Sec. 5. If the department finds that a dike, floodwall, levee, or appurtenance is:

(1) not sufficiently strong;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-27-7-5

  • owner: means an individual, a firm, a partnership, a copartnership, a lessee, an association, a corporation, an executor, an administrator, a trustee, the state, an agency of the state, a municipal corporation, a political subdivision of the state, a legal entity, a drainage district, a levee district, a conservancy district, any other district established by law, or any other person who has a right, a title, or an interest in or to the property upon which the levee, dike, or floodwall and appurtenant works is located. See Indiana Code 14-27-7-1
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) not maintained in a good and sufficient state of repair or operating condition; or

(3) unsafe and dangerous to life or property;

the department shall issue a notice of violation to the owner of the dike, floodwall, levee, or appurtenance under IC 14-25.5-2.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-20-4 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-2002, SEC.10; P.L.71-2004, SEC.11.