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IN Code § 36-2-17-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-8. Destruction of Records; Force and Effect of Records or Certified Copies; Removal of Commissioner for Neglect; Expenses

Sec. 8. (a) Records compiled by the commissioner, or certified copies of those records, are admissible in any legal proceeding and have the force that the same testimony would have if it were delivered orally. Complete or partial copies of a volume of the commissioner's records may be certified by the commissioner if the commissioner has custody of the volume; otherwise, the county officer having custody of the volume may certify copies. Certified copies of the commissioner's record have the same evidentiary force as the commissioner's record.(b) If the county executive finds that the commissioner is incompetent or that the commissioner unreasonably delays or neglects the commissioner's duties, it may, by an order on the record, remove the commissioner from office and appoint a successor. An order of removal is not appealable.(c) If more than twelve (12) months have passed since the commissioner commenced the commissioner's duties, the county executive may give the commissioner twenty (20) days notice to terminate the commissioner's proceedings. After twenty (20) days, the duties of the commissioner's office cease. However, the county executive may subsequently authorize the commissioner to resume the commissioner's duties for a limited period of time.(d) All expenses of books, stationery, and per diems under this section and section 7 of this chapter shall be paid by the county.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-15-8-11; 5-15-8-16 part; 5-15-8-17; 5-15-8-18 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.105.
IN Code § 36-2-17-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-9. Destruction of Recorder's Records; Restoration; Proof of Execution, Acknowledgment, or Action

Sec. 9. (a) If all or part of the records of the recorder's office are destroyed, the recorder shall immediately obtain a book in which the recorder shall restore the destroyed parts of the record. The recorder shall, in the order in which they are presented, record in this book documents that had been recorded but the records of which have been destroyed. The recorder shall also record the recorder's original indorsement showing the time when each document was originally filed for record. This new record has the same force as the original record would have had if it had not been destroyed.(b) Whenever the recorder acts under subsection (a), the recorder shall also obtain another book in which the recorder shall, in the order in which it is presented, record all proof of the execution, acknowledgment, contents, destruction, and recording of documents that had been recorded in the recorder's office but the records of which have been destroyed. The recorder shall index this book in the manner in which records of deeds are indexed.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-15-8-4; 5-15-8-5.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.106.
IN Code § 36-2-17-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-10. Destruction of Recorder's Records; Statement of Person Having Interest in Preserving Evidence of Document; Witnesses; Oaths; Witnesses' Recollections

Sec. 10. (a) A person who has an interest in preserving evidence of a document, the record of which in the recorder's office has been destroyed, shall make a verified statement before the recorder that:(1) the person has an interest in preserving evidence of the document;(2) the document was previously recorded in the recorder's office; and(3) the person has searched diligently for the original of the document and has not been able to find it.After recording the person's statement and requiring the person to sign it, the recorder shall take and record the verified statement of each witness who testifies before the recorder. The recorder may be sworn as a witness by a person authorized to administer oaths.(b) The recorder shall require each witness testifying under this section to make a verified statement of the person's interest in preserving the person's testimony, and shall include this statement in the record. The recorder shall require each witness to sign the record of the person's testimony and shall add the recorder's certificate stating that the witness was duly sworn.(c) A recorder shall administer all oaths required by this section.(d) Testimony admissible before the recorder under this section consists of witnesses' best recollections of:(1) the execution and acknowledgment of the document;(2) the date of the document;(3) the contents of the document;(4) the prior recording of the document in the recorder's office; and(5) the time when the document was initially recorded or deposited for record.(e) The recorder shall record the complete statement of each witness who testifies before the recorder. The recorder may not include the recorder's own conclusions in the record.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-15-8-6; 5-15-8-7; 5-15-8-15 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.107.
IN Code § 36-2-17-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-11. Destruction of Recorder's Records; Force and Effect of Record; Certified Copies; Fee for Recording

Sec. 11. (a) A party to a legal proceeding may introduce a record of testimony made under section 10 of this chapter into evidence. Such a record has the same force as oral testimony at the trial by the witness whose statement makes up the record, and it may be excluded, rebutted, or impeached in the same manner in which that oral testimony could be excluded, rebutted, or impeached.(b) If the recorder certifies that a copy of a record made under section 10 of this chapter is a complete copy of all parts of the record relevant to a document in issue in a trial, the certified copy is admissible in evidence in that trial and has the same force as the original record.(c) The recorder shall charge half the usual fee for recording a document under section 9 or 10 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-15-8-8; 5-15-8-18 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-17-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-12. Wills, Letters Testamentary, or Letters of Administration Destroyed; Copies; Force and Effect of Record

Sec. 12. If the record of a will, letters testamentary, or letters of administration is destroyed, and an authenticated copy of the will or letters is presented to the clerk of the proper court, the clerk shall record the copy as if it was the original and shall note on the record the date on which the document was originally recorded. A record made under this section has the same force as the original record.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 5-15-8-19.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.108.
IN Code § 36-2-17-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-13. Bond for Guardian, Administrator, or Executor Destroyed; New Bond; Liability of Surety on Destroyed Bond

Sec. 13. A guardian, administrator, or executor whose official bond is destroyed in a general destruction of a county's records shall file a new bond with the proper officer within three (3) months after the bond is destroyed. The liability on the new bond commences with its filing in the proper office. Sureties on the destroyed bond are not liable for acts of their principal occurring after the filing of the new bond.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 5-15-8-20.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-17-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-14. Bond for County Officer Destroyed; New Bond; Liability

Sec. 14. If:(1) the official bond of a county officer is destroyed; and(2) the county officer receives a written notice of the destruction of the county officer's bond from the officer having custody of the bond;the county officer shall file a new bond with the proper officer within twenty (20) days after the county officer receives the notice. The liabilities on the new or old bond are the same as those prescribed by section 13 of this chapter on bonds of guardians, administrators, or executors.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 5-15-8-21.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.109.
IN Code § 36-2-17-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-15. Public Documents in Custody of County Treasurer Destroyed; Copies; County Tax Duplicate; Liability of Persons Charged With Tax

Sec. 15. (a) If public documents in the custody of the county treasurer are destroyed, the officer whose duty it is to furnish those documents shall immediately make new copies of them in the same manner in which they were originally made and shall deliver these copies to the treasurer. A copy made under this section has the same force as the original document.(b) If a county tax duplicate is destroyed and a copy is supplied under this section, persons charged with taxes on that copy are liable for those taxes unless they:(1) produce proper receipts for the taxes; or(2) prove to the county treasurer or county executive that the taxes have been paid.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-15-8-22; 5-15-8-23.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-17-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-16. Assessment Rolls and Tax Duplicates Destroyed; New Assessments and Appraisals; Proceedings to Collect Taxes Due

Sec. 16. If the assessment rolls and tax duplicates of a county are destroyed, the county executive shall cause new assessments and appraisals to be made, in the same manner and under the same regulations that they were originally made, and shall conduct all proceedings necessary to enable the treasurer to collect all taxes due in the county.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 5-15-8-24.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-17-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 17. County Records|36-2-17-17. Electronic Storage Medium; Retrieved Information as Evidence of Official Record; Data Processing System; Duties of Recorder

Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section:"Book" means a book, register, index, or file that the law requires a county recorder to maintain."Electronic storage medium" means a magnetic tape, card, diskette, disk, or other medium on which data may be entered and retained and from which data may be retrieved by the operation of an electronic data processing system."Recorded information" means information in any written matter, such as a record, document, plat, or paper, that the law requires a recorder to enter into a book.(b) The county recorder may substitute an electronic storage medium for any book. For the purposes of admissibility into evidence, printouts or other types of information retrieved from an electronic storage medium in written form shall be treated as an official record in all courts and administrative agencies.(c) When the recorder substitutes an electronic storage medium for a book, the recorder shall operate a data processing system that during normal business hours allows:(1) retrieval of recorded information by reference to the same identification number assigned to the written matter that has been recorded, the written matter's date of recording, the name of affected parties, the legal description of affected real property (if any), and any other category of information that the law requires the recorder to maintain in a related index or file; and(2) reproduction of recorded information in written form.(d) The recorder shall enter the identification number assigned by the recorder to a recorded matter with the related recorded information being entered into the electronic storage medium. The recorder shall verify the correctness of all recorded information entered into the electronic storage medium and assign security access codes to it that will protect it from alteration. An original of recorded matter may not be returned to the person submitting it before certification and security coding occur.(e) At intervals determined by the recorder, the recorder shall duplicate the data on an electronic storage medium containing recorded information and permanently store one (1) copy outside the office of the recorder in a secure location that is designated by the county executive and under the exclusive custody and control of the recorder. If either copy is lost or damaged, the recorder may use the other copy to perform his duties.As added by P.L.193-1984, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-18-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 18. Weed Cutting on County Roadsides|36-2-18-1. Duty of County Highway Department

Sec. 1. Each county highway department shall control detrimental plants (as defined in IC 15-16-8-1), and noxious weeds as required by law.As added by P.L.86-1988, SEC.225. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.81.
IN Code § 36-2-18-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 18. Weed Cutting on County Roadsides|36-2-18-2. Expenses

Sec. 2. All expenses for carrying out this chapter shall be paid out of funds from that county's allocation from the motor vehicle highway account.As added by P.L.86-1988, SEC.225.
IN Code § 36-2-19-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 19. Filing of Surveys|36-2-19-1. "Land Surveyor"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "land surveyor" means any of the following:(1) A professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5.(2) An employee or subordinate of a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5.(3) An individual who is exempt from registration as a professional surveyor under IC 25-21.5-3.As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.23-1991, SEC.37; P.L.57-2013, SEC.94.
IN Code § 36-2-19-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 19. Filing of Surveys|36-2-19-2. "Original Survey" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "original survey" means a survey that is executed for the purpose of locating and describing real property that has not been previously described in documents conveying an interest in real property.As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-2-19-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 19. Filing of Surveys|36-2-19-3. "Retracement or Record Document Survey" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "retracement or record document survey" means a survey of real property that has been previously described in documents conveying an interest in that real property.As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-2-19-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 19. Filing of Surveys|36-2-19-4. Recording Plat of Survey; Information Included; Filing Ordinance; Filing Fee

Sec. 4. (a) If a land surveyor has prepared a plat of any original, retracement, or record document survey (not including Indiana surveyor location reports or other similar documents normally associated with a mortgage loan) the plat shall be recorded in the county recorder's office when:(1) a new tax parcel is created;(2) no survey has been previously recorded; or(3) the monuments, monument references, or the description varies from the last recorded survey of the parcel.(b) The plat of survey described in subsection (a) must include the following:(1) The name of the owner or title holder according to the current county tax records at the time of recording (or the actual title holder if the land surveyor knows the tax records are not accurate).(2) The area of each surveyed tract.(3) A statement indicating the existence or absence of improvements on each surveyed tract.(c) The county may enact an ordinance requiring that if plats of survey have been prepared the plats must be filed with the county surveyor's office. If such an ordinance is adopted and a plat of survey has been prepared, a notarized record executed by the professional surveyor of the filing (showing the name of the professional surveyor, the date of certification, the name of the owner of the surveyed parcel as described in subsection (b)(1), and a brief description of the surveyed parcel) must be recorded in the recorder's office. The ordinance shall establish a fee schedule for the filing of the plat.As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.95.
IN Code § 36-2-19-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 19. Filing of Surveys|36-2-19-5. Copy of Plat to County Auditor or Surveyor

Sec. 5. A copy of any plat recorded in the recorder's office or filed in the surveyor's office under this chapter must be provided to the county auditor or the county surveyor, if this action is authorized by county ordinance for the maintenance of the plat book under IC 6-1.1-5-1.As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-2-19-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 19. Filing of Surveys|36-2-19-6. Filing Fee Disposition

Sec. 6. If the plat described in section 4 of this chapter is filed in the county surveyor's office under a county ordinance, the filing fee shall be deposited in the county surveyor's corner perpetuation fund.As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-2-19-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 19. Filing of Surveys|36-2-19-7. Duplicate Plat Copy to Township Assessor

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in a county in which IC 6-1.1-5-9 or IC 6-1.1-5-9.1 applies, the county surveyor shall file a duplicate copy of any plat described in section 4 of this chapter with the township assessor (if any).(b) If the duties of the township assessor have been transferred to the county assessor as described in IC 6-1.1-1-24, a reference to the township assessor in this section is considered to be a reference to the county assessor.As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.219-2007, SEC.110; P.L.146-2008, SEC.700.
IN Code § 36-2-20-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 20. Acquisition of Materials, Supplies, or Services|36-2-20-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county in which the executive and the fiscal body adopt identical ordinances to do the following:(1) Accept the applicability of this chapter.(2) Designate a procurement agent.As added by P.L.252-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-2-20-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 20. Acquisition of Materials, Supplies, or Services|36-2-20-2. Item

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "item" means any of the following:(1) Materials.(2) Supplies.(3) Services, other than professional services.As added by P.L.252-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-2-20-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 20. Acquisition of Materials, Supplies, or Services|36-2-20-3. Procurement Agent

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "procurement agent" means a board, an officer, or an employee position having sole authority on behalf of a county to buy, purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire items for which payment is to be made from a public fund.As added by P.L.252-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-2-20-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 20. Acquisition of Materials, Supplies, or Services|36-2-20-4. Written Requisitions

Sec. 4. An official or employee who wants the county to acquire an item shall forward a written requisition for the item to the procurement agent. The requisition must include the following information concerning the item:(1) Specifications.(2) Quantity.(3) Type.(4) Purpose for which the item is needed.(5) Office or place where the item will be used.(6) Date when needed.(7) Evidence that sufficient funds were appropriated and are available to pay for the item.As added by P.L.252-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-2-20-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 20. Acquisition of Materials, Supplies, or Services|36-2-20-5. Acquisition of Items

Sec. 5. After consultation with the person submitting the requisition, the procurement agent shall acquire the item in the manner required by IC 5-22 or other applicable statutes.As added by P.L.252-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-2-20-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 20. Acquisition of Materials, Supplies, or Services|36-2-20-6. Acquisitions in Violation of Chapter

Sec. 6. A claim by an official or employee for an item that was acquired in violation of this chapter:(1) may not be approved for payment by the county executive; and(2) is the personal responsibility of the person who acquired the item.As added by P.L.252-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-3-1-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 3. Government of Indianapolis and Marion County (Unigov)|Chapter 1. Consolidation and Transfer of Powers|36-3-1-0.3. General Assembly Findings

Sec. 0.3. The general assembly finds the following:(1) A consolidated city faces unique budget challenges due to a high demand for services combined with the large number of tax exempt properties located in a consolidated city as the seat of state government, home to several institutions of higher education, and home to numerous national, state, and regional nonprofit corporations.(2) By virtue of its size and population density, a consolidated city has unique overlapping territories of county and city government and an absence of unincorporated areas within its county.(3) Substantial operational efficiencies, reduction of administrative costs, and economies of scale may be obtained in a consolidated city through consolidation of certain county, city, and township functions.(4) Consolidation of certain county, city, and township services and operations will serve the public purpose by allowing the consolidated city to:(A) eliminate duplicative services;(B) provide better coordinated and more uniform delivery of local governmental services;(C) provide uniform oversight and accountability for the budgets for local governmental services; and(D) allow local government services to be provided more efficiently and at a lower cost than without consolidation.(5) Efficient and fiscally responsible operation of local government benefits the health and welfare of the citizens of a consolidated city and is of public utility and benefit.(6) The public purpose of those parts of P.L.227-2005 relating to a consolidated city is to provide a consolidated city with the means to perform essential governmental services for its citizens in an effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible manner.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.647.