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2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 2. Law Enforcement › Chapter 24. Tribal Law Enforcement › 5-2-24-2. Conditions on Exercising State Police Powers

Sec. 2. (a) Before appointing an individual to serve as a tribal police officer granted police powers under this chapter, the tribe or tribal police department shall contact every law enforcement department or agency that has employed (or that currently employs) the individual and request that the employing department or agency provide:
(1) a complete and unredacted copy of all findings and orders related to disciplinary action or internal investigations (whether performed by an internal investigator or an outside agency) involving the individual; and
(2) the tribe or tribal police department with a copy of the individual's entire employment file, except for any medical records or information.
(b) An individual appointed to serve as a tribal police officer may not exercise police powers until the individual successfully meets the minimum basic training and educational requirements adopted by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9 as necessary for employment as a law enforcement officer.
(c) In addition to the requirements under subsection (b), the individual appointed to serve as a tribal police officer may only exercise police powers if the individual:
(1) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) does not have a felony conviction; and
(3) meets other requirements as determined by the tribe.
Nothing in this section affects the authority of a tribal police officer to enforce tribal laws.
As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 2. Law Enforcement › Chapter 24. Tribal Law Enforcement › 5-2-24-3. Oath; Decertification

Sec. 3. (a) An individual appointed as a tribal police officer under section 2 of this chapter shall take an appropriate oath of office in the form and manner prescribed by the tribe. A tribal police officer serves at the pleasure of the tribe.
(b) A tribal police officer who has been afforded police powers under this chapter may be decertified as a law enforcement officer by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-12.5.
As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 2. Law Enforcement › Chapter 24. Tribal Law Enforcement › 5-2-24-4. Police Powers

Sec. 4. A tribal police officer with police powers may:
(1) make an arrest;
(2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property;
(3) carry a firearm; and
(4) exercise other police powers with respect to the enforcement of Indiana laws.
Nothing in this section affects the authority of a tribal police officer to enforce tribal laws.
As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 2. Law Enforcement › Chapter 24. Tribal Law Enforcement › 5-2-24-5. Authority to Exercise Police Powers Throughout Indiana

Sec. 5. A tribe may authorize a tribal police officer to exercise police powers in the entire state, or in any part of the state, if:
(1) the tribe adopts an ordinance specifically describing the area in which a tribal police officer appointed under this chapter may exercise police powers; and
(2) the tribe notifies the:
(A) superintendent of the state police department; and
(B) sheriff of the county in which the tribal land is primarily located (or the chief of police of the consolidated city, if the tribal land is primarily located in a consolidated city);
of the boundaries of the area in which the tribal police officer may exercise police powers.
Every two (2) years, by January 31 of the second year, the tribe shall provide the persons described in subdivision (2)(A) and (2)(B) with a notice describing the area in which a tribal police officer may exercise police powers.
As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-0.2. "Locality Newspaper"

Sec. 0.2. As used in this section, "locality newspaper" means a publication that meets all the following requirements:
(1) Is regularly issued at least one (1) time per week.
(2) Contains in each issue news of general or community interest, community notices, or editorial commentary by different authors.
(3) Has, in more than one-half (1/2) of its issues published during the previous twelve (12) month period, not more than seventy-five percent (75%) advertising content.
(4) Has been published continuously for at least three (3) years.
(5) Has the capability to add subscribers to its distribution list and must add any person:
(A) who requests to be added as a new subscriber; and
(B) whose mailing address is within the political subdivision in which the locality newspaper generally circulates.
(6) Is a publication of general circulation in the political subdivision that is responsible for the publication of notice.
(7) Is circulated by United States mail, free of charge, to addresses that are located within the political subdivision responsible for the publication of notice.
(8) Has its circulation verified by an annual independent audit of the publication.
(9) Contains advertisements from numerous unrelated advertisers in each issue.
(10) Is not owned by, or under the control of, the owners or lessees of a shopping center, a merchant's association, or a business that sells property or services (other than advertising) whose advertisements for their sales of property or services constitute the predominant advertising in the publication.
(11) Has continuity as to title and general nature of content from issue to issue.
(12) Does not constitute a book, either singly or when successive issues are combined.
(13) Has a known office location in the county in which the locality newspaper is published.
As added by P.L.147-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-0.4. "Newspaper"

Sec. 0.4. As used in this chapter, "newspaper" refers to a newspaper:
(1) that:
(A) is a daily, weekly, semiweekly, or triweekly newspaper of general circulation;
(B) has been published for at least three (3) consecutive years in the same city or town;
(C) has been entered, authorized, and accepted by the United States Postal Service for at least three (3) consecutive years as mailable matter of the periodicals class;
(D) has at least fifty percent (50%) of all copies circulated paid for by subscribers or other purchasers at a rate that is not nominal; and
(E) has had an average circulation during the preceding year of at least two hundred (200), based on the average paid or requested circulation for the preceding twelve (12) months reported in the newspaper's United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership published by the newspaper in October of each year; or
(2) that:
(A) is a daily, weekly, semiweekly, or triweekly newspaper of general circulation;
(B) has been entered, authorized, and accepted by the United States Postal Service as mailable matter of the periodicals class;
(C) has at least fifty percent (50%) of all copies circulated paid for by subscribers or other purchasers at a rate that is not nominal; and
(D) meets the greater of the following conditions:
(i) The newspaper's paid circulation during the preceding year is equal to at least fifty percent (50%) of the paid circulation for the largest newspaper with a periodicals class permit located in the county in which the newspaper is published, based on the average paid or requested circulation for the preceding twelve (12) months reported in the newspaper's United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership published by the newspaper in October of each year or based on the newspaper's initial application for a permit from the United States Postal Service.
(ii) The newspaper has an average daily paid circulation of one thousand five hundred (1,500) based on the average paid or requested circulation for the preceding twelve (12) months reported in the newspaper's United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership published by the newspaper in October of each year or based on the newspaper's initial application for a permit from the United States Postal Service.
As added by P.L.64-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.38-1997, SEC.1; P.L.169-2006, SEC.1; P.L.122-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-0.6. Place of Publication

Sec. 0.6. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a newspaper or qualified publication is published at the place where the newspaper or qualified publication has its original entry for mail privileges authorized by the United States Postal Service.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, a newspaper or qualified publication is considered published at only one (1) place. The place of publication does not include places at which additional entry offices have been established with the authorization of the United States Postal Service.
As added by P.L.64-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.38-1997, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-0.7. "Qualified Publication"

Sec. 0.7. (a) As used in this chapter, "qualified publication" means a publication that:
(1) is published daily, weekly, semiweekly, or triweekly;
(2) is of general circulation to the public;
(3) has been published for at least three (3) consecutive years in the same city or town;
(4) has continuity as to title and general nature of content from issue to issue;
(5) contains news of general or community interest, community notices, or editorial commentary;
(6) contains advertisements from unrelated advertisers in each issue;
(7) has, in more than one-half (1/2) of its issues published during the previous twelve (12) month period, not more than seventy-five percent (75%) advertising content;
(8) has a known office location in the county in which it is published; and
(9) has been entered, authorized, and accepted by the United States Postal Service as mailable matter of standard mail (A) class for the time published.
(b) A publication is not a qualified publication if any of the following apply:
(1) The publication is owned by, or under the control of, the owners or lessees of a shopping center or a merchant's association.
(2) The publication is owned by, or under the control of, a business that sells property or services (other than advertising) and the predominant advertising in the publication is advertising for the business's sales of property or services.
(3) The publication is a mail order catalog or other catalog, advertising flier, travel brochure, house organ, theater program, telephone directory, restaurant guide, shopping center advertising sheet, or other similar publication.
(4) The publication is primarily devoted to matters of specialized interest such as a labor, fraternal, society, political, religious, sporting, or trade news publication or journal.
(5) The publication is a magazine, racing form, or tip sheet.
As added by P.L.64-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.38-1997, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-1.5. Posting Notice on Web Site

Sec. 1.5. (a) This section applies to a notice that must be published in accordance with this chapter.
(b) If a newspaper or locality newspaper maintains an Internet web site, a notice that is published in the newspaper or locality newspaper must also be posted on the web site of the newspaper or locality newspaper. The notice must appear on the web site on the same day the notice appears in the newspaper or locality newspaper.
(c) The state board of accounts shall develop a standard form for notices posted on a newspaper's or locality newspaper's Internet web site.
(d) A newspaper or locality newspaper may not charge a fee for posting a notice on the newspaper's or locality newspaper's Internet web site under this section.
As added by P.L.141-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.147-2016, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-2.3. Validity of Notice Containing Errors or Omissions

Sec. 2.3. (a) A notice published in accordance with this chapter or any other Indiana statute is valid even though the notice contains errors or omissions, as long as:
(1) a reasonable person would not be misled by the error or omission; and
(2) the notice is in substantial compliance with the time and publication requirements applicable under this chapter or any other Indiana statute under which the notice is published.
(b) This subsection applies if:
(1) a political subdivision publishes or submits to the department of local government finance's computer gateway a notice concerning a tax rate, tax levy, or budget;
(2) the notice described in subdivision (1) contains an error or omission that causes the notice to inaccurately reflect the tax rate, tax levy, or budget actually proposed or fixed by the political subdivision; and
(3) the difference between the amount of the published or submitted tax rate, tax levy, or budget of the political subdivision and the tax rate, tax levy, or budget actually proposed or fixed by the political subdivision is less than one-tenth of one percent (0.1%).
Notwithstanding any other law, a notice described in this subsection is a valid notice and the department of local government finance shall correct the error or omission.
As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.169-2006, SEC.2; P.L.183-2014, SEC.2; P.L.149-2016, SEC.17; P.L.257-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-3. Cities and Towns; Publication of Annual Report

Sec. 3. (a) Within sixty (60) days after the expiration of each calendar year, the fiscal officer of each civil city and town in Indiana shall publish an annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the city or town during the preceding calendar year.
(b) The annual reports required by this section and IC 36-2-2-19 and the abstract required by IC 36-6-4-13 shall each be published one (1) time only, in accordance with this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.96, s.3; Acts 1929, c.200, s.1; Acts 1959, c.262, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.2; P.L.36-1986, SEC.2; P.L.342-1989(ss), SEC.1; P.L.1-1991, SEC.30; P.L.19-1992, SEC.2; P.L.38-1993, SEC.2; P.L.1-1994, SEC.17; P.L.24-1994, SEC.1; P.L.340-1995, SEC.40; P.L.34-1996, SEC.1; P.L.98-2000, SEC.1; P.L.102-2001, SEC.1; P.L.1-2005, SEC.73; P.L.184-2015, SEC.4; P.L.244-2017, SEC.3; P.L.238-2019, SEC.4; P.L.92-2020, SEC.3; P.L.250-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-3.5. Publication of Annual Report of Certain Political Subdivisions

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies to each political subdivision that has:
(1) an annual budget of at least three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000); and
(2) the power to levy taxes.
(b) This section does not apply to a political subdivision that is required to publish an annual report under any other statute.
(c) As used in this section, "political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13.
(d) Not later than sixty (60) days after the expiration of each calendar year, a political subdivision shall publish an annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the political subdivision during the preceding calendar year.
(e) The annual reports required by this section shall be published only one (1) time per year.
As added by P.L.141-2009, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-6. Notices Published in Newspapers or by State; Electronic Access

Sec. 6. (a) In all cases where notices are required by law to be published in the public newspaper by or under the supervision of any state officer, board, commission, or institution of the state of Indiana, said notices are hereby required to be published in each of two (2) daily newspapers published in the city of Indianapolis and in such other cities as is required by law, said notices to be in all cases published in two (2) newspapers in each city where they are required to be published. In all cases where the officer, board, commission, or institution making said publication is located outside of the city of Indianapolis, said notices shall also be published in newspapers published within the county where said officer, board, commission, or institution maintains its office. The rate charged for all such notices and advertising shall be the same as is set out in section 1 of this chapter.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a state officer, board, commission, or institution of the state of Indiana that is required by law to publish a notice of a public meeting shall also provide electronic access to the notice through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.96, s.6. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.12; P.L.251-1999, SEC.3; P.L.177-2005, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-8. Utility Regulatory Commission Hearings; Notice

Sec. 8. Whenever the utility regulatory commission shall order a hearing in any city, town, county, or township of the state, notice of such hearing shall be published in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in such city, town, county, or township, by one (1) publication in each of such newspapers, not less than ten (10) days prior to the day on which such hearing will be held.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.96, s.8. As amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 1. Publication Procedures › 5-3-1-9. Violations; Offense

Sec. 9. A person who fails to comply with this article commits a Class C infraction.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.96, s.9. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.504.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 2. Newspapers Qualified to Publish Legal Notices › 5-3-2-2. Circulation Requirements

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply in counties that have a population of more than forty thousand (40,000).
(b) In addition to the requirement for all newspapers provided in IC 5-3-1-4, a newspaper in which notices, reports, and other information affecting county business are required by law to be published shall have a paid circulation of not less than two percent (2%) of the population of the county in which it is published.
(c) In addition to the requirements for qualified publications provided in IC 5-3-1-4, in which notices, reports, and other information affecting county business may be published, qualified publications must be circulated to not less than ten percent (10%) of the population of the county in which the qualified publication is published.
Formerly: Acts 1939, c.84, s.2. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.33, SEC.2; P.L.64-1995, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 2. Newspapers Qualified to Publish Legal Notices › 5-3-2-4. Supplemental Effect of Law

Sec. 4. This chapter shall not be deemed to alter, amend, or repeal any other statute of the state of Indiana, but shall be supplemental and in addition to any other law in force on June 14, 1939, requiring all legal notices to be published in a newspaper of general circulation.
Formerly: Acts 1939, c.84, s.4. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 3. Publication of Legal Notices in Trade Journals and Magazines › 5-3-3-1. Circulation Requirements

Sec. 1. In all cases in which the law provides for the publication of a legal notice or notices pertaining to public works projects in any newspaper, it shall be legal for the governmental agency or official required by law to provide for and effect publication of such legal notice or notices required by law to be published, also to make publication of such notice or notices, not to exceed three (3) times within any continuous period of twenty-one (21) days, and to incur the cost thereof at charges regularly made for the publication of classified advertising, in any highway or construction trade journal or magazine published not less often than biweekly, and having general state-wide circulation within not less than three-fourths (3/4) of the counties of the state, whenever in the judgment of such agency or official state-wide publicity for the subject matter of such notice or notices is deemed to be to the possible advantage of the affected state or local governmental agency in the more economical or efficient procurement or performance of the property, supplies, work, service or other public project which is the subject matter of such notice or notices; provided, expressly, that such authority shall be discretionary and not required or mandatory upon any governmental agency or official.
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.32, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 3. Publication of Legal Notices in Trade Journals and Magazines › 5-3-3-2. Supplemental Effect of Law

Sec. 2. This chapter shall not be deemed to alter, amend or repeal any other law of the state of Indiana but shall be supplemental and in addition to any other law now in force providing for the publication of legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation.
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.32, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 4. Publication of Notices Containing Legal Descriptions › 5-3-4-2. "Governmental Body" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governmental body" means any of the following:
(1) A state agency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1).
(2) The legislative department of state government.
(3) The judicial department of state government.
(4) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(5) A state educational institution.
(6) An instrumentality of the state that performs essential governmental functions.
(7) The state lottery commission created by IC 4-30-3-1.
As added by P.L.31-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 4. Publication of Notices Containing Legal Descriptions › 5-3-4-3. Street Address or Other Common Description Statement

Sec. 3. A notice must contain a statement, for informational purposes only, of the location of each property by:
(1) street address if any; or
(2) other common description of the real property other than the legal description.
As added by P.L.31-1992, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 4. Publication of Notices Containing Legal Descriptions › 5-3-4-5. Misstatement in Common Description; Effect

Sec. 5. A misstatement in the statement required by section 3 of this chapter does not invalidate an otherwise valid notice.
As added by P.L.31-1992, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a political subdivision that:
(1) has an official web site; and
(2) is authorized under IC 5-3-1-2 or another statute to publish a notice on the political subdivision's Internet web site in accordance with this chapter.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-2. "Official Web Site"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "official web site" means the Internet location designated by a political subdivision as its primary source of information about the political subdivision on the Internet.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-3. "Political Subdivision"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 3-5-2-38. The term includes any administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of a political subdivision created or established under law.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-4. Publication of Notice on an Official Web Site

Sec. 4. (a) A political subdivision that is required by statute to publish notice in a newspaper two (2) or more times may make:
(1) the first publication of a notice in a newspaper or newspapers as required under IC 5-3-1-4 or the applicable statute; and
(2) if the political subdivision maintains an official web site, all subsequent publications of the notice only on the official web site of the political subdivision.
(b) If a political subdivision is required to publish a notice two (2) or more times in at least two (2) newspapers more or less contemporaneously, the first publication of the notice includes the first publication of the notice in both newspapers.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-5. Requirements for Notice Published on an Official Web Site

Sec. 5. The notice must:
(1) be in a location on the official web site where the notice is easily accessible and identifiable; and
(2) remain on the official web site not less than seven (7) days after the last posting date required by law has expired.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-6. Printed Copies of Notice

Sec. 6. (a) The political subdivision or county, or a contractor that contracts with the political subdivision or county to administer the official web site, shall:
(1) create a printed copy of any notice posted on the official web site in a format that includes the date of publication on the first day that the legal notice is published on the official web site; and
(2) maintain a printed copy of any notice for archival and verification purposes.
(b) A proof of publication that complies with section 7 of this chapter must be furnished upon request. The proof of publication must state that the notice was posted from the initial date through the last posting date required by law.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-7. Proof of Publication

Sec. 7. Proof of publication of an electronically published notice for the purpose of complying with public notice requirements is satisfied and considered conclusive upon the provision of the proof of publication described in section 6 of this chapter:
(1) executed by the official designated as responsible for the electronic publication under section 8 of this chapter; and
(2) stating that the notice was posted from the initial date through the last posting date required by law.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-8. Official Responsible for Electronic Publications

Sec. 8. The political subdivision shall:
(1) designate an official of the political subdivision to be responsible for electronic publications; and
(2) post the official's name and contact information on the official web site.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 5. Electronic Publication of Notices by Political Subdivisions › 5-3-5-9. Electronic Publications Containing Errors or Omissions

Sec. 9. IC 5-3-1-2.3 and any other provision regarding an error or omission in a notice published in a newspaper also apply to the electronic publication of a notice made in accordance with this chapter.
As added by P.L.152-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 6. Local Government Public Notice Task Force › 5-3-6-1. "Political Subdivision"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" means a county, township, city, town, school corporation, library district, fire protection district, public transportation corporation, local hospital authority or corporation, local airport authority district, special service district, special taxing district, or other separate local governmental entity that may sue and be sued.
As added by P.L.84-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 6. Local Government Public Notice Task Force › 5-3-6-2. "Task Force"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "task force" refers to the local government public notice task force established by section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.84-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 6. Local Government Public Notice Task Force › 5-3-6-4. Task Force Membership

Sec. 4. (a) The task force consists of the following eighteen (18) members:
(1) Two (2) members of the house of representatives, appointed as follows:
(A) One (1) member appointed by the speaker, who shall serve as co-chair of the task force.
(B) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader.
(2) Two (2) members of the senate, appointed as follows:
(A) One (1) member appointed by the president pro tempore, who shall serve as co-chair of the task force.
(B) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader.
(3) The chief information officer of the office of technology appointed under IC 4-13.1-2-3 or the chief information officer's designee.
(4) The following thirteen (13) members appointed by the lieutenant governor:
(A) An individual representing Indiana newspapers.
(B) An individual representing Indiana cities and towns.
(C) An individual representing county councils.
(D) An individual representing county commissioners.
(E) An individual representing county auditors.
(F) An individual representing rural communities.
(G) An individual representing school corporations.
(H) An individual representing the Indiana State Bar Association.
(I) An individual representing Indiana sheriffs.
(J) An individual representing the aged population (as described in IC 12-7-2-8).
(K) An individual representing Indiana veterans.
(L) An individual representing Indiana financial institutions.
(M) An individual representing townships.
(b) A vacancy on the task force must be filled by the appointment of a replacement member by the appointing authority identified in subsection (a).
(c) Initial appointments to the task force shall be made by the appropriate appointing authority not later than July 1, 2023.
As added by P.L.84-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 6. Local Government Public Notice Task Force › 5-3-6-5. Member per Diem, Mileage, and Travel Allowances

Sec. 5. Each legislative member and each lay member of the commission is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to individuals serving as legislative and lay members, respectively, on an interim study committee established by the legislative council.
As added by P.L.84-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 6. Local Government Public Notice Task Force › 5-3-6-6. Quorum; Official Action

Sec. 6. (a) Ten (10) members of the task force constitute a quorum.
(b) The affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members at a meeting at which a quorum is present is necessary for the task force to take official action other than to meet and take testimony.
(c) The task force shall meet at the call of the co-chairs.
As added by P.L.84-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 6. Local Government Public Notice Task Force › 5-3-6-7. Open Meetings; Public Records

Sec. 7. All meetings of the task force shall be open to the public in accordance with and subject to IC 5-14-1.5. All records of the task force are subject to the requirements of IC 5-14-3.
As added by P.L.84-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 6. Local Government Public Notice Task Force › 5-3-6-8. Task Force Study Topics

Sec. 8. (a) The task force shall study existing statutory notice publication requirements for political subdivisions with a focus on amending these requirements to maximize value for Indiana citizens. The task force shall study the following topics:
(1) Streamlining notice publication processes and identifying efficiencies without endangering due process.
(2) The viability of use of print and digital media for providing notice.
(3) Increasing awareness of and accessibility to public notice for all citizens.
(4) The viability of using digital platforms to host public notices.
(5) Evaluating cost savings to political subdivisions by having political subdivisions:
(A) publish notices on their web page; and
(B) maintain notice publication data as required by statute.
(6) Reviewing publication of notice statutes and making any recommendations to modernize the publication of notice requirements.
(b) The task force may, at the discretion of the co-chairs, examine any issue to:
(1) study the issues set forth in subsection (a); or
(2) develop the recommendations and issue the report required by section 9 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.84-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 3. Publication of Notices › Chapter 6. Local Government Public Notice Task Force › 5-3-6-9. Task Force Report

Sec. 9. The task force shall:
(1) issue a report setting forth:
(A) the task force's determinations under section 8 of this chapter; and
(B) any recommendations for legislation for introduction in the 2024 regular session based upon its determinations; and
(2) not later than December 1, 2023, submit the report:
(A) in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the executive director of the legislative services agency for distribution to the members of the general assembly; and
(B) to the governor.
As added by P.L.84-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-0.5. "Contractor"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "contractor" means an individual or entity that:
(1) enters into a contractual relationship with a city, town, county, or township;
(2) has a fiduciary relationship with or performs a fiscal responsibility for the city, town, county, or township; and
(3) is not insured, for purposes of the individual's or entity's accounts, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
As added by P.L.188-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-1. Oaths; Officers and Deputies; Prosecuting Attorneys and Deputies

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), every officer and every deputy, before entering on the officer's or deputy's official duties, shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Indiana, and that the officer or deputy will faithfully discharge the duties of such office.
(b) A prosecuting attorney and a deputy prosecuting attorney shall take the oath required under subsection (a) before taking office.
(c) This subsection applies to a deputy of a political subdivision. An individual appointed as a deputy is considered an employee of the political subdivision performing ministerial functions on behalf of an officer and is not required to take the oath prescribed by subsection (a). However, if a chief deputy assumes the duties of an office during a vacancy under IC 3-13-11-12, the chief deputy must take the oath required under subsection (a) before entering on the official duties of the office.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.1. As amended by P.L.49-1989, SEC.2; P.L.176-1999, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-1.1. Repealed

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-69.5-2 part; 17-4-27.4-2 part; 17-4-27.4-4.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.27. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.24, SEC.1; P.L.3-1995, SEC.140. Repealed by P.L.176-1999, SEC.134.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-1.2. Time for Taking Oath; Exceptions; Failure of Officer of Political Subdivision to Take and Deposit Oath

Sec. 1.2. (a) This section does not apply to an individual:
(1) appointed or elected to an office the establishment or qualifications of which are expressly provided for in the Constitution of the State of Indiana or the Constitution of the United States; or
(2) holding over in an office under Article 15, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), an individual appointed or elected to an office of a political subdivision may take the oath required under section 1 of this chapter at any time after the individual's appointment or election.
(c) An individual appointed or elected to an office of a political subdivision must take the oath required by section 1 of this chapter and deposit the oath as required by section 4 of this chapter not later than thirty (30) days after the beginning of the term of office.
(d) If an individual appointed or elected to an office of a political subdivision does not comply with subsection (c), the office becomes vacant.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-4-27.4-3 part; 18-1-2-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.120; P.L.26-2000, SEC.32; P.L.169-2015, SEC.162.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-2. Endorsement

Sec. 2. (a) The oath required by section 1 of this chapter, except in the case of a notary public or in those cases specified in section 3 of this chapter, shall be endorsed on or attached to the:
(1) commission;
(2) certificate if a certificate was issued under IC 3-10-7-34, IC 3-12-4, or IC 3-12-5; or
(3) certificate of appointment pro tempore under IC 3-13-11-11;
signed by the person taking the oath, and certified to by the officer before whom the oath was taken, who shall also deliver to the person taking the oath a copy of the oath.
(b) A copy of the oath of office of a prosecuting attorney shall be attached to the commission of the prosecuting attorney.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.2. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.23, SEC.1; P.L.49-1989, SEC.3; P.L.10-1992, SEC.26; P.L.3-1993, SEC.240; P.L.3-1997, SEC.416; P.L.176-1999, SEC.121; P.L.55-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-3. Legislators; Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Sec. 3. (a) Members of the general assembly shall take the oath described by section 1 of this chapter before taking their seats. The oath shall be entered on the journals.
(b) The governor and lieutenant-governor shall each take the oath described by section 1 of this chapter. The oath shall be entered on the journals of each chamber of the general assembly.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.3. As amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.141.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-4. Copy of Oath; Deposit

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13.
(b) The copy of the oath under section 2 of this chapter shall be deposited by the person as follows:
(1) Of all officers whose oath is endorsed on or attached to the commission and whose duties are not limited to a particular county or of a justice, judge, or prosecuting attorney, in the office of the secretary of state.
(2) Of the circuit court clerk, officers of a political subdivision or school corporation, and constables of a small claims court, in the circuit court clerk's office of the county containing the greatest percentage of the population of the political subdivision or school corporation.
(3) Of a deputy prosecuting attorney or magistrate, in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the deputy prosecuting attorney or magistrate resides or serves.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-5; 17-3-58-3 part; 17-4-28-1; 18-1-2-2 part.]
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.4. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.29; Acts 1980, P.L.24, SEC.2; P.L.8-1987, SEC.7; P.L.49-1989, SEC.4; P.L.32-1992, SEC.1; P.L.3-1995, SEC.141; P.L.3-1997, SEC.417; P.L.176-1999, SEC.122; P.L.254-1999, SEC.5; P.L.14-2000, SEC.14; P.L.227-2023, SEC.133.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-5.1. Political Subdivision Officer, Employee, and Contractor Bond Filing; Data Base

Sec. 5.1. (a) "Political subdivision" as used in this section has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13 and excludes any department or agency of the state.
(b) Every elected or appointed officer, official, deputy, employee, or contractor of a political subdivision who is required by section 18 of this chapter to file an official bond for the faithful performance of duty, except the county recorder and deputies and employees of the recorder, shall file the bond with the fiscal officer of the political subdivision and in the office of the county recorder in the county of office or employment of the officer, official, deputy, employee, or contractor. The county recorder and deputies and employees of the recorder shall file their bonds with the county auditor and in the office of the clerk of the circuit court.
(c) The bonds described in subsection (b) shall be filed within ten (10) days of their issuance or, if approval is required, within ten (10) days after their approval by the person required to approve the bonds. The recorder shall record all of the bonds filed under this section, indexing them alphabetically under the name of the principal and referring to the title, office, and page number where recorded. The bonds shall be kept in a safe and convenient place in the recorder's office with a reference to the date filed and record and page where recorded.
(d) Every county officer who is required to give bond shall have a copy of the oath of office recorded with the bond.
(e) The fiscal officer of a political subdivision with whom an official bond is filed under subsection (b) shall file a copy of the bond with the state board of accounts:
(1) contemporaneously with the filing of the political subdivision's annual financial report required under IC 5-11-1-4(a); and
(2) electronically in the manner prescribed under IC 5-14-3.8-7.
(f) The state board of accounts shall maintain a data base of bonds received under this section and make the data base available to the public on the state board of accounts Internet web site. To the extent practicable, the data base must include a list that specifies:
(1) every individual who is required by section 18 of this chapter to file; and
(2) whether each individual specified under subdivision (1) has obtained and filed;
an official bond for the faithful performance of duty.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-4-1-5 part; 5-4-1-6 part; 17-2-36-2; 17-3-40-1 part; 18-2-1-4.2 part; 19-10-2-1; 19-10-2-2; 19-10-2-3.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.30. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.1; P.L.3-1997, SEC.418; P.L.230-2015, SEC.1; P.L.188-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-6. Secretary of State; Filing Official Bond

Sec. 6. The official bond of the secretary of state shall be filed and recorded in the recorder's office of Marion County.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.6. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-7. Preservation of Certified Copy; Fees

Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of every officer with whom such certified copies and bonds shall be filed to preserve the same, and, on demand, give certified copies thereof, or of the record, attested with his official seal, and for the same he shall receive the same fees allowed by law for certified copies in other cases.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths › Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths › 5-4-1-8. Approval of Bonds

Sec. 8. (a) The official bonds of officers, if sufficient, shall be approved as follows:
(1) Of county officers required to give bonds, by the clerk of the circuit court unless otherwise specified in this section.
(2) Of county sheriff, county coroner, county recorder, county auditor, county treasurer, and clerk of the circuit court, by the county executive.
(3) Of county assessor, township trustee, and township assessor (if any), by the county auditor.
(4) Of city officers, except the executive and members of the legislative body, by the city executive.
(5) Of members of the board of public works or of the board of public works and safety in cities, by the city legislative body.
(6) Of clerk-treasurer and marshal of a town, by the town legislative body.
(7) Of a controller of a solid waste management district established under IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal), by the board of directors of the solid waste management district.
(b) A person who approves an official bond shall write the approval on the bond.
(c) A bond must be approved before it is filed.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-2-36-1; 17-3-23-1 part; 17-3-32-1 part; 17-3-61-2 part; 17-3-69.5-2 part; 17-4-11-1 part; 17-4-27.4-2 part; 18-1-2-2 part; 18-1-6-4 part; 18-1-6-14 part; 18-3-1-28 part; 18-2-6-3 part; 18-4-4-7 part; 19-10-1-1.]
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.8. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.32; Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.2; P.L.8-1989, SEC.17; P.L.33-1992, SEC.1; P.L.1-1996, SEC.35; P.L.146-2008, SEC.33.