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Adopted Construction Codes

These are the state-level code editions for Indiana. They apply in Evansvilleunless a verified local adoption or amendment is noted — in local-adoption states, confirm the city or county's own code editions with the building department.

Code	Edition	Adoption
IBC — International Building Code	2012 IBC	675 IAC 13-2.6 (2014 Indiana Building Code), adopting section 675 IAC 13-2.6-1; promulgated by the INDIANA FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION (FPBSC) under IC 22-13-2-2; effective 2014-12-01. * ================ CITATION-QUALITY REPAIR, RUN 1175 / TARGET 1225, 2026-09-14. PRIOR STATE RECORDED SO THE DEFECT CLASS STAYS TRACEABLE: adoption_citation WAS THE 74-CHARACTER LABEL "675 IAC 13-2.6, 2014 Indiana Building Code (2012 IBC base), eff. 12/1/2014", amendments WAS EMPTY, edition WAS THE BARE STRING "2012" WITH NO CODE NAME, effective_date WAS NULL — YET verified_at WAS SET (2026-08-07). IT LOOKED VERIFIED AND HAD NEVER BEEN SOURCED. Same class as ND IBC (run 933) and ND IRC (run 981). ================ WHAT IS ADOPTED, QUOTED FROM THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY'S OWN CURRENT RULES PAGE, READ FIRST-HAND THIS RUN AT https://www.in.gov/dhs/boards-and-commissions/fpbsc-rules/ — the FPBSC entry for 675 IAC 13-2.6 "2014 Indiana Building Code" names the adopted base VERBATIM AS: "International Building Code, 2012 Edition, First Printing; ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, 2009 Edition", Effective 12/1/2014. The page points to the codified rule at https://iar.iga.in.gov/code/2026/675/13#675-13-2.6. THE ANSI A117.1-2009 ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD IS ADOPTED ALONGSIDE THE IBC BY THE SAME RULE AND WAS NOWHERE IN THIS ROW BEFORE. It is part of what governs and a reader needs it. CORROBORATED INDEPENDENTLY, ALSO FIRST-HAND THIS RUN, by the DHS publication "INDIANA FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION — Overview of Current Rules" (https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/Overview-of-the-FPBSC-Current-Rules-Updated-2-11-2021.pdf): Building Code "675 IAC 13-2.6" / "International Building Code, 2012 Edition" / effective "12/1/2014". TWO SEPARATE AGENCY PUBLICATIONS, SAME RULE, SAME EDITION, SAME PRINTING WHERE STATED, SAME DATE. * ================ THE FINDING THAT MATTERS MOST ON THIS ROW, AND IT IS THE EXACT TRAP THIS LANE IS WARNED ABOUT: INDIANA HAS A 2024 IBC RULE DRAFTED AND PUBLISHED — AND IT IS NOT LAW. DO NOT RECORD IT. ================ DHS publishes, at https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/Building-Code-LSA-Document-6.1.2026.pdf (dated 6.1.2026, read first-hand this run), an Indiana Register-format rule document that WOULD ADD 675 IAC 13-2.7 ADOPTING "the International Building Code, 2024 Edition, first printing dated August 2023, as published by the International Code Council, Inc." and would additionally adopt "the International Existing Building Code, 2024 Edition, second version dated July 2024" AS CHAPTER 34, AND WOULD REPEAL 675 IAC 13-2.6. IT IS A DRAFT. ITS OWN FACE CARRIES THE UNFILLED PLACEHOLDERS "LSA Document #XX-XXX" AND "Effective XXXX". THERE IS NO LSA NUMBER, NO FILING DATE AND NO EFFECTIVE DATE ON IT. A RUN THAT READ THIS DOCUMENT AND WROTE "2024 IBC" WOULD HAVE MISSTATED INDIANA LAW BY FOUR ICC CYCLES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION — AND WOULD HAVE DONE IT TO THE READER WHO MOST NEEDS THE ANSWER. THE OPERATIVE RULE REMAINS 675 IAC 13-2.6 AND THE OPERATIVE EDITION REMAINS THE 2012 IBC, FIRST PRINTING. INDIANA IS THEREFORE THE LANE'S CLEAREST LIVE EXAMPLE OF THE CHARTER RULE "THE NEWEST EDITION A PUBLISHER SELLS IS NOT WHAT GOVERNS ANYWHERE": THE STATE IS ON A 2012 MODEL CODE IN SEPTEMBER 2026 — TWELVE YEARS OF ENFORCED TEXT, FOUR EDITIONS BEHIND THE ICC — AND IT IS DRAFTING ITS WAY OUT IN PUBLIC. WATCH 675 IAC 13-2.7. * ACCESS OBSTACLE, STANDING, RECORD IT SO NOBODY BURNS FETCHES REDISCOVERING IT: THE CODIFIED INDIANA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TEXT IS NOT REACHABLE BY THIS LANE'S TOOLS. iac.iga.in.gov IS ROBOTS-DISALLOWED (both the article PDFs at /iac/T06750/A00130.PDF and the Register documents at /iac/irdin.pdf). iar.iga.in.gov — including the exact deep link the agency itself publishes, /code/2026/675/13#675-13-2.6, and /iac/iac_title?iact=675&iaca=13 — IS JAVASCRIPT-GATED AND RETURNS ONLY A "JavaScript is required" SHELL. www.in.gov/legislative/iac/... 302-REDIRECTS INTO iar.iga.in.gov. A COUNTY-HOSTED COPY OF AN INDIANA REGISTER FINAL RULE (clarkcounty.in.gov) IS ALSO ROBOTS-DISALLOWED. SO THE VERBATIM SECTION TEXT OF 675 IAC 13-2.6-1 COULD NOT BE READ THIS RUN BY ANY ROUTE. verified_at IS THEREFORE LEFT AT ITS PRIOR VALUE AND WAS NOT REFRESHED — THIS ROW IS NOW EVIDENCED TO ADMINISTERING-AGENCY-RECORD STANDARD, NOT TO INSTRUMENT STANDARD, AND THE DIFFERENCE IS STATED RATHER THAN SMOOTHED OVER. edition_verified_at IS SET, BECAUSE THE EDITION ITSELF IS CORROBORATED TWICE OVER BY THE PROMULGATING AGENCY.** · source ↗
IECC — International Energy Conservation Code	not-adopted	No IECC adoption. Commercial energy: 675 IAC 19-4 (2010 Indiana Energy Conservation Code), adopting ANSI/ASHRAE 90.1-2007 I-P at 675 IAC 19-4-1, auth. IC 22-13-2-2, filed 2010-04-06, eff. 2010-05-06, readopted 2017-10-31 and 2023-05-11. Residential energy: Chapter 11 [RE] of the 2020 Indiana Residential Code, 675 IAC 14-4.4 (2018 IRC base). 675 IAC 19-1, 19-2 and 19-3 are repealed. · source ↗
IFC —	2012	675 IAC 22-2.5 (2014 Indiana Fire Code), sec. 675 IAC 22-2.5-1 "Adoption by reference", adopting the International Fire Code, 2012 Edition, first printing dated May 2011, published by the International Code Council, Inc., save and except the revisions made in sections 2 through 51 of the rule; authority IC 22-13-2-2; affected IC 22-12-7, IC 22-13, IC 22-14, IC 36-8-17; filed 8/1/2014, eff. 12/1/2014; readopted filed 8/6/2020; listed as currently in effect on the Indiana DHS / Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission rules page and readopted without change in the FPBSC 2026 rule-readoption legislative notice. Repealed predecessors: 675 IAC 22-2.4 (2006 IFC 1st ptg, eff. 6/16/2008, repealed 12/1/2014), 22-2.3 (2000 IFC 4th ptg), 22-2.2 (1997 UFC), 22-2.1 (1988 UFC). · source ↗
IFGC — International Fuel Gas Code	2012	675 IAC 25-3, 2014 Indiana Fuel Gas Code (base: International Fuel Gas Code, 2012 Edition, Second Printing), adopted by the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission, eff. 12/1/2014; currently in effect. Final rule published at Indiana Register DIN 20140827-IR-675130342FRA ("Rule 3. 2014 Indiana Fuel Gas Code"). Corrects the prior citation 675 IAC 25-2.5, which does not exist - Article 25 contains only Rules 25-1 (2003 code, repealed 6/16/2008), 25-2 (2008 code, repealed 12/1/2014) and 25-3. · source ↗
IMC — International Mechanical Code	2012	675 IAC 18-1.6 (2014 Indiana Mechanical Code), sec. 675 IAC 18-1.6-1 adopting by reference the International Mechanical Code, 2012 Edition, first printing dated April 2011, published by the International Code Council; authority IC 22-13-2-2; affected IC 22-12-7, IC 22-13, IC 22-14, IC 36-8-17; eff. 12/1/2014; errata filed 8/7/2014 (20140827-IR-675130340ACA); readopted filed 8/6/2020 (20200902-IR-675200309RFA); listed as readopted without change in the FPBSC 2026 rule-readoption legislative notice. · source ↗
IPC — International Plumbing Code	2006 IPC	675 IAC 16-1.4 (2012 Indiana Plumbing Code), promulgated by the INDIANA FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION under IC 22-13-2-2; effective 2012-12-24. * CITATION-QUALITY REPAIR, RUN 1175 / TARGET 1225, 2026-09-14. PRIOR STATE: adoption_citation WAS THE 126-CHARACTER LABEL "675 IAC 16-1.4, 2012 Indiana Plumbing Code (base: International Plumbing Code, 2006 Edition, Second Printing), eff. 12/24/2012", edition THE BARE STRING "2006", effective_date NULL — AND verified_at SET (2026-08-07). Looked verified, never sourced. ADOPTED BASE, QUOTED FROM THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY'S OWN CURRENT RULES PAGE, READ FIRST-HAND THIS RUN AT https://www.in.gov/dhs/boards-and-commissions/fpbsc-rules/ — the FPBSC entry for 675 IAC 16-1.4 "2012 Indiana Plumbing Code" names the base VERBATIM AS: "International Plumbing Code, 2006 Edition, Second Printing", Effective 12/24/2012. Codified at https://iar.iga.in.gov/code/2026/675/16#675-16-1.4. CORROBORATED first-hand this run by the DHS "Overview of the FPBSC Current Rules" (https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/Overview-of-the-FPBSC-Current-Rules-Updated-2-11-2021.pdf), identical edition, printing and date. * LABEL-VERSUS-BASE GAP OF SIX YEARS ON ONE ROW — THE WIDEST IN THE INDIANA STACK: THE INSTRUMENT IS THE "2012 INDIANA PLUMBING CODE" AND ITS BASE IS THE 2006 IPC, SECOND PRINTING. INDIANA ENFORCES A 2006 MODEL PLUMBING CODE IN SEPTEMBER 2026 — SEVEN ICC CYCLES BEHIND. AND UNLIKE NORTH DAKOTA AND IDAHO, INDIANA'S PLUMBING BASE REALLY IS AN ICC IPC, NOT AN IAPMO UPC UNDER A STATE NAME; THE code_type IS CORRECT AS RECORDED. * ACCESS OBSTACLE: identical to row 6d57a790, recorded there in full (iac.iga.in.gov robots-disallowed; iar.iga.in.gov JavaScript-gated). verified_at LEFT AT ITS PRIOR VALUE, NOT REFRESHED — AGENCY-RECORD STANDARD, NOT INSTRUMENT STANDARD.** · source ↗
IRC — International Residential Code	2018 IRC	675 IAC 14-4.4 (2020 Indiana Residential Code), adopting section 675 IAC 14-4.4-1; promulgated by the INDIANA FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION under IC 22-13-2-2; effective 2019-12-26. * CITATION-QUALITY REPAIR, RUN 1175 / TARGET 1225, 2026-09-14. PRIOR STATE: adoption_citation WAS THE 78-CHARACTER LABEL "675 IAC 14-4.4, 2020 Indiana Residential Code (2018 IRC base), eff. 12/26/2019", amendments EMPTY, edition THE BARE STRING "2018", effective_date NULL — AND verified_at SET (2026-08-07). Looked verified, never sourced. ADOPTED BASE, QUOTED FROM THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY'S OWN CURRENT RULES PAGE, READ FIRST-HAND THIS RUN AT https://www.in.gov/dhs/boards-and-commissions/fpbsc-rules/ — the FPBSC entry for 675 IAC 14-4.4 "2020 Indiana Residential Code" names the base VERBATIM AS: "2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, First Printing", Effective 12/26/2019. Codified at https://iar.iga.in.gov/code/2026/675/14. CORROBORATED first-hand this run by the DHS "Overview of the FPBSC Current Rules" (https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/Overview-of-the-FPBSC-Current-Rules-Updated-2-11-2021.pdf): Residential Code "675 IAC 14-4.4" adopts "2018 International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings" effective "12/26/2019". * THE CROSS-LINK THAT MAKES THIS ROW LOAD-BEARING FOR INDIANA'S ENERGY CODE: THE ND-STYLE TRAP HERE IS THAT INDIANA HAS NO IECC AT ALL. Row 3809de62 (IECC, "not-adopted") records that INDIANA'S RESIDENTIAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ARE CHAPTER 11 [RE] OF THIS VERY RULE — 675 IAC 14-4.4, THE 2018 IRC BASE — WHILE COMMERCIAL ENERGY RUNS ON ASHRAE 90.1-2007 VIA 675 IAC 19-4. SO THIS ROW IS THE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CODE OF INDIANA AS WELL AS ITS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE. ANY EDITION CHANGE HERE MOVES BOTH. * ACCESS OBSTACLE (identical to the IBC row 6d57a790, recorded there in full): THE CODIFIED IAC TEXT OF 675 IAC 14-4.4-1 COULD NOT BE READ — iac.iga.in.gov IS ROBOTS-DISALLOWED, iar.iga.in.gov IS JAVASCRIPT-GATED AND RETURNS ONLY A SHELL, in.gov/legislative/iac REDIRECTS INTO IT, AND A COUNTY-HOSTED COPY OF THE INDIANA REGISTER FINAL RULE FOR THIS VERY CODE (clarkcounty.in.gov/images/pdf/2020/Plan_Commission/2020-Indiana-Residential-Code-Final-Rule.pdf) IS ALSO ROBOTS-DISALLOWED. verified_at LEFT AT ITS PRIOR VALUE, NOT REFRESHED: THIS ROW IS EVIDENCED TO ADMINISTERING-AGENCY-RECORD STANDARD, NOT INSTRUMENT STANDARD. edition_verified_at SET — the edition is corroborated twice by the promulgating agency.** · source ↗
NEC — National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)	2008 NEC	675 IAC 17-1.8 (Indiana Electrical Code, 2009 Edition), promulgated by the INDIANA FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION under IC 22-13-2-2; effective 2009-08-26. * CITATION-QUALITY REPAIR, RUN 1175 / TARGET 1225, 2026-09-14. PRIOR STATE: adoption_citation WAS THE 76-CHARACTER LABEL "675 IAC 17-1.8, 2009 Indiana Electrical Code (2008 NEC base), eff. 8/26/2009", amendments EMPTY, edition THE BARE STRING "2008", effective_date NULL — AND verified_at SET (2026-08-07). Looked verified, never sourced. ADOPTED BASE, QUOTED FROM THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY'S OWN CURRENT RULES PAGE, READ FIRST-HAND THIS RUN AT https://www.in.gov/dhs/boards-and-commissions/fpbsc-rules/ — the FPBSC entry for 675 IAC 17-1.8 "Indiana Electrical Code, 2009 Edition" names the base VERBATIM AS: "NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition, First Printing", Effective 8/26/2009. Codified at https://iar.iga.in.gov/code/2026/675/17#675-17-1.8. CORROBORATED first-hand this run by the DHS "Overview of the FPBSC Current Rules" (https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/Overview-of-the-FPBSC-Current-Rules-Updated-2-11-2021.pdf): Electrical Code "675 IAC 17-1.8" references "NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2008 Edition" effective "8/26/2009". * NAMING TRAP, THE SAME CLASS ALREADY RECORDED ON THE ND AND IDAHO PLUMBING ROWS: THE INSTRUMENT IS CALLED THE "INDIANA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2009 EDITION" AND ITS BASE IS THE 2008 NEC. THE STATE'S LABEL YEAR AND THE MODEL EDITION YEAR DIFFER BY ONE AND A READER OR SCRAPER TAKING THE LABEL AT FACE VALUE RECORDS "2009 NEC", WHICH DOES NOT EXIST — NFPA 70 RUNS ON ODD YEARS 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2026. TREAT ANY "<STATE> ELECTRICAL CODE, <YEAR> EDITION" AS A LABEL, NEVER AS AN NEC EDITION. * SCALE OF THE LAG, WORTH STATING PLAINLY BECAUSE IT IS THE LARGEST IN THE TABLE: INDIANA ENFORCES THE 2008 NEC IN SEPTEMBER 2026 — SIX NFPA CYCLES AND EIGHTEEN YEARS BEHIND THE CURRENT 2026 EDITION. DHS publishes an "Electrical Code LSA Document Draft" at https://secure.in.gov/dhs/files/Electrical-Code-LSA-Document-Draft-.pdf WHICH THIS RUN DID NOT OPEN; ON THE EVIDENCE OF THE PARALLEL BUILDING-CODE DRAFT (unfilled "LSA Document #XX-XXX" / "Effective XXXX" placeholders) A DRAFT IS NOT AN ADOPTION AND MUST NOT BE RECORDED AS ONE. THAT DOCUMENT IS THE NEXT RUN'S FIRST FETCH FOR THIS ROW. * ACCESS OBSTACLE: identical to row 6d57a790, recorded there in full. The codified IAC text of 675 IAC 17-1.8 could not be read (iac.iga.in.gov robots-disallowed; iar.iga.in.gov JavaScript-gated). verified_at LEFT AT ITS PRIOR VALUE, NOT REFRESHED — AGENCY-RECORD STANDARD, NOT INSTRUMENT STANDARD. · source ↗

Permit Requirements

Statewide baseline under the codes as adopted by Indiana. Local amendments and fee schedules for Evansville are being verified — use the building department contacts to confirm before you build.

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