Burglary of treasury; reimbursement by appropriation

Sec. 20. Whenever the county treasury is burglarized the county fiscal body may appropriate from the county general fund an amount sufficient to reimburse the treasurer for any loss sustained if: (1) the treasurer establishes that before the burglary the treasurer made detailed deposits of county funds as required by statute; (2) the county executive has not procured safe or burglary insurance to protect county funds; and (3) the proper law enforcement agency, after investigation, has filed with the county executive a statement concluding that the burglary did not result from the negligence or participation of the treasurer. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-36-1.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.70.