{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-20-2-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-20-2-2","heading":"Establishment and maintenance of local health department; adoption of health ordinances","body":"Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-20-3, the executive of each county shall by ordinance establish and maintain a local health department.\n(b) The executive of a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) may only establish and maintain one (1) local health department having countywide jurisdiction.\n(c) The county executive in a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) may adopt health ordinances that apply to the entire county.\n(d) A health ordinance adopted by a city legislative body after December 31, 1993, in a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) is void.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 20. LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS","Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-20-2-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"af7040dc031dc45544c9e09157b7453f72862760792e08272ff90a2536f0e43b","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-20-2-1","next":"us-in/ic-16-20-2-2.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}