Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 23. (a) Each redevelopment commission that establishes a certified technology park under this chapter shall establish a certified technology park fund to receive: (1) property tax proceeds allocated under section 17 of this chapter; and (2) money distributed to the redevelop…

Sec. 24. (a) A redevelopment commission may issue bonds for the purpose of providing public facilities under this chapter. (b) The bonds are payable solely from: (1) property tax proceeds allocated to the certified technology park fund under section 17 of this chapter; (2) money …

Sec. 25. The establishment of high technology activities and public facilities within a technology park serves a public purpose and is of benefit to the general welfare of a unit by encouraging investment, job creation and retention, and economic growth and diversity. As added by…

Sec. 26. (a) Two (2) or more redevelopment commissions may enter into a written agreement under this section to jointly undertake economic development projects in the certified technology parks established by the redevelopment commissions that are parties to the agreement. (b) A …

Sec. 27. An agreement described in section 26 of this chapter must provide for the following: (1) The duration of the agreement. (2) The purpose of the agreement. (3) The manner of financing, staffing, and supplying the joint undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budg…

Sec. 28. (a) This section does not apply to a parcel that is included in more than one (1) allocation area established by: (1) a resolution designating a certified technology park as an allocation area that is approved and adopted under section 15 of this chapter; (2) a resolutio…

Sec. 29. Before January 1, 2024, and before January 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter, the office shall submit a report to the budget committee that includes at least the following information for each certified technology park: (1) The total number of businesses located in…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings set forth in IC 6-1.1-1: (1) Assessment date. (2) Assessed value or assessed valuation. (3) Taxing district. (4) Taxing unit. As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.187.

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "base assessed value" means, subject to subsection (b): (1) the net assessed value of all the taxable property located in a certified technology park as finally determined for the assessment date immediately preceding the effective date of the…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "business incubator" means real and personal property that: (1) is located in a certified technology park; (2) is subject to an agreement under section 12 of this chapter; and (3) is developed for the primary purpose of attracting one (1) or more …

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "gross retail base period amount" means the aggregate amount of state gross retail and use taxes remitted under IC 6-2.5 by the businesses operating in the territory comprising a certified technology park during the full state fiscal year that pre…

Sec. 6.5. As used in this chapter, "gross retail incremental amount" means the remainder of: (1) the aggregate amount of state gross retail and use taxes that are remitted under IC 6-2.5 by businesses operating in the territory comprising a certified technology park during a stat…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "high technology activity" means one (1) or more of the following: (1) Advanced computing, which is any technology used in the design and development of any of the following: (A) Computer hardware and software. (B) Data communications. (C) Informa…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "income tax base period amount" means the aggregate amount of the following taxes paid by employees employed in the territory comprising a certified technology park with respect to wages and salary earned for work in the certified technology park …

Sec. 8.5. As used in this chapter, "income tax incremental amount" means the following: (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), the remainder of: (A) the total amount of state adjusted gross income taxes and local income taxes paid by employees employed in the territory compri…

Sec. 8.7. As used in this chapter, "office" means the office of entrepreneurship and innovation established by IC 4-3-28.1-3. As added by P.L.145-2025, SEC.7.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, subject to the approval of the office under an agreement entered into under section 12 of this chapter, "public facilities" includes the following: (1) A street, road, bridge, storm water or sanitary sewer, sewage treatment facility, facility desi…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) Full-time, fully paid firefighters hired or rehired after July 1, 1989. (2) Full-time police officers hired or rehired after January 25, 1992. As added by P.L.394-1987(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.4-1992, SEC.22.

Sec. 1.5. This chapter shall be administered in a manner that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, to the extent required by the Act. As added by P.L.4-1992, SEC.23.

Sec. 2. (a) A person who is an applicant to become a firefighter or police officer must, before being hired, be certified by the local board to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system as having passed the minimum agility and aptitude tests outlined in this c…

Sec. 3. (a) The appointing authority shall adopt standards for firefighters establishing a physical agility test that: (1) does not discriminate on the basis of sex; (2) reflects the essential functions of the job; and (3) at a minimum includes testing the following: (A) Fear of …

Sec. 3.5. (a) The appointing authority shall adopt standards for police officers establishing a physical agility test that: (1) does not discriminate on the basis of sex; (2) reflects the essential functions of the job; and (3) at a minimum includes testing the following: (A) Mus…

Sec. 4. The appointing authority or its designee shall administer the agility and aptitude tests to applicants and shall certify the results to the local board before extending an offer of employment. As added by P.L.394-1987(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.4-1992, SEC.27.

Sec. 5. The physical agility test established under section 3 or 3.5 of this chapter is in addition to the physical examination required under IC 36-8-3.5-12, IC 36-8-4-7, or IC 36-8-8-19. As added by P.L.394-1987(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.4-1992, SEC.28.

Sec. 6. An appointing authority may establish additional standards as a condition of employment. Any standards established under this section are in addition to the standards required by IC 36-8-8-19 and the standards identified in section 3 or 3.5 of this chapter. As added by P.…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all municipalities. As added by P.L.23-1984, SEC.18.

Sec. 10. The state covenants and agrees with the owners of any bonds issued under this chapter that so long as any bonds of a municipality issued under this chapter are outstanding or unpaid, the state will not in any way impair the rights and remedies of the owners of the bonds,…

Sec. 11. Any person entering into a loan agreement with a municipality under this chapter is liable for property taxes, and special taxing district taxes for any public improvements, if special benefits are provided to that person together with other persons residing in the speci…

Sec. 2. It is found and declared that municipalities in Indiana have a need to finance public improvements to provide for industrial and commercial growth and for general public use. Therefore, the general assembly finds it necessary and proper to provide an alternative method fo…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter: "Public improvements" means: (1) any improvement, as defined in this article; (2) any improvement, including the construction, equipping, remodeling, extension, repair, and betterment of any municipally owned utility, as defined in IC 8-1-2-1; or …

Sec. 4. A municipality may enter into a loan agreement with any person and loan the proceeds of any grant received by the municipality to that person with the repayment of the loan to be secured by the pledge of a note or other secured or unsecured debt obligation of that person.…

Sec. 5. (a) If a public improvement financed under this chapter is connected to a system, the public improvement becomes a part of the existing system. Any person entering into a loan agreement with a municipality under this chapter shall pay rates and charges or fees for the use…

Sec. 6. If the legislative body finds that the issuance of bonds under this chapter will be of benefit to the health or welfare of the municipality and serves the public purpose set forth in section 2 of this chapter, it may adopt an ordinance approving the issuance of bonds unde…

Sec. 7. (a) The municipality may issue and sell bonds to provide money for any public improvement under this chapter. (b) The bonds and interest on them are payable only out of a special fund, to be established as provided in this chapter. The bonds do not constitute an indebtedn…

Sec. 8. The legislative body may secure bonds issued under this chapter by a trust indenture between the municipality and a corporate trustee. The corporate trustee may be any trust company, national bank, or state bank that is in Indiana and has trust powers. A trust indenture e…

Sec. 9. Any owner of bonds issued under this chapter, and the trustee under any trust agreement entered into under this chapter, except to the extent that the trustee's rights are restricted by the trust agreement, may: (1) either at law or in equity, by suit, action, or other pr…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "alarm system" means any electrical, mechanical, or electronic device or sensor that prevents, detects, verifies, and may alert law enforcement in response to an intrusion on property protected by the alarm system. As added by P.L.39-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "battery charged security device" means a security device and integrated components that: (1) interface with an alarm system in a manner that enables the security device to cause the connected alarm system to transmit a signal intended to alert a …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "IEC standards" means the most recent version of the standard IEC 60335-2-76 published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). As added by P.L.39-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "unit" means a county, city, or town. As added by P.L.39-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a battery charged security device that: (1) is not located in an area zoned exclusively for single family or multi-family residential use; (2) uses a commercial storage battery that does not exceed twelve (12) volts of direct current; (3) …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "authority" refers to a state institution reuse authority established under this chapter. As added by P.L.89-2004, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "property" refers to real property that was used by a state institution. As added by P.L.89-2004, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "state institution" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2.1-318. As added by P.L.89-2004, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.250.

Sec. 4. The legislative body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance to establish an authority to develop, manage, and plan for the use of property transferred by the state to the municipality. As added by P.L.89-2004, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. An ordinance adopted under this chapter must provide for the following: (1) A board to govern the authority. The ordinance must provide for the following details regarding the board: (A) The number of members. (B) The manner of the appointment of the members. (C) The term…