# Ind. Code § 16-41-20-3: Exercise of powers by the state health department

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 16-41-20-3
- **Heading:** Exercise of powers by the state health department
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 16-41-20-3

## Text

Sec. 3. The state department may not exercise a power granted in this chapter without giving to the local board of health or county health officer having jurisdiction a notice setting forth the conditions that have been certified to the state department or of which the state department has knowledge. If the local board of health or county health officer fails to act not more than three (3) days after the notice, the state department may exercise the granted powers.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-25-3.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

## Nearby sections

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