Penalties for open burning.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 511-709
in effectSec. 511-709. - Penalties for open burning.
(a) A person violating open burning provisions of this article may be served by an authorized enforcement person with a notice of violation as provided in Article III, Chapter 103 of this Code, Enforcement Procedures-Ordinance Violations Bureau. The person upon whom a notice of violation is served may admit liability to the violation as provided in the above sections and pay a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(b) If, in the opinion of the authorized enforcement person, the violation is so substantial as to warrant a more severe penalty, the authorized enforcement person may issue a notice of violation and notify the administrator, who may initiate administrative adjudication by following the procedures set forth in Article V, Chapter 103 of this Code, or who may initiate civil enforcement by submitting a written request to the corporation counsel to file a complaint of ordinance violation and/or to seek an injunction. The administrator shall send notice of the written request to the person subject to the action.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, any person found in violation of the open burning provisions of this article shall be fined an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation. Each day in violation shall be considered a separate violation.
(Code 1975, § 4-79; G.O. 181, 1997, § 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_CH511AIPOCO_ARTVIIGEPR_S511-709PEOPBUFetched: 10/27/2026