SB 197

Official digest

Provides that the enforcement authority shall give notice with certain requirements. Provides that after a civil penalty is imposed and a hearing is held, the enforcement authority may impose an additional civil penalty. Provides that if a civil penalty is unpaid for more than 30 days after payment of the civil penalty is due, the civil penalty may be collected in the same manner as unpaid costs for unsafe premises repairs or emergency actions taken. Provides that depositing or causing or allowing the deposit of contaminants or solid waste upon the land is a Class C misdemeanor in certain circumstances. Provides that after May 14, 2025, a unit may not adopt or enforce a utility usage data ordinance. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for a person to use public property of the state or a political subdivision for purposes of sleeping or camping, subject to certain exceptions and conditions. Requires a law enforcement officer that discovers a violation to first determine if there are reasonable grounds for an emergency detention of the person. Provides that if the law enforcement officer does not proceed with an emergency detention, the law enforcement officer must: (1) give the person a warning to move from the property within a certain period of time; (2) offer to transport the person to certain locations within five miles of where the violation occurs; and (3) call a local crisis intervention team for assistance, if: (A) the unit is served by a local crisis intervention team; and (B) a location that provides certain services does not exist or is not available to receive the person or the person refuses to be transported to the location. Provides that a person charged with a violation may be referred to a problem solving court designated by the prosecuting attorney. Allows application of a Medicaid waiver to provide long term access to home and community based services, including housing related services, under the healthy Indiana plan.