Morgan County, IN Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Chapter 93 of the Morgan County Code, titled Parades and Public Demonstrations, licenses large public assemblies under I.C. 16-41-22 rather than everyday parades or marches. Section 93.02(A) requires anyone who organizes, promotes, manages or sells tickets to an assemblage reasonably expected to exceed 5,000 people and last at least 18 consecutive hours to obtain a Sheriff-issued license, with exceptions in § 93.02(C) for permanent venues within 250 of capacity, government-sponsored fairs, annual local fairs, events on land leased by government units, and assemblies run by schools, churches or businesses for their own people.

Under §§ 93.03 and 93.04, an applicant must file at least 60 days ahead with the Board of Commissioners' office, pay a nonrefundable $200 processing fee, and demonstrate compliance with detailed conditions: one gallon of potable water per person daily, one toilet per 150 women and per 200 men, one security guard per 750 attendees, one physician per 10,000 and one nurse per 5,000, an on-site ambulance, and a bond of $4 per attendee that can run into hundreds of thousands of dollars for a large event.

The Board of Health, County Plan Commission, County Highway Superintendent, the local fire agency and the Sheriff each investigate and report within 15 days before the Sheriff issues or denies the license. The Sheriff can revoke a license for noncompliance, and a denied or revoked applicant can appeal to Morgan County circuit, superior or probate court within 15 days under § 93.05(C).