IC 22-12-6
    Chapter 6. Administration of Funds; Fire Insurance PolicyPremium Tax; Fees

IC 22-12-6-1
Fire and building services fund
    Sec. 1. (a) The fire and building services fund is established forthe purpose of defraying the personal services, other operatingexpense, and capital outlay of the following:
        (1) The department.
        (2) The education board and the rules board.
        (3) The commission.
    (b) The fund shall be administered by the department. Moneycollected for deposit in the fund shall be deposited at least monthlywith the treasurer of state.
    (c) The treasurer of state shall deposit the following collectedamounts in the fund:
        (1) Fire insurance policy premium taxes assessed under section5 of this chapter.
        (2) Except as provided in section 6(d) of this chapter, all feescollected under this chapter.
        (3) Any money not otherwise described in this subsection butcollected by the division of fire and building safety.
        (4) Any money not otherwise described in this subsection butcollected by the department, commission, education board, orrules board and designated for distribution to the fund by statuteor the executive director of the department.
        (5) A fee collected by the education board for the issuance of acertification under IC 22-14-2-7.
    (d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund notcurrently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the samemanner as other public funds may be invested.
    (e) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert tothe state general fund.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.38-1990, SEC.2;P.L.1-2006, SEC.352; P.L.101-2006, SEC.33.

IC 22-12-6-2
Statewide arson investigation financial assistance fund
    Sec. 2. (a) The statewide arson investigation financial assistancefund is established to provide resources to:
        (1) prosecuting attorneys;
        (2) local police departments;
        (3) the state police department;
        (4) arson task forces;
        (5) fire departments that have arson investigating teams or arsontask forces; and
        (6) the division of fire and building safety established byIC 10-19-7-1 for purposes of fire investigation.
    (b) The department shall administer the fund.    (c) The fund consists of money deposited in the fund by theexecutive director of the department. The department, the state firemarshal, and the division of fire and building safety may accept giftsand grants from any source to be deposited in the fund and to be usedfor the purposes of this section.
    (d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does notrevert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.167-1997,SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.353; P.L.107-2007, SEC.13.

IC 22-12-6-3
Statewide fire and building safety education fund
    Sec. 3. (a) The statewide fire and building safety education fundis established to provide money to:
        (1) local fire and building inspection departments forenrollment in education and training programs approved by thedepartment; and
        (2) the division of fire and building safety for:
            (A) enrollment in education and training programs approvedby the department; and
            (B) the sponsoring of training conferences.
    (b) The department shall administer the fund. The departmentshall distribute money from the fund in accordance with the rulesadopted under IC 4-22-2 by the commission.
    (c) The fund consists of:
        (1) money allocated under section 6(d) of this chapter; and
        (2) fees collected under subsection (e).
    (d) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert tothe state general fund.
    (e) The department may charge a fee for a person's participationin a training conference. The department shall deposit the feescollected under this subsection in the fund. The department shall payall expenses associated with training conferences out of the fund.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.222-1989,SEC.7; P.L.167-1997, SEC.2; P.L.3-2001, SEC.1; P.L.141-2003,SEC.6; P.L.1-2006, SEC.354.

IC 22-12-6-4
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.38-1990, SEC.6.)

IC 22-12-6-5
Fire insurance companies; assessment of premium tax; failure topay; license revocation
    Sec. 5. (a) All fire insurance companies licensed to transactbusiness in Indiana shall pay to the treasurer of state before March2 of each year an amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) ofthe gross premiums of each company, received on fire risks writtenin Indiana, after deducting return premiums and considerationsreceived from reinsurance, as reported by them to the auditor of state

for the payment of premium taxes as provided by statute.
    (b) Annual payment under subsection (a) by these companies isin addition to all taxes and license fees required by statute to be paidby fire insurance companies doing business in Indiana.
    (c) If any fire insurance company licensed, authorized, orincorporated to transact business in Indiana fails to pay into the statetreasury on June 30 and December 31 of each year the taxes requiredby this section, the department of insurance shall revoke its licenseand may not license it to do business in Indiana for two (2) yearsafter the date its license is revoked under this subsection.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.

IC 22-12-6-6
Fee schedules; fire prevention and building safety commission
    Sec. 6. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2setting a fee schedule for the following:
        (1) Fireworks display permits issued under IC 22-11-14-2.
        (2) Explosives magazine permits issued under IC 35-47.5-4.
        (3) Design releases issued under IC 22-15-3.
        (4) Certification of industrialized building systems and mobilestructures under IC 22-15-4.
        (5) Inspection of regulated amusement devices underIC 22-15-7.
        (6) Application fees for variance requests under IC 22-13-2-11and inspection fees for exemptions under IC 22-13-4-5.
        (7) Permitting and inspection of regulated lifting devices underIC 22-15-5.
        (8) Permitting and inspection of regulated boiler and pressurevessels under IC 22-15-6.
        (9) Licensing of:
            (A) boiler and pressure vessel inspectors under IC 22-15-6-5;and
            (B) an owner or user boiler and pressure vessel inspectionagency under IC 22-15-6-6.
        (10) Licensing of elevator contractors, elevator inspectors, andelevator mechanics under IC 22-15-5-6 through IC 22-15-5-16.
    (b) Fee schedules set under this section must be sufficient to payall of the costs, direct and indirect, that are payable from the fundinto which the fee must be deposited, after deducting other moneydeposited in the fund. In setting these fee schedules, the commissionmay consider differences in the degree or complexity of the activitybeing performed for each fee.
    (c) The fee schedule set for design releases issued undersubsection (a)(3) may not be changed more than one (1) time eachyear. The commission may include in this fee schedule a fee for thereview of plans and specifications and, if a political subdivision doesnot have a program to periodically inspect the construction coveredby the design release, a fee for inspecting the construction.
    (d) The fee schedule set under subsection (a) for design releasesmay provide that a portion of the fees collected shall be deposited in

the statewide fire and building safety education fund establishedunder section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.222-1989,SEC.9; P.L.119-2002, SEC.6; P.L.123-2002, SEC.26; P.L.1-2003,SEC.71.

IC 22-12-6-7
Permit application fee and inspection fee
    Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a nonpublic school (asdefined in IC 20-18-2-12) or a school operated by a schoolcorporation (as defined in IC 20-18-2-16).
    (b) The division of fire and building safety shall charge anapplication fee set by rules adopted by the commission underIC 4-22-2 for amusement and entertainment permits issued underIC 22-14-3.
    (c) The division of fire and building safety shall collect aninspection fee set by rules adopted by the commission underIC 4-22-2 whenever the division conducts an inspection for a specialevent endorsement under IC 22-14-3.
    (d) Halls, gymnasiums, or places of assembly in which contests,drills, exhibitions, plays, displays, dances, concerts, or other types ofamusement are held by colleges, universities, social or fraternalorganizations, lodges, farmers organizations, societies, labor unions,trade associations, or churches are exempt from the fees charged orcollected under subsections (b) and (c), unless rental fees are chargedor collected.
    (e) The fees set for applications or inspections under this sectionmust be sufficient to pay all the direct and indirect costs ofprocessing an application or performing an inspection for which thefee is set. In setting the fees, the commission may considerdifferences in the degree or complexity of the activity beingperformed for each fee.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.38-1990, SEC.3;P.L.159-1995, SEC.4; P.L.1-2005, SEC.189; P.L.1-2006, SEC.355.

IC 22-12-6-8
Application fees; fireworks manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler,or importer permit; fireworks retail stand permit
    Sec. 8. (a) The application fee for a fireworks manufacturer,distributor, wholesaler, or importer permit issued underIC 22-11-14-5 shall be set by rules adopted by the commission underIC 4-22-2.
    (b) The application fee for a fireworks retail stand permit issuedunder IC 22-11-14-7 shall be set by rules adopted by the commissionunder IC 4-22-2. The rules must exempt a nonprofit corporationincorporated under IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal on August 1, 1991)or IC 23-17 from the fee.
    (c) The fees set for applications under this section must besufficient to pay all the direct and indirect costs of processing anapplication for which the fee is set. In setting the fees, the

commission may consider differences in the degree or complexity ofthe activity being performed for each fee.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.38-1990, SEC.4;P.L.179-1991, SEC.25; P.L.1-1992, SEC.113.

IC 22-12-6-9
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.119-2002, SEC.32.)

IC 22-12-6-10
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.119-2002, SEC.32.)

IC 22-12-6-11
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.119-2002, SEC.32.)

IC 22-12-6-12
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.119-2002, SEC.32.)

IC 22-12-6-13
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.119-2002, SEC.32.)

IC 22-12-6-14
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.119-2002, SEC.32.)

IC 22-12-6-15
Payment by credit card
    Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "credit card" means a bankcard, debit card, charge card, prepaid card, or other similar deviceused for payment.
    (b) In addition to other methods of payment allowed by law, thedepartment may accept payment by credit card for certifications,licenses, and fees, and other amounts payable to the following:
        (1) The department.
        (2) The division of preparedness and training.
        (3) The fire prevention and building safety commission.
        (4) The regulated amusement device safety board.
        (5) The boiler and pressure vessel rules board.
        (6) The Indiana homeland security foundation.
        (7) The division of fire and building safety.
    (c) The department may enter into appropriate agreements withbanks or other organizations authorized to do business in Indiana toenable the department to accept payment by credit card.
    (d) The department may recognize net amounts remitted by thebank or other organization as payment in full of amounts due thedepartment.    (e) The department may pay any applicable credit card servicecharge or fee.
As added by P.L.85-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.356;P.L.1-2010, SEC.90.