CHAPTER 5. PENALTIES

IC 16-21-5
    Chapter 5. Penalties

IC 16-21-5-1
Investigation of report of unlicensed institution or agency; actionsby attorney general
    Sec. 1. The state department shall investigate a report of anunlicensed institution or agency and report the findings to theattorney general. The attorney general may seek any of the following:
        (1) An injunction in a court of jurisdiction in the county inwhich the unlicensed institution or agency is located or in thecircuit or superior court of Marion County.
        (2) Relief under IC 4-21.5, including a civil penalty not toexceed an amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) foreach day of unlicensed operation.
        (3) Criminal penalties as provided in section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.

IC 16-21-5-2
Use of term "hospital"
    Sec. 2. An agency, a building, an institution, or a place may notbe called a hospital if the agency, building, institution, or place is nota hospital.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.

IC 16-21-5-3
Unlawful operation or advertisement of unlicensed institution oragency; violation; classification
    Sec. 3. A person who:
        (1) operates an institution or agency that is required to belicensed under this chapter that is not licensed under thischapter; or
        (2) advertises the operation of an institution or agency that isrequired to be licensed under this chapter that is not licensedunder this chapter;
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.