Tippecanoe County, IN Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Local CO rule
- None written; state code adopted by reference
- Adopting section
- §151.05(B), Indiana Residential Code
- Enforcing official
- County Building Commissioner
- Fine per violation
- $100, each day separate (§151.99)
- Appeal path
- County Commissioners, then State Fire/Building Safety Commission
Summary
Tippecanoe County does not write its own carbon monoxide detector rule. County Code § 151.05(B) incorporates the Indiana Residential Code, 675 IAC Article 14, by reference for every building permit issued in the unincorporated county, and that state code is what sets the CO alarm requirements the Building Commissioner enforces.
§ 151.05 ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS BY REFERENCE. Pursuant to I.C. 22-13-2-3(b), the rules Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission as set out in the following Articles of Title 675 of the Indiana Administrative Code are hereby incorporated by reference in this subchapter and shall include later amendments to those Articles as the same are published in the Indiana Register or the Indiana Administrative Code with dates as fixed therein:
(B) Article 14 Indiana Residential Code. (Ord. 2005-14-CM, passed 5-16-05) § 151.99 PENALTY.
(A) If any person, firm or corporation shall violate any of the provisions of §§ 151.01 through 151.17 or shall do an act prohibited therein...for each violation, failure or refusal, such person, firm or corporation shall be fined in the sum of $100. Each day of such unlawful activity as is prohibited by the first sentence of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-17: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2025-25-CM, passed 8-1-25; and State legislation current through 2025 Acts, Pamphlet No. 3).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 151, the county's Building Code, is built around adoption rather than original drafting. C. " Division (B) names Article 14, the Indiana Residential Code, as one of the incorporated articles. Because the county adopts the Residential Code wholesale rather than copying its text into the county code, any carbon monoxide alarm placement or type requirement a builder must meet comes from that state code, not from separate county-drafted language. The Building Commissioner administers and enforces the incorporated codes for the unincorporated area, and no permit or certificate of occupancy issues without the Commissioner confirming compliance. 99(A): a fine of $100 for each violation, with every day the noncompliance continues counted as a separate offense. 14.
Violations & Fines
Failing to meet a carbon monoxide alarm standard set by the incorporated Indiana Residential Code is treated as a violation of County Code §§ 151.01 through 151.17. Under § 151.99(A), that carries a fine of $100 per violation, with each day the condition continues counted as a separate offense until it's corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
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