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2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-12. Conduct of Political Subdivisions, Public Officials, and Public Employees During an Election on a Public Question

Sec. 12. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, during the period beginning with the date on which an ordinance is adopted under this chapter to place a local public question on the ballot and continuing through the day on which the public question is submitted to the voters under this chapter, a political subdivision may not promote a position on the local public question by doing any of the following:
(1) Using facilities or equipment, including mail and messaging systems, owned by the political subdivision to promote a position on the local public question, unless equal access to the facilities or equipment is given to persons with a position opposite to that of the political subdivision.
(2) Making an expenditure of money from a fund controlled by the political subdivision to promote a position on the local public question.
(3) Using an employee to promote a position on the local public question during the employee's normal working hours or paid overtime, or otherwise compelling an employee to promote a position on the local public question at any time. However, if a person described in subsection (b) is advocating for or against a position on the local public question or discussing the local public question as authorized under subsection (b), an employee of the political subdivision may assist the person in presenting information on the public question if requested to do so by the person described in subsection (b).
However, this section does not prohibit an official or employee of the political subdivision from carrying out duties with respect to a local public question that are part of the normal and regular conduct of the official's or employee's office or agency, including the furnishing of factual information regarding the local public question in response to inquiries from any person.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an elected or appointed official of a political subdivision may:
(1) personally advocate for or against a position on a local public question; or
(2) discuss the public question with any individual, group, or organization or personally advocate for or against a position on a local public question before any individual, group, or organization;
so long as it is not done by using public funds. Advocacy or discussion allowed under this subsection is not considered a use of public funds.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 3. Funding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-3-1. County Funding

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to Delaware County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Johnson County, Madison County, and Marion County.
(b) If the voters of an eligible county approve a local public question under IC 8-25-2, the fiscal body of the eligible county may, subject to section 4 of this chapter, adopt an ordinance under IC 6-3.6-6 to impose an additional local income tax rate as allowed by IC 6-3.6-7-27 for the public transportation project.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.90.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 3. Funding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-3-4. Ordinance to Impose Taxes Prohibited Unless Taxes Were Described in the Enabling Ordinance and the Public Question

Sec. 4. The fiscal body of an eligible county may not adopt an ordinance imposing a tax rate or a tax for a public transportation project unless the tax rate or tax was described in an ordinance adopted under IC 8-25-2-1 and in the local public question on the approval of the public transportation project.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 3. Funding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-3-6. Mandatory Alternative Funding Sources

Sec. 6. (a) The following apply to the funding of a public transportation project:
(1) For the first year of operations, an amount must be raised from sources other than taxes and fares that is equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the revenue that the budget agency certifies that the county will receive in that year from a local income tax imposed to fund the public transportation project.
(2) For the second year of operations and each year thereafter, at least ten percent (10%) of the annual operating expenses of the public transportation project must be paid from sources other than taxes and fares. For purposes of this subdivision, operating expenses include only those expenses incurred in the operation of fixed route services that are established or expanded as a result of a public transportation project authorized and funded under this article.
The budget agency shall assist the fiscal body of an eligible county in determining the amount of money that must be raised under subdivision (1).
(b) A county fiscal body or another entity authorized to carry out a public transportation project under IC 8-25-4 shall raise the revenue required by subsection (a) for a particular calendar year before the end of the third quarter of the preceding calendar year. Money raised under this section must be deposited in the county public transportation fund established under section 7 of this chapter.
(c) If a county fiscal body or other entity fails to raise the revenue required by subsection (a) before the deadline specified in subsection (b), the county in which the public transportation project is located is responsible for paying the difference between:
(1) the amount that subsection (a) requires to be raised from sources other than taxes and fares; minus
(2) the amount actually raised from sources other than taxes and fares.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 3. Funding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-3-7. County Public Transportation Project Fund

Sec. 7. (a) If the fiscal body of an eligible county imposes taxes to fund a public transportation project, the county treasurer of the eligible county shall establish a county public transportation project fund to receive tax revenues collected for the public transportation project. Money received from a foundation established under IC 8-25-7 or IC 8-25-8 may be deposited into the fund.
(b) Money in a fund established under subsection (a) at the end of the eligible county's fiscal year remains in the fund. Interest earned by the fund must be deposited in the fund.
(c) Money deposited in an eligible county's public transportation project fund may be used only to purchase, establish, operate, repair, or maintain a public transportation project authorized under this article. Money in the fund may be pledged by the fiscal body of the eligible county to the repayment of bonds issued for purposes of a public transportation project authorized under this article.
(d) The fiscal body of an eligible county may, in the manner provided by law, appropriate money from the fund to a public transportation corporation that is authorized to purchase, establish, operate, repair, or maintain the public transportation project if the public transportation project is located, either entirely or partially, within the eligible county.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 3. Funding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-3-8. Purchase of Equipment as an Operating Expense

Sec. 8. For purposes of this chapter, IC 36-9-2-2(b), and IC 36-9-4-58(b), the purchase of equipment or other personal property is considered an operating expense if the equipment or other personal property has a useful life of less than three (3) years.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-1. Authorization to Carry Out a Public Transportation Project

Sec. 1. An eligible county may carry out a public transportation project in accordance with the powers granted to the county by IC 36-9-2 and this article.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-2. Fiscal Body Authorization of a Public Transportation Corporation to Carry Out a Public Transportation Project

Sec. 2. The fiscal body of an eligible county may adopt an ordinance authorizing a public transportation corporation to carry out a public transportation project in accordance with the powers granted to the public transportation corporation under IC 36-9-4 and subject to the appropriating power of the fiscal body and any other powers reserved for the fiscal body by this article.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-3. Fiscal Body Authorization to Carry Out a Public Transportation Project Through an Interlocal Agreement

Sec. 3. The fiscal body of an eligible county may adopt an ordinance authorizing the executive of the county to enter into an interlocal agreement with the executive of another eligible county to carry out jointly a public transportation project approved by the voters of both counties in local public questions held under this article.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-4. Fiscal Body Authorization to Carry Out a Public Transportation Project Through a Public-Private Partnership

Sec. 4. The fiscal body of an eligible county may adopt an ordinance authorizing the executive of the county to enter into one (1) or more public-private partnership contracts under which a public transportation project is carried out, in whole or in part, by one (1) or more nongovernmental entities.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-5. Process for Entering Into a Public-Private Partnership

Sec. 5. If an ordinance authorizing public-private partnership contracts is adopted under section 4 of this chapter, the executive of the eligible county shall issue a request for proposals with respect to each proposed public-private partnership contract and award each contract under IC 5-22-9.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-6. Eligible Counties Limited to One Public Transportation Project

Sec. 6. An eligible county may carry out only one (1) public transportation project under this article. The fiscal body of an eligible county may not adopt a subsequent ordinance under IC 8-25-2-1 after a public transportation project is approved by the voters of the county under IC 8-25-2.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-7. Goals for the Participation of Minority Business Enterprises, Veteran Business Enterprises, and Women's Business Enterprises

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "minority business enterprise" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-16.5-1.
(b) As used in this section, "veteran business enterprise" means a business enterprise that has a current verification as a veteran owned small business concern under 38 CFR 74 et seq. by the Center of Veterans Enterprise of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(c) As used in this section, "women's business enterprise" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-16.5-1.
(d) Except where 49 CFR 26 applies, the fiscal body of an eligible county or another person authorized to carry out a public transportation project under this chapter shall set a goal for participation by minority business enterprises, veteran business enterprises, and women's business enterprises in conformity with the goals established by the department of minority and women's business development of a consolidated city and the goals of the department of administration established under IC 5-22-14-11 (before July 1, 2020) or IC 4-13-16.5-3.5 (after June 30, 2020) for veteran business enterprises. The goals must be consistent with the goals of delivering the project on time and within the budgeted amount and, insofar as possible, using Indiana businesses for employees, goods, and services.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.15-2020, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-8. Services Must Be Provided Throughout an Eligible County

Sec. 8. If a transportation project is approved in an eligible county, transportation services must be provided through the transportation project throughout the eligible county and must be made available under this article to all citizens of the county.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-9. Prohibition on Light Rail

Sec. 9. An eligible county may not:
(1) purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire;
(2) construct;
(3) operate;
(4) cause any person to purchase, lease, acquire, construct, or operate; or
(5) expend revenues deposited in the county public transportation project fund established under IC 8-25-3-7 on;
a light rail project.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 4. Carrying Out Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-4-10. Carrying Out a Public Transportation Project in a Township That Opts-In

Sec. 10. If a public transportation project is authorized by a local public question held in a township under IC 8-25-6, the fiscal body of the eligible county in which the township is located shall carry out the public transportation project. An eligible county may exercise any power authorized by this chapter in carrying out the public transportation project in the township. Any duty imposed upon an eligible county by this chapter applies with respect to a public transportation project carried out in the township.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the issuance of bonds by an eligible county for purposes of a public transportation project authorized under this article.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-2. "Bonds"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bonds" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-2.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-3. Bond Issues; Purposes; Notice and Hearing

Sec. 3. (a) Upon request of the county executive, the county fiscal body may borrow money and issue bonds in the name of the county in principal amounts and maturities as the fiscal body determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for the purposes specified in this article, including:
(1) the payment of costs of the public transportation project for which bonds are authorized, costs of issuance, or related costs of financing;
(2) the payment of interest on the bonds;
(3) the establishment of reserves to secure the bonds; and
(4) all other expenditures of the county incident to, necessary, and convenient to carry out this chapter.
(b) Before bonds may be issued under this chapter, the county fiscal body shall give notice of a public hearing to disclose the purpose for which the bond issue is proposed, the amount of the proposed issue, and other pertinent data. The county fiscal body shall publish in accordance with IC 5-3-1 a notice of the time, place, and general purpose of the hearing.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-4. Ordinance Authorizing Bonds; Method of Sale; Price

Sec. 4. (a) The bonds must be authorized by ordinance of the fiscal body. The ordinance must provide the following with respect to the bonds:
(1) The original date of the bonds.
(2) The time or times that the bonds mature. However, a bond may not mature more than twenty (20) years after the date it is issued.
(3) The maximum interest rate or rates, including variations of the rates.
(4) The denominations.
(5) The form, either coupon or registered.
(6) The registration privileges.
(7) The medium of payment and the place or places of payment.
(8) The terms of redemption, including redemption before maturity.
(b) Bonds issued under this chapter must be sold under IC 5-1-11, and at a price or prices determined by the county fiscal body in the ordinance.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-5. Optional Provisions of Ordinance

Sec. 5. An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this chapter or trust indenture under which the bonds are issued may contain the following provisions:
(1) Pledging revenues of the county to secure the payment of the bonds, subject to section 6 of this chapter and existing agreements with bondholders.
(2) Setting aside reserves or sinking funds and the regulation and disposition of these funds.
(3) Limitations on the purposes to which the proceeds from the sale of bonds may be applied.
(4) Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, the terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and secured, and the refunding of outstanding or other bonds.
(5) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of a contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated and the manner in which the consent to the amendment or abrogation may be given.
(6) Vesting in a trustee property, rights, powers, and trust as the county fiscal body determines, and limiting or abrogating the right of the bondholders to appoint a trustee or to limit the rights, powers, and duties of the trustee.
(7) Defining acts or omissions that will constitute a default and the obligations or duties of the county fiscal body to the bondholders and providing for the rights and remedies of the bondholders in the event of default. However, the rights and remedies must not be inconsistent with this chapter or other laws of this state.
(8) A covenant that the fiscal body will not repeal or adversely modify the taxes or sources of revenue that are pledged to secure the payment of the bonds.
(9) Any other matter that affects the security or protection of the bondholders.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-6. Pledges of Revenues, Covenants

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the county fiscal body may pledge revenues for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds and for other purposes under the ordinance as provided by IC 5-1-14-4, including revenues from the local income tax in Delaware County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hendricks County, Johnson County, Madison County, or Marion County.
(b) The county fiscal body may not pledge to levy ad valorem property taxes for these purposes.
(c) If the county fiscal body has pledged revenues from the local income tax as set forth in subsection (a), the county fiscal body may covenant that the county fiscal body will not repeal or modify the tax in a manner that would adversely affect owners of outstanding bonds issued under this chapter. The county fiscal body may make the covenant by adopting an ordinance.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.95; P.L.247-2017, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-7. Trust Indentures

Sec. 7. (a) The bonds may be secured by a trust indenture between the county and a bank having the power of a trust company or any trust company.
(b) The trust indenture may provide for:
(1) protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law;
(2) covenants setting forth the duties of the county fiscal body in relation to the exercise of its powers and the custody, safekeeping, and application of money related to the bond financing for which the trust indenture exists;
(3) the payment of the proceeds of the bonds and the revenue of the trustee under the trust indenture; and
(4) the method of disbursement of the proceeds of the bonds and the revenue to the trustee, with safeguards and restrictions as the county fiscal body may determine.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-8. Execution and Attestation of Bonds

Sec. 8. Bonds issued by the county under this chapter must be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the executive and attested to by the county auditor.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-9. Use of Bond Proceeds

Sec. 9. Money received from the bonds issued under this chapter shall be applied solely to the purposes for which the bonds were issued, except as provided in IC 5-1-13 and IC 5-1-14.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-10. Bonds as Negotiable Instruments; Registration

Sec. 10. The bonds are negotiable instruments, subject only to the provisions of the bonds relating to registration.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-12. Exemption From Securities Registration Laws

Sec. 12. Bonds issued by the county under this chapter are exempt from registration and other requirements of IC 23 and any other securities registration laws.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-13. State Covenant Not to Impair Bondholder Rights and Remedies

Sec. 13. The general assembly pledges to and covenants with the owner of any bonds issued under this chapter that the general assembly will not limit or alter the ability of the county to fulfill the terms of the agreements or pledges made with bondholders or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the bondholders until the bonds and related obligations are fully met and discharged.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-14. Certain Procedures for Issuance of Bonds Inapplicable

Sec. 14. IC 6-1.1-20 does not apply to the issuance of bonds under this chapter.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 5. Bonding for Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-5-15. State Moral Obligation Not Created

Sec. 15. Bonds issued under this chapter do not create a moral obligation of the state to pay all or part of the debt.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-2. Prerequisites for Township Opt-In

Sec. 2. (a) This subsection does not apply to townships located in Hendricks County. If:
(1) the fiscal body of the county in which a township is located does not adopt an ordinance under IC 8-25-2-1; and
(2) the township is adjacent to:
(A) an eligible county in which:
(i) a public transportation project has been approved under IC 8-25-2; or
(ii) an ordinance described in IC 8-25-2 has been adopted; or
(B) another township in which:
(i) a public transportation project has been approved under this chapter; or
(ii) a resolution described in this section has already been passed;
the fiscal body of the township may pass a resolution to place on the ballot a local public question on whether the fiscal body of the eligible county should be required to fund and carry out a public transportation project in the township.
(b) This subsection applies to Guilford Township in Hendricks County. The township fiscal body may pass a resolution to place on the ballot a local public question on whether the township fiscal body should be required to fund and carry out a public transportation project in the township.
(c) The fiscal body of the township shall include in the resolution passed under subsection (a) or (b):
(1) a description of the public transportation services that will be provided in the township through the proposed public transportation project; and
(2) an estimate of each tax necessary to annually fund the public transportation project in the township.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.203-2016, SEC.21; P.L.247-2017, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-3. Township Fiscal Body Resolution Requirements

Sec. 3. If the fiscal body of a township adopts a resolution under section 2 of this chapter, the township trustee shall certify a copy of the resolution to the department of local government finance, including the language for the question required by IC 8-25-2-3. The township trustee may modify the proposed local question as necessary to indicate that the local question concerns a public transportation project for the township. The department shall review the language for compliance with section 4 of this chapter, whichever is applicable to the eligible county, while taking into account any necessary modifications for the township. The department of local government finance may approve or reject the language. The department shall send its decision to the township trustee and the fiscal body of the township not more than ten (10) days after the resolution is submitted to the department. If the language is approved, the township trustee shall certify a copy of the resolution, including the language for the question and the department's approval, to the county election board of the eligible county.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.96.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-4. Model Local Public Question

Sec. 4. If the county election board of an eligible county receives from a township trustee a certified copy of the resolution adopted under section 2 of this chapter and the approved language for the local public question, the county election board shall place the following question on the election ballot in accordance with IC 3-10-9:
"Shall _________ County impose a local income tax rate, not to exceed a rate of _________ (insert recommended rate included in the ordinance authorizing the local public question), on the local taxpayers residing in ______________ Township to pay for improving or establishing public transportation service in ___________ Township through a public transportation project that _____________ (insert the description of the public transportation project set forth in the township resolution authorizing the local public question)?".
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.97.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-5. Local Public Question at General Election

Sec. 5. If a township trustee certifies a resolution under section 3 of this chapter, the county election board shall place the local public question on the ballot at the next general election for which the question may be certified under IC 3-10-9-3 and for which all voters of the township are entitled to vote.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-6. Certification of Election Returns

Sec. 6. After an election on the local public question, the circuit court clerk of the eligible county in which the township is located shall:
(1) make a certified copy of the election returns; and
(2) not later than five (5) days after the election, file the copy with:
(A) the department of state revenue;
(B) the fiscal body of the county; and
(C) the fiscal body of the township.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-7. Approval or Defeat of Local Public Question

Sec. 7. The local public question is approved by a township if a majority of the township voters voting on the local public question vote "yes". The local public question is defeated by a township if a majority of the township voters voting on the local public question vote "no".
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-8. Effect of Defeated Local Public Question

Sec. 8. If the local public question is defeated in a township, the fiscal body of the township may adopt a resolution under section 2 of this chapter to place another local public question on the ballot as provided in this chapter at a subsequent general election in the township. However, a local public question may not be placed on the ballot in the township under this chapter more than two (2) times in any seven (7) year period.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.203-2016, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-9. Conduct of Political Subdivisions, Public Officials, and Public Employees During an Election on a Local Public Question

Sec. 9. IC 8-25-2-12 applies to a local public question held under this chapter.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-10. County Fiscal Body; Township Fiscal Body in Hendricks County; Required to Impose Taxes on Taxpayers Residing in a Township That Opts in to a Public Transportation Project

Sec. 10. (a) If the voters of a township described in section 2(a)(2)(A)(i) or 2(a)(2)(B)(i) of this chapter approve a local public question under this chapter, the fiscal body of the eligible county in which the township is located shall adopt an ordinance under IC 6-3.6-6 to impose an additional local income tax rate, as permitted by IC 6-3.6-7-27, upon the local taxpayers residing in the township for the public transportation project in the township.
(b) This subsection applies if the voters of a township described in section 2(a)(2)(A)(ii) or 2(a)(2)(B)(ii) of this chapter approve a local public question under this chapter and the voters in:
(1) the eligible county described in section 2(a)(2)(A) of this chapter approve a local public question under IC 8-25-2; or
(2) the township described in section 2(a)(2)(B) of this chapter approve a local public question under this chapter.
The fiscal body of the eligible county in which the township is located shall adopt an ordinance under IC 6-3.6-6 to impose an additional local income tax rate, as permitted by IC 6-3.6-7-27, upon the local taxpayers residing in the township for the public transportation project in the township.
(c) This subsection applies to Guilford Township in Hendricks County. If the voters of the township approve a local public question under this chapter, the township fiscal body shall adopt a resolution to impose an additional local income tax rate upon the local taxpayers residing in the township for the public transportation project in the township. A resolution adopted under this subsection must comply with the requirements of the department of local government finance and specify an additional tax rate to be imposed in the township of at least one-tenth percent (0.1%), but not more than twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%). If a resolution is adopted under this subsection, the amount of the certified distribution attributable to the additional tax rate imposed under this subsection must be:
(1) retained by the county auditor;
(2) deposited in the county public transportation project fund established under IC 8-25-3-7; and
(3) used for the purpose provided in this subsection instead of as a property tax replacement distribution.
The tax rate under this subsection plus the tax rate under IC 6-3.6-6 may not exceed the tax rate specified in IC 6-3.6-6-2. Notwithstanding IC 6-3.6-7-27, the Hendricks County fiscal body is not required under this section to adopt an ordinance under IC 6-3.6-7-27.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.203-2016, SEC.23; P.L.197-2016, SEC.98; P.L.247-2017, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-12. Additional Tax Rate Applies Only on the County Local Taxpayers Who Reside in the Township That Opts In

Sec. 12. A tax rate imposed under this chapter applies only to the local taxpayers who reside in a township in which the voters approve a local public question held under this chapter.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.100.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-14. Bonds Payable From Tax Revenue Collected From County Local Taxpayers Who Reside in the Township That Opts In

Sec. 14. Bonds issued with respect to a public transportation project in the township must be paid from tax revenue collected from local taxpayers who reside in the township.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 6. Township Opt-In › 8-25-6-15. Minimum Fare Box Requirements Apply

Sec. 15. IC 36-9-2-2(b) and IC 36-9-2-2(c) apply to a public transportation project authorized under this chapter in a township.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 7. Public Transportation Foundation in Marion County › 8-25-7-3. Establishment of Foundation; Purposes

Sec. 3. The board shall establish a foundation that is organized as a nonprofit corporation that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to solicit and accept private funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and contributions to meet the requirements of IC 8-25-3-6(a).
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 7. Public Transportation Foundation in Marion County › 8-25-7-4. Use of Money Collected by Foundation

Sec. 4. A foundation established under section 3 of this chapter:
(1) shall use money received under section 3 of this chapter to:
(A) fund in part a public transportation project authorized under this article as required by IC 8-25-3-6(a); and
(B) carry out the purposes and programs of the foundation under this chapter; and
(2) may deposit money received under section 3 of this chapter in an account or fund that is:
(A) administered by the foundation; and
(B) not part of the state or county treasury.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 7. Public Transportation Foundation in Marion County › 8-25-7-5. Governance of Foundation

Sec. 5. The foundation established under section 3 of this chapter is governed by a board of directors consisting of at least seven (7) voting members appointed by the board.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 7. Public Transportation Foundation in Marion County › 8-25-7-6. Terms of Foundation Board Members

Sec. 6. The members appointed under section 5 of this chapter shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years but may be removed by the board for cause.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 7. Public Transportation Foundation in Marion County › 8-25-7-7. Official Action of Foundation Board by Majority Vote

Sec. 7. The affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the board of directors are required for the foundation to take any official action.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 7. Public Transportation Foundation in Marion County › 8-25-7-8. Necessary Agreements Authorized

Sec. 8. The fiscal body of Marion County or the board, if authorized to carry out a public transportation project under IC 8-25-4, may enter into any agreement necessary with the foundation to meet the requirements of IC 8-25-3-6(a) and carry out the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 8. Public Transportation Foundations in Eligible Counties Other Than Marion County › 8-25-8-3. Foundation Established; Purpose

Sec. 3. The board shall establish a foundation that is organized as a nonprofit corporation that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to solicit and accept private funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and contributions to meet the requirements of IC 8-25-3-6(a).
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 8. Public Transportation Foundations in Eligible Counties Other Than Marion County › 8-25-8-4. Use of Money Collected by Foundation

Sec. 4. A foundation established under section 3 of this chapter:
(1) shall use money received under section 3 of this chapter to:
(A) fund in part a public transportation project authorized under this article as required by IC 8-25-3-6(a); and
(B) carry out the purposes and programs of the foundation under this chapter; and
(2) may deposit money received under section 3 of this chapter in an account or fund that is:
(A) administered by the foundation; and
(B) not part of the state or county treasury.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 8. Public Transportation Foundations in Eligible Counties Other Than Marion County › 8-25-8-5. Governance of Foundation

Sec. 5. The foundation established under section 3 of this chapter is governed by a board of directors consisting of at least seven (7) voting members appointed by the board.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 8. Public Transportation Foundations in Eligible Counties Other Than Marion County › 8-25-8-6. Terms of Foundation Board Members

Sec. 6. The members appointed under section 5 of this chapter shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years but may be removed by the board for cause.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 8. Public Transportation Foundations in Eligible Counties Other Than Marion County › 8-25-8-7. Official Action of Foundation by Majority Vote

Sec. 7. The affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the board of directors are required for the foundation to take any official action.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 8. Public Transportation Foundations in Eligible Counties Other Than Marion County › 8-25-8-8. Necessary Agreements Authorized

Sec. 8. The fiscal body of an eligible county, the board, or any other entity authorized to carry out a public transportation project under IC 8-25-4 in the eligible county may enter into any agreement necessary with the foundation to meet the requirements of IC 8-25-3-6(a) and carry out the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 13. General Provisions and Definitions › Chapter 0.1. Effect of 1991 Recodification › 9-13-0.1-1. p.l.2-1991 Codification; No Effect on Rights, Liabilities, Penalties, Violations, or Proceedings; References

Sec. 1. (a) P.L.2-1991 is intended to be a codification and restatement of applicable or corresponding provisions repealed by P.L.2-1991, SECTION 109. If P.L.2-1991 repeals and replaces a provision in the same form or in a restated form, the substantive operation and effect of that provision continue uninterrupted.
(b) P.L.2-1991 does not affect any:
(1) rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) penalties incurred;
(3) violations committed; or
(4) proceedings begun;
before July 1, 1991. Those rights, liabilities, penalties, offenses, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior law as if P.L.2-1991 had not been enacted.
(c) A reference in a statute or rule to a statute that is repealed and replaced in the same or a different form in P.L.2-1991 shall be treated after July 1, 1991, as a reference to the new provision.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.208.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 13. General Provisions and Definitions › Chapter 0.1. Effect of 1991 Recodification › 9-13-0.1-2. Preservation of Materials Relating to Codification

Sec. 2. The general assembly may, by concurrent resolution, preserve any of the background materials related to P.L.2-1991.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.208.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 13. General Provisions and Definitions › Chapter 1. Application › 9-13-1-2. Inapplication of Article to Ic 9-28

Sec. 2. The definitions in this article do not apply to IC 9-28.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 13. General Provisions and Definitions › Chapter 1. Application › 9-13-1-4. References to Federal Statutes or Regulations Relating to the National Voter Registration Act

Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this title, a reference in this title to a federal statute or regulation relating to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501) is a reference to the statute or regulation as in effect September 1, 2014.
As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.96. Amended by P.L.122-2000, SEC.14; P.L.230-2005, SEC.68; P.L.128-2015, SEC.217.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 13. General Provisions and Definitions › Chapter 2. Definitions › 9-13-2-1. "Abandoned Vehicle"

Sec. 1. "Abandoned vehicle" means the following:
(1) A vehicle located on public property illegally.
(2) A vehicle left on public property without being moved for twenty-four (24) hours.
(3) A vehicle located on public property in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on a public right-of-way.
(4) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of that property for more than forty-eight (48) hours.
(5) A vehicle from which the engine, transmission, or differential has been removed or that is otherwise partially dismantled or inoperable and left on public property.
(6) A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or an ordinance other than this chapter if the impounded vehicle is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or the owner's agent within twenty (20) days after the vehicle's removal.
(7) A vehicle that is at least three (3) model years old, is mechanically inoperable, and is left on private property continuously in a location visible from public property for more than twenty (20) days. For purposes of this subdivision, a vehicle covered by a tarpaulin or other plastic, vinyl, rubber, cloth, or textile covering is considered to be visible.
(8) A vehicle:
(A) that was repaired or stored at the request of the owner;
(B) that has not been claimed by the owner; and
(C) for which the reasonable value of the charges associated with the repair or storage remain unpaid more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the repair work is completed or the vehicle is first stored.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-1997, SEC.1; P.L.54-2009, SEC.2; P.L.262-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 13. General Provisions and Definitions › Chapter 2. Definitions › 9-13-2-1.6. "Advisory Board"

Sec. 1.6. "Advisory board", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2-3.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.5.