Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 22. Notwithstanding IC 36-6-1.5-8, a township merger under this chapter does not affect the office of township assessor. After a merger, the township assessor remains the elected township assessor for the territory within the geographical boundaries of the township assessor'…

Sec. 23. A township trustee and township board of the new township government shall be elected in the general election in 2030 in accordance with IC 36-6-6-2.1 and IC 36-6-6-3. A township assessor, if any, shall be elected only for the area within the geographical boundaries of t…

Sec. 24. (a) Each county executive body shall prepare a report, on a form prescribed by the department, containing the following information: (1) The number of townships in the county as of January 1, 2027. (2) The number of townships in the county after mergers are carried out u…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "designated township" means a township government that has at least four (4) points assigned by the department under section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.134-2026, SEC.9.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "new township government" means the township government that results from the merger of at least two (2) township governments under this chapter using the procedure set forth in IC 36-6-1.5. As added by P.L.134-2026, SEC.9.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "recipient township" means a township government that has not more than three (3) points assigned by the department under section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.134-2026, SEC.9.

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "state agency" means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative department of state government. (b) The term does not include the following:…

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall compile the information in section 8 of this chapter for each township government. (b) Any state agency having: (1) data; or (2) information relevant to developing the data; required to prepare the list under section 9 of this chapter, as determin…

Sec. 8. The department shall use the compiled data to assign points to each township government as follows: (1) Two (2) points if a township government did not provide township assistance in calendar years 2023 and 2024 as provided in the annual reports submitted under IC 12-20-2…

Sec. 9. (a) The department shall: (1) assign points under section 8(1) through 8(10) of this chapter for each township government; and (2) determine the sum of points for each township government. A township assigned at least four (4) points is considered a designated township. (…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all units except townships. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-21-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.36.

Sec. 10. The director of the agency shall prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to carry out this chapter, including rules and regulations establishing standards and methods for inspection of buildings, bidding for properties by applicants, and measurement of rehabilitati…

Sec. 11. Property acquired or held under this chapter with retention of the deed by the unit is considered property of the unit held for municipal purposes and is exempt from property taxation. This property tax exemption becomes effective on the date of conveyance to the unit. A…

Sec. 12. (a) A property for which no one applies in two (2) successive drawings held under this chapter may be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. (b) The proceeds of the sale of real property acquired under IC 6-1.1-25-7.5 shall be applied to the cost of the sale, incl…

Sec. 2. The fiscal body of a unit may by ordinance designate an agency or quasi-public corporation, or establish a new agency, to administer an urban homesteading program under which family dwellings for one (1) through four (4) families may be conveyed to individuals or families…

Sec. 3. (a) The agency designated or established in section 2 of this chapter may acquire real property in the name of the unit, for use as provided in this chapter. (b) Under IC 6-1.1-24-4.5, the county auditor shall provide a list of real property on which one (1) or more insta…

Sec. 4. The agency shall, after the acquisition of real property for use as provided in this chapter, take the steps necessary to fully inform the residents of each unit in which the dwellings are located of: (1) the existence, nature, and location of the dwellings; (2) the quali…

Sec. 5. (a) A person or community organization may apply for the program by completing a bid application. (b) The following applicants are qualified and shall be approved to receive real property offered under this chapter: (1) A person who: (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of…

Sec. 6. The conveyance of a dwelling to an applicant under this chapter shall be made in return for a fee of one dollar ($1) or more and the execution by the applicant of an agreement with the following minimum conditions: (1) The applicant must: (A) if a person, reside in the dw…

Sec. 7. (a) The agency shall convey the real property acquired for the purposes of this chapter to those persons or community organizations qualified under section 6 of this chapter by using the methods prescribed by subsection (b), (c), or (d). (b) The real property may be conve…

Sec. 8. Before the vesting of a fee simple title in the purchaser, any material failure by the purchaser to carry out the agreement entered into under section 6 of this chapter nullifies the agreement and all right, title, and interest in the property immediately reverts to the a…

Sec. 9. (a) When, after purchase, a person has resided in the dwelling for the required three (3) year period, brought the property into compliance with the required code standards, and otherwise complied with the terms of the person's agreement, the agency shall convey to the pe…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the fire prevention and building safety commission. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21.

Sec. 10. (a) The department shall give a person who: (1) is aggrieved by an order issued under section 9 of this chapter; and (2) requests review of the order in verbal or written form; an opportunity to informally discuss the order with the department. Review under this subsecti…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 11. (a) An order issued under section 9 or 10 of this chapter may be appealed to the commission under IC 4-21.5-3-7. A decision to deny a request to modify…

Sec. 12. The department may enforce an order issued under this chapter under IC 4-21.5-6. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.582; P.L.187-2021, SEC.152.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 13. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fire department" means a paid fire department or a volunteer fire department that renders fire prevention or fire protection services to a political subdivision. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.103.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fire safety law" means any law, including rules and orders of the commission, safeguarding life or property from the hazards o…

Sec. 4.5. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.146.

Sec. 5. (a) The fire chief and the designees of the fire chief in every fire department are assistants to the state fire marshal. (b) A fire department shall comply with an order issued by the department under IC 22-14-2-4 that directs the fire department to assist the department…

Sec. 6. A fire department may enforce under this chapter any fire safety law that is applicable to the jurisdiction served by the fire department. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21.

Sec. 7. (a) A fire department shall investigate and determine the causes and circumstances surrounding each fire occurring within the territory served by the fire department. The fire department shall begin the investigation when the fire occurs. The fire department shall immedia…

Sec. 7.5. (a) As used in this section, "police powers" means the power to: (1) make an arrest; (2) conduct a search or seizure of a person or property; or (3) carry a firearm. (b) A fire investigator of a first class or second class city may exercise police powers if the fire inv…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 8. (a) A fire department serving an area that does not include a city may engage in an inspection program to promote compliance with fire safety laws. Upon…

Sec. 9. (a) A fire department may issue orders under IC 4-21.5-3-6 to require a person to cease and correct a violation of the fire safety laws. The order must grant a reasonable time in which to correct a violation of law covered by the order. (b) A fire department may issue an …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all municipalities. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-6-3-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.90.

Sec. 2. Whenever the works board of a municipality wants to improve a public way or public place, or to construct, repair, or reconstruct a sidewalk, curb, gutter, sewer, or drain in the municipality, it shall adopt a preliminary resolution designating whether the proposed improv…

Sec. 3. A municipality may, by ordinance and in compliance with the procedures for the establishment of a cumulative fund under IC 6-1.1-41, establish a general improvement fund, which shall be used to construct, repair, or improve streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and …

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to tax limitations and to the review of appropriations and tax levies, the legislative body of a municipality that establishes a general improvement fund may appropriate money from the general fund of the municipality and transfer that money to the general imp…

Sec. 6. Disbursements may be made from the general improvement fund for any purpose only if benefits are to be: (1) assessed against the properties benefited in the manner provided by the street and sewer improvement statutes; and (2) collected in the manner provided by law for t…

Sec. 7. (a) Contracts for public improvements authorized by this chapter shall be let according to the statutes authorizing municipalities to make and finance public improvements. (b) As soon as any contract for the construction of a public improvement has been let, the municipal…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county, city, town, or township in which a state educational institution is located whenever: (1) at least: (A) fifty (50) freeholders and taxpayers of the political subdivision, if the political subdivision is a county; or (B) twenty-five (25) f…

Sec. 2. The legislative body of a political subdivision may adopt: (1) an ordinance, if the political subdivision is a county, city, or town; or (2) a resolution, if the political subdivision is a township; to make a donation to a state educational institution located in the poli…

Sec. 3. An ordinance or resolution under this chapter is sufficient justification for the proper officer to draw a warrant and pay the donation authorized by the political subdivision's legislative body. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 21-7-1-1 part.] As added…