"Controlled premises" defined; administrative inspections and warrants
Ind. Code § 16-42-20-2
in effectSec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "controlled premises" means the following:
(1) Places where persons registered or exempted from registration requirements under IC 35-48-3 are required to keep records.
(2) Places, including factories, warehouses, establishments, and conveyances, in which persons registered or exempted from registration requirements under IC 35-48-3 are permitted to possess, manufacture, compound, process, sell, deliver, or otherwise dispose of a controlled substance.
(b) Issuance and execution of administrative inspection warrants must be as follows:
(1) A judge of a court of record within the judge's jurisdiction may, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue warrants for the purpose of conducting administrative inspections authorized by this chapter and seizures of property appropriate to the inspections.
(2) For purposes of the issuance of administrative inspection warrants, probable cause exists upon showing a valid public interest in the effective enforcement of this chapter sufficient to justify administrative inspection of the area, premises, building, or conveyance in the circumstances specified in the application for the warrant.
(3) A warrant shall be issued only upon an affidavit of a designated officer or employee having knowledge of the facts alleged, sworn to before the judge, and establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant. If the judge is satisfied that grounds for the application exist or that there is probable cause to believe the grounds exist, the judge shall issue a warrant identifying the area, premises, building, or conveyance to be inspected, the purpose of the inspection, and, if appropriate, the type of property to be inspected.
(4) The warrant must do the following:
(A) State the grounds for the warrant's issuance and the name of each person whose affidavit has been taken in support of the warrant.
(B) Be directed to a person authorized by section 1 of this chapter to execute the warrant.
(C) Command the person to whom the warrant is directed to inspect the area, premises, building, or conveyance identified for the purpose specified and, if appropriate, direct the seizure of the property specified.
(D) Identify the item or types of property to be seized, if any.
(E) Direct that the warrant may be served during normal business hours and designate the judge to whom the warrant shall be returned.
(5) A warrant issued under this section must be executed and returned within ten (10) days of the warrant's date unless, upon a showing of a need for additional time, the court orders otherwise.
(6) If property is seized under a warrant, a copy shall be given to the person from whom or from whose premises the property is taken, together with a receipt for the property taken. The return of the warrant shall be made promptly, accompanied by a written inventory of any property taken. The inventory shall be made in the presence of the person executing the warrant and of the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken, if present, or in the presence of at least one (1) credible person other than the person executing the warrant. A copy of the inventory shall be delivered to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken and to the applicant for the warrant.
(7) The judge who issues a warrant shall attach to the warrant a copy of the return and all papers returnable in connection with the issuance of the warrant and file them with the clerk of the circuit or superior court for the judicial circuit in which the inspection was made.
(c) The Indiana board of pharmacy may make administrative inspections of controlled premises in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) When authorized by an administrative inspection warrant issued under subsection (b), an officer or employee designated by the Indiana board of pharmacy, upon presenting the warrant and appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may enter controlled premises for the purpose of conducting an administrative inspection.
(2) When authorized by an administrative inspection warrant, an officer or employee designated by the Indiana board of pharmacy may do the following:
(A) Inspect and copy records required by IC 35-48-3 to be kept.
(B) Inspect, within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, controlled premises and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished material, containers, and labeling found on the premises, and, except as provided in subdivision (4), all other things on the premises, including records, files, papers, processes, controls, and facilities bearing on violation of laws relating to controlled substances.
(C) Inventory any stock of any controlled substance on the premises and obtain samples of the controlled substance.
(3) This section does not prevent an inspection without a warrant of books and records under an administrative subpoena issued in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3 or prevent entries and administrative inspections, including seizures of property, without a warrant if any of the following conditions exist:
(A) The owner, operator, or agent in charge of the controlled premises consents.
(B) A situation presents imminent danger to health or safety.
(C) A situation involves the inspection of conveyances if there is reasonable cause to believe that the mobility of the conveyance makes it impracticable to obtain a warrant.
(D) An exceptional or emergency circumstance where time or opportunity to apply for a warrant is lacking.
(E) A situation in which a warrant is not constitutionally required.
(4) An inspection authorized by this section may not extend to financial data, sales data (other than shipment data), or pricing data unless the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the controlled premises consents in writing.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8.5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
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