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IN HB1120
Bill
Status
3/15/2018
Primary Sponsor
Cindy Kirchhofer
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AI Summary
HEA 1120 Summary
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Expands controlled substance contamination laws to cover all illegal drug manufacturing, not just methamphetamine, effective July 1, 2018.
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Transfers authority for certifying qualified inspectors and overseeing decontamination of drug manufacturing sites from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to the State Department of Health.
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Requires law enforcement agencies to report contaminated properties (dwellings, buildings, motor vehicles, trailers, and watercraft) to state police, local fire departments, county health departments, and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute within 180 days of discovery.
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Establishes new decontamination certification standards and procedures, including mandatory documentation submission by property owners after remediation or demolition.
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Updates criminal restitution provisions to require property owners receive $10,000 in liquidated damages (or actual decontamination costs) when methamphetamine is manufactured on their property without consent, and $2,000 for unauthorized marijuana cultivation.
Legislative Description
State department of health matters. Changes references to "methamphetamine laboratory" to "controlled substance". Amends the definition of "property" for purposes of operating a web site that lists properties that have been used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance. Authorizes the state department of health (state department) instead of the Indiana department of environmental management (department) to certify qualified inspectors and oversee the decontamination of a site that has been used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance. Transfers from the department to the state department powers, duties, records, property, and rules concerning decontamination of a site that
Last Action
Public Law 111
3/15/2018