Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "compensation" means the total of all money paid to an elected town officer for performing duties as a town officer, regardless of the source of funds from which the money is paid. The term includes all employee benefits paid to an elected tow…

Sec. 3. Before the publication (before January 1, 2015) and before the submission of notice of budget estimates required by IC 6-1.1-17-3, each town shall formulate a budget estimate for the ensuing budget year in the following manner, unless it provides by ordinance for a differ…

Sec. 4. The town fiscal officer shall present the report of budget estimates to the town legislative body under IC 6-1.1-17. After reviewing the report, the legislative body shall prepare an ordinance fixing the rate of taxation for the ensuing budget year and an ordinance making…

Sec. 5. After the passage of the appropriation ordinance, the town legislative body may make further or additional appropriations by ordinance, unless their result is to increase the tax levy set under IC 6-1.1-17. The legislative body may, by ordinance, decrease any appropriatio…

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "compensation" means the total of all money paid to an elected town officer for performing duties as a town officer, regardless of the source of funds from which the money is paid. The term includes all employee benefits paid to a town officer…

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 1, 2, 10, 11, and 16 of this chapter by P.L.220-1986 do not affect a proposal initiated before September 1, 1986, to amend, repeal, or otherwise change a comprehensive plan or zoning ordinance under IC 36-7-4. Such a proposal may be consi…

Sec. 1. (a) Section 2 of this chapter applies only to areas subject to the jurisdiction of no plan commission under this article. (b) Sections 3 through 9 of this chapter apply only to: (1) areas subject to the jurisdiction of an advisory plan commission under this article; and (…

Sec. 10. (a) The owners of land in a plat may vacate all or part of that plat under: (1) this section; or (2) IC 36-7-4-711. (b) In a case in which all the owners of land in a plat are in agreement regarding a proposed vacation, the owners may file a written instrument to vacate …

Sec. 12. (a) Persons who: (1) own or are interested in any lots or parts of lots; and (2) want to vacate all or part of a public way or public place in or contiguous to those lots or parts of lots; may file a petition for vacation with the legislative body of: (A) a municipality,…

Sec. 13. (a) A remonstrance or objection permitted by section 12 of this chapter may be filed or raised by any person aggrieved by the proposed vacation, but only on one (1) or more of the following grounds: (1) The vacation would hinder the growth or orderly development of the u…

Sec. 14. (a) If any platted land is vacated, the descriptions of the lots and parcels of that land shall be preserved as set forth in the plat, with the proportionate parts of vacated streets and alleys added as provided by law, unless all the owners of land in the vacated area c…

Sec. 15. After the termination of a vacation proceeding under this chapter, a subsequent vacation proceeding affecting the same property and asking for the same relief may not be initiated for two (2) years. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-49.] As added by …

Sec. 16. (a) Platted easements may be vacated in the same manner as public ways and public places, in accordance with section 12 of this chapter or with IC 36-7-4-712, whichever is applicable. (b) Notwithstanding this article, vacation proceedings do not deprive a public utility …

requisites, approval, and recording of plat Sec. 2. (a) A person who lays out a subdivision of lots or lands outside the corporate boundaries of any municipality shall record a correct plat of the subdivision in the office of the recorder of the county before selling any lots in …

Sec. 3. (a) A person who lays out: (1) a town; (2) an addition to a municipality; or (3) a subdivision of lots or lands within the corporate boundaries of a municipality; shall record a correct plat of the town, addition, or subdivision in the office of the recorder of the county…

Sec. 4. (a) A municipality that does not have a sufficient survey and plat of its corporate territory may, by a resolution of its legislative body passed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, order a survey and plat of the municipality. When the survey and plat have been made, the legislat…

Sec. 5. (a) If there are five (5) or more specific tracts of land in a municipality that: (1) approximate in size any of the platted lots in the municipality; (2) are not platted or numbered; and (3) are near or contiguous to each other; the municipal legislative body may cause t…

Sec. 6. (a) Before a survey of a municipality is made under this chapter, the municipal legislative body must declare, by resolution, the necessity for making the survey or plat. The resolution must describe and embrace all tracts to be included in the plat, with the description …

Sec. 7. (a) In making a survey of a municipality under this chapter, a professional surveyor shall adhere as nearly as possible to boundary lines between tracts. If the owners of adjacent tracts do not agree on the location of the boundary line between them, the professional surv…

Sec. 8. (a) When a plat is filed under section 7 of this chapter, the municipal clerk shall immediately give notice, in accordance with IC 5-3-1, that on a specified day, at an hour and place named in the notice, the municipal legislative body will meet to consider the profession…

Sec. 9. (a) The expenses arising from a survey and plat in a municipality under this chapter shall be charged to the property platted, in the proportion the municipal legislative body considers just and equitable. When approving the land surveyor's report of the survey and plat, …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to second and third class cities. It also applies to other units, where specifically indicated. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-1-11-1 part; 18-2-1-4.2 part; 18-2-1-4.4 part; 18-2-1-5 part; 18-2-1-6 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L…

Sec. 10. (a) The police department shall, within the city: (1) preserve peace; (2) prevent offenses; (3) detect and arrest criminals; (4) suppress riots, mobs, and insurrections; (5) disperse unlawful and dangerous assemblages and assemblages that obstruct the free passage of pub…

Sec. 12. Subject to IC 3-5-9, members of the safety board and members of any township, town, or city (including a consolidated city) police department, fire department, or volunteer fire department (as defined by IC 36-8-12-2) may: (1) be candidates for elective office and serve …

Sec. 13. The safety board may, subject to city ordinances, adopt rules regulating the giving of bond by an appointee or class of appointees in the department for faithful performance of official duty. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-11-10.] As added by Acts 19…

Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to second class cities. (b) The safety board may draft an ordinance and submit it to the legislative body for the creation, management, and distribution of a police insurance fund or a firefighters' insurance fund, including a provision fo…

Sec. 15. (a) This section also applies to all members of a fire department organized by a town. (b) Members of the police and fire departments are exempt from service in the militia, except in case of war, invasion, or insurrection. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations:…

Sec. 16. If a building in the city is on fire, or if a building adjacent to it is liable to take or convey fire to other buildings and cause great destruction of property, the fire chief, or the fire chief's assistant acting as chief with the concurrence of the executive or of th…

Sec. 18. A humane officer shall be appointed in every city from among the members of the police department. The humane officer shall detect and arrest persons violating humane statutes. The humane officer is entitled to the same pay as other police officers of the city and is sub…

Sec. 19. (a) The safety board may appoint a police matron, including assistants that are necessary. The matron shall receive, search, and properly care for, at the jail or station house, all female prisoners who are arrested and detained in custody in the city. The matron is not …

Sec. 2. (a) The safety board of a city shall administer the police and fire departments of the city, except as provided by any statute or ordinance referred to in section 5 of this chapter. (b) The safety board has exclusive control over all matters and property relating to the f…

Sec. 20. (a) This section applies to counties and towns as well as cities. (b) A unit shall provide by ordinance the number of police reserve officers that the department may appoint. (c) Police reserve officers shall be appointed by the same authority that appoints regular membe…

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this section applies to all units. (b) This subsection does not apply to the appointment of a fire chief under a waiver under IC 36-8-4-6(c) or the appointment of a police chief under a waiver under IC 36-8-4-6.5(c). An individua…

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2017, to a police reserve officer who is injured or contracts an illness in the course of or as the result of performing duties as a police reserve officer. (b) A unit shall furnish without charge to a police reserve officer th…

Sec. 23. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2017, to a police reserve officer who is unable to pursue the officer's usual vocation as the result of an injury or illness occurring in the course of or as the result of the performance of duties as a police reserve officer. …

Sec. 3. (a) A majority of the members of the safety board constitutes a quorum. The board shall adopt rules concerning the time of holding regular and special meetings and of giving notice of them. The board shall elect one (1) of its members chair, who holds the position as long…

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies to a member of the fire department of a city, town, or township to whom IC 36-8-2.2 applies. (b) A member has at least the rights of representation set forth in IC 36-8-2.2 in any meeting under this chapter at which the chief of the fire departm…

Sec. 3.6. (a) As used in this section, "provider" means: (1) a city, town, or township; or (2) a volunteer fire department; that provides fire protection services under an agreement described in subsection (b). (b) A city or town may enter into an agreement with a provider to pro…

Sec. 4. (a) This section also applies to all: (1) towns and townships that have full-time, paid police or fire departments; (2) fire departments of fire protection districts established under IC 36-8-11 and fire protection territories established under IC 36-8-19 that have full-t…

Sec. 4.1. (a) This section also applies to all: (1) towns and townships that have full-time, paid police or fire departments; (2) fire departments of fire protection districts established under IC 36-8-11 and fire protection territories established under IC 36-8-19 that have full…

Sec. 4.3. (a) This section also applies to a town, township, or fire department of a fire protection territory or fire protection district, that has at least one (1) certified employee of a full-time, paid fire or police department, without regard to whether: (1) the employee is …

Sec. 5. Except as provided in section 4.3 of this chapter, sections 3, 4, and 4.1 of this chapter do not apply to a police or fire department having a board or commission established by statute or ordinance to establish or administer policies based on merit for the appointment, p…

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to: (1) all municipalities; and (2) a county having a consolidated city. (b) A warrant of search or arrest, issued by any judge, may be executed in the municipality by: (1) any municipal police officer; or (2) a member of the consolidated law enfo…

Sec. 7. (a) The safety board may detail regular police officers or firefighters, or appoint and swear an additional number of special police officers or firefighters, to do special duty within the city. Regular police officers and firefighters serving special duty shall be paid t…

Sec. 8. (a) The safety board may employ civilian technical and clerical personnel to work with the police department as civilian radio operators, radio technicians, chemical technicians, laboratory technicians, and other civilian technical personnel and clerical personnel that ar…

Sec. 9. The safety board, police chief, and fire chief may administer oaths to a person summoned in a proceeding authorized by this chapter and may take depositions under the rules or orders of the board. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-11-6.] As added by Acts…