Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. (a) A person who has an interest in preserving evidence of a document, the record of which in the recorder's office has been destroyed, shall make a verified statement before the recorder that: (1) the person has an interest in preserving evidence of the document; (2) th…

certified copies; fee for recording Sec. 11. (a) A party to a legal proceeding may introduce a record of testimony made under section 10 of this chapter into evidence. Such a record has the same force as oral testimony at the trial by the witness whose statement makes up the reco…

Sec. 12. If the record of a will, letters testamentary, or letters of administration is destroyed, and an authenticated copy of the will or letters is presented to the clerk of the proper court, the clerk shall record the copy as if it was the original and shall note on the recor…

Sec. 13. A guardian, administrator, or executor whose official bond is destroyed in a general destruction of a county's records shall file a new bond with the proper officer within three (3) months after the bond is destroyed. The liability on the new bond commences with its fili…

Sec. 14. If: (1) the official bond of a county officer is destroyed; and (2) the county officer receives a written notice of the destruction of the county officer's bond from the officer having custody of the bond; the county officer shall file a new bond with the proper officer …

Sec. 15. (a) If public documents in the custody of the county treasurer are destroyed, the officer whose duty it is to furnish those documents shall immediately make new copies of them in the same manner in which they were originally made and shall deliver these copies to the tre…

Sec. 16. If the assessment rolls and tax duplicates of a county are destroyed, the county executive shall cause new assessments and appraisals to be made, in the same manner and under the same regulations that they were originally made, and shall conduct all proceedings necessary…

Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section: "Book" means a book, register, index, or file that the law requires a county recorder to maintain. "Electronic storage medium" means a magnetic tape, card, diskette, disk, or other medium on which data may be entered and retained and from whi…

Sec. 2. (a) The county auditor, county treasurer, county surveyor, and county sheriff shall keep in their offices all records that they are required to make and shall deliver them to their successors. (b) The clerk of the circuit court, county auditor, and county recorder shall u…

Sec. 3. (a) A county officer who is required to record documents may record them by a photographic process if: (1) the process is adopted by the county executive; and (2) the necessary photographic equipment and supplies are furnished for that purpose by the county executive. (b)…

Sec. 4. (a) A county officer may record documents by miniature photographic process or microfilm process if: (1) the installation of the process is approved by the county executive; and (2) the process provides for an original and a duplicate film copy of each document that the o…

Sec. 5. (a) If it is necessary to preserve the records of: (1) the circuit court clerk's office; (2) the county auditor's office; (3) the county treasurer's office; (4) the county recorder's office; (5) the county sheriff's office; (6) a court of record; or (7) the county surveyo…

Sec. 6. (a) If records belonging to the county or a court of record in the county are destroyed, the county auditor shall immediately notify the county executive, which shall meet at the time and place specified by the auditor. During the next twelve (12) months, the county execu…

Sec. 7. (a) Before performing any duties as commissioner, a commissioner appointed under section 6(c) of this chapter shall give twenty (20) days notice of: (1) the commissioner's appointment; (2) the time when the commissioner will begin to perform the commissioner's duties; and…

Sec. 8. (a) Records compiled by the commissioner, or certified copies of those records, are admissible in any legal proceeding and have the force that the same testimony would have if it were delivered orally. Complete or partial copies of a volume of the commissioner's records m…

Sec. 9. (a) If all or part of the records of the recorder's office are destroyed, the recorder shall immediately obtain a book in which the recorder shall restore the destroyed parts of the record. The recorder shall, in the order in which they are presented, record in this book …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all units except townships. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-21-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.36.

Sec. 10. The director of the agency shall prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to carry out this chapter, including rules and regulations establishing standards and methods for inspection of buildings, bidding for properties by applicants, and measurement of rehabilitati…

Sec. 11. Property acquired or held under this chapter with retention of the deed by the unit is considered property of the unit held for municipal purposes and is exempt from property taxation. This property tax exemption becomes effective on the date of conveyance to the unit. A…

Sec. 12. (a) A property for which no one applies in two (2) successive drawings held under this chapter may be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. (b) The proceeds of the sale of real property acquired under IC 6-1.1-25-7.5 shall be applied to the cost of the sale, incl…

Sec. 2. The fiscal body of a unit may by ordinance designate an agency or quasi-public corporation, or establish a new agency, to administer an urban homesteading program under which family dwellings for one (1) through four (4) families may be conveyed to individuals or families…

Sec. 3. (a) The agency designated or established in section 2 of this chapter may acquire real property in the name of the unit, for use as provided in this chapter. (b) Under IC 6-1.1-24-4.5, the county auditor shall provide a list of real property on which one (1) or more insta…

Sec. 4. The agency shall, after the acquisition of real property for use as provided in this chapter, take the steps necessary to fully inform the residents of each unit in which the dwellings are located of: (1) the existence, nature, and location of the dwellings; (2) the quali…

Sec. 5. (a) A person or community organization may apply for the program by completing a bid application. (b) The following applicants are qualified and shall be approved to receive real property offered under this chapter: (1) A person who: (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of…

Sec. 6. The conveyance of a dwelling to an applicant under this chapter shall be made in return for a fee of one dollar ($1) or more and the execution by the applicant of an agreement with the following minimum conditions: (1) The applicant must: (A) if a person, reside in the dw…

Sec. 7. (a) The agency shall convey the real property acquired for the purposes of this chapter to those persons or community organizations qualified under section 6 of this chapter by using the methods prescribed by subsection (b), (c), or (d). (b) The real property may be conve…

Sec. 8. Before the vesting of a fee simple title in the purchaser, any material failure by the purchaser to carry out the agreement entered into under section 6 of this chapter nullifies the agreement and all right, title, and interest in the property immediately reverts to the a…

Sec. 9. (a) When, after purchase, a person has resided in the dwelling for the required three (3) year period, brought the property into compliance with the required code standards, and otherwise complied with the terms of the person's agreement, the agency shall convey to the pe…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the fire prevention and building safety commission. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21.

Sec. 10. (a) The department shall give a person who: (1) is aggrieved by an order issued under section 9 of this chapter; and (2) requests review of the order in verbal or written form; an opportunity to informally discuss the order with the department. Review under this subsecti…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 11. (a) An order issued under section 9 or 10 of this chapter may be appealed to the commission under IC 4-21.5-3-7. A decision to deny a request to modify…

Sec. 12. The department may enforce an order issued under this chapter under IC 4-21.5-6. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.582; P.L.187-2021, SEC.152.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 13. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fire department" means a paid fire department or a volunteer fire department that renders fire prevention or fire protection services to a political subdivision. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.103.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fire safety law" means any law, including rules and orders of the commission, safeguarding life or property from the hazards o…

Sec. 4.5. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.146.

Sec. 5. (a) The fire chief and the designees of the fire chief in every fire department are assistants to the state fire marshal. (b) A fire department shall comply with an order issued by the department under IC 22-14-2-4 that directs the fire department to assist the department…

Sec. 6. A fire department may enforce under this chapter any fire safety law that is applicable to the jurisdiction served by the fire department. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21.

Sec. 7. (a) A fire department shall investigate and determine the causes and circumstances surrounding each fire occurring within the territory served by the fire department. The fire department shall begin the investigation when the fire occurs. The fire department shall immedia…

Sec. 7.5. (a) As used in this section, "police powers" means the power to: (1) make an arrest; (2) conduct a search or seizure of a person or property; or (3) carry a firearm. (b) A fire investigator of a first class or second class city may exercise police powers if the fire inv…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 8. (a) A fire department serving an area that does not include a city may engage in an inspection program to promote compliance with fire safety laws. Upon…

Sec. 9. (a) A fire department may issue orders under IC 4-21.5-3-6 to require a person to cease and correct a violation of the fire safety laws. The order must grant a reasonable time in which to correct a violation of law covered by the order. (b) A fire department may issue an …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all municipalities. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-6-3-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.90.

Sec. 2. Whenever the works board of a municipality wants to improve a public way or public place, or to construct, repair, or reconstruct a sidewalk, curb, gutter, sewer, or drain in the municipality, it shall adopt a preliminary resolution designating whether the proposed improv…

Sec. 3. A municipality may, by ordinance and in compliance with the procedures for the establishment of a cumulative fund under IC 6-1.1-41, establish a general improvement fund, which shall be used to construct, repair, or improve streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and …