Inspection of property.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 740-1003
in effectSec. 740-1003. - Inspection of property.
A. The Administrator, Inspectors and Law Enforcement Officers are authorized to make inspections of all lands located within Marion County in order to enforce all zoning ordinances and land use regulations of Marion County, Indiana.
B. In order to execute inspections, the Administrator, Inspectors and Law enforcement officers shall have the right to enter upon any premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out their duties in the enforcement of Codes and land use regulations of Marion County, Indiana, unless the owner or occupant of the premises refuses to permit entry to the Administrator, Inspectors or Law Enforcement Officers when such entry is sought pursuant to this section. In the event of such refusal, the Administrator may make application to any judge of the municipal, circuit or superior courts of Marion County, Indiana, for the issuance of an administrative search warrant. Such application shall identify the premises upon which entry is sought and the purpose for which entry is desired. The application shall state the facts giving rise to the belief that a condition which is a violation of a Code or land use regulation of Marion County, Indiana, exists on such premises, or that a violation in fact exists and must be abated, and that the condition or violation is not a lawful nonconforming use to the best of the affiant's belief. Any warrant issued pursuant to such application shall order such owner or occupant to permit entry to the Administrator, Inspectors or Law Enforcement Officers for the purposes stated therein. In no event shall the Administrator, Inspectors or Law Enforcement Officers have the right to enter a residential structure or other structures not open to the public without the permission of the owner or occupant or an administrative search warrant first obtained. Prior to entering such residential structure or other structure not open to the public, the Administrator, Inspectors or Law Enforcement Officers shall advise the owner or occupant that such owner or occupant is not required to grant entry without the presentation of an administrative search warrant.
(G.O. 64, 2015, § 2)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH740GEPR_ARTXENRE_S740-1003INPRFetched: 10/27/2026