Indiana § 36-8-17-8 Inspection program; reports

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-8-17-8 — Inspection program; reports

Indiana § 36-8-17-8

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 8PUBLIC SAFETY

Ch. 17Fire Safety Inspections; Arson Investigations

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Ind. Code § 36-8-17-8 (2026).

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(a)A fire department serving an area that does not include a city may engage in an inspection program to promote compliance with fire safety laws. Upon the request of an owner or a primary lessee who resides in a private dwelling, the fire department may inspect the interior of the private dwelling to determine compliance with IC 22-11-18-3.5. The fire department shall maintain a written report for each inspection. These reports shall be made available to the department upon request.

(b)The fire department serving an area that includes a city shall inspect every place and public way within the jurisdiction of the city, except the interiors of private dwellings, for compliance with the fire safety laws. Upon the request of an owner or a primary lessee who resides in a private dwelling, th

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(a) A fire department serving an area that does
not include a city may engage in an inspection program to promote
compliance with fire safety laws. Upon the request of an owner or a
primary lessee who resides in a private dwelling, the fire department
may inspect the interior of the private dwelling to determine
compliance with IC 22-11-18-3.5. The fire department shall maintain
a written report for each inspection. These reports shall be made
available to the department upon request.
(b) The fire department serving an area that includes a city shall
inspect every place and public way within the jurisdiction of the city,
except the interiors of private dwellings, for compliance with the fire
safety laws. Upon the request of an owner or a primary lessee who
resides in a private dwelling, the fire department may inspect the
interior of the private dwelling to determine compliance with IC 22-11-18-3.5. Except as otherwise provided in the rules adopted by the
commission, the fire chief of the fire department shall specify the
schedule under which places and public ways are inspected and may
exclude a class of places or public ways from inspection under this
section, if the fire chief determines that the public interest will be
served without inspection. The fire department shall maintain a written
report for each inspection. The fire department shall submit monthly
reports to the department, on forms prescribed by the department,
containing the following information:
(1) The total number of inspections made.
(2) The total number of defects found, classified as required by
the office.
(3) The total number of orders issued for correction of each class
of defect.
(4) The total number of orders complied with.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), an inspection may only be
carried out by an individual who:
(1) is a firefighter who meets, at a minimum, the training
requirements described in IC 36-8-10.5; or
(2) has:
(A) obtained certification as a:
(i) fire inspector I as described in 655 IAC 1-2.1-12;
(ii) fire inspector II as described in 655 IAC 1-2.1-13; or
(iii) fire inspector I/II as described in 655 IAC 1-2.1-13.1;
and
(B) in the case of an individual who is not an employee of a fire
department, completed at least two (2) years of experience as
a fire inspector described in clause (A)(i) through (A)(iii).
(d) A volunteer fire department may carry out inspections under this
section only through an individual who is certified under IC 22-14-2-6(c).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.104; P.L.1-2006, SEC.579; P.L.17-2008, SEC.6; P.L.187-2021, SEC.149; P.L.107-2023, SEC.2.