Sec. 5. An emergency response agency or a governmental entity may obtain reimbursement under this chapter by filing an action for reimbursement in a court of general jurisdiction of:

(1) a county in which a hazardous materials emergency arose; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 13-25-6-5

  • 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.
(2) the county in which the unit that established the fire department is located, if the emergency response agency is a fire department that:

(A) is established by a unit under IC 36-8-2-3 or IC 36-8-13-3(a)(1); and

(B) employs:

(i) both full-time paid members and volunteer members; or

(ii) only full-time paid members.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-6-2-10(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.33-2001, SEC.2.