{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-25-3","heading":"Residential onsite sewage system installed after July 1, 1996; requirements; violation; enforcement","body":"Sec. 3. (a) This section applies only to residential onsite sewage systems that are installed after July 1, 1996, and that use a raiser that is more than six (6) inches in diameter and opens to ground level.\n(b) Each opening to an underground tank of a residential onsite sewage system that allows access from ground level must be covered with a lid or top that is securely fastened.\n(c) Below a residential onsite sewage system's lid or top described in subsection (b), the tank of the residential onsite sewage system must have a cap or plug.\n(d) A person who installs a residential onsite sewage system after June 30, 1996, commits a Class B infraction if the residential onsite sewage system does not meet the requirements of this section.\n(e) Each local health department established within a county under IC 16-20-2-2 shall enforce this section in the county.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE","Chapter 25. Health, Sanitation, and Safety: Residential Septic Systems"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-41-25-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"74f876356d73cbbd7e5e2ae957151162520676b04cdf2f555db083262de97598","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-2","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}