Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 12. Whenever the treasurer redeems a warrant on which interest is due, the treasurer shall note on the warrant the amount of interest the treasurer pays on it and shall enter that amount, distinct from the principal, on the treasurer's account. [Pre-Local Government Recodifi…

Sec. 13. (a) The treasurer shall redeem county warrants in the order in which they are presented. (b) The treasurer may receive county warrants in payment of county taxes without regard to their order of presentment or number, but the treasurer may not pay any balance left owing …

Sec. 14. On the first Monday in March, June, September, and December, the treasurer shall deposit all the county warrants the treasurer has redeemed with the county auditor, who shall give the treasurer a receipt for them. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-32-11…

Sec. 15. (a) The treasurer shall maintain: (1) separate accounts of receipts for and expenditures from each specific county fund or appropriation; and (2) a general account of all county receipts and expenditures. (b) The treasurer may not enter in the treasurer's accounts money …

Sec. 16. (a) Before the sixteenth day of each month, the treasurer shall prepare a report showing, as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding month, the following items: (1) The total amount of taxes collected and not included in the last semiannual settlement o…

Sec. 17. The treasurer shall make an annual settlement with the county executive under IC 36-2-2-18. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-30 part; 17-3-32-13 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

Sec. 18. The treasurer shall make a semiannual settlement with the county auditor under IC 6-1.1-27. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 6-1.1-27-2.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

Sec. 19. (a) As used in this section, "financial institution" means any of the following: (1) A bank, trust company, or mutual savings bank incorporated under Indiana law. (2) A national banking association with its principal office in Indiana. (3) A savings association operating…

Sec. 2. (a) The county treasurer must reside within the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The treasurer forfeits office if the treasurer ceases to be a resident of the county. (b) The term of office of the county treasurer und…

Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "training courses" refers to training courses related to the office of county treasurer that are compiled or developed by the Association of Indiana Counties and approved by the state board of accounts. (b) An individual elected to the offic…

Sec. 20. Whenever the county treasury is burglarized the county fiscal body may appropriate from the county general fund an amount sufficient to reimburse the treasurer for any loss sustained if: (1) the treasurer establishes that before the burglary the treasurer made detailed d…

Sec. 21. (a) Within one (1) year after the county treasurer receives money from the county coroner under IC 36-2-14-11, the treasurer shall deliver it to any person legally entitled to receive it, but the treasurer may retain as much as is needed to pay the expenses of the corone…

Sec. 22. If the county coroner finds money and does not deliver it to the treasurer, as required by IC 36-2-14-11, the treasurer shall, in the county treasurer's own name, bring a civil action against the coroner to collect it. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-…

Sec. 23. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, payments to the treasurer for any purpose, including property tax payments, may be made by any of the following financial instruments that the treasurer authorizes for use: (1) Cash. (2) Check. (3) Bank draft. (4) Money order. (5) Bank …

Sec. 24. Except as provided in IC 5-11, a county treasurer is not personally liable for any act or omission occurring in connection with the performance of the county treasurer's official duties, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or an intentional disregard …

Sec. 25. If the county treasurer is unable to perform the fiscal requirements of the county treasurer's position, the county shall hire or contract with a qualified investment adviser to: (1) provide guidance to the county treasurer regarding the performance of the county treasur…

Sec. 3. The county executive may remove the treasurer from office if the treasurer is delinquent and has been sued on the treasurer's official bond. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-32-12.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.59.…

Sec. 4. The treasurer shall keep the treasurer's office in a building provided at the county seat by the county executive. The treasurer shall keep the treasurer's office open for business during regular business hours on every day of the year except Sundays and legal holidays. H…

Sec. 5. A legal action required to be taken in the treasurer's office on a day when the treasurer's office is closed under section 4 of this chapter may be taken on the next day the treasurer's office is open. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-2-1 part.] As adde…

Sec. 6. The treasurer may administer all oaths necessary in the discharge of the duties of the treasurer's office. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-32-5 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.62.

Sec. 7. The records and office of the treasurer may be inspected by the county executive at any time. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-32-7.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. At the expiration of the treasurer's term, the treasurer shall deliver to the treasurer's successor all public money in the treasurer's possession. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-32-13 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2…

Sec. 9. The treasurer shall receive money to which the county is entitled and shall disburse it on warrants issued and attested by the county auditor. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-32-2.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

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.50.

Sec. 2. (a) A city clerk shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of each second class city, and a city clerk-treasurer shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of each third class city. (b) The city clerk or clerk-treasurer is the clerk of each city. (c) The city con…

Sec. 2.5. If office space exists in a building owned or leased by the city, the city executive and legislative body shall provide office space for: (1) the clerk or clerk-treasurer; and (2) the staff and records of the clerk or clerk-treasurer. As added by P.L.69-1995, SEC.8.…

Sec. 3. (a) A person is eligible to be the clerk only if the person meets the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-28. (b) Residency in territory that is annexed by the city before the election is considered residency for the purposes of subsection (a), even if the annexation ta…

Sec. 4. The clerk shall do the following: (1) Serve as clerk of the city legislative body under IC 36-4-6-9 and maintain custody of its records. (2) Maintain all records required by law. (3) Keep the city seal. (4) As soon as a successor is elected and qualified, deliver to the s…

Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies to third class cities. (b) The fiscal officer is the head of the city department of finance. The fiscal officer shall do the following: (1) Receive and care for all city money and pay the money out only on order of the approving body. (2) Keep a…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to second class cities. (b) The fiscal officer is the head of the city department of finance. The fiscal officer shall do the following: (1) Prescribe the form of reports and accounts to be submitted to the department. (2) Sign and issue all warra…

Sec. 5.5. (a) A clerk or clerk-treasurer may hire or contract with competent attorneys or legal research assistants on terms the clerk or clerk-treasurer considers appropriate. (b) Employment of an attorney under this section does not affect a city department of law established u…

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to third class cities. (b) The clerk shall appoint the number of deputies and employees needed for the effective operation of the office, with the approval of the city legislative body. The clerk's deputies and employees serve at the clerk's pleas…

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "training courses" refers to training courses, workshops, training institutes authorized by IC 5-11-14, formal academies, special seminars, and other in-service training related to an office described in section 2 of this chapter that are deve…

Sec. 9. If the clerk or clerk-treasurer is unable to perform the fiscal requirements of the clerk's or clerk-treasurer's position, the city shall hire or contract with a qualified certified public accountant to: (1) provide guidance to the clerk or clerk-treasurer regarding the p…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "unrestricted funds" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-6-9-4.5. As added by P.L.173-2025, SEC.39.

Sec. 2. A township shall establish a fund for the improvement and maintenance of the roads and infrastructure within the township's boundaries. As added by P.L.173-2025, SEC.39.

Sec. 3. Before a township enters into a written memorandum of understanding under section 4 of this chapter, the township board must adopt a resolution in favor of providing money for the improvement and maintenance of roads and infrastructure. As added by P.L.173-2025, SEC.39.

Sec. 4. A township must enter into a written memorandum of understanding with a city, town, or county, as applicable, for, subject to section 5 of this chapter, the transfer of funds from a fund established under section 2 of this chapter to the city, town, or county for the purp…

Sec. 5. A transfer of funds from a fund established under section 2 of this chapter for a purpose allowed under this chapter must be accomplished in the same manner that a township makes transfers from the rainy day fund as set forth in IC 36-1-8-5.1, except that the amount of th…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the units indicated in each section. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.29. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.310, SEC.68.

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the following units: (1) Municipalities. (2) Counties. (b) A unit may adopt ordinances that define as restricted fire limits those areas in which congestion of buildings would be conducive to the spread of fire and that prevent the spread of fi…

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows: (1) The addition of section 11.5 of this chapter by P.L.228-1991 applies only to county police officers and jail employees who suffer an injury or contract an illness after June 30, 1991. (2) The amendments made…

Sec. 0.3. A county fiscal body action taken before July 1, 1994, to directly appropriate money from the appropriate source to a sheriff's pension trust plan is legalized and validated to the same extent as if P.L.152-1994 had been enacted. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.673.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61.

Sec. 10. (a) Except for the position of chief deputy, the position of prison matron, and in a county with a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000), temporary administrative ranks or positions established and appointed by the sheriff, the sheriff, with the approval of the…

Sec. 10.4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the board shall give a preference for employment according to the following priority: (1) A war veteran who has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under conditions other than conditions set forth in IC 10-17-12-8.1…