§ 35-47.5-4-2 — Insurance required of regulated explosive manufacturer; proof of insurance; exemption

Indiana § 35-47.5-4-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 47.5: CONTROLLED EXPLOSIVES
• Ch. 4: Registration and Control

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(a) The department may order any person
engaged in the manufacture or handling of a regulated explosive and
any person with control over a place where regulated explosives are
manufactured or handled to maintain insurance covering fire and
explosion losses. The order is not effective until sixty (60) days after
the date that notice of the order is received.
(b) The state fire marshal shall specify the insurance required under
subsection (a) in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars
($10,000) nor more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars
($250,000).
(c) Proof of the insurance required under this section must be
maintained with the department of insurance.
(d) The insurance commissioner may exempt a person from the
insurance requirements under this section if an applicant for the
exemption submits proof that the applicant has the financial ability to
discharge all judgments in the amount specified by the state fire
marshal. The insurance commissioner may revoke an exemption under
this subsection if the commissioner requires additional proof of
financial ability and:
(1) the exempted person fails to comply with the order; or
(2) the insurance commissioner determines that the exempted
person has failed to provide adequate proof of financial ability.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.541; P.L.187-2021, SEC.132.