{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-25-8","heading":"Approval of proposed residential onsite sewage system by local health department or certain professionals; permit to be issued within 30 days of receipt of complete application; authority of local health department to inspect system","body":"Sec. 8. (a) If:\n(1) an application has been filed with a local health department for a permit for the installation of a residential onsite sewage system;\n(2) a professional soil scientist registered under IC 25-31.5-4 has conducted an onsite evaluation, including a description of the soil profile, and has determined that the proposed site of the residential onsite sewage system is suitable for the installation of the residential onsite sewage system; and\n(3) the design and specifications for the residential onsite sewage system proposed for installation at the site described in subdivision (2) have been approved by either:\n(A) the local health department; or\n(B) at the option and expense of the property owner:\n(i) a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1;\n(ii) a septic system installer or inspector registered with the county in which the residential onsite sewage system would be installed; and\n(iii) the designer of the system, if the system was designed by someone other than a person referred to in item (i) or (ii);\nthe local health department shall issue a permit for the residential onsite sewage system not later than thirty (30) business days after receiving a complete application for the permit.\n(b) Subject to IC 16-19-3-27.5, IC 16-19-3-27.6, and sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, this section does not affect the authority of a local health department to inspect an onsite sewage system before or after the system's installation.","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#16-41-25-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"4fca513ffd97fe4a41176a4f7662390b80fbc353b82f52d25712ecc0308cb78c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-7.2","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-25-8.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}