Ind. Code ch. 8-1-26.5

Ind. Code ch. 8-1-26.5
in effect

Ind. Code § 8-1-26.5-1 Application of definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in: (1) IC 8-1-26; and (2) IC 23-0.5-1.5; apply throughout this chapter. As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 8-1-26.5-2 "Commission"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 8-1-26.5-3 "Communications service provider"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "communications service provider" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-32.5-4. As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 8-1-26.5-4 "Contractor"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "contractor" means an entity under contract with: (1) a communications service provider; or (2) a utility; to perform one (1) or more excavations (as defined in IC 8-1-26-6) or demolitions (as defined in IC 8-1-26-5) in Indiana. As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 8-1-26.5-5 "Pipeline safety division"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "pipeline safety division" means the pipeline safety division established within the commission by IC 8-1-22.5-2. As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 8-1-26.5-6 "Utility"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "utility" means: (1) a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)); (2) a corporation organized under IC 8-1-13; (3) a municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(h)); or (4) a corporation that is organized under IC 23-17 that is an electric cooperative and that has at least one (1) member that is a corporation organized under IC 8-1-13. As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 8-1-26.5-9 Enforcement by the attorney general

Sec. 9. If in the course of an investigation under IC 8-1-26: (1) the pipeline safety division makes a finding of a violation of IC 8-1-26 by a contractor; and (2) the contractor is a foreign filing entity that has failed to register to do business in Indiana under IC 23-0.5-5; the commission or the pipeline safety division may refer the name of the contractor to the attorney general to collect a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) as provided for under IC 23-0.5-5-2(f). As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 8-1-26.5-10 Request for list of contractors

Sec. 10. Upon request of: (1) the commission; or (2) the pipeline safety division; a communications service provider or a utility shall provide to the commission or the pipeline safety division, whichever made the request, a list of the communications service provider's or the utility's contractors operating in Indiana. A request under this section may not be made to a communications service provider or a utility more than once per calendar year unless the request is related to an investigation under IC 8-1-26. As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/8Fetched: 10/17/2026

Starting a business in Indiana? Indiana LLC guide: costs and requirements