Indiana § 36-8-3-16 Destruction of burning buildings; recovery of damages

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-8-3-16 — Destruction of burning buildings; recovery of damages

Indiana·Title 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Art. 8 PUBLIC SAFETY·Ch. 3 Safety Boards; Disciplinary Procedures

If a building in the city is on fire, or if a
building adjacent to it is liable to take or convey fire to other buildings
and cause great destruction of property, the fire chief, or the fire chief's
assistant acting as chief with the concurrence of the executive or of the
safety board, may take down, blow up, or destroy the building or
buildings. An action may not be maintained against a person for this
action, but the owner of such a building may, in a civil action, recover
damages from the city for its destruction.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
18-1-11-14.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.52. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.224.

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If a building in the city is on fire, or if a
building adjacent to it is liable to take or convey fire to other buildings
and cause great destruction of property, the fire chief, or the fire chief's
assistant acting as chief with the concurrence of the executive or of the
safety board, may take down, blow up, or destroy the building or
buildings. An action may not be maintained against a person for this
action, but the owner of such a building may, in a civil action, recover
damages from the city for its destruction.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
18-1-11-14.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.52. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.224.

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