22-12-1-3.6. "Bungee Jump Facility"

Sec. 3.6. "Bungee jump facility" means a device or structure used for bungee jumping.
As added by P.L.32-2006, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 22. Labor and Safety › Article 12. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: General Administration › Chapter 1. Definitions › 22-12-1-3.7. "Bungee Jumping"

Sec. 3.7. "Bungee jumping" means a fall or jump from a height by an individual who is attached to an elastic cord that prevents the individual from hitting the ground, water, or other solid, semisolid, liquid, or elastic surface.
As added by P.L.32-2006, SEC.2.