Sec. 6. (a) To carry out the department’s responsibilities, the department or an employee or another agent of the department may:

(1) exercise any program of supervision that is approved by the commission, if the responsibility involves the administration or enforcement of a building law;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-15-2-6

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) enter and inspect any property, at a reasonable hour;

(3) issue and enforce administrative orders under IC 22-12-7 and apply for judicial orders under IC 22-12-7-13; and

(4) cooperate with law enforcement officers and political subdivisions that have jurisdiction over a matter.

     (b) To carry out the state building commissioner’s responsibilities, the state building commissioner shall issue a written interpretation of any building law under IC 22-13-5.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.71-1999, SEC.2; P.L.1-2006, SEC.384; P.L.218-2014, SEC.11; P.L.187-2021, SEC.97.