Indiana Code Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco § 7.1-3-19-11

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall follow the recommendation of a majority of the members of a local board to grant or deny an application for a retailer's or dealer's permit of any type, unless, after the commission's review of that recommendation, the commission determines that to follow the recommendation would be:

Such review shall be de novo.

(b) If the commission determines not to follow the recommendation of a local board, after the commission's review of that recommendation according to the standards set forth in subsection (a), the commission shall make written findings of fact on each material issue on which the commission's determination is based.