Discharge of a firearm by roadway?

[Kirk Freeman]

$200 to $400 per hour I would guess there. A memorandum/letter is the way to get it memorialized.

I don't solicit and I don't know Hancock County.

You want a land use guy, especially one with range experience. Who is the county attorney there? May be the first choice to talk to.

 

[Dosproduction]

Yeah u can look up one I was asking the same stuff with regards to Porter county and no one gave me any straight answers. I called the Valparaiso police the state police and the DNR and all of them just tried to avoid answering my question and telling me to call the other department. Never ended up knowing exactly what I could or could not do.

 

[IndyGunworks]

What does getting it memorialized mean?

County attorney? Not sure what that is exactly. I assume you have no references for my area?

 

[churchmouse]

Doesn't really matter much as the hancock 300 ft rule would trump the 130 from a roadway anyways... Just puts a hole in the longer range I had planed... no worries though. Without a noise ordanance in the county, what could they get me on complaint wise that would prevent me from shooting there provided I am following the 300 foot rule?

Is that rule to apply to an occupied home such as a neighbor.
I know a lot of people that shoot of their back decks and occasionally out a window.

 

[IndyGunworks]

I would think it would apply only to a person in a residence willing to call and make a complaint... I doubt you will call and complain on yourself, so inapplicable by default. My house will be w/in 300 feet of his so apparently shooting from my garage will not be kosher either.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

What does getting it memorialized mean?

Have it in writing. You know, why the Chinese invented writing so they didn't have to rely on Fan Kang Ren's memory all the time.

County attorney? Not sure what that is exactly. I assume you have no references for my area?

Every county in Indiana has a business lawyer--contracts, employment law, give advice to the County Commissioners ("can the county dig a ditch there?", "what about those old railroad tracks in Buck Creek?"), and focus on zoning, zoning and more zoning. They work for the County Commissioners. These attorneys, especially in smaller counties, have regular practices.

Here is the County Attorney for Tippecanoe County: http://www.hlblaw.com/attorneys/douglas-j-masson/

A former County Attorney is who I would call first.

If anyone is going to have shooting range experience in Hancock County, it may be a former county attorney (Sheriff's Department).

 

[IndyGunworks]

a google search didn't turn anything up that matched that description... If I called the zoning office and asked is that information that they would just provide? How else can I go about finding this person.

 

[Jeepster48439]

a google search didn't turn anything up that matched that description... If I called the zoning office and asked is that information that they would just provide? How else can I go about finding this person.

Call the County Clerk's office and tell them what your are looking for. They can get you to the correct person(s).

 

[Kirk Freeman]

You want a land use/real estate attorney.

 

[Jeepster48439]

County attorney? Not sure what that is exactly.

Took a little digging, but the County Attorney's name is Ray Richardson. I got it from the Commissioner's Meeting minutes of 9/2/14.

Here is a link to contact info in Legal Directories
Ray Richardson - Lawyer in Greenfield, Indiana (IN) Hancock County - legaldirectories.com

He will probably have some insight.

 

[IndyGunworks]

huh... I saw him, but dismissed him off the list of people to call because google maps had his "office" in a subdivision, and I figured anybody who works from home is probably not the person the county would use.

 

[IndyGunworks]

Ray told me that he is the attorney for the county for these matters and it would be a conflict of interest. He was unable to refer me to anyone else that he thought would be well versed in both local and state law for this matter.... Lovely. All he told me to do was email the sheriff which no doubt will lead to an overly evasive answer. I did email him though so we will see.

Any other suggestions?

 

[Mgderf]

Not to thread-jack, but just to clarify.
It is illegal to shoot from, or across, a public road. Private roads/drives/lanes are not governed by these restrictions.

 

[Jeepster48439]

Maybe someone in this directory can be of assistance.

https://www.justia.com/lawyers/real-estate-law/indiana/hancock-county

 

[Fargo]

Ray told me that he is the attorney for the county for these matters and it would be a conflict of interest. He was unable to refer me to anyone else that he thought would be well versed in both local and state law for this matter.... Lovely. All he told me to do was email the sheriff which no doubt will lead to an overly evasive answer. I did email him though so we will see.

Any other suggestions?

Ask him who had the county attorney contract before he did....