IC 10-11-2-31: Reporting guidelines; format; number and geographical dispersal

Sec. 31. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:

(1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1-7.

(2) "Property" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-15-3.

(b) The superintendent shall adopt:

(1) guidelines; and

(2) a reporting form or a specified electronic format, or both;

for the report by a law enforcement agency under IC 5-2-15-3 of a property used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance.

(c) The guidelines adopted under this section must require a law enforcement agency to report the existence of a property used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance to:

(1) the department;

(2) the local fire department that serves the area in which the property is located; and

(3) the local health department in whose jurisdiction the property is located;

on the form or in the specified electronic format adopted by the superintendent.

(d) The guidelines adopted under this section:

(1) may incorporate a recommendation of the methamphetamine abuse task force (IC 5-2-14, expired June 30, 2007, and repealed) that the superintendent determines to be relevant;

(2) may require the department to report the existence of the property to one (1) or more additional agencies or organizations;

(3) must require the department to maintain reports filed under IC 5-2-15-3 in a manner permitting an accurate assessment of:

(A) the number of properties used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance located in Indiana in a specified period;

(B) the geographical dispersal of properties used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance located in Indiana in a specified period; and

(C) any other information that the superintendent determines to be relevant; and

(4) must require a law enforcement agency to report any other information that the superintendent determines to be relevant.