Indiana § 26-3-7-31.2 Procedures for informal meetings; consent agreements

Indiana Statutes

§ 26-3-7-31.2 — Procedures for informal meetings; consent agreements

Indiana § 26-3-7-31.2

Title 26COMMERCIAL LAW

Art. 3WAREHOUSES

Ch. 7Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and

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Ind. Code § 26-3-7-31.2 (2026).

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(a)If the director determines that an informal meeting under this chapter is necessary or appropriate, the following procedures apply:

(1)The director shall send a notice of an informal meeting to the licensee. The notice shall set forth the following:

(A)Each reason underlying the director's determination that an informal meeting is necessary.

(B)The subject matter to be discussed at the informal meeting.

(C)A place and time mutually agreed upon, within thirty (30) days of the date of the notice.

(D)If appropriate, any documents, information, or other materials to be produced in a manner and at a time and place designated in the notice.

(2)The director and the recipient may, at any time before an informal meeting, hold a telephone conference or other informal discussion as neces

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2. (a) If the director determines that an
informal meeting under this chapter is necessary or appropriate, the
following procedures apply:
(1) The director shall send a notice of an informal meeting to the
licensee. The notice shall set forth the following:
(A) Each reason underlying the director's determination that an
informal meeting is necessary.
(B) The subject matter to be discussed at the informal meeting.
(C) A place and time mutually agreed upon, within thirty (30)
days of the date of the notice.
(D) If appropriate, any documents, information, or other
materials to be produced in a manner and at a time and place
designated in the notice.
(2) The director and the recipient may, at any time before an
informal meeting, hold a telephone conference or other informal
discussion as necessary to determine the location, date, and time
of the informal meeting.
(3) An informal meeting under this section must be conducted in
person or via a virtual conference with audio, video, and the
ability to share, review, and edit documents or other materials in
real time.
(4) Minutes summarizing the topics and points discussed,
including proposed agreements or remedial actions raised or
discussed by the informal meeting participants, must be taken by
the agency. A copy of the minutes and any other materials from
the informal meeting must be distributed to all participants within
five (5) days of the informal meeting.
(b) A consent agreement may be entered into by the agency and the
licensee in which the licensee agrees to take or refrain from certain
actions in relation to the subject matter of the informal meeting. Any
consent agreement at a minimum must contain the following:
(1) Specific description of the underlying facts giving rise to the
consent agreement.
(2) Specific steps to be taken by the licensee to rectify or address
the subject matter of the informal meeting.
(3) Specific deadlines or periods by or within which the licensee
is to act, refrain from acting, or perform under the consent
agreement.
(4) Specific deadlines by which the licensee is to notify the
agency that the licensee has performed, in whole or in part, under
the consent agreement and, as applicable, that the licensee
believes it has addressed the subject matter of the informal
meeting.
(5) Specific acts or omissions that will constitute a breach of the
agreement and specific remedies available to the agency and the
licensee to address a breach of the agreement.
(c) The existence and content of an informal meeting under
subsection (a), along with the minutes of the meeting and any other
related documents, information, or material, and a consent agreement
under subsection (b) is confidential.
(d) Any offers or discussions from an informal hearing under
subsection (a) are protected under the Indiana Trial Rules of Evidence
Trial Rule 408.