Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 31. The board may retain an independent, third party accounting firm or fiscal agent for purposes of processing checks and distributing funds as directed by the board and as allowed by this chapter. The board shall pay for these services as an administrative cost of the boar…

Sec. 32. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), and subject to section 48(e) of this chapter, the board shall assess a monthly statewide 911 fee on each standard user that is a customer having a place of primary use in Indiana at a rate that ensures full recovery of t…

Sec. 33. (a) As part of the provider's normal monthly billing process, a provider: (1) shall collect the fee from each standard user that is a customer having a place of primary use in Indiana; and (2) may list the fee as a separate line item on each bill. (b) If a provider recei…

Sec. 34. The statewide 911 fee is the liability of the user and not of a provider. However, except as provided in section 33(d) of this chapter, a provider is liable to remit to the board all statewide 911 fees that the provider collects from users. As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.…

Sec. 35. The amount of a statewide 911 fee that is collected by a provider from a user, whether separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other document, may not be included in the base for measuring any tax, surcharge, or other charge that is imposed by the state, a political…

Sec. 36. A provider is not required to take legal action to enforce the collection of the 911 fee for which a user is billed. However, the board may initiate a collection action. A court finding for the board in the action may award reasonable costs and attorney fees associated w…

Sec. 37. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the board shall administer the fund in the following manner: (1) In each state fiscal year, the board may retain the lesser of: (A) ten percent (10%) of the statewide 911 fees deposited in the fund in the previous state fiscal year; or (B) …

Sec. 38. (a) A PSAP may use a distribution from a county under this chapter only for the following: (1) The lease, purchase, or maintenance of communications service equipment. (2) Necessary system hardware and software and data base equipment. (3) Personnel expenses, including w…

Sec. 38.5. (a) This section applies to a political subdivision that operates a PSAP. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the fiscal body of a political subdivision may adopt an ordinance to authorize payment in advance of all or part of the cost of: (1) the lease, purchase, or mai…

Sec. 39. (a) In cooperation with the board, a provider shall designate a person to coordinate with and provide all relevant information to the board to assist the board in carrying out its duties under this chapter. (b) A provider shall provide the automatic number identification…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the statewide 911 board established by section 24 of this chapter. As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.

Sec. 40. (a) As used in this section, "emergency notification system" means a method associated with a 911 system capability that provides communications service users within the territory served by a PSAP with a warning, delivered through a device or medium by which users receiv…

Sec. 41. (a) A provider shall, upon request, provide to a PSAP the necessary user data to enable the PSAP to implement and operate a 911 system. User data provided to a PSAP for the purpose of implementing or updating a 911 system may be used only to identify: (1) a user; (2) a u…

Sec. 42. (a) All proprietary information submitted to the board or the treasurer of state, or to the budget committee under section 48 of this chapter, is confidential. Notwithstanding any other law, proprietary information submitted under this chapter is not subject to subpoena,…

Sec. 43. Notwithstanding any other law: (1) the board; (2) a PSAP; (3) a political subdivision; (4) a provider; (5) an employee, director, officer, or agent of a PSAP, a political subdivision, or a provider; or (6) an employee or member of the board, the board chair, the executiv…

Sec. 44. A person may not use 911 service except to make emergency calls that may result in the dispatch of the appropriate response for fire suppression and rescue, emergency medical or ambulance services, hazardous material, disaster or major emergency occurrences, and law enfo…

Sec. 45. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a person that connects to a 911 network using automatic crash notification technology subject to an established protocol; or (2) a newborn safety device described in IC 31-34-2.5-1(a)(5). (b) A person may not connect to a 911 netwo…

Sec. 46. A person who knowingly or intentionally places a 911 call: (1) for a purpose other than obtaining public safety assistance or emergency services; or (2) to avoid communications service charges or fees; commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.…

Sec. 47. (a) For purposes of this section, a PSAP includes a public safety communications system operated and maintained under IC 36-8-15. (b) As used in this section, "PSAP operator" means: (1) a political subdivision; or (2) an agency; that operates a PSAP. The term does not in…

Sec. 48. (a) The budget committee shall review the statewide 911 system governed by this chapter for the two (2) calendar years ending: (1) December 31, 2013; and (2) December 31, 2014. (b) In conducting the review required by this section, the budget committee may examine the fo…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "CMRS" refers to commercial mobile radio service (as defined in 47 CFR 20.3). As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "CMRS provider" means a person that offers CMRS to users in Indiana. As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "communications service" means any service that: (1) uses telephone numbers or IP addresses or their functional equivalents or successors; (2) allows access to, or a connection or interface with, a 911 system through the activation or enabling…

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, except as provided in subsection (b), "customer" means: (1) the person or entity that contracts with a provider for communications service; or (2) if the end user of communications service is not the contracting party, the end user of the comm…

Sec. 8.7. As used in this chapter, "eligible telecommunications carrier" refers to a provider that is designated by the Indiana utility regulatory commission as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of receiving Lifeline reimbursement from the universal service fund…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" means the statewide 911 board established by IC 36-8-16.7-24. As added by P.L.13-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. A public safety telecommunicator must satisfy the continuing education requirement imposed under section 8(a)(2) of this chapter to remain eligible to work as a public safety telecommunicator. As added by P.L.13-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 11. (a) The costs associated with the basic training courses described in section 6 of this chapter are considered operating expenses of the statewide 911 system under IC 36-8-16.7-37 and are eligible for reimbursement by the board. (b) A public safety agency that employs fu…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "public safety agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-10.5-1-5. As added by P.L.13-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "PSAP" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-10.5-1-4. As added by P.L.13-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "public safety telecommunicator" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-10.5-1-6. As added by P.L.13-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "unit" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-23. As added by P.L.13-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. (a) A unit operating a PSAP shall establish a public safety telecommunicator basic training program for that PSAP by December 31, 2023. The minimum basic training program requirements must include the following: (1) A basic forty (40) hour telecommunicator course. (2) Nat…

Sec. 7. A unit operating a PSAP shall establish procedures for certifying and credentialing a public safety telecommunicator who completes the requirements established under section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.13-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. (a) A unit operating a PSAP shall require each public safety telecommunicator to: (1) complete the unit's training program established under section 6 of this chapter: (A) within one (1) year of the date of the program's implementation; or (B) within one (1) year of the p…

Sec. 9. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, after December 31, 2023, an individual may not work as a public safety telecommunicator for a unit unless the individual has completed the unit's training program established under section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.13-2022, S…

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 36-8-16.8 apply throughout this chapter. As added by P.L.18-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. A public safety agency may not establish or maintain residency requirements for a public safety telecommunicator employed by a public safety agency. As added by P.L.18-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all units except townships. As added by P.L.118-2013, SEC.16.

Sec. 10. If, after purchasing real property under this chapter, an individual has complied with the terms of the individual's agreement under section 7(b)(1) and 7(b)(3) of this chapter, the agency shall convey to the individual a fee simple title to the real property. As added b…

Sec. 11. The director of the agency shall prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to carry out this chapter, including rules and regulations establishing the period by which an individual must apply for and receive a rehabilitation loan with respect to the dwelling and the …

Sec. 12. 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. 13. (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. As used in this chapter, "rehabilitation loan" refers to a rehabilitation loan (as defined in 24 CFR 203.50(a)(1)) that is eligible for insurance under Section 203(k) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(4k)). As added by P.L.118-2013, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. (a) 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 a dwelling for one (1) to four (4) families may be conveyed to individuals who must: (1) occu…

Sec. 4. (a) The agency designated or established under section 3 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 in…