Indiana § 3-6-11-5 - Places of lodging; entry by poll taker
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§ 3-6-11-5. Places of lodging; entry by poll taker
Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the proprietor or manager of a residential mental health facility.
(b) As used in this section, "place of lodging" refers to any of the following:
(1) A boarding house.
(2) A lodging house.
(3) A residential building.
(4) An apartment.
(5) Any other place within which persons are lodged.
(c) The:
(1) proprietor or manager of a place of lodging; or
(2) association of co-owners;
shall allow a poll taker for a political party or an independent candidate for a federal or a state office to enter a place of lodging or a condominium during reasonable hours to take a poll of residents.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-20-2 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.7-1990, SEC.7; P.L.4-1991, SEC.20; P.L.3-1993, SEC.30; P.L.12-1995, SEC.19; P.L.2-1996, SEC.8; P.L.2-2002, SEC.23; P.L.83-2016, SEC.2; P.L.201-2017, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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