Indiana Code 10-14-6.5-1. “Emergency”
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “emergency” means an occurrence or condition in a jurisdiction that results in a situation:
(2) that is not initially at the level of a disaster or emergency that requires a local or state declaration of disaster or emergency (even if such a local or state declaration of disaster or emergency is made after the initial request is made for mutual aid); and
(1) that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or the environment;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-14-6.5-1
- emergency: means an occurrence or condition in a jurisdiction that results in a situation:
Indiana Code 10-14-6.5-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) for which the governing jurisdiction determines:
(A) that the situation exceeds its ability to render appropriate aid; and
(B) that it is in the public’s best interest to request mutual aid from a governmental jurisdiction or private entity in another state with which the governing jurisdiction has entered into a mutual aid agreement under this chapter.
As added by P.L.94-2011, SEC.1.