Title 5, STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 13. Refunding bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be sold in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the issuer of such refunding bonds shall deem to be in the best interests of the issuing body, notwithstanding the provisions of IC 21-32-3, nor t…

Sec. 14. The authority of an issuing body to issue refunding bonds pursuant to this chapter is additional to any existing authority to issue such bonds and nothing in this chapter shall prevent the issuance of such bonds pursuant to any other law, and this chapter shall not be co…

Sec. 15. In connection with the issuance of refunding bonds, an issuing body and the lessee, or lessees, of any building, or buildings, financed from the proceeds of the bonds being refunded may enter into an amendment to the lease modifying or amending the provisions of such lea…

Sec. 16. Notwithstanding any other law, advance refunding bonds may be issued by an issuing body without obtaining the approval of the utility regulatory commission whether such advance refunding bonds are issued under this chapter or any other law. As added by P.L.44-1987, SEC.2…

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to bonds that are: (1) issued after June 30, 2008, by a local issuing body; and (2) payable from ad valorem property taxes, special benefit taxes on property, or tax increment revenues derived from property taxes; including bonds that are issued …

Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to bonds that are: (1) issued after June 30, 2008, by a local issuing body; and (2) payable from ad valorem property taxes, special benefit taxes on property, or tax increment revenues derived from property taxes; including bonds that are issued …

Sec. 2. (a) The governing body of any issuing body may by ordinance provide for the issuance of bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued at any time by such issuing body or its predecessor, and to pay redemption premiums and costs of refunding to effect a saving to the issuing bo…

Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "eligible school corporation" means a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17) that satisfies all the conditions required by this section. (b) As used in this section, "increment" means the annual difference between: (1) the annual de…

Sec. 2.6. (a) This section applies as an alternative to section 2.5 of this chapter. (b) As used in this section, "eligible school corporation" means a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17) that satisfies all the conditions required by this section. (c) As used in this …

Sec. 3. Any bonds issued for refunding purposes may be delivered in exchange for the outstanding bonds being refunded or may be sold in the manner provided in this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.28, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.20.

Sec. 4. (a) Bonds may be refunded under this chapter when the holders thereof voluntarily surrender them for exchange or payment, or, if they mature, or are subject to redemption prior to maturity within twenty (20) years from the date of the refunding bonds. In any advance refun…

Sec. 5. Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount in excess of the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded. The principal amount of the refunding bonds may be less than or the same as the principal amount of the bonds being refunded so long as provision is duly and…

Sec. 6. The proceeds of the refunding bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be placed in escrow and applied, with any other available funds, to the payment on the date selected for redemption of the principal, accrued interest and any redemption premiums of the bonds being …

Sec. 7. The governing body may contract with respect to the safekeeping and application of the advance refunding bond proceeds and other funds included therewith and the income therefrom. The governing body may provide in the refunding plan that until such moneys are required to …

Sec. 8. (a) The governing body may secure the bonds by a trust indenture by and between the issuing body and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or outside of the state of Indiana, and may convey or mortgage prop…

Sec. 9. When an issuing body has irrevocably set aside for and pledged to the payment of revenue bonds to be refunded, advance refunding bond proceeds and other moneys in amounts which together with known earned income from the investment thereof are sufficient in amount to pay t…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a political subdivision that: (1) has an official website; and (2) is authorized under IC 5-3-1-2 or another statute to publish a notice on the political subdivision's website in accordance with this chapter. As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2. Amende…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "official website" means the Internet location designated by a political subdivision as its primary source of information about the political subdivision on the Internet. As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.42.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 3-5-2.1-79. The term includes any administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, officer, service, or other simil…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 4. (a) A political subdivision that is required by statute to publish notice in a newspaper two (2) or more times may make: (1) the first publication of a …

Sec. 5. The notice must: (1) be in a location on the official website where the notice is easily accessible and identifiable; and (2) remain on the official website not less than seven (7) days after the last posting date required by law has expired. As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC…

Sec. 6. (a) The political subdivision or county, or a contractor that contracts with the political subdivision or county to administer the official website, shall: (1) create a printed copy of any notice posted on the official website in a format that includes the date of publica…

Sec. 7. Proof of publication of an electronically published notice for the purpose of complying with public notice requirements is satisfied and considered conclusive upon the provision of the proof of publication described in section 6 of this chapter: (1) executed by the offici…

Sec. 8. The political subdivision shall: (1) designate an official of the political subdivision to be responsible for electronic publications; and (2) post the official's name and contact information on the official website. As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2025,…

Sec. 9. IC 5-3-1-2.3 and any other provision regarding an error or omission in a notice published in a newspaper also apply to the electronic publication of a notice made in accordance with this chapter. As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. Every public official elected or appointed to any public office, employment or position of trust, and officer of the Indiana national guard, who is required to execute and furnish a bond or other like obligation may procure such bond or other like obligation from a surety…

Sec. 2. The cost of any such bond or other like obligation so procured, if furnished by a state officer or employee, shall be paid out of the general fund of the state treasury; if furnished by an officer or employee of any state institution, such cost shall be paid out of the ma…

Sec. 3. The cost of any such surety bond or other like obligation so required, as hereinbefore provided, shall be paid in the same manner as office expenses, and the proper fiduciary officer of the state or of any such municipal corporation or institution is hereby authorized and…

Sec. 4. In the event that any surety bond shall have been procured and executed, prior to February 28, 1925, by any officer whose term of office will extend beyond February 28, 1925, any deferred payments on any such bond which may fall due on or after January 1, 1926, shall be p…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies notwithstanding any other statute. (b) Whenever the state or an instrumentality of the state pays for a bond or crime insurance policy endorsed to cover the faithful performance of duty of an employee of the state or an instrumentality of the stat…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies when a vacancy must be filled under: (1) IC 3-13-9; or (2) IC 3-13-11; due to a reason set forth in IC 36-5-2-6.5(3). As added by P.L.174-2002, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.16; P.L.119-2005, SEC.26.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "member" refers to a town council member. As added by P.L.174-2002, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. (a) The town council may hold a public meeting to determine whether a circumstance has occurred under IC 36-5-2-6.5(3) that results in a vacancy on the town council. The town council may set a meeting for making the determination on its own motion, or a person may petitio…

Sec. 4. (a) If the town council is reasonably satisfied that any circumstance has occurred under IC 36-5-2-6.5(3), the council may, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members appointed to the body, vote to declare a vacancy in the town council membership. The member who …

Sec. 5. The member whose seat is vacated may file an action under IC 34-17-1 with the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county where the town is located. As added by P.L.174-2002, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.26.

Sec. 1. (a) Whenever an examination is made under this article, a report of the examination shall be made. The report must include a list of findings and shall be signed and verified by the examiner making the examination. A finding that is critical of an examined entity must be …

Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, "audited entity" includes only the following: (1) A state agency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1). (2) A public hospital. (3) A municipality. (4) A body corporate and politic. (5) A state educational institution. (6) An entity to the extent that …

Sec. 2. Upon the written request of the attorney-general, the prosecuting attorney of the circuit having jurisdiction of such action shall appear with the attorney-general in all causes begun by the attorney-general for the recovery of monies or for whatever purposes growing out …

Sec. 3. (a) The attorney general, by and with the consent of the state examiner and the deputy examiners, may compromise and adjust any action brought by the attorney general as required in this article. In all cases where any money comes into the attorney general's hands, the at…

Sec. 4. In any action brought under this article, the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover, in addition to the amount misappropriated, diverted, or unaccounted for, all such examination costs and penalties and interest as might be recoverable under laws other than this chapter.…

Sec. 5. The remedies provided for in this chapter are cumulative, and this chapter shall not be construed to abridge the rights of other officers to sue on behalf of municipalities, except to the extent that where the attorney general has brought an action under the authority of …

Sec. 7. (a) The state board of accounts or a person designated in writing by it may collect any of the following: (1) Unpaid fines, costs, or fees that are imposed for violations of statutes defining a crime or infraction and are owed to the state or its political subdivisions. (…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the authority when acting under any other statute for any other purpose. As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.

Sec. 10. If the authority is unable to agree with the owners, lessees, or occupants of any real property selected for the purposes of this chapter, the authority may proceed to procure the condemnation of the property under IC 32-24-1. The authority may not institute a proceeding…

Sec. 11. (a) Before or after the award of construction contracts, or the arranging of financing, the authority and the department of administration may negotiate a use and occupancy agreement. The budget agency, after consulting with the budget committee, must approve any use and…

Sec. 12. Unless the use and occupancy agreement provides otherwise, the department of administration shall provide for the operation, maintenance, and repair of each state facility. As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.