1. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:

   1. (1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1-7 .
   2. (2) "Property" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-15-3 .

2. (b) The superintendent shall adopt:

   1. (1) guidelines; and

   2. (2) a reporting form or a specified electronic format, or both;

      for the report by a law enforcement agency under IC 5-2-15-3 of a property used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance.

3. (c) The guidelines adopted under this section must require a law enforcement agency to report the existence of a property used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance to:

   1. (1) the department;
   2. (2) the local fire department that serves the area in which the property is located; and

   3. (3) the local health department in whose jurisdiction the property is located;

      on the form or in the specified electronic format adopted by the superintendent.

4. (d) The guidelines adopted under this section:

   1. (1) may incorporate a recommendation of the methamphetamine abuse task force ( IC 5-2-14 , expired June 30, 2007, and repealed) that the superintendent determines to be relevant;
   2. (2) may require the department to report the existence of the property to one (1) or more additional agencies or organizations;

   3. (3) must require the department to maintain reports filed under IC 5-2-15-3 in a manner permitting an accurate assessment of:

      1. (A) the number of properties used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance located in Indiana in a specified period;
      2. (B) the geographical dispersal of properties used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance located in Indiana in a specified period; and
      3. (C) any other information that the superintendent determines to be relevant; and
   4. (4) must require a law enforcement agency to report any other information that the superintendent determines to be relevant.

As added by P.L.192-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.186-2007, SEC.7; P.L.3-2008, SEC.83; P.L.111-2018, SEC.4; P.L.30-2019, SEC.17; P.L.186-2025, SEC.89.