IC 8-1-32.3-8: "Permit authority"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "permit authority" means a unit, a board, a commission, or any other governing body that makes legislative or administrative decisions concerning the construction, installation, modification, or siting of wireless facilities or wireless support structures. The term does not include:

(1) the Indiana department of transportation;

(2) the Indiana finance authority;

(3) the state or any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities, or instrumentalities;

(4) the director of the department of natural resources; or

(5) a court or other judicial body that reviews decisions or rulings made by a permit authority.