Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis bans letting any animal run at large under Sec. 531-102, defined as loose and not on a leash under a competent handler's control or fully confined. Fines escalate from a…

Indianapolis-Marion County's updated zoning code (Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance) permits backyard hens in single-family residential (RS) and urban development…

Indianapolis authorizes trap-neuter-return for free-roaming cats under Sec. 531-209: anyone may humanely trap a stray cat, have it evaluated, sterilized, ear-tipped and vaccinated by a…

Marion County requires the owner of any unaltered dog over six months old to register on the Marion County Unaltered Animal Registry under Sec. 531-413, submit to annual vet exams and…

Indianapolis pet shops cannot sell a dog, cat, or rabbit unless it came from an animal care services shelter or a qualifying nonprofit rescue. Section 836-6(a) caps the total sale…

Feeding, scattering or leaving food for birds or fowl in Indianapolis parks, playgrounds, parkways and streets is unlawful without city permission.

Indianapolis does not have any breed-specific ban or restriction; pit bulls and other breeds are legal to own. Dangerous and vicious dogs are regulated by behavior under Chapter 531 of…

Indianapolis zoning permits personal beekeeping of domesticated honeybees in every zoning district under Sec. 743-306.V, no rezoning or use variance needed. Without a Chapter 838…

The Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County does not impose a flat numerical limit on the number of dogs or cats a household may keep; instead, every dog and cat must carry…

Owning a wild or dangerous animal in Indianapolis requires registering it with animal care services first, and no one may keep more than two dangerous animals.

A home occupation in Indianapolis may have no display of goods or external evidence of the business other than a single window or wall sign not exceeding 2 square feet in area. No…

Indianapolis zoning lets a family child care operation run inside a home only as an accessory use, never as a home occupation, under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 743-306.H. The provider must…

A home occupation in Indianapolis may not regularly attract more than 4 individuals onto the premises simultaneously for business reasons, and may not generate significantly more…

Indianapolis's Zoning Ordinance lists 'home based food production or brewing of alcoholic beverages for sale' as a use that is not permitted as a home occupation. Indiana's Home Based…

Indianapolis allows home occupations as an accessory use in residential dwelling districts so long as the dwelling stays primarily residential and the business is clearly incidental…

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…

A City of Indianapolis flora permit is required for any tree planting, landscaping, spraying, bracing, removal, or pruning work in the public right-of-way (the lawn strip between…

The City of Indianapolis encourages native planting areas and offers a free registration that exempts a properly maintained native planting area from a weed citation, even though such…

Under Revised Code Section 575-11 of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, it is unlawful for property owners and occupants to allow environmental public nuisances…

Indianapolis water is supplied by Citizens Energy Group, which asks customers to limit lawn watering to one to two times per week on a staggered odd/even address schedule; during…

Removing a tree in the Indianapolis public right-of-way (the lawn strip between street and sidewalk) requires a City flora permit; trees and flora are governed by Revised Code Chapter…

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 without the abutting owner's…

Indianapolis residents living on a street inside a designated residential permit parking zone can apply for a one-year parking permit plus up to two visitor permits through Business…

When the mayor declares a snow emergency, parking is banned on all first priority streets in Indianapolis and Marion County until the ban is lifted, with towing and a $25 civil fine…

A non-consensual tow off a private lot in Indianapolis is capped at $150, with storage limited to $30 per twenty-four-hour period and nothing charged for the first day. The caps cover…

Downtown Regional Center vehicle loading zones run 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays only, with a strict 20-minute loading window set by the Board of Public Works.

Any Indianapolis development with 500 or more required off-street parking spaces must install at least two electric vehicle charging stations under Sec. 744-402.D. Those charging…

Indiana Code 9-21-16-5 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in front of a public or private driveway. Under the Indianapolis-Marion County Dwelling Districts Zoning Ordinance (Sec…

Code of Indianapolis & Marion County Sec. 621-118 bars commercial vehicles and trucks with more than two axles from parking on any street or alley between midnight and 6:00 a.m. for…

Indianapolis requires parallel-to-curb parking within twelve inches of the curb (Code of Indianapolis & Marion County Sec. 621-108) and bars parking on any street for more than six…

The Indianapolis-Marion County Dwelling Districts Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 731-219(b)(5)) lets residents park or store recreational vehicles, but only outside the required side/rear…

Code of Indianapolis & Marion County Sec. 621-127 makes it a violation to store, maintain, or keep any inoperable vehicle outdoors on private property in a zoning district that does…

Indianapolis adopted Chapter 852 of the Revised Code (the Short-Term Rental Permit Program, effective 2025) requiring every short-term rental owner to obtain a permit from the…

Indiana law (IC 36-1-24-8) makes owner-occupied short-term rentals a permitted residential use that cannot be zoned out, while Indianapolis's Chapter 852 permit application requires…

Indianapolis short-term rentals can't just park on the lawn: Section 852-105(3) requires STR parking to comply with the same off-street parking standards zoning applies to commercial…

Marion County imposes a 10 percent innkeeper's tax on lodging under Sec. 121-204, a countywide levy adopted by the city-county council rather than a Consolidated City-only rule.

Indianapolis's zoning code sets no numeric decibel cap. Instead, Sec. 740-401.B.5 bars any use established after April 8, 1969 from emitting sound across its own lot lines at a level…

Indianapolis Revised Code section 391-302(c)(6) bans operating any vehicle, engine, or motor with straight pipes, muffler cutouts, bypasses, or exhaust that bypasses the muffler, and…

Indianapolis Revised Code section 391-302(c)(4) makes it a violation to keep any animal or bird that makes unreasonable noise and to fail to prevent the noise from continuing after…

Indianapolis Revised Code section 391-302(c)(2) prohibits radios, loudspeakers, sound amplifiers, and musical instruments that make unreasonable noise, and treats sound that is plainly…

Indianapolis (Marion County consolidated city) has no flat numeric decibel quiet-hour limit, but Revised Code section 391-302 makes amplified sound, whistles, engines, and trash pickup…

Indianapolis Revised Code section 391-302(c)(9) prohibits the erection, demolition, alteration, or repair of any building, or excavation for it, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., unless…

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…

Any pool or hot tub with more than 200 square feet of water surface in Indianapolis needs an Improvement Location Permit before installation, under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 743-306.JJ.1…

Marion County zoning requires pools and hot tubs over 200 square feet to be enclosed by a safety cover or a self-closing, self-latching fence at least five feet high.

Indianapolis/Marion County Revised Code Sec. 591-421 (Chapter 591, Fire Prevention and Protection) and Indiana Code 22-11-18-3.5 require at least one functional smoke detector in every…

Residents of single- or double-family dwellings may burn only dried limbs, twigs and branches (not leaves) that originate on their own or contiguous property, between 10:00 a.m. and…

It is unlawful to cause, suffer or allow any open burning anywhere in Marion County except the limited purposes permitted by Sec. 511-703 through 511-706, and even permitted wood…

It is unlawful to use, ignite or discharge consumer fireworks anywhere in the consolidated city except during the dates and hours set by Marion County Revised Code Sec. 407-201…

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…

Indianapolis requires retaining walls over six feet tall to be terraced in landscaped tiers, capped at three tiers, to soften their visual impact on neighbors and the street.

Indianapolis caps structural barriers (fences, walls, hedges) at 6 feet in height in residential dwelling districts, and at 42 inches in any required front yard. Posts may exceed by 1…

Indianapolis regulates fences through the Dwelling Districts Zoning Ordinance rather than a standalone fence permit; a fence must comply with the zoning ordinance's height, material…

Indianapolis prohibits barbed wire, razor wire, and similarly dangerous wire as part of a structural barrier in residential districts, and bars any barrier that could deliver an…

Indiana Code 32-26-9 governs partition fences between adjoining rural property owners, requiring shared cost and maintenance. The law applies statewide to fences where at least one…

Indianapolis-Marion County's Consolidated Zoning Ordinance permits one secondary dwelling unit (ADU) per single-family detached lot, capped at 720 square feet, with an owner-occupancy…

Indianapolis defines a shed (mini-barn) as a minor residential structure and requires it to sit at least 5 feet from the rear lot line, meet the district's front and side setbacks, be…

Indianapolis does not have a standalone garage-conversion ordinance; converting a garage to a secondary dwelling unit is governed by the secondary dwelling unit standards (Sec…

Indianapolis's exterior lighting ordinance carves out an exception for temporary decorative seasonal lighting, so holiday lights aren't subject to the city's foot-candle limits or…

Window signs in Indianapolis's Commercial, Industrial and Mixed-Use zoning districts can cover no more than 30 percent of each window's glass area, per Table 744-906-4 of the sign…

If an Indianapolis garage sale is advertised with signs, Sec. 987-203(c) requires those signs to follow the number, size, location, and duration limits set out in the separate Sign…

Any sign within 660 feet of a freeway or expressway right-of-way in Indianapolis-Marion County sits in a 'Protected Area' under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 744-911.B. Off-premises…

Indianapolis-Marion County's off-premises sign rules flatly ban video, LED, LCD and other electrically powered graphic displays on billboards, and bar internal illumination altogether…

Indiana Code 32-21-13 prohibits homeowners associations and restrictive covenants from banning political yard signs during a protected window. HOAs may impose only reasonable size…

Indianapolis adopts the Indiana Electrical Code (675 IAC Article 17) by reference as the minimum standard for electrical work in the Consolidated City, enforced through the building…

In the Consolidated City, listed contractors and owner-occupants can reroof a one- or two-family home without a permit unless the job changes roof configuration, adds covering weight…

Indianapolis writes no plumbing code of its own. Code of Indianapolis & Marion County Sec. 536-801 incorporates Article 16 of the Indiana Plumbing Code, part of Title 675 of the…

Indianapolis building inspectors require notice before covering foundation, framing or rough-in work; construction must stay accessible for 48 hours after notice or until inspected.

Class 1 buildings that lock stairway re-entry doors must wire them to unlock automatically on fire alarm, sprinkler activation, power loss, or a signal from the fire command center.

Marion County's exterior maintenance code flatly bars applying lead-based paint to any structure, part of a structure, or accessory structure on the premises, tied to vacant-building…

A boat dock on Eagle Creek Reservoir, the city-owned reservoir inside Indianapolis, needs city sign-off before it goes in the water. Sec. 631-222 requires a 'permission to encroach'…

New construction and substantially improved buildings in Indianapolis and Marion County's mapped flood hazard areas must set their lowest floor, including any basement, at least two…

Marion County's Stormwater Management District regulates drainage and collection across the consolidated city, funded by a per-parcel user fee based on measured impervious area.

Construction sites in the Consolidated City must minimize erosion, stabilize exposed soil within set deadlines, and trap sediment with basins, silt fences or similar controls until the…

Before any development activity begins in a mapped special flood hazard area (SFHA) in Marion County, the property owner must obtain a Floodplain Development Permit under Sec. 565-303…

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…

Indianapolis landlords cannot punish a tenant for requesting a Marion County Public Health inspection, calling the tenant hotline, or reporting code violations. Revised Code Sec…

Indianapolis registers rental properties but does not inspect them. Section 851-105(a) states flatly that no inspection program will enforce the Landlord Registration Program, even…

Junk shops, junk yards, auto wreckers, and other salvage or scrap metal dealers in Indianapolis must hold an annual $568 license from the license administrator before buying or selling…

A bar that wants to let customers smoke cigars or hookah tobacco on-site must first qualify as a licensed 'tobacco specialty bar' under Indianapolis City Code Chapter 988, since the…

Indianapolis zoning allows a wide range of home occupations, but Sec. 743-306.L.16.d draws a hard line against running an auto shop from the house: 'repair of motor vehicles or heavy…

Operating, conducting, or maintaining a massage establishment in Indianapolis without a license from the license administrator is unlawful under City Code Chapter 912. The annual…

Anyone who wants to lend money against pledged personal property, or buy goods with an option to sell them back, must get a pawnbroker license from Indianapolis's license administrator…

Tow companies performing non-consensual tows starting in the city must hold a license from the division of construction and business services.

Operating an adult entertainment business in Indianapolis without a license from the license administrator is unlawful under Section 807-202(a). The annual license, renewed on payment…

Tattoo parlors are a permitted commercial zoning use in Indianapolis-Marion County, but they must sit specific distances from Protected Districts, dwellings, schools, and parks…

Indianapolis provides curbside solid waste collection only to single-family residences and condominiums (four units or fewer). Since February 1, 1995, structures with five or more…

Indianapolis owners and occupants must dispose of leaves on their own property each year, either by burning under Air Pollution Control Board rules or through private removal, per Code…

Dumping solid waste on someone else's Indianapolis property without permission is unlawful under Code Sec. 601-2(a), and violators face a minimum $500 fine plus reimbursement of city…

Commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily properties in Indianapolis must screen garbage dumpsters, grease tanks, recycling bins and cardboard compactors from public…

Single-family residents who want city trash pickup must prepare and set out solid waste according to Department of Public Works rules, or it won't be collected.

Indianapolis occupants must set out residential solid waste in containers or dumpsters meeting Department of Public Works specifications and place them where city collectors can reach…

Indiana sets a statutory goal of recycling at least 50% of its municipal waste (IC 13-20-25-1) but does not require households or businesses to recycle. The enforceable duty falls on…

Indianapolis hotels, motels and other lodging operators across Marion County collect a 10 percent county innkeeper's tax on room charges, set by City-County Council ordinance under…

Refusing a police order to move on while loitering in a way that risks a breach of the peace or blocks traffic is a Code violation in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis and Marion County ban smoking in every publicly owned park and in any vehicle or enclosed area of a city- or county-owned building used for government business, under Code…

Indianapolis bans skateboards, scooters and toy vehicles on streets, sidewalks and ramps within downtown's Mile Square, the Canal Walk Zone and other listed districts, and on any…

Indianapolis allows open alcoholic drinks only inside a council-designated Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) under Section 820-105. Patrons may carry up to two open containers…

Indianapolis pedestrians must cross streets at intersections or marked/unmarked crosswalks, not mid-block, under Code Sec. 441-108.

Indianapolis criminalizes six specific aggressive panhandling tactics under Code Sec. 407-102(d): touching someone without consent, working a line outside a business, blocking a path…

Flying a UAV within 500 yards of, or above, a sports game, concert or other public event is illegal countywide in Indianapolis and Marion County without state or federal approval.

Indianapolis has no dedicated vacancy tax: instead, owners of structures vacant 90+ days face an escalating civil penalty up to $2,000 per period, billed through the county tax…

Every property owner in Indianapolis must keep their structure and premises rat-free under the exterior maintenance standards in Sec. 537-31. That means no piled junk, trash or debris…

Indianapolis bars anyone from obstructing a street, alley, sidewalk, crosswalk or public place without a permit under Revised Code Sec. 645-513. A business may occupy no more than 4…

Contrary to the rule in many cities, Indianapolis Code Sec. 645-605 puts the duty to inspect and repair public sidewalks on city government, not the abutting property owner. The…

Indianapolis requires a written license from the division of construction and business services before anyone may maintain an encroachment, defined as an inanimate object intruding on…

Agricultural uses are a permitted zoning use across Marion County's Dwelling Districts, but livestock concentrations must stay 500 feet from neighboring homes on lots under three acres.

Indianapolis residents may hold no more than two garage sales at the same address each calendar year, and each sale cannot run longer than three consecutive days. The rule applies to…

Off-premises billboards in Indianapolis-Marion County may not use flashing, intermittent or moving lights, and may not carry animated or moving images, under Sec. 744-911(A)(7)-(8)…

Indianapolis-Marion County zoning limits how much light can spill onto a neighbor's land: Table 744-604-1 caps illumination at 1.0 foot-candle at any non-right-of-way property line for…

Indianapolis-Marion County's zoning code requires any exterior light source over 900 lumens, brighter than a 60-watt incandescent bulb, to sit inside a full cutoff IESNA fixture angled…

Buildings and demolitions inside Indianapolis's Regional Center, North Meridian Street Corridor and Mile Square need Metropolitan Development Commission approval, and Sec…

The zoning code names 14 specific tree species, plus any oak, that qualify a tree over 18 inches DBH for mandatory heritage-tree removal protection under Sec. 740-202.

Planting a shade or ornamental tree in an Indianapolis street, alley or public right-of-way requires prior species and location approval plus a special permit from the Division of…

Removing a heritage tree anywhere in Indianapolis is illegal by default under Sec. 744-503.K, unless the Administrator, the city's Urban Forester, or the Director of Public Works makes…

Drivers may not drive, stand or park in a marked Indianapolis bike lane, and vehicles that impede bike traffic face immediate towing.

Scooter and e-bike companies need a license from Indianapolis's license administrator before deploying devices in the public right-of-way, plus insurance and an indemnification…

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…

Parades in Indianapolis need a special event license, and Sec. 986-303 requires organizers to submit the route, start and end times, and staging area details in the application.

Vendors who sell food, merchandise, or souvenirs at an Indianapolis street fair or festival inside the special event zone must get a limited duration license from the division of…

Indianapolis treats a block party, a single-day event held by and for a neighborhood's own residents, as a special event that still needs a license, but Sec. 986-103(b) waives the…

Picnics and gatherings in Indianapolis city parks require a permit from the Board of Parks and Recreation or the park's custodian, which sets the time, place and rules for the event.

A sidewalk café in Indianapolis is legally an 'encroachment' into the public right-of-way, so it needs a written license from the Division of Construction and Business Services under…

Indianapolis city parks are open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Garfield Park until 10 p.m.), and it's unlawful to remain in a park after closing except while passing through on an established…

Marion County bars kids 15 to 17 from public places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on school nights, and 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on weekends, under Code Sec. 381-101. Children under 15 face an 11…

Indianapolis zoning treats rooftop and ground-mounted solar arrays as an accessory use under Sec. 743-306.CC, restricted to side yards, rear yards or rooftops, never the front yard…

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…

Mobile food vendors can't sell between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., can't stop on county thoroughfare-plan roads, and can't sell within 1,000 feet of a school during school hours.

Selling food, flowers or merchandise from a cart on Indianapolis city property without a license is unlawful under Code Sec. 961-102(a). Each cart needs its own separate license, carts…

Loading, unloading or emptying a trash container over six cubic feet between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. that's audible off the property is a presumed noise violation under the city's…

OPHS can close camps and clear public property, but only after notice, cataloguing residents' belongings, and offering available shelter space first.

Indianapolis treats uninvited door-to-door selling as a nuisance once a resident posts a no-solicitation sign, tells the solicitor to leave, or annually registers the address with the…

In Indianapolis-Marion County's Dwelling Districts (D-A through D-8), Table 744-201-1 caps a primary residential building at 35 feet, rising to 45 feet in the D-A, D-S and D-1…

Marion County's zoning code sets side- and rear-yard setbacks by Dwelling District in Table 744-201-1, ranging from 30 feet each side in the largest-lot D-A district down to 5 feet in…

Indianapolis declares the ailanthus, or tree of heaven, a public nuisance and orders lot owners to remove it within 30 days of notice.

Indianapolis zoning lets property owners replace turfgrass with native plants in the front yard, but natural landscaping must sit at least two feet back from the front lot line.

Indianapolis bars planting box elder, silver maple, tree-of-heaven, mulberry, Siberian elm and eleven other listed species along public streets, alleys and rights-of-way unless the…

Under Code Sec. 537-6, any vacant Marion County structure that fails Chapter 537's minimum vacant-building standards is automatically a public nuisance, letting the division of…

Property owners and occupants must clear sidewalk snow and ice within set morning and evening deadlines or face a fine of up to $50 in Indianapolis.

Owners and landlords of rental units in Marion County must register with the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services and pay an annual renewal fee.

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…

IC 32-31-8-5 requires an Indiana landlord to deliver the rental 'in a safe, clean, and habitable condition,' comply with health and housing codes, keep common areas proper, and…

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…

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 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 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…