Authority: IC 16-42-5-5
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-8; IC 16-42-5
Sec. 1. (a) The department may commence an action under IC 4-21.5-3-8 to levy civil penalties against a person who
| SECTIONS OF 410 IAC 7-26 | PENALTY RANGE |
| 138; 142; 154; 155; 161; 173; 198; 274; 385; 427; 477 | $0-$500 |
| 134; 137; 149; 156 through 160; 162; 163 through 167; 169(a); 172; 174; 175; 177; 178; 195(a); 199; 200; 203; 206; 211; 213; 216; 218; 221; 222; 223; 224(d); 225; 226; 296; 299; 303; 316; 317; 318; 334 through 337; 341; 345; 346; 348; 351; 355; 356;360; 362; 363(a)(1); 380; 382; 434; 450; 455 through 466; 468; 478; 479; 481; 483; 484; 490 | $0-$250 |
| 135; 140; 141; 144; 147; 148; 169(b); 169(c); 170; 196; 197; 212; 214; 224(a) through 224(c); 235; 238; 259; 273; 306(a); 307; 338; 374; 428; 454; 485; 486; 488 | $0-$100 |
| 136; 139; 143; 145; 146; 168; 171; 176; 179; 180; 181; 183 through 194; 195(b); 195(c); 204; 205; 207 through 210; 219; 220; 227 through 234; 236; 237; 239; 240; 241; 242; 244 through 258; 260 through 269; 271; 274 through 295; 297; 298; 300; 301; 302; 304; 305; 306(b); 306(c); 308; 309; 312 through 315; 319 through 331; 333; 339; 340; 342; 343; 344; 347; 349; 350; 353; 354; 357; 358; 359; 361; 363(a)(2); 364 through 373; 375; 377; 378; 381; 383; 384; 386 through 426; 429; 430; 431; 433; 435 through 448; 451; 452; 453;467; 469; 470; 471; 473 | $0-$50 |
| SECTIONS OF 410 IAC 7-21 | PENALTY RANGE |
| 35; 36(1) through 36(5); 39(b)(8); 40; 41; 42(b); 45(c); 45(n); 45(p); 45(q); 45(r); 46; 47(9)(B); 48; 49(d); 49(e); 50(d) | $0-$1,000 |
| 36(8); 37; 38; 39(a); 39(b)(1) through 39(b)(7); 42(a); 42(d); 42(e); 44(i); 45(a); 45(b); 45(d) through 45(m); 45(o); 45(s); 47(2) through 47(7); 47(9)(A); 47(9)(C); 50(c); 50(f); 51(a); 51(c); 51(d) | $0-$500 |
| 36(6); 36(7); 42(c); 43(b); 43(c); 43(d); 44(c); 44(e); 44(h); 47(1); 47(8); 49(a) through 49(c); 50(b); 51(b) | $0-$250 |
| 36(9); 43(a); 43(e); 44(a); 44(b); 44(d); 44(f); 44(g); 45(t); 47(10) through 47(15) | $0-$100 |
- (1) fails to comply with IC 16-42-5, 410 IAC 7-21, or 410 IAC 7-26; or
- (2) interferes with or obstructs the department in the performance of duties under IC 16-42-5, 410 IAC 7-21, or 410 IAC 7-26.
- (b) A civil penalty in an amount in the appropriate range specified in subsection (d), (e), or (f), or any combination thereof, may be sought for each day of each violation.
- (c) In determining the seriousness of the violation and the specific amount of the civil penalty to be sought for each violation, the Indiana department of health (department) will consider, but is not limited to, the following:
- (1) The potential for harm or imminent threat to public health.
- (2) The extent of deviation from statutory or regulatory requirements.
- (3) Degree of willfulness or negligence.
- (4) History of noncompliance.
- (d) Unless adjusted as provided in subsections (g) and (h), and if penalties are to be assessed to a food establishment, as defined in IC 16-42-5, they shall be assessed in accordance with the following:
- (e) Unless adjusted as provided in subsections (g) and (h), and if penalties are to be assessed to a retail food establishment, as defined in 410 IAC 7-26, then they shall be assessed in accordance with the following:
- (f) Except as provided in subsections (g) and (h), if penalties are to be assessed to a wholesale food establishment, as defined in 410 IAC 7-21, the penalties shall be assessed as follows:
- (g) After reinspection and determining the appropriate penalty based on the schedule in subsection (d), (e), or (f), or any combination thereof, the department may adjust the penalty to reflect a good faith effort to comply as follows:
- (1) Each individual penalty will be multiplied by the number of days the particular violation has been documented by the department.
- (2) Penalties for violations documented in two (2) consecutive inspections by the department shall be assessed on the basis that the violations have remained uncorrected over the period between the two (2) inspections.
- (3) If the person found in violation has requested reinspection and produced substantive evidence that the violation or violations have been corrected, the penalties shall be assessed for the period between initial discovery of the violation and receiving the request for reinspection.
- (4) Penalties for all violations documented in an inspection or series of inspections at an establishment will be totaled and sought under one (1) cause of action.
- (h) After filing an action under IC 4-21.5, and in an attempt to resolve violations of IC 16-42 and this rule without conducting a hearing, the department may negotiate and enter into agreed orders. An agreed order may suspend all or part of the civil penalty calculated under the requirements and deadlines established in the agreed order.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-23-1; filed Dec 4, 2003, 3:05 p.m.: 27 IR 1167; filed Oct 13, 2004, 11:25 a.m.: 28 IR 908; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA; errata filed Jul 28, 2021, 9:35 a.m.: 20210811-IR-410210313ACA; filed Mar 19, 2025, 2:06 p.m.: 20250416-IR-410240375FRA)
The absence of direct harm will not result in assessment of a lower penalty for a violation.