Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 9. (a) One (1) to three (3) days before the vacation leave period of a city officer or employee begins, the city may pay the officer or employee the amount of compensation the officer or employee will earn while on vacation leave. (b) Compensation for services paid to a sala…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all townships. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. (a) The county fiscal body shall, in the manner prescribed by IC 36-2-5 or IC 36-2-6, fix and appropriate money to pay the per diem established under section 5 of this chapter and the salaries and per diems of the county's township assessors and any deputies or other emp…

Sec. 11. (a) Deputies and other employees of a township assessor must file their claims for compensation, which must be verified by the township assessor. Claims for employment that is not on an annual basis must show the actual number of days employed. Deputies and other employe…

Sec. 13. (a) A member of the township legislative body who holds office for a fraction of any year is entitled to a proportionate fraction of the annual salary. (b) A member of the township legislative body who holds office on December 31 of any year is entitled to the member's s…

Sec. 2.1. A township executive is entitled to the annual compensation and annual appropriation for clerical employees (other than those authorized under IC 12-20-4-2 through IC 12-20-4-11 and IC 12-20-4-14) fixed under IC 36-6-6-10. As added by Acts 1980, P.L.125, SEC.29. Amended…

Sec. 3. (a) The annual appropriations to a township executive for the expenses of renting an office and telephone and telegraph expenses must, as nearly as is possible, be equal to the actual cost of those items. If the township executive uses a part of the executive's residence …

Sec. 5. (a) When performing the real property reassessment duties under a county's reassessment plan prepared under IC 6-1.1-4-4.2, a township assessor may receive per diem compensation, in addition to salary, at a rate fixed by the county fiscal body, for each day that the asses…

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (e), a township assessor who becomes a certified level two or level three Indiana assessor-appraiser is entitled to receive annually one thousand dollars ($1,000) after the assessor's certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5, which is in addition to and…

Sec. 9. If necessary in the performance of their duties: (1) township assessors; or (2) deputies and employees engaged in field work and authorized by the township assessor; may use their own conveyances and are entitled to receive a mileage allowance equal to the sum per mile pa…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-2-72-1 part; 17-2-72.5-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.27.

Sec. 10. An ordinance adopted under section 3 or 4 of this chapter may provide a reasonable penalty for violations. An ordinance adopted under section 3 of this chapter may also include a reasonable fee for permits, registration, renewal, examination, and reexamination. [Pre-Loca…

Sec. 2. The legislative body of a county may, by ordinance, establish a county department of buildings, with an office of building commissioner and inspectors. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.27.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. (a) The legislative body of a county having a county department of buildings or joint city-county building department may, by ordinance, adopt building,…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 4. (a) The legislative body of a county having a county department of buildings or a joint city-county building department may, by ordinance, adopt minimum…

Sec. 6. The county executive may employ the inspectors, agents, and deputies it considers necessary to enforce ordinances adopted under this chapter and under applicable statutes and state rules. The county fiscal body shall make appropriations from the county general fund to pay…

Sec. 7. One (1) or more municipalities and a county may designate, by ordinance or resolution of their legislative bodies, a single agency of a municipality or the county to administer and enforce: (1) the ordinances adopted under section 3 of this chapter; and (2) the standards …

Sec. 8. A county that has adopted an ordinance under section 4 of this chapter may contract with any city located in the county to have the city administer and enforce that ordinance. The contract must be for a stated and limited period, and may be renewed. All actions, notices, …

Sec. 9. A person aggrieved by a decision of the county department of buildings or other regulating agency under this chapter may appeal as in other civil actions. The appellant must, by registered mail, give the county executive a fifteen (15) day written notice of the appellant'…

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows: (1) The addition of section 20 of this chapter by P.L.223-1986 applies only to fund members who die after March 10, 1986. (2) The amendments made to section 10 of this chapter by P.L.232-1997 apply only to membe…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to: (1) full-time police officers hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, in all municipalities, or who converted their benefits under IC 19-1-17.8-7 (repealed September 1, 1981); (2) full-time fully paid firefighters hired or rehired after April 30, 1…

Sec. 1.2. As used in this chapter, "airport authority" refers to an airport authority established under IC 8-22-3. As added by P.L.102-2023, SEC.5.

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "electronic funds transfer" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-8.1-2-7(f). As added by P.L.13-2011, SEC.15.

Sec. 10. (a) A fund member is eligible for retirement after the member has completed twenty (20) years of active service. (b) Unless the member is receiving benefits under subsection (c), unreduced benefits to a retired fund member begin the date: (1) the fund member becomes fift…

Sec. 11. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 2.5 of this chapter. (b) This subsection applies to a fund member who retires before July 1, 2019. Each fund member who qualifies for a retirement benefit payment under section 10(b) of this chapter is entitled …

Sec. 11.5. (a) This subsection applies to a fund member who is less than fifty-five (55) years of age on the date on which the fund member retires. Not less than thirty (30) days after a fund member retires from a position covered by this chapter, the fund member may: (1) be rehi…

years old Sec. 12. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to sections 2.5 and 2.6 of this chapter. (b) If an active fund member has a covered impairment, as determined under sections 12.3 through 13.1 of this chapter, the member is entitled to receive the benefit prescr…

Sec. 12.3. (a) Upon a request from a fund member or from the safety board of the appropriate police or fire department, the local board shall conduct a hearing under section 12.7 of this chapter to determine whether the fund member has a covered impairment. (b) A covered impairme…

Sec. 12.4. A fund member who is hired for the first time before January 1, 1990, may choose to be covered by sections 12.5 and 13.5 of this chapter (instead of section 13.3 of this chapter) if the fund member files an election with the system board before January 1, 1991. However…

Sec. 12.5. (a) This section applies only to a fund member who: (1) is hired for the first time after December 31, 1989; (2) chooses coverage by this section and section 13.5 of this chapter under section 12.4 of this chapter; or (3) is described in section 12.3(c)(2) of this chap…

Sec. 12.7. (a) This section applies to hearings conducted by local boards concerning determinations of impairment under this chapter or of disability under IC 36-8-5-2(g), IC 36-8-6, IC 36-8-7, and IC 36-8-7.5. (b) At least five (5) days before the hearing, the local board shall …

Sec. 13.1. (a) If: (1) the local board has determined under this chapter that a covered impairment exists and the safety board has determined that there is no suitable and available work within the department, considering reasonable accommodation to the extent required by the Ame…

Sec. 13.3. (a) This section applies only to a fund member who: (1) is hired for the first time before January 1, 1990; and (2) does not choose coverage by sections 12.5 and 13.5 of this chapter under section 12.4 of this chapter. This section does not apply to a fund member descr…

Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies only to a fund member who: (1) is hired for the first time after December 31, 1989; (2) chooses coverage by this section and section 12.5 of this chapter under section 12.4 of this chapter; or (3) is described in section 12.3(c)(2) of this chap…

Sec. 13.6. (a) As used in this chapter, "Class 3 excludable condition" means a condition that is included on the list of excludable medical conditions established by the system board under subsection (b). (b) The system board shall adopt rules to establish a list of excludable me…

Sec. 13.7. (a) No more than once every twelve (12) months after the final determination of covered impairment under this chapter: (1) a petition for review of the fund member's impairment may be filed with the local board by the fund member, the safety board, or the system board;…

Sec. 13.8. (a) This section applies to an active or retired member who dies other than in the line of duty (as defined in section 14.1 of this chapter) after August 31, 1982. (b) If a fund member dies while receiving retirement or disability benefits, the following apply: (1) Exc…

Sec. 13.9. (a) This section applies to an active member who died in the line of duty (as defined in section 14.1 of this chapter) before September 1, 1982. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a fund member dies in the line of duty, the following apply: (1) Eac…

Sec. 14.1. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 2.5 of this chapter. (b) This section applies to an active member who dies in the line of duty after August 31, 1982. (c) If a fund member dies in the line of duty after August 31, 1982, the member's surviving…

Sec. 14.2. (a) This section applies to every unit that is an employer of one (1) or more individuals who are active members of the 1977 fund. (b) As used in this section, "survivor" means: (1) a surviving spouse of a deceased member of the 1977 fund; or (2) a surviving natural ch…

Sec. 15. Each year the system board shall determine if there has been an increase or decrease in the consumer price index (United States city average) prepared by the United States Department of Labor by comparing the arithmetic mean of the consumer price index for January, Febru…

Sec. 16. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 2.5 of this chapter. (b) The heirs or estate of a fund member is entitled to receive at least fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) upon the fund member's death. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-1…

Sec. 17. (a) The benefits of this chapter are exempt from attachment and garnishment and may not be seized, taken, or levied upon by any execution or process. However, a fund member's contributions or benefits, or both, may be transferred to reimburse the fund member's employer f…

Sec. 17.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person receiving a disability, retirement, or survivor monthly benefit under this chapter may, after June 30, 2004, authorize the system board to make a deduction from the benefit. (b) An authorization for a de…

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a unit, an airport authority, a school corporation, or a charter school becomes a participant in the 1977 fund, credit for prior service by police officers (including prior service as a full-time, fully paid town marshal, full…

Sec. 18.1. (a) As used in this section, "police officer" includes a former full-time, fully paid: (1) town marshal; (2) deputy town marshal; (3) conservancy district marshal; or (4) deputy conservancy district marshal; who is employed as a police officer by a metropolitan board o…