Indiana County Jail Standards, 210 IAC 3-1-9(d): Weekly Inspection for Insects and Rodents, Licensed Extermination

Citation

Indiana Administrative Code, Title 210 (Department of Correction), Article 3 (County Jail Standards), Rule 1, Section 9, subsection (d). Read from the Indiana Register’s 2026 edition on September 26, 2026 (the site is a JavaScript application; the text was taken from its public data interface). Last readopted by filing of November 21, 2024 (20241218-IR-210230836RFA).

What It Says (Verbatim)

210 IAC 3-1-9(d):

“(d) Each jail shall be inspected weekly for evidence of insects and rodents. Licensed extermination services shall be obtained to spray or treat facilities as often as necessary to eliminate insects and rodents. Inmates shall be removed from an area if spraying or fogging is necessary and cannot properly be accomplished if inmates are present.”

210 IAC 3-1-9(a):

“Sec. 9. (a) Each jail shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition in compliance with state and local health, sanitation, safety, and fire laws.”

210 IAC 3-1-9(c) (excerpt):

“(c) All areas of a jail shall be inspected by a designated jail official at least once per week. Each living area shall be inspected by designated jail officials daily.”

IC 11-12-4-2(a), annual state inspection:

“Sec. 2. (a) The department shall inspect each county jail at least one (1) time each year to determine whether it is complying with the standards adopted under section 1 of this chapter.”

What It Means in Plain Language

1. Weekly, for evidence. Every jail is inspected each week for evidence of insects and rodents.
2. Licensed extermination, as often as necessary. Treatment is by licensed extermination services, at whatever frequency eliminates the insects and rodents.
3. Occupant protection. Inmates are removed from an area when spraying or fogging is necessary and cannot properly be done with them present.
4. Annual state inspection by the Department of Correction, and an annual local board of health inspection the sheriff must request.

Who It Applies To

Every county jail, meaning any secure county-operated or privately contracted detention facility used to confine arrestees and inmates, under the Department’s standards adopted by IC 11-12-4-1.

IC 11-12-4-1(a):

“Sec. 1. (a) The department shall adopt under IC 4-22-2 minimum standards for county jails governing the following:”

Documentation Evidence

• Weekly inspection records for evidence of insects and rodents
• The licensed extermination provider’s license and service records
• Records showing treatment continued until insects and rodents were eliminated
• Records of inmate relocation during spraying or fogging
• The Department’s annual inspection report

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence. The 2025 and 2026 editions carry the same subsection (d) text. A reworded version of IC 11-12-4-1(a) takes effect July 1, 2027 without changing substance; update the statutory quote then.