Indiana law IC 5-2-18.2 prohibits any local government from enacting sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Indianapolis cannot adopt sanctuary-city status, and Marion County Sheriff complies with ICE detainer requests within constitutional limits.
Indiana Code 5-2-18.2, enacted in 2011, prohibits any governmental body or postsecondary educational institution from adopting policies that restrict the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Local agencies must cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests for information and detainer holds. The Indiana Attorney General can sue noncompliant jurisdictions, and a 2024 amendment authorized civil penalties. Marion County Sheriff's Office honors ICE detainers when supported by a judicial warrant or probable cause, balancing the state mandate against Fourth Amendment limits established in Morales v. Chadbourne. Indianapolis cannot declare sanctuary status; mayoral statements offering reassurance to immigrant communities do not change the legal landscape.
Local officials adopting sanctuary policies, refusing ICE cooperation, or restricting officers from inquiring about immigration status. Indiana AG can sue, and 2024 amendments add civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation.
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Indianapolis Revised Code section 391-302(c)(3) prohibits yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing in any public street or place that makes unreason...
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Indianapolis Revised Code section 391-302(c)(6) bans operating any vehicle, engine, or motor with straight pipes, muffler cutouts, bypasses, or exhaust that ...
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Indianapolis uses a plainly-audible standard combined with a 115 dB amplifier cap under Rev. Code Ch. 391, Article III rather than zone-based dBA limits.
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Indianapolis does not impose specific leaf blower hours, but Revised Code Sec. 391-302 prohibits operating any blower or power fan in a way that makes unreas...
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Indianapolis Revised Code section 391-302(c)(2) prohibits radios, loudspeakers, sound amplifiers, and musical instruments that make unreasonable noise, and t...
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Indianapolis has no blanket overnight street-parking ban for ordinary passenger vehicles, but Code Sec. 621-117 caps parking on any street at six hours witho...
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