IC 22-13-5
    Chapter 5. Power of Building Law Compliance Officer toInterpret Building Laws

IC 22-13-5-1
"Interested person"
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "interested person" refers to aperson that has a dispute with a county or a municipality regardingthe interpretation of a building law or a fire safety law.
As added by P.L.71-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.37.

IC 22-13-5-2
Written interpretation of building law issued
    Sec. 2. (a) Upon the written request of an interested person, thebuilding law compliance officer in the department of homelandsecurity may issue a written interpretation of a building law or a firesafety law. An interpretation issued by the building law complianceofficer in the department of homeland security must be consistentwith building laws and fire safety laws enacted by the generalassembly or adopted by the commission.
    (b) The building law compliance officer in the department ofhomeland security may issue a written interpretation of a buildinglaw or fire safety law under subsection (a) whether or not the countyor municipality has taken any action to enforce the building law orfire safety law.
As added by P.L.71-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.64-2003, SEC.1;P.L.22-2005, SEC.38.

IC 22-13-5-3
Written interpretation binding on interested person and county ormunicipality
    Sec. 3. (a) A written interpretation issued under section 2 of thischapter binds the interested person and the county or municipalitywith whom the interested person has the dispute until the writteninterpretation is overruled in a proceeding under IC 4-21.5.
    (b) For purposes of IC 4-21.5, the commission is the ultimateauthority regarding a written interpretation issued under section 2 ofthis chapter.
As added by P.L.71-1999, SEC.1.

IC 22-13-5-4
Published interpretation binding on all counties and municipalities
    Sec. 4. (a) A written interpretation of a building law or fire safetylaw binds all counties and municipalities if the building lawcompliance officer in the department of homeland security publishesthe written interpretation of the building law or fire safety law in theIndiana Register under IC 4-22-7-7(b). For purposes of IC 4-22-7-7,a written interpretation of a building law or fire safety law publishedby the building law compliance officer in the department ofhomeland security is considered adopted by an agency.    (b) A written interpretation of a building law or fire safety lawpublished under subsection (a) binds all counties and municipalitiesuntil the earlier of the following:
        (1) The general assembly enacts a statute that substantivelychanges the building law or fire safety law interpreted or voidsthe written interpretation.
        (2) The commission adopts a rule under IC 4-22-2 to state adifferent interpretation of the building law or fire safety law.
        (3) The written interpretation is found to be an erroneousinterpretation of the building law or fire safety law in a judicialproceeding.
        (4) The building law compliance officer in the department ofhomeland security publishes a different written interpretation ofthe building law or fire safety law.
As added by P.L.71-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.39.