Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 2. A plat showing streets, lots, blocks, or any subdivision of land in Indiana may not be: (1) approved by a county planning or zoning authority; or (2) accepted for transfer or recording by a county auditor or recorder; that has not been prepared or certified and sealed by …

Sec. 3. All maps required to show the underground workings of any mine in Indiana must be prepared, certified, and sealed by a professional engineer or professional surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.74.

Sec. 4. The practice of surveying does not permit a professional surveyor to design and construct sewage disposal stations, lift stations, or bridges or to prepare engineering plans for the construction of engineering projects other than those prescribed in IC 25-21.5-1-7. As add…

Sec. 5. The practice of surveying does not prohibit a professional engineer from doing work that does not involve the activities described in IC 25-21.5-1-7(b)(4) through IC 25-21.5-1-7(b)(8). As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.22; P.L.57-2013, SEC.76.

Sec. 6. (a) A professional surveyor: (1) is personally responsible for designing and directing the training, procedures, and daily activities of an employee participating in any part of the survey; and (2) shall maintain records that are reasonably necessary to establish that the…

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "public utility" means a corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13), individual, association of individuals, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court th…

Sec. 8. (a) To the extent practicable, before entering upon, over, or under any land, water, or property under section 7 of this chapter, a land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor shall present written identification to the occupant of the land, w…

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to descriptions of lots in new subdivisions. (b) Any new or modified real property description prepared by a professional surveyor as a product of an original survey or a retracement survey must include a caption that identifies: (1) the na…

Sec. 1. If requested, an administrative adjudication of a determination made by the board under IC 25-31.5-3, IC 25-31.5-4, or IC 25-31.5-8 shall be conducted before an administrative law judge appointed by the office of administrative law proceedings. As added by P.L.244-2001, S…

Sec. 2. The parties to the proceeding include: (1) the individual seeking administrative review of the determination by the board; and (2) the board. As added by P.L.244-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. An administrative law judge appointed under section 1 of this chapter is the ultimate authority for the board for purposes of IC 4-21.5-3-27, and the order of the administrative law judge disposing of a proceeding is final. As added by P.L.244-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. A party who is dissatisfied with a final order rendered by an administrative law judge in a proceeding under this chapter may obtain judicial review of the final order under IC 4-21.5-5. As added by P.L.244-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. The commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a coordinated licensure information system and reporting system (coordinated data base) containing licensure and disciplinary action information on all individuals to whom this compact is applicable in al…

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, a compact state shall submit a uniform data set to the coordinated data base on all licenses as required by the rules of the commission, including the following: (1) Identifying information. (2) Licensure data. (3) Signifi…

Sec. 3. The coordinated data base administrator shall promptly notify all compact states of any: (1) adverse action taken against; or (2) significant investigative information on; any licensee in a compact state. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. A compact state reporting information to the coordinated data base may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the compact state reporting the information. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. Any information submitted to the coordinated data base that is subsequently required to be expunged by the law of the compact state reporting the information shall be removed from the coordinated data base. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the real estate education advisory council established by this chapter. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 10. Except for an individual who has been granted an inactive license under IC 25-34.1-3-10, an individual who is licensed as a real estate broker under IC 25-34.1-3-4.1 must complete the approved education requirement each year. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P…

Sec. 11. (a) The approved education requirement is as follows: (1) At least twelve (12) hours per year and at least thirty-six (36) hours per three (3) year renewal cycle in any of the following subjects, as determined by the commission: (A) License and escrow law. (B) Anti-trust…

Sec. 12. To obtain approval as a continuing education course sponsor, the sponsor must do the following: (1) Provide the commission information on courses, curriculum, and facilities as determined by the commission. (2) Limit the number of credit hours that may be offered in a tw…

Sec. 13. (a) A continuing education sponsor that has received approval under section 12 of this chapter must maintain records for five (5) years of the participants who successfully complete and pass the course. If the sponsor ceases operations, the owner shall place the records …

Sec. 14. (a) The approval for a sponsor for a broker's course expires December 31 each even-numbered year. (b) A sponsor must submit: (1) a letter requesting renewal of approval; and (2) the renewal fee; at least thirty (30) days before a sponsor's approval expires. As added by P…

Sec. 15. The commission may inspect an approved sponsor's records and facilities. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 15.5. (a) The commission may deny, suspend, or revoke approval of any course or course sponsor if the commission determines that the course sponsor, by the act of an employee or agent, has failed to comply with the standards established in this chapter and the rules of the c…

Sec. 16. (a) A person may advertise that the sponsor or the sponsor's course is approved by the commission and fulfills the requirements of the commission. (b) A person may not advertise that the sponsor or the sponsor's course is required or recommended by the commission. As add…

Sec. 17. A licensee who is initially licensed in the second year of a renewal period is exempt from the continuing education requirements under this chapter for that renewal period. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 18. An applicant for renewal must certify on the application that the applicant: (1) has complied with the continuing education requirements; (2) is exempt from the continuing education requirement because the individual has been licensed for less than one (1) year; or (3) h…

Sec. 19. The commission may grant an applicant a waiver from the continuing education requirement for the renewal period if the applicant meets one (1) of the following conditions: (1) Was not able to fulfill the requirement due to a hardship that resulted from any of the followi…

Sec. 2. The real estate education advisory council is established. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 20. Subject to IC 25-1-4, the commission may deny renewal of the license of a licensee that does not fulfill the requirements of this chapter. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.157-2006, SEC.74.

Sec. 21. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 22. (a) Each instructor of a continuing education course under this chapter must have a permit issued by the commission. (b) An instructor permit under subsection (a) must: (1) be issued for a term of three (3) years and, subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), expire on a date set by th…

Sec. 23. The commission may enter into an agreement with an entity that is not a state agency or the federal government to provide through electronic means a continuing education tracking system. The system must provide an electronic record of the continuing education courses, cl…

Sec. 3. The council consists of five (5) members, three (3) of whom must be recommended by the Indiana association of realtors and appointed by the commission. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.127-2012, SEC.35.

Sec. 4. Each member of the council shall be appointed by the commission for a two (2) year term. If a successor has not been appointed, the current member serves until a successor is appointed and qualified. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. If a vacancy occurs on the council, the commission shall appoint an individual to serve the unexpired term of the previous member and until a successor is appointed and qualified. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 6. The commission may remove a member of the council for cause. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 7. The council shall elect from the council's membership a chairman and a vice chairman. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 8. The council shall meet upon the call of the chairman or at the request of the commission. The chairman shall establish the time and place of all meetings. As added by P.L.120-1992, SEC.3.

Sec. 9. (a) The council shall make recommendations to the commission concerning the following: (1) Requirements for sponsors of courses under this chapter. (2) Requirements for instructors to be used by sponsors in providing courses under this chapter. (3) Requirements for the cu…

Sec. 1. (a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the counseling compact commission. (b) The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states. (c) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall be b…

Sec. 2. (a) Each member state shall have and be limited to one (1) delegate selected by that member state's licensing board. (b) The delegate shall be either: (1) a current member of the licensing board at the time of appointment, who is a licensed professional counselor or publi…

Sec. 3. The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Establish the fiscal year of the commission. (2) Establish bylaws. (3) Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws. (4) Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this…

Sec. 4. (a) The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the commission according to the terms of this compact. (b) The executive committee shall be composed of up to eleven (11) members subject to the following: (1) Seven (7) voting members who are elected by…

Sec. 5. (a) All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as required under the rulemaking provisions in IC 25-42.5-11. (b) The commission, the executive committee, or other committees of the commission may convene in a …