Indiana § 16-20-8-8 - Immediate inspection and copying of checklist and narrative report; conditions

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§ 16-20-8-8. Immediate inspection and copying of checklist and narrative report; conditions

Sec. 8. Notwithstanding sections 6 and 7 of this chapter, the checklist, the narrative report, and the related public records may upon completion be inspected and copied under IC 5-14-3 if a local health department takes any of the following actions with respect to a food service establishment that is the subject of the records:

(1) Schedules a hearing by the local health department or a designee.

(2) Orders closure.

(3) Requests revocation of a permit.

(4) Finds the existence of an imminent danger to public health or a gross deception of or fraud upon the consumer.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-8.5(h).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.190-1995, SEC.3.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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