Warrick County, IN Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

Section 157.03(D)(3) starts the clock once the Code Enforcement Officer or their designee determines a violation occurred: a written violation notice must identify the violation and order the owner to mitigate the public nuisance within ten business days of service, defined in the ordinance as the abatement period. Service can be personal, by U.S. certified mail, or any other method recognized under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure. When the abatement period runs out, § 157.03(D)(4) requires the Code Enforcement Officer or designee to conduct a reinspection to determine whether the nuisance has actually been mitigated and whether any other chapter violations remain on the property.

If the nuisance still exists at reinspection, the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue a fine under § 157.99 for continued violation, on the escalating schedule of $100, $500 and $1,000 for successive violations. The clock is not absolute: § 157.03(E) lets an owner appeal the violation notice to the Hearing Authority, which tolls the ten-day abatement period until a decision issues, provided the owner serves written notice of appeal before the period expires. Once the Hearing Authority rules, § 157.03(I) requires it to decide any timely appeal within 30 calendar days of receiving it, and the date its decision is served on the owner restarts the abatement period as the new day one. Cost invoices for abatement work carry their own separate ten calendar day payment period, also appealable on the same terms.