Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 12. (a) Whenever a contract provides for the purchase, sale, or exchange of services, supplies, or equipment between or among Indiana governmental entities only, no notice by publication or posting is required. (b) Whenever a contract provides for one (1) Indiana governmenta…

Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "economic development entity" means any of the following: (1) A department of redevelopment organized under IC 36-7-14. (2) A department of metropolitan development under IC 36-7-15.1. (3) A port authority organized under IC 8-10-5. (4) An ai…

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies to a political subdivision if: (1) the political subdivision enters into an agreement with one (1) or more other political subdivisions under this chapter to transfer, combine, or share powers, duties, functions, or resources; and (2) the politic…

Sec. 2. (a) A power that may be exercised by an Indiana political subdivision and by one (1) or more other governmental entities may be exercised: (1) by one (1) or more entities on behalf of others; or (2) jointly by the entities. Entities that want to do this must, by ordinance…

Sec. 3. (a) An agreement under this section must provide for the following: (1) Its duration. (2) Its purpose. (3) The manner of financing, staffing, and supplying the joint undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget therefor. (4) The methods that may be employed in…

Sec. 4. (a) If an agreement under section 3 of this chapter: (1) involves as parties: (A) only Indiana political subdivisions; or (B) an Indiana political subdivision and: (i) a public instrumentality; or (ii) a public corporate body; created or authorized by state law; (2) is ap…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and regardless of the requirements of section 4 of this chapter, if an agreement under section 3 of this chapte…

Sec. 6. Before it takes effect, an agreement under section 3 of this chapter must be recorded with the county recorder. Not later than sixty (60) days after it takes effect, such an agreement must be filed with the state board of accounts for audit purposes. [Pre-Local Government…

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), if an agreement under section 3 of this chapter concerns the provision of law enforcement or firefighting services, the following provisions apply: (1) Visiting law enforcement officers or firefighters have the same powers and dut…

Sec. 8. If any entities of other jurisdictions are parties to an agreement under section 3 of this chapter, the agreement constitutes an interstate compact. However, in a case or controversy involving such an agreement, all parties to the agreement shall be considered real partie…

Sec. 9. (a) This section may be used only for an agreement between an Indiana municipality and the executive of the county in which it is located concerning highway construction and maintenance and related matters. (b) An agreement under this section must provide for the followin…

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) The following definitions apply to this section: (1) "Copy" means: (A) transcribing or duplicating a document by handwriting, photocopy, xerography, or duplicating machine; (B) duplicating electronically stored data onto a disk, tape, drum, or any other means of elec…

Sec. 10.1. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Bulk form copy" means an aggregation of: (A) copies of all recorded documents received by the county recorder for recording in a calendar day, week, month, or year; (B) the indices for finding, retrievin…

Sec. 10.2. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers to the county recorder's records perpetuation fund established under section 10(g) of this chapter. (b) A county recorder may pay all or a portion of the expenses of the county recorder's office for the following calendar year…

Sec. 10.5. (a) This section applies only in a county containing a consolidated city. (b) The county recorder shall deposit the fees collected under section 10(c)(1) and 10(c)(8) of this chapter as follows: (1) Nine dollars ($9) in the county general fund. (2) Five dollars ($5) in…

Sec. 10.7. (a) This section applies in a county containing a consolidated city that has established a housing trust fund under IC 36-7-15.1-35.5(e). (b) The county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance authorizing the county recorder to charge a fee of ten dollars ($10) for each doc…

Sec. 13. The county fiscal body may grant to the county assessor, in addition to the compensation fixed under IC 36-2-5, a per diem for each day that the assessor is engaged in reassessment activities under a reassessment plan prepared under IC 6-1.1-4-4.2. This section applies r…

Sec. 15. The clerk of the circuit court, county auditor, county treasurer, county recorder, and county sheriff shall keep, in proper fee books, an accurate account of all fees and charges required by this statute for services performed by them or their employees. Each of these of…

Sec. 16. (a) At each of its meetings, the county executive and its attorney shall inspect the records of county officers who collect fees and compare them with the accounts submitted by those officers. (b) A county officer who fails to deliver a fee book for inspection under this…

Sec. 17. An officer who fails to pay the amount due from the officer into the county treasury shall forfeit to the state a sum equal to the amount of fees actually collected during that quarter, to be collected by the prosecuting attorney of the county and paid into the common sc…

Sec. 18. An officer named in this chapter who knowingly: (1) taxes any fees or makes any charges for services the officer does not actually perform; (2) charges for any services any rate or fee other than that allowed by statute; or (3) fails to enter, tax, or charge at the prope…

Sec. 19. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers to a county elected officials training fund established under subsection (b). (b) Each county legislative body shall establish a county elected officials training fund to supplement appropriations that may come from the county g…

Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided by sections 6, 9, and 13 of this chapter, the compensation fixed for county officers and employees under this title is in full for all governmental services and in lieu of all: (1) fees; (2) per diems; (3) penalties; (4) costs; (5) interest; (…

Sec. 3. County officers, except for officers subject to sections 4 and 5 of this chapter, are entitled to a sum for mileage in the performance of their official duties in an amount determined by the county fiscal body. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-72-14 par…

Sec. 4. (a) This chapter does not apply to travel required of a county sheriff under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act (IC 35-33-10). (b) If the county sheriff uses a personal automobile for travel within Indiana for use in an emergency, the county sheriff is entitled to a sum…

Sec. 5. (a) The following persons may use their own conveyances when necessary for the performance of their official duties, and are entitled to a sum for mileage at a rate determined by the county fiscal body: (1) The county surveyor, if authorized by the county executive to use…

Sec. 6. Sums for mileage prescribed by this chapter are in addition to other compensation prescribed by statute, and the persons receiving such sums are not required to pay them into the county general fund. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-70-1 part; 17-3-77-…

Sec. 7. Any changes in the sum per mile that the state establishes by July 1 of any year shall be included in the compensation that the county fiscal body fixes in that same year to take effect January 1 of the next year. However, the fiscal body may, by ordinance, provide for th…

Sec. 8. This chapter does not affect statutes permitting counties to furnish motor vehicles for use of a county officer. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-72-15.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. This chapter does not require the county sheriff to pay the following into the county general fund: (1) Any damages set forth in a warrant that is issued by the department of state revenue and on which collection is made by the sheriff, including damages prescribed by IC …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to each consolidated city and its county. In addition, IC 36-4-8 applies to the consolidated city, and IC 36-2-6 applies to the county. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. The consolidated city is entitled to receive the following monies, as they become available, to use in carrying out the powers, duties, and obligations of the consolidated city and its special service districts and special taxing districts: (1) Revenues from the levies of…

Sec. 3. (a) For purposes of determining the right of the consolidated city to receive a distribution of money described by section 2 of this chapter based on population, the population of the fire special service district is considered the population of the consolidated city. (b)…

Sec. 4. Whenever any money is held, appropriated, or contributed for a specific function, or in a special fund or trust, the consolidated city, or its special service district or special taxing district, shall administer that money according to the requirements and limitations pl…

Sec. 5. (a) Liens for taxes levied by the consolidated city are perfected when evidenced on the tax duplicate in the office of the treasurer of the county. (b) Liens created when the city enters upon property to make improvements to bring it into compliance with a city ordinance,…

Sec. 6. The governing body of a public library located in the county may recommend and the county fiscal body may elect to provide revenue to the public library from part of the certified distribution, if any, that the county is to receive during that same year under IC 6-3.6-9. …

Sec. 7. (a) The definitions in IC 8-14-1 apply throughout this section. (b) Beginning in calendar year 2024, the following amounts must be used by the consolidated city for the construction, reconstruction, and preservation of the consolidated city's local streets (as defined in …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to second and third class cities. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.44, SEC.45.

Sec. 10. The department budgets prepared under section 6 of this chapter must include the compensation of department heads and must be submitted to the city legislative body under section 7 of this chapter. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-6.5-6.] As added by A…

Sec. 11. If the city legislative body does not pass the ordinance required by section 7 of this chapter before November 2 of each year, the most recent annual appropriations and annual tax levy are continued for the ensuing budget year. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citati…

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

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to compensation paid by a city to members of its police and fire departments. (b) Subject to the approval of the city legislative body, the city executive shall fix the compensation of each appointive officer, deputy, and other employee of …

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to the approval of the city legislative body, the city executive may provide that city officers (including elected city officers) and employees receive additional compensation for services that: (1) are performed for the city; (2) are not governmental in natur…

Sec. 5. Salaries of city officers and employees shall be scheduled as provided in the budget classification prescribed by the state board of accounts. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-2-1-13 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3.

Sec. 6. 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 city shall formulate a budget estimate for the ensuing budget year in the following manner: (1) Each department head shall prepare for t…