§ 14-27-7.5-14 — Right of entry upon premises; notice

Indiana § 14-27-7.5-14

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 27: LEVEES, DAMS, AND DRAINAGE
• Ch. 7.5: Regulation of Dams

Text

(a) Subject to subsection (b), the
department and the department's agents, engineers, geologists, and
other employees may, for purposes of determining the department's
jurisdiction and performing the engineering inspections provided in
sections 9 and 10 of this chapter, enter upon any land or water in
Indiana without liability for trespass. The owner of a structure shall do
the following:
(1) Cooperate with the department and the department's agents,
engineers, geologists, and other employees in the conduct of the
inspections.
(2) Facilitate access to the structure.
(3) Furnish upon request the plans, specifications, operating and
maintenance data, or other information that is pertinent to the
structure.
(b) Notwithstanding an engineering inspection performed by the
property owner or a consultant of the property owner, not less than five
(5) business days before an inspection is conducted under this section,
the department shall provide the property owner of a structure with
notice of the intended inspection date. The notice must be by mail or
by a means of electronic transmission approved by the owner.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.148-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.186-2003, SEC.74; P.L.129-2022, SEC.5.