Sec. 26. (a) A person who refuses to comply with a lawful order or requirement of the state health commissioner made in writing as provided in this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.

     (b) Each day after the expiration of the time limit for abating unsanitary conditions and completing improvements to abate the conditions as ordered by the state health commissioner constitutes a separate offense.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-20-25.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-3

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-42-5-26

  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5