Hammond, IN

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no one may burn refuse outdoors without first getting a permit from the Chief of the Department of Air Pollution Control. The Chief only grants one…

Hammond, Indiana bans discharging consumer fireworks citywide except during nine narrow windows tied to the Fourth of July and New Year's. Anyone who sets them off outside those hours…

Every rental dwelling unit and mobile home rental in Hammond, Indiana must have a smoke detector under Hammond Code of Ordinances § 93.096. The Fire and Building Departments can…

Small recreational backyard fires are allowed under the state open-burning exemption, but only at homes of four or fewer units, in a contained non-combustible pit burning clean wood…

Indiana regulates propane through Chapter 61 of the 2014 Indiana Fire Code, adopted and amended statewide by the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission at 675 IAC 22-2.5-41…

Indiana bans nearly all open burning statewide; IC 13-17-9 carves out narrow exemptions for agricultural and land-clearing vegetation, and every legal fire must be attended…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, feeding ducks, geese or other waterfowl anywhere in the city carries a flat $25 fine. The city posts signage at Wolf Lake, George Lake and Forsyth…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, keeping bees in a residential district is a public nuisance unless the beekeeper stays within 2 colonies, uses queens from licensed breeders, keeps…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, keeping chickens, ducks, turkeys or any other domestic bird or fowl as a pet is banned in residential areas, and keeping horses, cattle, swine, sheep…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, it is illegal to molest, kill, trap, hunt, shoot at or remove any bird, bird's nest, or bird eggs within any city park. The Board of Park Commissioners…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no one may keep a wild or vicious animal for display or exhibition, and no one may keep any wild animal as a pet at all, under § 91.037(A) of the city…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, dogs and cats must be humanely restrained on their owner's property, either indoors, in a secure locked pen, or behind an escape-proof fence, and must…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, a female cat in heat must be confined so she cannot contact another animal, and residents who borrow a Hammond Animal Control cat trap must post a $25…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, sterilization is mandatory only for unclaimed dogs and cats adopted out of the city shelter: § 91.075 bars Hammond Animal Control from releasing one…

Hammond Code of Ordinances § 121.01 requires a permit before operating a commercial animal establishment, a category that by definition includes grooming shops, and § 121.02 sets a…

Hammond Code of Ordinances § 121.20 classifies any premises keeping three or more dogs, cats, or other household domestic animals as a kennel, which § 121.21 confines to C-4 General…

Hammond Code of Ordinances § 121.36 requires a license before operating a pet shop or cattery in Hammond, Indiana, with fees tied to animal count and a mandatory triplicate bill of…

Hammond, Indiana does not ban dogs by breed. Instead, Hammond Animal Control can declare any animal 'dangerous' after a bite, unprovoked attack or repeated aggressive charging, then…

Lake County Animal Control treats a microchip as valid proof of ownership when a lost dog or cat is impounded. A chipped animal is held ten working days before it becomes county…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, running a power lawnmower or a powered model vehicle between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a listed noise violation if it causes a disturbance, under the…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Common Council's noise chapter separately bans altered exhaust mufflers, prolonged idling of heavy vehicles, tire squealing and blaring vehicle…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, § 97.22 sets numeric decibel limits for vehicles on public rights-of-way, scaled by posted speed limit and vehicle class, plus a flat 82 dB(A) limit…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, playing a radio, musical instrument, TV, phonograph or other sound device so it's plainly audible across a property line, through a shared wall, or 25…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, owning, keeping or harboring an animal that frequently or habitually howls, barks, meows or squawks to the point of causing a noise disturbance is a…

Unincorporated Lake County, Indiana has a real noise ordinance (Code Chapter 93, Ord. 1116A). Its general rule bans any noise that unreasonably annoys or disturbs others at any hour…

In unincorporated Lake County, Indiana it is unlawful to operate construction, drilling or demolition equipment between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a way that disturbs or annoys a…

Aircraft noise in Indiana is governed primarily by federal law and the FAA, with the state regulating airport zoning and tall structures under IC 8-21. Local Indiana governments cannot…

Hammond's Park Department, under Board of Park Commissioners direction, controls trimming of public trees, but § 105.03 of the Hammond Code of Ordinances lets the city's Street…

Removing a public tree from the tree lawn in front of a Hammond property, for construction or any other reason, requires a tree care permit from the city under § 105.18(A) of the…

Hammond bans vegetation, including grass and weeds, over 6 inches tall on any improved or unimproved lot in the city. Owners get a written notice with 10 days to cut it before the city…

Composting is allowed in Hammond, Indiana under Hammond Code of Ordinances § 94.023, but every pile is capped at 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide, must sit at the rear of the lot, and can…

Hammond, Indiana treats a car left on public property for 3 days, or on private property without the owner's consent for more than 48 hours, as an abandoned vehicle under § 106.01 of…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, § 72.013 of the Code of Ordinances creates resident-only parking areas set out in Chapter 77, Schedule VII, where a vehicle must display a Police…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, § 72.011 of the Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to park or store any automobile trailer, boat trailer, bus camper or house trailer on a public…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Common Council requires vehicles parked on a roadway to sit parallel to the curb, headed with traffic, and within 12 inches of the edge. Drivers…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Police Department issues freight and passenger loading zone permits under § 72.065 of the Code of Ordinances for a $5 annual fee, valid for no more…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Mayor may declare a snow removal emergency once main artery streets get 2 inches of snow or residential streets get 4 inches. Once declared…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, § 72.019 bars parking any vehicle or motorized device in a city-owned or city-maintained parking lot between midnight and 5:00 a.m. without prior…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, § 73.05 of the Code of Ordinances bars parking a truck of 5,000 pounds or more, or any truck tractor, farm tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, tank truck…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, vehicles cannot be parked in front yards at all, except within the specific area the city's building and zoning codes have approved as a driveway…

Lake County's UDO permits private EV charging stations as an accessory use in all zoning districts, and public charging as an accessory to nonresidential uses. Charging spaces can…

Indiana regulates nonconsensual towing through IC 24-14, the towing services article, backed by the abandoned vehicle rules in IC 9-22-1. If you reach your car while it is being hooked…

Installing an above-ground pool, spa or outdoor hot tub in the City of Hammond, Indiana requires a $25 permit from the Building or Zoning Department, issued only after location…

Hammond requires any inground pool, or an above-ground pool 2 feet 6 inches or taller, to be enclosed by a 6-foot rear-yard fence with a locking gate that stays closed, under Code §…

Anyone installing or building a fence in the City of Hammond, Indiana, whether a contractor or a homeowner, must obtain a fence building permit under Code § 150.125. Residential…

Hammond's fence code, § 150.127, caps front-yard fences at 4 feet and limits them to Class A, B or E styles; side-yard fences stay at 4 feet to the rear of the dwelling, then may rise…

Code § 150.129 bans barbed wire, any other sharp-pointed fencing, and electrically charged fencing outright in every residential area of the City of Hammond, Indiana. The prohibition…

Hammond ties retaining-wall height to its fence limits: § 150.130 measures a fence built on top of a retaining wall from the grade at the low side, and caps the combined…

Unincorporated Lake County does not set a private good-neighbor or 'finished side out' rule, but its UDO makes property owners responsible for fences in easements and requires…

Indiana law protects short-term rentals of an owner's residence. IC 36-1-24-8 makes an owner-occupied STR a permitted residential use that a zoning ordinance may not disallow in any…

Indiana's STR law lets a unit set a reasonable maximum occupancy, and the owner states an intended maximum on the permit application. Lake County proper sets no countywide STR…

Indiana defines a short-term rental as a stay of fewer than 30 days (IC 36-1-24-6) but sets no annual cap on rental nights. Lake County imposes no statewide-style night limit; any cap…

Under Indiana's statewide STR law (IC 36-1-24), a local unit may require a permit for each short-term-rental property, but the ordinance may impose only the requirements that state law…

There is no STR-specific state noise rule. Guests at a Lake County short-term rental must follow the same nuisance/noise ordinance that applies to any residence in the unincorporated…

Short-term stays in Lake County are subject to the 5% Lake County innkeeper's (lodging) tax under IC 6-9-2, on top of Indiana's 7% state sales tax. The tax applies to rooms and…

Unincorporated Lake County allows two home-occupation types under UDO 154-9-090: suburban (permitted by right, in the dwelling only, up to the lesser of 1,000 sq ft or 40% of floor…

Indiana licenses family child care homes through FSSA under 470 IAC 3: a Class I home serves up to 12 children and a Class II home serves 13 to 16. In unincorporated Lake County, small…

Lake County's suburban home occupation rules bar any external change that alters the residential character of the lot and prohibit outdoor display of goods, effectively barring…

Indiana lets home based vendors sell non-hazardous homemade foods without a license under IC 16-42-5.3, exempt from food-establishment rules. Every product needs a label with the…

Indiana never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, so there is no license to apply for and no inspection to schedule before cooking for sale at home. The state went the other…

On agricultural and residential lots in unincorporated Lake County, detached sheds, garages, and pole buildings must sit in the rear yard, set back at least 5 ft from side and rear lot…

Unincorporated Lake County has no rule banning garage conversions outright, but converting interior floor area into a secondary suite (an ADU inside a detached house) triggers the…

Unincorporated Lake County has no separate 'tiny home' ordinance. A tiny house used as a second dwelling fits the UDO's backyard cottage category: a small detached accessory dwelling…

Unincorporated Lake County allows two ADU forms: a detached backyard cottage (special exception in A-1 and R) and an interior secondary suite (permitted in A-1 and R). Both cap floor…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, a residential property may hold only one garage sale per year, and the Board of Public Works and Safety must issue a permit before the sale, good for…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, garage and yard sale notices cannot be posted on city property such as light poles, street signs, or utility poles, and the city may remove and dispose…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, outdoor Christmas lights and decorations cannot go up before November 1 and must come down by March 30, under a dedicated Common Council ordinance in…

In unincorporated Lake County, the UDO's size and number limits on signs up to 32 sq ft are suspended from 60 days before an election until the 6th day after. Any allowed sign may also…

Any construction site disturbing 1 acre or more within Hammond must get a land disturbance permit and follow an approved stormwater pollution prevention plan before breaking ground…

The Hammond Sanitary District's Board of Stormwater Management holds exclusive jurisdiction over stormwater collection and disposal citywide, funded through user fees the Common…

Any development in a special flood hazard area of the City of Hammond, Indiana needs a floodplain improvement location permit from the Floodplain Administrator under § 153.05, and no…

The City of Hammond, Indiana sets its flood protection grade (FPG) at the base flood elevation (BFE) plus 2 feet of freeboard under § 153.02, and § 153.42 requires new or substantially…

Building a permanent structure in, or removing water or material from, Lake Michigan or any Indiana navigable waterway requires a permit from the Department of Natural Resources under…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, loading, unloading or handling boxes, crates, containers and garbage cans between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a prohibited noise act if it causes a…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the housing code lets residents run a generator only during a power outage, construction project, or other emergency, and never longer than 14 days…

Lake County caps continuous mechanical noise, including HVAC condensers and rooftop equipment, at the property line under its stationary-source rule. Residential and commercial…

Playing a car stereo, subwoofer, or other vehicle sound system loud enough to be heard, or felt, more than 20 feet away is a standalone violation in unincorporated Lake County. First…

Lake County makes it unlawful to sound a vehicle horn or other audible signaling device, including a triggered car alarm, anywhere in the unincorporated county except in a genuine…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no person may enter or remain in any city park before sunrise or after sunset, under the Common Council's parks and recreation chapter. Listed…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, children 15 to 17 must be off the streets from midnight to 5 a.m. on weekends and 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on school nights, while children under 15 face a…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no person may bring, consume, possess, sell, give away or handle beer, ale or other alcoholic beverages in any city park, unless the Park Board…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, it is unlawful to loiter on a street corner, sidewalk, alley crossing or public building while annoying or harassing passersby or nearby residents, and…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no one may pitch or maintain a tent, shelter or camp in any city park without a permit from the Board of Park Commissioners. The Common Council's parks…

Operating a mobile food unit in the City of Hammond, Indiana without a City Controller-issued license is unlawful under Hammond Code of Ordinances Chapter 117. Vendors pay a base…

Hammond Code of Ordinances § 117.005(B)(2) confines licensed mobile food vendors to commercial or industrial zoned areas without Board of Public Works and Safety approval, and bars…

Hammond Code of Ordinances § 118.20 requires a City Controller license before anyone runs a pawnbroker or cash-for-gold business in Hammond, Indiana, with a $100 annual fee, a $500…

Hammond Code of Ordinances § 118.35 requires a City Controller license before buying or selling secondhand coins, jewelry, precious metals, or similar goods in Hammond, Indiana, and §…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no one may operate an adult entertainment business without a license from the City Controller. Applicants pay a $500 non-refundable fee, and the Police…

Hammond Code of Ordinances § 120.10 requires a City Controller license, approved by the city's administrative official, before anyone operates a massage establishment in Hammond…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no shop may tattoo or pierce skin without an establishment license, and no artist or piercer may work there without a personal permit, both issued…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, § 72.012 of the Code of Ordinances puts the Hammond Board of Public Works and Safety in charge of every police-ordered tow. The Board writes the towing…

Indiana requires retailers to hold an Electronic Cigarette Retailer Certificate to sell vapor products, complying with age verification, packaging, and Tobacco 21 sales rules.

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Park Department can designate any tree or stand of trees a SPECIMEN TREE OR STAND under Hammond Code of Ordinances § 105.01 based on species, size…

An owner-occupant in Hammond may plant a street tree in the tree lawn at their own expense, but § 105.40 of the Hammond Code of Ordinances requires a tree care permit first, and §…

Before any festival can operate in the City of Hammond, Indiana, the sponsor must apply to the City Controller under sworn oath and get a permit, per § 112.004 of the Hammond Code of…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, any parade or procession of 200 or more people or 50 or more vehicles needs a permit from the Chief of Police before it can march or drive down a…

Private residents closing a Lake County road for a block party that will serve beer or liquor need only the special-event permit form filed at least seven days ahead under § 114.11…

Anyone staging a circus, carnival, festival, athletic contest, exhibition or outdoor beer garden on county-owned land in unincorporated Lake County, Indiana, or on private land, needs…

Hammond businesses, multi-family building permit applicants and demolition permit applicants must submit a solid-waste management plan to the Hammond Recycling Department showing how…

Hammond requires garbage and rubbish carts to sit on the alley line, or curbside where there is no alley, only on the designated collection day, and moved back within 3 feet of that…

City garbage collection in Hammond runs $26 a month for residential building units, billed on the water bill, and the Common Council alone can change the rate. Buildings with 3 or more…

Hammond runs a citywide alley/curbside recycling program separating aluminum, glass, plastic and newsprint from regular household refuse. Once materials are set out at the designated…

Commercial waste-hauling in Hammond, including roll-off container trucks, needs a $250 annual permit, and every waste storage device at a pickup point must carry a sealed, rodent-proof…

Hammond picks up leaves, grass clippings and plant stems year-round if bagged in 30-gallon paper yard waste bags, on the recycling schedule, set at the curb rather than the alley…

Dumping garbage, debris or waste not produced within Hammond, Indiana on public or private land or into public or private water is banned under Hammond Code of Ordinances § 94.018…

Hammond, Indiana's sanitation crews will not pick up garbage or trash that overflows the city's 90- or 65-gallon containers under Hammond Code of Ordinances § 94.036, but yard waste…

Hammond, Indiana requires garbage wrapped in paper inside city-approved 90- or 65-gallon containers, set at the alley line or curb no more than 3 feet away on collection day, under…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, whoever occupies (or, if vacant, whoever owns) a building or lot fronting an improved sidewalk must clear that sidewalk of snow or ice by 10:00 a.m…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, vegetation over 6 inches tall on any vacant, unimproved lot is a declared nuisance. City inspectors or police Community Affairs officers can order the…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Health Officer, Fire Inspector, Building Commissioner or Code Enforcement Inspector can designate and placard a dwelling as unfit for human…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, no one may excavate any part of a public street, sidewalk or alley, or place building material or any other material there, without a special permit…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, it is unlawful for anyone to encumber or obstruct a street, alley, sidewalk, public ground, building or parkway with any material, substance, vehicle…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Common Council can order the owner of a lot to repair, raise, lower or relay the sidewalk or curbing in front of it once a resolution finds the…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, anyone going door to door selling goods or taking orders must first get a peddler's license from the City Controller. The Common Council's Chapter 122…

Registered solicitors in unincorporated Lake County can only knock on doors from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, with no door-to-door selling…

The City of Hammond, Indiana adopted the 2002 National Electrical Code by reference under § 151.03, and the Electrical Inspection Department issues permits for all electrical work…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, plumbing work requires a permit before it starts, with a $50 minimum fee. The City Controller issues permits and the Inspection Department reviews…

The Hammond Building Commissioner inspects all work done under a building permit to confirm it matches the approved plans and the terms of the permit, per Code § 150.003(J). Work found…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, a building permit is required before any construction, alteration or repair of a building or structure that costs more than $300, per Code §…

Hammond's scaffold ordinance requires every scaffold used to erect stone, brick or other buildings to be well and safely supported, wide enough, and properly secured so it will not…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Common Council can designate a single property as a historic landmark by ordinance on recommendation of the nine-member Historic Preservation…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, any authorized city inspector from any department can enforce the General Maintenance Code and must issue a written citation naming the violation, the…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the General Maintenance Code lists nine specific minimum standards, from lawn height and gutters to peeling paint and stagnant pools, that inspectors…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, every hotel, motel and rooming house must pass at least one inspection a year, carried out jointly or separately by the Building Commissioner, Code…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, the Code Enforcement Commissioner and staff from the Health, Fire and Building departments can enter and inspect any dwelling, rental unit or rooming…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, every dwelling's heating system must hold at least 68°F, measured three feet above the floor, under the housing code's habitability standards. When a…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, every landlord must register rental property with the Inspections Department by April 15 each year and pay an $80 annual fee per unit. Skipping…

For nonpayment of rent, IC 32-31-1-6 lets a landlord terminate the lease with 'not less than ten (10) days notice,' and no eviction follows if the tenant pays in full before the period…

Indiana follows state landlord-tenant law under IC 32-31, which permits eviction on lease expiration or breach without requiring just cause. The state framework preempts attempts by…

Under IC 32-31-5-6, an Indiana landlord must give the tenant 'reasonable written or oral notice' before entering and may enter only at reasonable times, and may not abuse entry to…

Indiana's landlord-tenant statutes contain no late-fee cap, no required grace period, and no dedicated late-fee provision for residential rent. A late fee is enforceable only if the…

For a month-to-month or other tenancy at will, IC 32-31-1-1 requires a 'one (1) month notice in writing, delivered to the tenant' to terminate. A year-to-year tenancy needs at least…

Indiana prohibits local rent control. Indiana Code 32-31-1-20 bars any unit of local government from regulating rental rates for privately owned real property unless authorized by an…

Indiana sets no statutory limit on the security deposit amount. Under Indiana Code 32-31-3, a landlord must return the deposit, minus itemized lawful deductions, within 45 days after…

Indiana requires 10 years of possession to claim title by adverse possession (IC 34-11-2-11), and IC 32-21-7-1 adds that the possessor must have paid 'all taxes and special…

Hammond, Indiana's property maintenance code puts extermination duty on whoever caused the infestation: a single-unit occupant, a multi-unit owner once two or more units are infested…

Unincorporated Lake County's UDO sets minimum yard setbacks by zoning district. In R-1, other-street front setback is 30 feet, single-side interior setback is 10 feet, and rear setback…

The Lake County UDO caps building height by district. R-1 residential allows 2.5 stories / 35 feet, while R-2 and R-3 allow 2 stories / 25 feet. Chimneys, steeples, and similar…

The Lake County UDO limits building coverage by district: 35% of the lot in R-1 and 40% in R-2 and R-3. Only roofed building areas count; uncovered decks do not.

Unincorporated Lake County's UDO has no general residential dark-sky ordinance. The only codified downward-shielding standard applies to solar farms, which must shield operational…

Unincorporated Lake County's UDO sets no numeric residential light-trespass (foot-candle) limit. Its enforceable trespass-type controls are narrow: solar-farm lighting must be shielded…

Indiana prohibits marijuana dispensaries entirely under IC 35-48-4. Because no licensed retail framework exists, cities cannot zone for or permit dispensaries. The statewide…

Indiana prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and use under IC 35-48-4. No medical or recreational program exists, and home cultivation is a felony statewide. Local…

Indiana law preempts cities and counties from setting a local minimum wage above the state and federal floor of $7.25, with limited exceptions for public contracts.

Indiana has no statewide paid sick leave law for private employers, and no Indiana city has enacted a local paid sick leave ordinance. State law does not require private employers to…

Indiana law preempts local firearm regulation, barring cities and counties from passing or enforcing ordinances on firearms, ammunition, or accessories beyond state law.

Indiana permits open carry of handguns by lawful adults without a permit, subject to location-based restrictions and the state's preemption of local firearm regulation.

Indiana allows lawful adults at least 18 to carry a handgun in a vehicle without a permit, consistent with the state's permitless carry framework and firearms preemption.

Indiana's state design criteria table gives every county a wind speed of 115 mph, a weathering classification of Severe and required ice shield underlayment, while seismic design…

Indiana sets footing depth county by county in a single state table: 24 inches across much of the south, 30 inches through the middle of the state, and 36 inches along the northern…

Indiana accepts four ways to protect a foundation from frost, so digging below the county frost depth is only one option: a shallow foundation built to Section R403.3 or ASCE 32 is…

Indiana assigns each of its 92 counties a ground snow load of either 20 or 30 pounds per square foot, with the higher figure reserved for the northern counties along Lake Michigan and…

Indiana law names the only places a casino may ever operate: eleven owner's licenses total, allocated by statute to Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, one Lake Michigan-county city, five…

Indiana requires any charity, civic, fraternal, or veterans group to hold a license from the Indiana Gaming Commission before running bingo, raffles, pull tabs, punchboards, tip…

Indiana's gambling statute makes no exception for private social games. IC 35-45-5-2 criminalizes anyone who 'knowingly or intentionally engages in gambling,' a Class B misdemeanor…

Indiana Gaming Commission certificates of authority under IC 4-38 have let licensed casino owners, racino operating agents, and satellite off-track betting permit holders run sports…

Unpaid assessments become a homeowners association lien under Ind. Code § 32-28-14 once a notice of lien is recorded with the county recorder. The association may foreclose by court…

Indiana's HOA Act mandates transparency. Under Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3-3, the annual budget must be approved by a majority of members at a meeting, members may attend board meetings, and…

Covenant and architectural enforcement in Indiana flows from the recorded declaration, not the HOA Act. The Act (Ind. Code § 32-25.5) does not script architectural review, violation…

Indiana has no statute giving a homeowner the right to install an electric vehicle charging station in a deeded, assigned or exclusive use parking space, and nothing in the Indiana…

Since P.L.26-2026 added IC 32-21-13.5, an Indiana property owners association may not adopt or enforce any governing document provision that prohibits or restricts, or has the effect…

Indiana has no statute granting HOAs fining power or capping fine amounts. Authority to fine must come from the recorded declaration, bylaws, or rules; if the governing documents do…

Indiana runs two different association liens. A condominium association's unpaid assessments become a lien on the unit at the time of assessment under Ind. Code § 32-25-6-3(a), with…

Indiana lets an association ban or cap leasing, and the statutes contain no rental cap percentage, no minimum lease term and no grandfathering for owners already renting. The limits…

Indiana runs sobriety checkpoints but has never passed a law authorizing them. The word "checkpoint" appears in exactly one section of the Indiana Code, Ind. Code § 9-19-10-3.1, and…

No Indiana statute prohibits photographing or filming police, and Indiana's wiretap law is a one party consent law, so recording your own encounter with an officer is not an unlawful…

Indiana has no general stop and identify statute. The one provision that compels you to give your name, Ind. Code § 34-28-5-3.5, applies only after an officer has stopped you for an…

Indiana has no cannabis legalisation statute and therefore none of the "lawful possession is not grounds for a search" language that California, New York and Michigan drivers rely on…

Indiana bans golf carts from public roads by default and hands the switch to local government. Ind. Code § 9-21-8-57 says a golf cart may not be operated on a highway except in…

Indiana allows counties to adopt agricultural zoning under IC 36-7-4 but limits restrictions on bona fide farming activities, especially in unincorporated areas.

Indiana Code 36-1-3-8.6 (2016) preempts local governments from banning, taxing, or regulating auxiliary containers, including plastic and paper bags. City or county single-use bag bans…

Indiana does not void covenants that ban rooftop solar. Instead IC 32-25.5-3.5 hands the homeowner a workaround the board cannot veto: gather signatures equal to either the number…

Indiana Code 8-1-40 governs distributed generation interconnection statewide. While solar permitting remains primarily local, IC 36-7-2-8 limits municipal authority to unreasonably…

Indiana sets the minimum legal age at 21 for purchasing tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products, with penalties for both retailers and underage buyers.

Indiana does not impose a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vape products, leaving sales of menthol and flavored e-liquid permitted under federal labeling and Indiana licensing laws.

Indiana licenses extra lamps by name and by count. Ind. Code §§ 9-19-6-13 through 9-19-6-16 allow a motor vehicle not more than two spot lamps, not more than two fog lamps mounted 12…

Indiana has no statute that names a dash camera, so a camera is governed by the general windshield rule and by an old television provision. Ind. Code § 9-19-19-3(b) prohibits driving…

Indiana has never written a lane splitting rule. The phrases lane splitting, lane filtering and between lanes return zero hits anywhere in the Indiana Code. What Indiana does say, at…

Indiana never uses the phrase license plate cover in its code, but Ind. Code § 9-18.1-4-4(b) reaches covers anyway. A plate must be maintained free from foreign materials and in a…

Indiana has never enacted a radar detector prohibition. A full text search of the 2026 Indiana Code, all 36 title files published by the General Assembly, returns the word radar nine…

Indiana lets any vehicle run metal tire studs from October 1 to the following May 1 and bans them for the rest of the year. Ind. Code § 9-19-18-3(d) caps the projection at three…

Indiana applies a single figure to the whole car. Ind. Code § 9-19-19-4(c) makes it an infraction to drive a vehicle whose windshield, side wing, front-door side window or rear back…