{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-4-22-2-18","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 4-22-2-18","heading":"Joint rules","body":"Sec. 18. (a) If more than one (1) agency is required by statute to adopt the same rule, the agencies may publish a joint notice of a public hearing and conduct a joint public hearing. However, each agency shall separately draft and adopt a rule that covers the same subject matter.\n(b) If an agency is authorized to adopt a rule and one (1) or more agencies are required to approve the rule, only the agency that is authorized to adopt the rule is required to comply with this chapter.","path":["TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 22. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES","Chapter 2. Adoption of Administrative Rules"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_4.html#4-22-2-18","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-30T06:26:00Z","sha256":"2002c280f50e16009f8abf6500a1441f56f4bd764c6bc8c0e854d35272733a17","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-4-22-2-17.5","next":"us-in/ic-4-22-2-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}