Sec. 14. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the department and the department's agents, engineers, geologists, and other employees may, for purposes of determining the department's jurisdiction and performing the engineering inspections provided in sections 9 and 10 of this chapter, enter upon any land or water in Indiana without liability for trespass. The owner of a structure shall do the following:
(1) Cooperate with the department and the department's agents, engineers, geologists, and other employees in the conduct of the inspections.
(2) Facilitate access to the structure.
(3) Furnish upon request the plans, specifications, operating and maintenance data, or other information that is pertinent to the structure.
(b) Notwithstanding an engineering inspection performed by the property owner or a consultant of the property owner, not less than five (5) business days before an inspection is conducted under this section, the department shall provide the property owner of a structure with notice of the intended inspection date. The notice must be by mail or by a means of electronic transmission approved by the owner.
As added by P.L.148-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.186-2003, SEC.74; P.L.129-2022, SEC.5.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage
Chapter 7.5. Regulation of Dams
14-27-7.5-1. Applicability; Exception
14-27-7.5-2. "Hazard Classification System"
14-27-7.5-7. Maintenance, Repair, and Sale; Duties of Owner
14-27-7.5-8. Powers and Duties of Department; Hazard Classifications; Notice
14-27-7.5-10. Significant and Low Hazard Structures; Inspections; Reports; Fees
14-27-7.5-11. Notice of Violation
14-27-7.5-12. Emergency Measures to Protect Life and Property
14-27-7.5-14. Right of Entry Upon Premises; Notice
14-27-7.5-15. Exemption of Department From Liability
14-27-7.5-16. Request to Have Structure Declared High Hazard; Notice