{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-28-28.5-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-28-28.5-7","heading":"Procedure for reviewing applications and issuing permits for projects","body":"Sec. 7. (a) A unit that wishes to be certified as a broadband ready community must establish a procedure to review applications and issue permits for projects. The procedure must contain the following components:\n(1) A single point of contact for all matters related to a project.\n(2) A guarantee that all applications related to a project will be reviewed and either approved or rejected within ten (10) business days after an application is submitted.\n(3) An assurance that all inspections, including necessary approvals, related to a project will occur in a timely and expeditious manner.\n(4) An authorization for all forms, applications, and documentation related to a project to be filed and signed by electronic means.\n(b) A procedure established under subsection (a) may not do the following:\n(1) Require an applicant to designate a final contractor to complete a project.\n(2) Impose a fee to review an application or issue a permit for a project.\n(3) Impose a seasonal moratorium on the issuance of permits for a project.\n(4) Discriminate among communications service providers or utilities with respect to any action described in this section or otherwise related to a project, including granting access to public rights-of-way, infrastructure and poles, river and bridge crossings, and any other physical assets owned or controlled by the unit.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 28. INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION","Chapter 28.5. Broadband Ready Communities Development Center"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-28-28.5-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"797eb546be79cf20e125946088b5a87050fd49bceae7128acc59a14abceff54f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-28-28.5-6","next":"us-in/ic-5-28-28.5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}