{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-39.8-13","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-39.8-13","heading":"Applicability of section; methods for removal of lead-based paint and prohibition","body":"Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to:\n(1) remodeling, renovation, and maintenance activities at target housing and child occupied facilities built before 1960; and\n(2) lead-based paint activities.\n(b) This section does not apply to an individual who performs remodeling, renovation, or maintenance activities within a residential dwelling that the individual owns, unless the residential dwelling is occupied:\n(1) while the activities are being performed, by an individual other than the owner or a member of the owner's immediate family; or\n(2) by a child who:\n(A) is less than seven (7) years of age or an age specified in rules adopted under section 6 of this chapter; and\n(B) resides in the building and has been identified as having an elevated blood lead level.\n(c) A person not exempted under subsection (b) from the application of this section who performs an activity under subsection (a) that disturbs:\n(1) exterior painted surfaces of more than twenty (20) square feet;\n(2) interior painted surfaces of more than two (2) square feet in any one (1) room or space; or\n(3) more than ten percent (10%) of the combined interior and exterior painted surface area of components of the building;\nshall meet the requirements of subsections (e), (f), and (g).\n(d) For purposes of this section, paint is considered to be lead-based paint unless the absence of lead in the paint has been determined by a lead-based paint inspection conducted under this chapter.\n(e) A person may not use any of the following methods to remove lead-based paint:\n(1) Open flame burning or torching.\n(2) Machine sanding or grinding without high efficiency particulate air local exhaust control.\n(3) Abrasive blasting or sandblasting without high efficiency particulate air local exhaust control.\n(4) A heat gun that:\n(A) operates above one thousand one hundred (1,100) degrees Fahrenheit; or\n(B) chars the paint.\n(5) Dry scraping, except:\n(A) in conjunction with a heat gun; or\n(B) within one (1) foot of an electrical outlet.\n(6) Dry sanding, except within one (1) foot of an electrical outlet.\n(f) In a space that is not ventilated by the circulation of outside air, a person may not strip lead-based paint using a volatile stripper that is a hazardous chemical under 29 CFR 1910.1200, as in effect July 1, 2002.\n(g) A person conducting activities under subsection (a) on painted exterior surfaces may not allow visible paint chips or painted debris that contains lead-based paint to remain on the soil, pavement, or other exterior horizontal surface for more than forty-eight (48) hours after the surface activities are complete.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE","Chapter 39.8. Lead-Based Paint Activities"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-41-39.8-13","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"7565af2e92a6b25a27bbb722d8e7611819108c53925456bea07089b9552a6492","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-39.8-12","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-39.8-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}