{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-20-5.5-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-20-5.5-4","heading":"Appellant present at hearing; continuance does not affect timing requirements","body":"Sec. 4. The appellant, or a representative of the appellant, must be present at a hearing conducted by the legislative body. The failure of the local board of health or local health officer that issued the enforcement action to be present is not a cause for postponement of the hearing unless the local board of health or local health officer requests and is granted a continuance. The granting of a continuance does not modify any time requirements under this chapter.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 20. LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS","Chapter 5.5. Appeal of Local Health Enforcement Actions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-20-5.5-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"473caed721ef0f8b2a9cc0662ab3eace8b7d66b1bd33f3403187aeb3d64541de","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-20-5.5-3","next":"us-in/ic-16-20-5.5-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}