Abatement of nuisances by board of public works.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 391-202
in effectSec. 391-202. - Abatement of nuisances by board of public works.
In all cases where any public nuisance may be found or caused near to or upon any public way or place or public property, it shall be the duty of the board of public works to serve written notice upon the owner or occupant of the premises or other person causing the nuisance, requiring such person to abate the nuisance within a reasonable time, and if the owner or occupant of the premises or other person causing the nuisance cannot be found, the notice shall be posted upon the premises. It shall not be necessary for the board to designate in the notice the manner in which the nuisance shall be abated, unless the board shall deem it advisable to do so. If the owner or occupant of the premises or other person causing the nuisance shall refuse or neglect to abate such nuisance within the designated time after notice is given, the person so violating this section, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 103-3. In addition, the board of public works may cause the nuisance to be abated either summarily or in any manner authorized by law, including the institution in the name of the city, against the owner or occupant of the premises or other person, of an action to recover the amount of expense of the abatement.
(Code 1975, § 19-36; G.O. 15, 2001, § 14)
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=TITIIPUORSA_CH391NU_ARTIIAB_S391-202ABNUBOPUWOFetched: 10/27/2026