50 IAC 18-4-1 Review by the department

Sec. 1. (a) The department shall review all petitions filed under 50 IAC 18-3-2 to determine the completeness and accuracy of the petition. If the department determines that the petition is for any reason incomplete or inaccurate, the petitioner will be afforded an additional thirty (30) days to amend the petition and resubmit it to the department for review. (b) Upon receipt of a properly filed petition, the department shall make an initial determination and choose to: (1) grant the petitioner's request and assess the real property of an industrial facility; or (2) deny the petitioner's request to assess the real property of the industrial facility. The department will provide a copy of its initial determination to the petitioner's representative, the county assessor, the county auditor, the industrial company, and the township assessor who assessed the industrial facility's property.