Sec. 21. If an owner requests a hearing under section 20 of this chapter, the state may not impose a lien on the owner’s real property under section 11 of this chapter until the commissioner determines after the hearing that there is probable cause to believe that:

(1) a removal or a remedial action was conducted on the real property under this chapter or IC 13-24-1; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 13-25-4-21

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(2) if the removal or the remedial action was conducted under this chapter, the owner of the real property would be subject to liability under 42 U.S.C. § 9607 (Section 107 of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act).

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.7-10.9(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.