{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-22-15-4-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 22-15-4-7","heading":"Manufactured home standards; violations of 42 U.S.C. 5409, or regulation or final order issued thereunder; maximum judgment; offenses","body":"Sec. 7. (a) For purposes of this section, a reference to 42 U.S.C. 5409 refers to that section as it existed on January 1, 2003.\n(b) As used in this section, \"purchaser\" means the first person purchasing a manufactured home in good faith for purposes other than resale.\n(c) A person who violates 42 U.S.C. 5409, or any regulation or final order issued under 42 U.S.C. 5409, is liable to the department for a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation. Each violation of 42 U.S.C. 5409, or any regulation or final order issued under 42 U.S.C. 5409, constitutes a separate violation with respect to:\n(1) each manufactured home; or\n(2) each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by 42 U.S.C. 5409 or a regulation or order issued under 42 U.S.C. 5409.\nHowever, the maximum judgment imposed under this subsection may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any related series of violations occurring within one (1) year after the date of the first violation.\n(d) The department may recover the civil penalty described in subsection (c) in a civil action commenced in any court with jurisdiction.\n(e) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-3-2, an individual or a director, an officer, or an agent of a corporation who knowingly violates 42 U.S.C. 5409 in a manner that threatens the health or safety of any purchaser commits a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) dollars or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.","path":["TITLE 22. LABOR AND SAFETY","ARTICLE 15. BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT LAWS: ENFORCEMENT","Chapter 4. Certification of Industrialized Building Systems and Mobile Structures"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_22.html#22-15-4-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-18T00:45:42Z","sha256":"e4cd3b811e4db933dada698d9d831f7a012dd260bce78cb37f119400c123d1a7","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-22-15-4-6-version-b","next":"us-in/ic-22-15-5-1-version-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}