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2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-15. Compensation; Expiration of Statute

Sec. 15. (a) When fixing the compensation of county officers under this title, the county fiscal body shall fix:
(1) compensation for the coroner as if the coroner is licensed to practice as a physician in Indiana; and
(2) compensation for the coroner as if the coroner is not licensed to practice as a physician in Indiana.
The compensation fixed under subdivision (1) must be one and one-half (1 1/2) times that fixed under subdivision (2). The county fiscal body shall then determine whether or not the coroner is a licensed physician and shall fix the coroner's compensation in the proper amount.
(b) This subsection applies only to an individual who is elected or reelected to the office of coroner in the 2022 general election. The county fiscal body shall fix the compensation of the coroner for calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 in accordance with this section.
(c) This subsection applies only to an individual who is elected or reelected to the office of coroner in the 2024 general election. The county fiscal body shall fix the compensation of the coroner for calendar years 2025 and thereafter in accordance with:
(1) IC 36-2-5-3 and IC 36-2-5-11, in a county not having a consolidated city; or
(2) IC 36-3-6-2, in a county having a consolidated city.
(d) This section expires January 1, 2027.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-72-11 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.98; P.L.73-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-16. Counties Over 400,000 Population; Disposition of Unclaimed Bodies

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies to each county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000).
(b) For purposes of this section, a body is unclaimed if:
(1) a person cannot be located to take custody of the body; or
(2) there is a person to take custody of the body, but that person cannot or will not assume financial responsibility for disposition of the body.
(c) Except as provided in IC 21-44-2, the coroner may order the burial or cremation of any unclaimed body left in the coroner's custody.
(d) If the deceased died without leaving money or other means necessary to defray the funeral expenses, the coroner may contract with a funeral director licensed under IC 25-15 to dispose of the body. The necessary and reasonable expenses for disposing of the body shall be paid by the county auditor upon the order of the coroner.
As added by P.L.106-1986, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.123; P.L.2-2007, SEC.385.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-17. Violent or Suspicious Death of Person; Failure to Notify Authorities of Discovery of Body or Moving Body From Scene; Offenses

Sec. 17. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to immediately notify the coroner or a law enforcement agency of the discovery of the body of a person who:
(1) has died from violence;
(2) has died in an apparently suspicious, unusual, or unnatural manner; or
(3) has died at less than three (3) years of age;
commits a Class B infraction. However, the failure to immediately notify under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor if the person fails to immediately notify with the intent to hinder a criminal investigation.
(b) A person who, with the intent to hinder a criminal investigation and without the permission of the coroner or a law enforcement officer, knowingly or intentionally alters the scene of death of a person who has died:
(1) from violence; or
(2) in an apparently suspicious, unusual, or unnatural manner;
commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.339-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.225-2007, SEC.16; P.L.158-2013, SEC.674.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-19. Cornea Donations

Sec. 19. (a) As used in this section, "cornea" includes corneal tissue.
(b) As used in this section, "decedent" means a person described in section 6(a)(1) through 6(a)(5) of this chapter.
(c) As used in this section, "eye bank" means a nonprofit corporation:
(1) organized under Indiana law;
(2) exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(3) whose purposes include obtaining, storing, and distributing corneas that are to be used for corneal transplants or for other medical or medical research purposes.
(d) If under section 6(e) of this chapter the coroner requires an autopsy to be performed upon a decedent, the coroner may authorize the removal of one (1) or both of the decedent's corneas for donation to an eye bank for transplantation, if the following conditions exist:
(1) The decedent's corneas are not necessary for successful completion of the autopsy.
(2) The decedent's corneas are not necessary for use as evidence.
(3) Removal of the decedent's corneas will not alter the postmortem facial appearance of the decedent.
(4) A representative of the eye bank, authorized by the trustees of the eye bank to make requests for corneas, has done the following:
(A) Within six (6) hours after the time of death, made a reasonable attempt to:
(i) contact any of the persons listed in the order of priority specified in IC 29-2-16.1-8; and
(ii) inform the person of the effect of the removal of the decedent's corneas on the physical appearance of the decedent.
(B) Submitted to the coroner:
(i) a written request for the donation by the coroner of corneas of the decedent subject to autopsy under section 6(e) of this chapter; and
(ii) a written certification that corneas donated under this section are intended to be used only for cornea transplant.
(5) The removal of the corneas and their donation to the eye bank will not alter a gift made by:
(A) the decedent when alive; or
(B) any of the persons listed in the order of priority specified in IC 29-2-16.1-8;
to an agency or organization other than the eye bank making the request for the donation.
(6) The coroner, at the time the removal and donation of a decedent's corneas is authorized, does not know of any objection to the removal and donation of the decedent's corneas made by:
(A) the decedent, as evidenced in a written document executed by the decedent when alive; or
(B) any of the persons listed in the order of priority specified in IC 29-2-16.1-8.
(e) A person, including a coroner and an eye bank and the eye bank's representatives, who exercises reasonable care in complying with subsection (d)(6) is immune from civil liability arising from cornea removal and donation allowed under this section.
(f) A person who authorizes the donation of a decedent's corneas may not be charged for the costs related to the donation. The recipient of the donation is responsible for the costs related to the donation.
As added by P.L.36-1993, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.147-2007, SEC.19; P.L.193-2018, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-20. County Responsibility for Costs of Autopsies

Sec. 20. (a) This section applies only to the autopsy of a person whose death is:
(1) suspicious;
(2) violent;
(3) accidental; or
(4) from an overdose.
(b) As used in this section, "autopsy" means the external and surgical internal examination of all body systems of a decedent, including toxicology and histology.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 4-24-4-1, if an Indiana resident dies in an Indiana county as a result of an incident that occurred in another Indiana county, the county coroner where the death occurred shall discuss whether an autopsy is warranted with the coroner of the county where the incident occurred. If the coroners agree that an autopsy is needed, the coroner of the county where the death occurred shall bill the county in which the incident occurred for the cost of the autopsy, including the physician fee under section 6(e) of this chapter.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (c) and IC 4-24-4-1, payment for the costs of an autopsy requested by a party other than the:
(1) county prosecutor; or
(2) county coroner;
of the county in which the individual died must be made by the party requesting the autopsy.
(e) This section does not preclude the coroner of a county in which a death occurs from attempting to recover autopsy costs from the jurisdiction outside Indiana where the incident that caused the death occurred.
As added by P.L.271-2001, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.67-2003, SEC.1; P.L.225-2007, SEC.18; P.L.193-2018, SEC.6; P.L.73-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-21. Coroners Obtaining Decedent's Health Records; Coroners Provide Health Records to Investigative Units

Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "health records" means written, electronic, or printed information possessed by a provider concerning any diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of the patient. The term includes mental health records, alcohol and drug abuse records, and emergency ambulance service records.
(b) As used in this section, "provider" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-295(b).
(c) As part of a medical examination or autopsy conducted under this chapter, a coroner may obtain a copy of the decedent's health records.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), health records obtained under this section are confidential.
(e) The coroner may provide the health records of a decedent that were obtained under this section to a prosecuting attorney or law enforcement agency that is investigating the individual's death. Health records received from a coroner under this subsection are confidential.
(f) A person who receives confidential records or information under this section and knowingly or intentionally discloses the records or information to an unauthorized person commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.28-2002, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2007, SEC.240.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-22. Providing Climate Controlled Environment

Sec. 22. A coroner shall exercise reasonable care in providing a climate controlled environment for the purpose of retarding decomposition of a human body in the coroner's custody.
As added by P.L.58-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-22.1. Coroner Requests to Hospitals for Blood or Tissue Samples

Sec. 22.1. (a) Upon the request of a coroner who is conducting or will conduct a death investigation on an individual who is admitted or was admitted to a hospital, the hospital shall provide a sample of the individual's blood or tissue to the coroner.
(b) A coroner does not need to obtain a warrant to request a blood or tissue sample under this section.
As added by P.L.225-2007, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-22.3. Training Courses for Coroners and Deputy Coroners

Sec. 22.3. (a) The coroners training board established by IC 4-23-6.5-3, in consultation with the Indiana law enforcement academy, shall create and offer a training course for coroners and deputy coroners. The training course must include:
(1) at least forty (40) hours of instruction; and
(2) instruction regarding:
(A) death investigation;
(B) crime scenes; and
(C) preservation of evidence at a crime scene for police and crime lab technicians.
(b) The coroners training board, in consultation with the Indiana law enforcement academy, shall create and offer an annual training course for coroners and deputy coroners. The annual training course must:
(1) include at least eight (8) hours of instruction; and
(2) cover recent developments in:
(A) death investigation;
(B) crime scenes; and
(C) preservation of evidence at a crime scene for police and crime lab technicians.
(c) In creating the courses under subsections (a) and (b), the coroners training board shall consult with a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology regarding medical issues that are a part of the training courses.
(d) All training in the courses offered under subsections (a) and (b) that involves medical issues must be approved by a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology.
(e) All training in the courses offered under subsections (a) and (b) that involves crime scenes and evidence preservation must be approved by a law enforcement officer.
(f) The coroners training board shall issue a coroner or deputy coroner a certificate upon successful completion of the courses described in subsections (a) and (b).
As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-22.4. Organ and Tissue Procurement

Sec. 22.4. A coroner shall follow the procedures set forth in IC 29-2-16.1 concerning organ and tissue procurement.
As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-24. Requirement for the Release of Autopsy and Other Reports; Auditor to Withhold Pay if Autopsy or Other Reports Not Timely Released; Withheld Pay Released Upon Release of Autopsy or Other Reports; Exception

Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a coroner does not release a written report required under section 10 of this chapter or a full copy of an autopsy report required under section 18 of this chapter as required by law, the county executive, or in the case of a county containing a consolidated city, the city-county council, shall order the auditor to withhold the paycheck of the coroner until the coroner properly releases the written report or full autopsy report, unless the county executive or city-county council adopts a resolution finding that:
(1) the failure of the coroner or deputy coroner to release the written report or full autopsy report is the result of unusual circumstances;
(2) the coroner or deputy coroner is making reasonable progress, under the circumstances, toward completing and releasing the written report or full autopsy report; and
(3) in light of the unusual circumstances described in subdivision (1), withholding the paycheck of the coroner or deputy coroner would be unjust.
(b) A county auditor may not withhold the paycheck of a coroner if a coroner is legally prohibited from releasing a written report or from releasing a full autopsy report. However, a coroner is required to release a written report or full autopsy report as soon as possible after the legal prohibition on releasing the written report or full autopsy report ceases to exist.
(c) If the county executive or city-county council orders an auditor to withhold a paycheck under subsection (a) and a coroner properly releases the written report or full autopsy report, the county executive or city-county council shall order the auditor to release all of the coroner's paychecks that were withheld from the coroner.
As added by P.L.157-2007, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-25. Coroner; Conflict of Interest

Sec. 25. (a) If a coroner believes that a conflict of interest exists with respect to the exercise of the coroner's official duties in a particular case, the coroner shall:
(1) recuse himself or herself from the case; and
(2) obtain the services of the coroner of another county to fulfill the coroner's official duties in the case.
(b) The coroner of the other county serving under this section shall be reimbursed for all costs incurred in the case by the county in which the conflict of interest exists.
As added by P.L.42-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 14. County Coroner › 36-2-14-26. Rules

Sec. 26. The Indiana department of health may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 in carrying out the department's duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.193-2018, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.332.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 15. County Assessor › 36-2-15-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-69.5-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 15. County Assessor › 36-2-15-2. Election; Eligibility; Residence; Term of Office

Sec. 2. (a) A county assessor shall be elected under IC 3-10-2-13 by the voters of the county.
(b) To be eligible to serve as an assessor, an individual must meet the following qualifications before taking office:
(1) If the individual has never held the office of county assessor, the individual must have attained a level two assessor-appraiser certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5.
(2) If the individual has held the office of county assessor, the individual must have attained a level three assessor-appraiser certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5.
(c) A county assessor must reside within the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The assessor forfeits office if the assessor ceases to be a resident of the county.
(d) The term of office of a county assessor is four (4) years, beginning January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-1-1 part; 17-3-69.5-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.5-1986, SEC.37; P.L.3-1987, SEC.550; P.L.1-2004, SEC.61 and P.L.23-2004, SEC.63; P.L.88-2005, SEC.15; P.L.167-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 15. County Assessor › 36-2-15-3. Location of Office; Business Hours and Days

Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the assessor shall keep the assessor's office in a building provided at the county seat by the county executive. The assessor shall keep the office open for business during regular business hours on every day of the year except Sundays and legal holidays. However, the assessor may close the office on days specified by the county executive according to custom and practice of the county.
(b) After June 30, 2008, the county assessor may establish one (1) or more satellite offices in the county.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-2-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.692.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 15. County Assessor › 36-2-15-4. Legal Action on Days Office Is Closed

Sec. 4. A legal action required to be taken in the assessor's office on a day when the assessor's office is closed under section 3 of this chapter may be taken on the next day the assessor's office is open.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-2-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.99.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 15. County Assessor › 36-2-15-5. Duties; Transfer of Duties

Sec. 5. (a) The county assessor shall perform the functions assigned by statute to the county assessor, including the following:
(1) Countywide equalization.
(2) Selection and maintenance of a countywide computer system.
(3) Certification of gross assessments to the county auditor.
(4) Discovery of omitted property.
(5) In:
(A) a township in which the transfer of duties of the elected township assessor is required by subsection (c); or
(B) a township in which the duties relating to the assessment of tangible property are not required to be performed by a township assessor elected under IC 36-6-5;
performance of the assessment duties prescribed by IC 6-1.1.
(b) A transfer of duties between assessors does not affect:
(1) any assessment, assessment appeal, or other official action made by an assessor before the transfer; or
(2) any pending action against, or the rights of any party that may possess a legal claim against, an assessor that is not described in subdivision (1).
Any assessment, assessment appeal, or other official action of an assessor made by the assessor within the scope of the assessor's official duties before the transfer is considered as having been made by the assessor to whom the duties are transferred.
(c) If the individual elected to the office of township assessor has not attained the assessor-appraiser certification level required by IC 36-6-5-1 before the date the term of office begins, the assessment duties prescribed by IC 6-1.1 that would otherwise be performed in the township by the township assessor are transferred to the county assessor on that date. If assessment duties in a township are transferred to the county assessor under this subsection, those assessment duties are transferred back to the township assessor if at a later election an individual who has attained the assessor-appraiser certification level required by IC 36-6-5-1 is elected to the office of township assessor.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-69.5-4.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-1997, SEC.206; P.L.90-2002, SEC.469; P.L.219-2007, SEC.108; P.L.3-2008, SEC.261; P.L.146-2008, SEC.693; P.L.76-2014, SEC.65; P.L.167-2015, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 15. County Assessor › 36-2-15-6. Repealed

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.64, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.345-1983, SEC.1; P.L.12-1992, SEC.155. Repealed by P.L.84-1995, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 15. County Assessor › 36-2-15-7. Transition on Transfer of Duties Between Assessors

Sec. 7. (a) Each county assessor, elected township assessor, or township trustee-assessor whose assessment duties prescribed by IC 6-1.1 will be transferred under section 5 of this chapter shall:
(1) organize the records of the assessor's office relating to the assessment of tangible property in a manner prescribed by the department of local government finance; and
(2) transfer the records as directed by the department of local government finance.
(b) The department of local government finance shall determine a procedure and schedule for the transfer of the records and operations. The assessors shall assist each other and coordinate their efforts to:
(1) ensure an orderly transfer of all records; and
(2) provide for an uninterrupted and professional transition of the property assessment functions consistent with this chapter and the directions of the department of local government finance.
As added by P.L.219-2007, SEC.109.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-2. Bond; Oath

Sec. 2. (a) A deputy appointed under this chapter may be required to give a bond, in accordance with IC 5-4-1, for the proper discharge of the deputy's duties.
(b) If required under IC 5-4-1-1, a deputy appointed under this chapter shall take the oath required of the officer who appointed the deputy.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-6-1-1 part; 5-6-1-2 part; 17-3-32-4 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.33, SEC.19; P.L.14-2004, SEC.193.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-3. Performance of Duties of Appointing Officer; Regulations and Penalties; Responsibility for Acts of Deputy

Sec. 3. (a) A deputy appointed under this chapter may perform all the official duties of the officer who appointed the deputy and is subject to the same regulations and penalties as the officer.
(b) The officer appointing the deputy is responsible for all the official acts of the deputy.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-6-1-2 part; 5-6-1-3; 17-3-21-7 part; 17-3-32-4 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.100.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-4. Officers Entitled to Appoint Chief or Other Deputies and Employees

Sec. 4. Each of the following county officers is entitled to appoint one (1) first or chief deputy, and also may appoint the number of other full-time or part-time deputies and employees authorized by the county fiscal body:
(1) The county auditor.
(2) The county treasurer.
(3) The county recorder.
(4) The county sheriff.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-71-2 part; 17-3-21-7 part; 17-3-22-1; 17-3-32-4 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.154; P.L.174-2006, SEC.20; P.L.233-2015, SEC.337.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-5. County Surveyor Authorized to Appoint Chief or Other Deputies and Employees; Bridge Engineer; Field Notes

Sec. 5. (a) The county surveyor may appoint one (1) first or chief deputy, if authorized by the county fiscal body, and also may appoint the number of other full-time or part-time deputies and employees authorized by the county fiscal body.
(b) The surveyor of a county having a population of one hundred sixty-five thousand (165,000) or more may appoint a registered professional civil engineer as bridge engineer.
(c) If a deputy surveyor takes field notes, the deputy surveyor shall return them to the county surveyor within sixty (60) days.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-58-3 part; 17-3-60-1; 17-3-71-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.155; P.L.154-1993, SEC.2; P.L.127-2017, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-6. Repealed

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-6-1-1 part; 17-3-5-4; 17-3-6-1; 17-3-71-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.131-1983, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-7. County Coroner Authorized to Appoint Deputies and Clerical Employees

Sec. 7. The county coroner may appoint the number of deputies and clerical employees authorized by the county fiscal body.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-19-1; 17-3-19-2 part; 17-3-19-3 part; 17-3-20-1 part; 17-3-20-2 part; 17-3-20-3 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.156.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-8. County Assessor Authorized to Appoint Deputies and Employees; Required Level of Certification; Authorized Appointments When the County Assessor Has Not Attained the Required Level of Certification

Sec. 8. (a) The county assessor may appoint the number of full-time or part-time deputies and employees authorized by the county fiscal body.
(b) Before July 1, 2017, an employee of the county assessor who performs real property assessing duties must have attained the level of certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5 that the county assessor is required to attain under IC 36-2-15-2(b).
(c) After June 30, 2017, an employee of the county assessor who is responsible for placing an assessed valuation on real property must have attained the certification of a level three assessor-appraiser under IC 6-1.1-35.5.
(d) This subsection applies after June 30, 2017. If the county assessor has not attained the certification of a level three assessor-appraiser under IC 6-1.1-35.5, the county fiscal body shall authorize either of the following:
(1) The appointment of at least one (1) deputy or employee who has attained the certification of a level three assessor-appraiser under IC 6-1.1-35.5.
(2) Contracting with a person who has attained, or who employs for purposes of the contract an individual who has attained, the certification of a level three assessor-appraiser under IC 6-1.1-35.5. The individual under contract with the county assessor under this subdivision shall assist the county assessor with assessment duties as determined by the county assessor.
Payment for the deputy, employee, or contractor shall be made from the budget for the county assessor.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-71-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.157; P.L.146-2008, SEC.699; P.L.167-2015, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-9. Compensation of Certain Deputies in Charge of Various Courts or Branches

Sec. 9. If a county has:
(1) a superior court; or
(2) two (2) or more courthouses in which branches of county offices are maintained;
the deputies in charge of the various courts or branches rank as, and shall be compensated as, first or chief deputies.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-71-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.112.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees › 36-2-16-10. County Animal Disease Control Emergency Coordinator

Sec. 10. The county executive of each county shall designate a county animal disease control emergency coordinator who is responsible for receiving information as to the policy of the state board of animal health on animal disease control matters. The county animal disease control emergency management coordinator shall distribute information as directed by the state board of animal health. Not later than seven (7) days after making the designation, the county executive shall forward the name of the county animal disease control emergency coordinator to the Indiana state board of animal health.
As added by P.L.262-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16.5. Salary Schedule for Probation Officers › 36-2-16.5-2. "Probation Officer"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "probation officer" means a probation officer or a juvenile probation officer.
As added by P.L.277-2003, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16.5. Salary Schedule for Probation Officers › 36-2-16.5-3. Adoption of Salary Schedule

Sec. 3. In consultation with:
(1) at least one (1) judge of a court or division of a court authorized to impose probation; and
(2) at least one (1) probation officer;
the county, city, or town fiscal body shall adopt a salary schedule setting the compensation of a probation officer. The salary schedule must comply with the minimum compensation requirements for probation officers adopted by the judicial conference of Indiana under IC 11-13-1-8.
As added by P.L.277-2003, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16.5. Salary Schedule for Probation Officers › 36-2-16.5-4. Salary of Probation Officer

Sec. 4. The county, city, or town fiscal body shall fix the salary of a probation officer based on the salary schedule adopted under this chapter.
As added by P.L.277-2003, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16.5. Salary Schedule for Probation Officers › 36-2-16.5-5. Benefits; Holidays; Hours

Sec. 5. Unless otherwise specified in the salary schedule, a probation officer is entitled to the same benefits, holidays, and hours as other county, city, or town employees.
As added by P.L.277-2003, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 16.5. Salary Schedule for Probation Officers › 36-2-16.5-6. Use of Fees Deposited Into Certain Funds; Use of Excess Revenue Generated by Fees

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the administrative fees deposited into:
(1) the county supplemental juvenile probation services fund under IC 31-40-2-1;
(2) the county supplemental adult probation services fund under IC 35-38-2-1(f); and
(3) the local supplemental adult probation services fund under IC 35-38-2-1(g);
shall be used to pay for salary increases required under the salary schedule adopted under this chapter and IC 11-13-1-8 that became effective January 1, 2004.
(b) Administrative fees collected that exceed the amount required to pay for salary increases required under the salary schedule adopted under this chapter and IC 11-13-1-8 may be used in any manner permitted under IC 31-40-2-2, IC 35-38-2-1(f), or IC 35-38-2-1(j).
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.646.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 17. County Records › 36-2-17-2. Keeping Records in Offices; Delivery to Successors; Use of Permanent Ink; Violation

Sec. 2. (a) The county auditor, county treasurer, county surveyor, and county sheriff shall keep in their offices all records that they are required to make and shall deliver them to their successors.
(b) The clerk of the circuit court, county auditor, and county recorder shall use permanent jet-black, nonfading ink when preparing official records in longhand. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-14-12 part; 17-2-37-1 part; 17-3-4-1; 17-3-4-2; 17-3-21-3 part; 17-3-32-13 part; 17-3-58-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.338.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 17. County Records › 36-2-17-3. Photostatic Recording of Documents; Force of Recording

Sec. 3. (a) A county officer who is required to record documents may record them by a photographic process if:
(1) the process is adopted by the county executive; and
(2) the necessary photographic equipment and supplies are furnished for that purpose by the county executive.
(b) Photostatic recording of documents has the same force as recording of documents by handwriting, typewriter, or handwriting on partly printed pages.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-56-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 17. County Records › 36-2-17-4. Miniature Photographic or Microfilm Recording of Documents; Marginal Entry or Notation; Control Over Film and Records; Original and Duplicate Copies; Index

Sec. 4. (a) A county officer may record documents by miniature photographic process or microfilm process if:
(1) the installation of the process is approved by the county executive; and
(2) the process provides for an original and a duplicate film copy of each document that the officer is required to record.
The officer shall index and file the original copy in a suitable container in the office where the document is recorded, in such a manner that it is easily accessible and readable by an interested person. The officer shall preserve the duplicate copy in a fireproof vault, either in the courthouse where the office is located or in a place designated by the county executive.
(b) When recording a release, assignment, or other document that requires a marginal entry or notation on a prior record made under this section, an officer acting under this section shall:
(1) record the document on the index page of the photographic or microfilm record containing the prior record; or
(2) index and cross-reference the marginal entry or notation and record it on a separate page attached to or filed with and made a part of the prior record.
(c) An officer recording a document under this section has exclusive control over the film and records in the officer's office, and the officer may not return an original document to the person presenting it for record until the film copy of that document is properly recorded, indexed, filed, and made available to interested persons.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-3-1; 17-3-3-2; 17-3-3-3.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.102.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 17. County Records › 36-2-17-5. Preservation of Records; Restoration of Destroyed Records; Copies; Control of Records

Sec. 5. (a) If it is necessary to preserve the records of:
(1) the circuit court clerk's office;
(2) the county auditor's office;
(3) the county treasurer's office;
(4) the county recorder's office;
(5) the county sheriff's office;
(6) a court of record; or
(7) the county surveyor's office;
from damage, the county executive shall order the officer in charge of the records to copy them in suitable books procured by the officer for that purpose. The executive shall specify in its order the particular records or parts of records to be copied.
(b) If:
(1) parts of a county's records have been destroyed;
(2) the remaining parts of the records have been copied to preserve them from damage; and
(3) the proper holder of the original documents on which the records were based presents those documents to the officer in charge of the records;
the officer in charge of the records shall use the original documents to complete the records, and, if the original index no longer exists, shall index the completed records.
(c) If a map or plat in the office of the county auditor, county recorder, or county surveyor is so worn or defaced that it is not fit for use, the auditor, recorder, or surveyor shall make an accurate copy of the legible part of the map or plat. If a part of the map or plat is illegible, the auditor or recorder shall resort to the most accurate sources to complete the copy.
(d) Copies of records made under this section have the same force as the original records. Certified transcripts of copies of records made under subsection (a) have the same force as transcripts of the original records.
(e) Control of the county recorder's records, including copying, storage, and retrieval is the responsibility of the county recorder.
(f) Control of the county surveyor's records, including copying, storage, and retrieval is the responsibility of the county surveyor.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-15-4-1 part; 5-15-7-1; 5-15-7-2; 17-3-57-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.231-1989, SEC.13; P.L.276-2001, SEC.8; P.L.127-2017, SEC.103.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 17. County Records › 36-2-17-6. Destruction of Records; Meetings; List; Replacement; Appointment of Commissioner

Sec. 6. (a) If records belonging to the county or a court of record in the county are destroyed, the county auditor shall immediately notify the county executive, which shall meet at the time and place specified by the auditor. During the next twelve (12) months, the county executive may hold additional meetings concerning the destroyed records if it finds that such meetings are necessary.
(b) At the meeting held under subsection (a) of this section, after a showing that records of the county or a court of record in the county have been destroyed, the county executive shall order the county auditor to make out and certify a list of all the destroyed records that were furnished by the state under a statute or joint resolution. The auditor shall immediately forward this list to the governor, who shall immediately give notice of the destruction of county records to the state officer whose duty it is to furnish records to the county. That officer shall immediately furnish to the county all records on the list, as if the county had never received them.
(c) At the meeting held under subsection (a) of this section, the county executive shall appoint a person as a commissioner if any of the records of:
(1) a court of record in the county;
(2) a clerk of a court of record in the county; or
(3) a county officer other than the county recorder;
have been destroyed. After taking an oath of office, the commissioner has the powers and duties set forth in section 7 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-15-8-1; 5-15-8-2; 5-15-8-3; 5-15-8-9.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.