{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-22-9-7-12","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 22-9-7-12","heading":"Misrepresentation of animal as an emotional support animal; Class A infraction","body":"Sec. 12. This section applies to an individual described in section 9 of this chapter who has a disability that is not readily apparent, and the health service provider who verifies the individual's disability status and need for an emotional support animal. An individual who submits a request to maintain an emotional support animal in a dwelling, or a health service provider who verifies the individual's need for an emotional support animal, and:\n(1) misrepresents to a person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling that the individual is an individual with a disability or has a disability related need that requires the use of an emotional support animal in a dwelling;\n(2) makes a materially false statement to the individual's health service provider to obtain documentation to substantiate the individual's need for an emotional support animal in a dwelling;\n(3) provides a document to a person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling that misrepresents that the animal is an emotional support animal;\n(4) fits an animal that is not an emotional support animal with a harness, collar, vest, or sign that would cause a reasonable person to believe the animal is an emotional support animal; or\n(5) in the case of a health service provider:\n(A) verifies an individual's disability status and need for an emotional support animal without adequate professional knowledge of the individual's condition to provide a reliable verification; or\n(B) charges a fee for providing a written verification for an individual's disability status and need for an emotional support animal, and provides no other service to the individual;\ncommits a Class A infraction.","path":["TITLE 22. LABOR AND SAFETY","ARTICLE 9. CIVIL RIGHTS","Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_22.html#22-9-7-12","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-18T00:45:42Z","sha256":"38583998ba8a791aa2ceabe9f31aea38dbfb07e280fb06076e3e1d9d0aa70b4c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-22-9-7-11","next":"us-in/ic-22-9-7-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}