Ind. Code ch. 5-16-3

Ind. Code ch. 5-16-3
in effect

Ind. Code § 5-16-3-1 Blueprints and specifications; filing

Sec. 1. (a) A public official, board, commission, or other public agency having charge of the construction of a public building, an addition to the building, or an alteration of the building shall file in the department of homeland security, within sixty (60) days after the completion of the building project, a complete set of blueprints and a complete set of bound specifications for the public building, addition, or alteration. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to buildings, additions, or alterations that are constructed at a cost of less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Formerly: Acts 1951, c.185, s.1. As amended by P.L.8-1984, SEC.7; P.L.52-1986, SEC.6; P.L.1-2006, SEC.103; P.L.187-2021, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 5-16-3-2 Depository for blueprints and specifications; state librarian

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 2. The department of homeland security shall provide a safe depository for all blueprints and specifications filed as provided in section 1 of this chapter and retain them for inspection and loan under the conditions and restrictions as the fire prevention and building safety commission shall determine by rule. The fire prevention and building safety commission may designate the librarian of the state of Indiana as the custodian of any blueprints and specifications filed with it, at any time, and it shall be the duty of the state librarian to safely preserve the same in the state archives as public documents. Formerly: Acts 1951, c.185, s.2. As amended by P.L.8-1984, SEC.8; P.L.1-2006, SEC.104; P.L.187-2021, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 5-16-3-2 Depository for blueprints and specifications; state librarian

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. Sec. 2. The department of homeland security shall provide a safe depository for all blueprints and specifications filed as provided in section 1 of this chapter and retain them for inspection and loan under the conditions and restrictions as the department of homeland security shall determine by rule. The department of homeland security may designate the librarian of the state of Indiana as the custodian of any blueprints and specifications filed with it, at any time, and it shall be the duty of the state librarian to safely preserve the same in the state archives as public documents. Formerly: Acts 1951, c.185, s.2. As amended by P.L.8-1984, SEC.8; P.L.1-2006, SEC.104; P.L.187-2021, SEC.7; P.L.152-2026, SEC.41.
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