Indiana residents can easily search for previous meth lab activity in their neighborhood

Company Website: http://www.IN.gov
INDIANAPOLIS -- (Business Wire)

Hoosier residents wondering if a property has ever been used as a clandestine meth lab, can now find out such information at the IN.gov websitehttp://www.in.gov/meth/. The website offers a newly released repository of data dating back to January 2, 2007. The data includes numerous details regarding the lab, including location information, occurrence reports, case numbers, and the type of meth lab.

“This project has been a year in the making, and our partners at IN.gov were a tremendous asset with their knowledge of software available to perform the functions we envisioned for this web application. This project and our partnership support Governor Pence’s Roadmap for Indiana by protecting and improving the health, safety and well-being of Hoosier families. We are pleased the public has already found it such a useful tool,” said First Sergeant Niki Crawford of the Indiana State Police.

Since the release of the information, the data has had more than 83,000 views. Leveraging an innovative open data portal, users are able to access additional data views with custom filters and mapping functionality. These filtered views can be created by anyone who registers for an account.

Meth lab locations listed on the website are those that fit the following criteria:

• At least 180 days have passed since the seizure of the lab by law enforcement, if the address is a “property” as defined by IC 5-2-6-19(b)
• Locations not defined as “property” will be listed approximately 30 days after the seizure of the lab
• It has been no more than 90 days since the approval of the Qualified Inspector’s Certificate of Illegal Drug Lab Cleanup (form 53276) received from IDEM
• The lab was reported to the Indiana State Police (ISP) either through an ISP criminal incident report or via EPIC 143 report submission by another police agency
• The lab was seized January 1, 2007, or after

Labs' information may be unavailable due to the lab not being reported, pending ISP review of the report, it has been less than 180 since seizure, the property was certified clean by the submission of form 53276 to IDEM and ISP prior to the initial 180 day wait period, or the lab was seized prior to December 31, 2006.

The Indiana State Police will update the data on a regular basis to ensure the highest visibility of this important information. To begin reviewing the latest meth lab locations, or to create your own view of the data, visit http://www.in.gov/meth/2371.htm.

About IN.gov

IN.gov is the official website of the state of Indiana (www.IN.gov) and a service of the Indiana Office of Technology. The IN.gov program is a collaborative effort between the state of Indiana and Indiana Interactive. Indiana Interactive is the official eGovernment solutions provider for the state of Indiana. The company builds and manages interactive government services on behalf of the state and is a wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV).

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” five times, most recently ranked at No.11 (2013), and the company has been included three times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

Contacts:

Indiana Interactive
Sloane Wright, 317-233-2108
sloane@nicusa.com

Source: IN.gov