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2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-30. Contracts; Notice; Competitive Bidding

Sec. 30. (a) The commission may not enter into a contract for:
(1) the purchase or sale of property, material, or supplies; or
(2) the performance of work or labor, except for salaries of employees;
if the work and labor or materials and supplies cost more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) without first giving notice of its intention to purchase or sell the materials or supplies or to contract for the work or labor by publication in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the English language in Indianapolis for two (2) successive weeks before the time fixed for the letting of the contract or the sale of the property.
(b) A contract under this section must be in writing. The other contracting party shall furnish bond for the faithful performance of the contract in an amount fixed by the commission and with surety to the commission's approval, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract. However, if the commission decides to purchase a patented article or material or an article or material of a special type, character, or design of construction or make that may be purchased from only one (1) person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation, their agents or representatives, or for which there is a fixed, standard price, the commission is not required to take or receive competitive bids. However, the commission shall publish in the manner set forth under subsection (a) the number and character of the article or kind and quality of material proposed to be purchased, the unit price, and the total sum to be paid.
(c) A contract made in violation of this section is void.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-2-28.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-31. War Memorial Fund

Sec. 31. (a) The Indiana War Memorial fund:
(1) is subject to the laws of this state that concern the deposits and safekeeping of public funds; and
(2) shall be deposited under the advisory supervision of the state board of finance in the same way and manner and at the same rate of interest and under the same restriction as state funds.
(b) Interest that accrues to the fund shall be added to and become a part of the Indiana War Memorial fund.
(c) The Indiana War Memorial fund and the accounts of each public officer, employee, or person entrusted by law with the raising, disposition, or expenditure of the fund or any part of the fund are subject to the same penalties and the same provisions for publicity as are provided by law for state funds and state officers.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-2-29.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-32. Contract for Additional Structures

Sec. 32. The commission, with the approval of the governor, may let a contract for the erection of additional structures on the site of the Indiana World War Memorial, in accordance with plans and specifications adopted by the commission, with the approval of the governor, to any competent and reliable contractor.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-2-33.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-33. Commemoration of Those Who Served in World War II and Korean Conflict

Sec. 33. (a) The commission shall commemorate the valor of those loyal citizens of this state who served with the armed forces of the United States during World War II and the Korean Conflict by placing their names in the archives of the World War Memorial located at Indianapolis.
(b) The names must be placed in the archives in the same manner as those honored by Indiana who served in World War I.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-3-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-34. Commemoration of Those Who Served in Vietnam

Sec. 34. (a) The commission shall commemorate the valor of those loyal citizens of Indiana who served with the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam conflict by placing their names in the archives of the World War Memorial located at Indianapolis.
(b) The names must be placed in the archives in the same manner as those honored by Indiana who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-3-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-35. Injunctions; Enforcement of Chapter; Taxes

Sec. 35. A suit to enjoin the enforcement of this chapter or to prevent the levy or collection of taxes under this chapter may not be commenced.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-2-31.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-36. Tax Exemption

Sec. 36. All property of every nature and kind constituting a memorial or used in connection with a memorial is exempt from taxation for all purposes.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-2-32.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-37. Violations

Sec. 37. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who violates this chapter commits a Class B infraction.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-2-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 1. Indiana War Memorials Commission › 10-18-1-38. Pecuniary Interest of Members and Employees; Offense

Sec. 38. It is a Level 6 felony for a member of the commission or the architect, secretary, superintendent, or any other person in the employ of the commission to:
(1) knowingly be interested in or derive any profit from any contract, employment, or purchase connected with the Indiana World War Memorial or with any action of the commission; or
(2) knowingly be interested in any claim against the commission or the state growing out of the erection or maintenance of the Indiana World War Memorial;
other than for the compensation for their services or for their expenses as provided in this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-2-25.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.169.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-1. "World War Memorial"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "world war memorial" means:
(1) World War I memorial parks and artificial lakes in World War I memorial parks; or
(2) World War I structures.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-2. Authority to Erect Memorials; County Authority to Erect Memorials Jointly

Sec. 2. (a) A county may through its county executive acquire by:
(1) purchase;
(2) donation; or
(3) condemnation;
suitable real estate to construct and maintain structures to commemorate the bravery, courage, valor, and sacrifice of the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the United States and of all others who rendered faithful, loyal, heroic, and self-sacrificing service at home or overseas in World War I.
(b) At a world war memorial, a county may do the following:
(1) Provide a place for meetings and headquarters for organizations of active or retired military personnel or any other patriotic associations.
(2) Provide storage for the keeping of records, archives, documents, flags, mementos, and relics.
(3) Provide space for public meetings and for other public purposes.
(4) Inculcate an understanding and appreciation of the duties, benefits, and privileges of American citizenship.
(5) Inspire patriotism and respect for the law to the end that peace may prevail.
(6) Promote good will and justice.
(7) Perpetuate liberty and freedom.
(c) In addition to the powers provided under subsections (a) and (b), a county may do the following:
(1) Acquire by purchase, donation or condemnation any interest in real property to be dedicated by the county and added to any real property that is dedicated by the state for World War Memorial and other public purposes, by proper contract, deed, or grant. The real property acquired shall be conveyed by the county to the state for World War Memorial and other public purposes as provided in the contract, deed, or grant.
(2) Join with any city located in the county to acquire by purchase, donation, or condemnation, interests in real property to be dedicated by the county and the city jointly and added to any real property that is dedicated by the state for World War Memorial and other public purposes, by proper contract, deed, or grant. The real property acquired shall be conveyed by the county and city jointly to the state for World War Memorial purposes and other public purposes as provided in the contract, deed, or grant.
(3) Join with any city located in the county to:
(A) acquire by purchase, donation, or condemnation interests in real property;
(B) construct and maintain on the real property a joint city and county World War Memorial; and
(C) use the real property for other public purposes as provided in this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-3. County Executive Authority; Appropriation; Limitation

Sec. 3. (a) A county executive may appropriate, without any appropriation by the county council of the funds of the county for a world war memorial and other public purposes.
(b) Funds appropriated for a world war memorial may not exceed one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the adjusted value of taxable property of the county, to be determined under IC 36-1-15.
(c) The county shall use the funds appropriated to acquire real estate and construct structures for a world war memorial and other public purposes, as authorized by this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-4. Appropriations; Bonds; Loans

Sec. 4. (a) A county and its county executive may appropriate money for any or all of the purposes as provided in this chapter:
(1) out of the general funds of the county; or
(2) from the proceeds of a bond issue.
(b) A county may issue and sell bonds for the purpose of raising funds to comply with this chapter.
(c) If:
(1) a county executive decides to establish a world war memorial; and
(2) there is sufficient money in the county's general fund to pay the entire cost of the world war memorial;
money from the county's general fund may be appropriated.
(d) If there is not sufficient money in a county's general fund, the county auditor shall certify to the county executive, who may authorize and make a loan not exceeding one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the adjusted value of the taxable property of the county, to be determined under IC 36-1-15.
(e) It is not necessary to obtain:
(1) the authorization of the county council; or
(2) the appropriation by the county council;
for any money for the payment of the bonds authorized under this section or the interest on the bonds.
(f) A county executive may issue bonds in the name of a county to fund or refund a loan or loans as authorized by this chapter.
(g) A bond for world war memorials shall be issued in any denomination of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) each and in not less than twenty (20) or more than fifty (50) series.
(h) Each bond series is to be for an amount determined by the county executive and shall be payable one (1) series each year, beginning on July 1 of the fifth year after the bonds are issued.
(i) A bond shall be negotiable as inland bills of exchange and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five percent (5%) per annum, payable semiannually on July 1 and January 1 of each year.
(j) A bond shall be exempt from taxation for any and all purposes.
(k) All proceeds of bonds issued and sold under this chapter by a county, including any premium, shall be kept in a separate and specific fund to be known as the world war memorial fund.
(l) Any surplus remaining in a world war memorial fund after all the demands of the county have been paid and discharged shall be transferred by the county executive to the world war memorial bond funds.
(m) A series of bonds issued under this chapter may not be for less than one-fiftieth (1/50) of the total amount of bonds issued.
(n) A suit to question the validity of bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter may not be instituted after the date set for the sale of the bonds. All bonds are incontestable for any cause except for excess of constitutional limit.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-5. Taxes Levied for Bonds

Sec. 5. (a) If a county issues bonds for a world war memorial under this chapter, the county fiscal body, county executive, and any other county official who fixes rates or levies taxes shall yearly tax all real and personal property within the county at a rate on each one hundred dollars ($100) of taxable property to meet the interest and principal on world war memorial bonds as they mature.
(b) Taxes levied for world war memorial bonds:
(1) shall be collected by the treasurer of a county or other proper officer in the same manner as other taxes are collected and enforced;
(2) shall be kept in a separate fund to be known as the world war memorial bond fund;
(3) shall be applied to the payment of the bonds issued under this chapter and interest as the bonds mature; and
(4) shall be deposited in an interest earning account with one (1) or more of the depositories in the county, with all interest earned becoming a part of the fund.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-6. Design and Construction Plan

Sec. 6. (a) A county executive establishing a world war memorial shall adopt a design and a plan for the construction of a world war memorial.
(b) A county executive:
(1) may employ architects and other personnel necessary to design and supervise the building of a world war memorial; and
(2) shall not adopt any design or plan for a world war memorial that, together with the cost of real estate and other expenses for the establishment of the memorial, exceeds the amount authorized for the project. However, this limitation may not restrict the right of a county executive to enter into any contract with any city located in the county for the joint construction of a world war memorial.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-7. Changes to Design or Plan

Sec. 7. All changes made in the designs or plans for a world war memorial are subject to the following:
(1) Changes must be agreed upon in writing, in advance, between the county executive and the contractor and architect.
(2) Compensation may not be paid for design or plan changes.
(3) Changes may not be made that will increase the total cost of the world war memorial.
(4) Changes may not affect the obligation of or release any surety or bondsmen on any contract or bond executed or given in connection with the building of the world war memorial. However, the liability shall be extended to embrace and cover the changes.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-8. Architect's Bond and Compensation

Sec. 8. The architect employed to supervise the building of world war memorial structures:
(1) shall, at the time of employment, execute a proper bond in an amount fixed by the county executive and with surety to the approval of the county executive;
(2) is liable on the bond for:
(A) any failure in faithfully discharging duties;
(B) all losses and damages that may be incurred on account of negligence; or
(C) violating this chapter; and
(3) is entitled to receive compensation as agreed upon in advance.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-9. Contracts; Publication of Notice; Bonds and Sureties

Sec. 9. (a) If a county executive has adopted designs or plans for the construction of world war memorial structures as provided in section 6 of this chapter, the county executive shall:
(1) contract with a reliable contractor for all or any part of the construction of the world war memorial structure, as provided in this chapter; and
(2) publish a notice informing the public and contractors:
(A) of the nature of the structures to be constructed;
(B) that the designs and plans are on file in the office of the county executive; and
(C) that sealed proposals for contractors to work on the construction of the world war memorial are due not earlier than thirty (30) days from the first published notice.
(b) A notice published under subsection (a)(2) shall be published for at least three (3) consecutive weeks:
(1) with each publication of notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county; or
(2) with the first publication of notice in a newspaper described in subdivision (1) and the two (2) subsequent publications:
(A) in accordance with IC 5-3-5; and
(B) on the county's official web site.
(c) A county executive shall, by order, impose conditions upon:
(1) bidders;
(2) contractors;
(3) subcontractors; and
(4) materialmen;
with regard to bond and surety and guaranteeing the faithful completion of work according to contract.
(d) All contracts with builders, architects, or materialmen must reserve to the county executive for good cause shown the right to cancel a contract and to relet work to others. If a contract is canceled, at least ten percent (10%) shall be reserved from payments on estimates on work done in progress until the contracts are completed and the work done, inspected, and accepted by the county executive.
(e) A payment, partial or final, may not be construed as a waiver of defective work or materials or as a release for damages on account of defective work or materials.
(f) A surety may not be released from any obligation on its bond if the contractor is paid the whole or any part of the percentages required to be reserved from current estimates. A surety may not be released by any final payment made to the contractor.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.152-2021, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-12. Memorial Management, Maintenance, Repair, or Improvement

Sec. 12. The county executive shall:
(1) provide a fund necessary for the:
(A) management;
(B) maintenance;
(C) repair; and
(D) improvement;
of any county world war memorial;
(2) pay its part of the cost of:
(A) management;
(B) maintenance;
(C) repair; and
(D) improvement;
of any joint county and city world war memorial, as determined by contract; and
(3) raise money for the fund by taxation in the manner provided by law for all other county expenses.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-12.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-13. Joint Real Estate Acquisitions for State Memorial

Sec. 13. (a) If a county decides to join a city located in the county to acquire real estate to be dedicated, set apart, and added to any real estate that may be designated for use or dedicated and set apart by the state as a world war memorial and other public purposes, as provided in this chapter, the county, through its county executive, shall execute proper deeds, grants, or contracts with the state to convey the real estate to the state for world war memorial and other public purposes, as authorized by this chapter.
(b) The deed, grant, or contract must provide:
(1) for the use by the county, or by the county and city jointly, of the memorial grounds and structures; and
(2) that, to the extent of the money appropriated and used by the county in the acquisition of the memorial grounds and structures, the memorial grounds and structures shall be a county world war memorial.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-14. Memorial Use and Rental

Sec. 14. (a) A county executive may allow any organizations of soldiers, sailors, and marines, and others to use any structure that is part of a world war memorial constructed under this chapter as a place for meetings and headquarters.
(b) A county executive may allow a structure at a world war memorial to be used for any public purposes.
(c) A county executive shall determine the terms and conditions of leasing space at a world war memorial under this section, including:
(1) whether to charge rent; and
(2) if rent is charged, the rental price.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-15. Donations, Gifts, Devises, and Bequests

Sec. 15. (a) A county may receive donations, gifts, devises, and bequests for the county executive to use in connection with a world war memorial.
(b) Any money donated to a county for its world war memorial shall be paid out upon warrants drawn by the auditor of the county, without any appropriation by the county fiscal body, to the county executive.
(c) The county may use money received as donations, gifts, or devises for the:
(1) construction of a world war memorial, alone or with any city; or
(2) acquisition by the county, or jointly by the county and any city located in the county, of real estate and interests in real estate to be dedicated, set apart, and added to any real estate that may have been designated for use or dedicated and set apart by the state for world war memorial and other public purposes;
as provided in this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-15.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-17. Issuing Bonds to Pay Loans; Refunding Bonds

Sec. 17. (a) A county executive, instead of making a loan or loans as provided in section 4 of this chapter, may make a loan for a period of not more than ten (10) years for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter.
(b) A loan issued under this section must be at a rate of interest not exceeding six percent (6%) per annum, payable semiannually. The loan must be evidenced by the bonds of the county, which shall be payable at their maturity and not later than ten (10) years after the date of issue.
(c) A bond issued under this section is exempt from taxation for all purposes.
(d) If a bond issued under this section is issued for a longer period than five (5) years:
(1) at least one-fiftieth (1/50) of the total issue of the bonds must mature each year after the fifth year; and
(2) the balance of the bond must mature and be paid or refunded not later than ten (10) years after the date of issue.
(e) A county executive may refund a loan issued under this chapter with another bond issue in accordance with this chapter.
(f) A county executive may name the date when the first series of refunding bonds is due. However, the first of the series may not be for a longer period than five (5) years from the date of issue.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-17.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-18. Powers and Duties of County Executive or Board of Trustees

Sec. 18. In the establishment and maintenance of a county world war memorial, a county executive or a board of trustees of a joint county and city world war memorial has all the powers and duties conferred upon the Indiana War Memorials Commission under IC 10-18-1, in so far as the powers and duties are not inconsistent with this chapter. However, a county executive or board may not employ a secretary.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-18.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-19. Declaratory Resolution

Sec. 19. (a) If a county executive desires to carry out this chapter, the county executive must adopt a declaratory resolution in substance as follows:
"Be it resolved, by the county executive of _______ County, that said county should proceed alone, or jointly with the city of _______ located in such county, to carry out the purposes of IC 10-18-2.".
(b) The resolution shall be recorded in the proceedings of the county executive. Notice of the adoption of the declaratory resolution shall be given by the county executive by the publication of the resolution two (2) times in full published at least a week apart in accordance with IC 5-3-1-2(l) or IC 5-3-1-4.
(c) The county executive may:
(1) appropriate money;
(2) make loans;
(3) issue bonds;
(4) levy taxes; and
(5) do everything that may be necessary to carry out this chapter.
If any bonds are issued under this chapter by a county and the bonds have to be refunded, it is not necessary for the county executive to adopt a declaratory resolution.
(d) The rights and powers of this chapter vested in any county executive may not be exhausted by being exercised one (1) or more times, but are continuing rights and powers.
(e) If there is a second or other subsequent exercise of power under this chapter by any county, it is not necessary for the county executive to adopt a declaratory resolution. Any county acting a second or subsequent time may proceed to carry out this chapter without any appropriation by the county fiscal body and without being required to comply with any other law relating to appropriations and budgets except for section 2 of this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-22.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.152-2021, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-20. Authority to Erect Memorials

Sec. 20. A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) or municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10) may erect or cause to be erected a memorial to the armed forces of World War II under the same conditions that a memorial to the armed forces of World War I may be built.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-10-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-21. No Authority for Injunctions

Sec. 21. A suit to enjoin the enforcement of this chapter or to prevent the levy or collection of taxes under this chapter may not be commenced.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-19.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-22. Property Exempt From Taxation

Sec. 22. All property that is:
(1) part of a county world war memorial;
(2) part of a joint county and city world war memorial;
(3) used in connection with a world war memorial; or
(4) acquired by a county or jointly by a county and a city located in the county for any purpose authorized by this chapter;
is exempt from taxation for all purposes.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-1-20.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 2. World War Memorials › 10-18-2-23. Authority to Sell or Donate World War Memorials

Sec. 23. (a) As used in this section, "fiscal body" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-6.
(b) The fiscal body of a city or county maintaining a world war memorial under this chapter may by ordinance authorize the sale or donation of the world war memorial to an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code. An organization that acquires a world war memorial under this section shall continue to operate and maintain the property as a world war memorial. Ownership of the world war memorial reverts to the city or county if the acquiring organization:
(1) determines that it is unable to continue operating the property as a world war memorial; or
(2) is dissolved or otherwise ceases to exist.
(c) In the case of a world war memorial jointly maintained by a city and a county, the city and county may authorize the sale or donation of the world war memorial under this section through ordinances adopted by the fiscal bodies of the city and county authorizing an interlocal agreement.
As added by P.L.6-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-1. Authority to Erect Memorials; Establishing Memorial

Sec. 1. (a) Counties and cities may provide and maintain a suitable memorial to commemorate the:
(1) courage, valor, and sacrifice of the members of the armed forces who served the United States in World War I or World War II; and
(2) faithful, loyal, and self-sacrificing service rendered by others to our country in those wars.
(b) A proceeding for the establishment and maintenance of memorials initiated under the provisions of another law may be continued and completed under this chapter without compliance with sections 2 through 5 of this chapter if the board of commissioners of the county or common council of the city has:
(1) determined to proceed with the memorial; and
(2) published notice of the determination.
(c) Before proceeding under this chapter, the board of commissioners or common council shall:
(1) by resolution, declare its intention to establish and maintain a memorial; and
(2) appoint a board of trustees in accordance with section 6 of this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-2. Memorial Committee; Report

Sec. 2. (a) The board of commissioners of a county or the common council of a city shall, on petition of at least one hundred (100) adult citizens of the county or city, appoint a committee to be known as the memorial committee. The appointments may not be made until after notice of the filing of the petition has been published for at least two (2) weeks, once each week:
(1) with each publication of notice made in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city; or
(2) with the first publication of notice made in a newspaper described in subdivision (1) and the second publication of notice:
(A) in accordance with IC 5-3-5; and
(B) on the official web site of the county or city.
(b) The committee must have at least five (5) but not more than fifteen (15) members. Each committee member must be a citizen of the county or city in which the memorial is proposed. The members must be appointed based solely upon their fitness, and the committee must include representatives of educational, benevolent, labor, and other interests.
(c) The members of the committee serve without compensation. However, the board of commissioners or common council may compensate members for necessary expenses in the performance of their duty, including compensation of expert advisers. The board of commissioners or common council may make an appropriation in advance to compensate members for necessary expenses.
(d) The committee shall make a careful study of the subject of a suitable memorial in the county or city and report its conclusions to the board of commissioners or common council. The report must include:
(1) the kind of memorial regarded by the committee as appropriate;
(2) the estimated cost of erection and maintenance;
(3) the method of control; and
(4) any other matter the committee considers proper.
The committee shall make the report within six (6) months after appointment, unless a longer time is given by the board of commissioners or common council. A committee that fails to report within the time allowed is immediately regarded as dissolved, and the board of commissioners or common council shall appoint a new committee. A new committee appointed under this subsection is governed by the same rule regarding the filing of a report and dissolution.
(e) A vacancy in the committee shall be filled by the board of commissioners or common council.
(f) A county or city in which a memorial committee has been appointed may not erect or provide for the erection of a memorial until the committee has made its report.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.152-2021, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-3. Petition to Establish Memorial; Notice of Petition

Sec. 3. (a) Public notice must be provided in the manner set forth under this section if a petition signed by:
(1) at least five hundred (500) citizens and taxpayers of a county; or
(2) at least two hundred (200) citizens and taxpayers of a city;
requests the establishment and maintenance within the county or city of a memorial for the soldiers and sailors of World War I. The petition must be addressed to the board of commissioners of the county or the common council of the city and filed in the office of the auditor of the county or clerk of the city.
(b) The auditor or clerk shall:
(1) publish a notice that includes a copy of the petition or a summary of the petition in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county or city;
(2) post a notice that includes a copy of the petition or a summary of the petition in at least ten (10) public places in the county; and
(3) post a notice that includes a copy of the petition or a summary of the petition at the door of the county courthouse.
Notice under this subsection must also include the day the petition will be presented to the board. The day of the hearing must be fixed by the auditor or clerk at least thirty (30) days but not more than forty (40) days after the day of the filing of the petition.
(c) Notice of the petition signed by the auditor or clerk must be posted for at least twenty (20) days and published for three (3) consecutive weeks:
(1) with each publication of notice in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county or city; or
(2) with:
(A) the first publication of notice in a newspaper described in subdivision (1); and
(B) the two (2) subsequent publications of notice:
(i) in accordance with IC 5-3-5; and
(ii) on the official web site of the county or city;
before the day designated by the auditor or clerk for the hearing.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.152-2021, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-4. Petition Requirements

Sec. 4. A petition filed under section 3 of this chapter must set forth the character and kind of a memorial proposed to be established or constructed and the probable cost of the memorial to the county or city.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-5. Petition Hearing; Remonstrance; Appeal

Sec. 5. (a) On the day designated by the auditor or clerk for a hearing under section 3 of this chapter, the petitioners may make proof of the publication and posting of the notice of the hearing and present the petition to the board of commissioners or common council. However, if on or before the day of the hearing a written remonstrance is filed with the board of commissioners or common council, the board of commissioners or common council shall fix a new hearing date at least thirty (30) days but less than forty (40) days after the original hearing date. A written remonstrance must:
(1) be signed by citizens and taxpayers of the county or city;
(2) be equal in number to the signers of the petition; and
(3) ask that the memorial not be established or protest against the kind of memorial proposed and provide reasons for the protest. Before the new hearing date, additional names of citizens and taxpayers may be added to or withdrawn from the petition and remonstrance. A person who signs the petition may not be counted on a remonstrance against it. On or after the first day designated, a taxpayer may be added to a petition and remonstrance for hearing.
(b) If a remonstrance is not filed, the board of commissioners or common council may grant the petition and order the establishment of a memorial, subject to the conditions of this chapter. If a proper remonstrance is filed on the first day designated for the hearing, the board of commissioners or common council may grant the petition on or after the second day of the hearing as fixed by the board of commissioners, unless there is a greater number of qualified remonstrators against the memorial than petitioners for the memorial at that time. If this occurs, the petition shall be dismissed at the cost of the petitioners.
(c) A taxpayer of the county aggrieved by the action of the board may appeal its decision to the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county within ten (10) days in the same manner as other appeals are taken from the action of the board. The cause must be tried de novo.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-6. Board of Trustees; Officers; Bond

Sec. 6. (a) Upon ordering the establishment of a memorial, a board of trustees must be appointed under this section for the establishment, maintenance, management, and control of the memorial.
(b) The board of commissioners of a county or common council of a city shall name five (5) trustees, not more than three (3) of whom may be members of the same political party. The appointees constitute a board for the establishment, maintenance, management, and control of the memorial. The trustees shall serve as follows:
(1) One (1) of the trustees named by the board of commissioners or common council serves until the first Monday of the following January.
(2) One (1) trustee serves until the first Monday of the second January following the trustee's appointment.
(3) One (1) trustee serves until the first Monday of the third January following the trustee's appointment.
(4) Two (2) trustees serve until the first Monday of the fourth January following the appointment of the trustees.
On the expiration of the term of a trustee, a successor shall be appointed under this section to serve a term of four (4) years. Each subsequent trustee serves a term of four (4) years.
(c) The board of trustees shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. Elections must occur annually on the second Monday in January of each year or as soon after that day as possible. A trustee serves without compensation, except that a trustee is allowed all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the trustee's duties.
(d) Bond for the faithful and honest performance of a trustee's duties is required. The form and amount of the bond is fixed by the board of commissioners or common council. If a surety bond is furnished by a trustee, the expense of the bond shall be borne by the county or city.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-7. Trustees' Initial Meeting; Site Selection; Plans and Specifications

Sec. 7. (a) As soon as selected, a trustee shall be notified of the appointment by the auditor or city clerk. The auditor or clerk shall fix a date for the trustees to meet for the purpose of electing officers and adopting suitable rules for the government of the board.
(b) The board of trustees shall select a proper site for the memorial. A county memorial must be located at or near the county seat of the county and must have plans and specifications drawn for the establishment of the memorial. The plans and specifications must provide for a memorial of the kind and character ordered established and constructed by the board of commissioners or common council.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-8. Bonds to Establish Memorial

Sec. 8. (a) The cost of establishing and constructing a memorial and the expense of maintaining the memorial shall be derived from revenue generated by the memorial. If this revenue is not sufficient, the costs shall be borne by the county or city as provided in subsections (b) and (c).
(b) For the purpose of raising money to pay for the establishment of a memorial, the bonds of the county or city may be issued, not to exceed the amount of:
(1) the contract price;
(2) expenses incurred and damages allowed prior to the awarding of the contract;
(3) a sum sufficient to pay the per diem of the engineer, architect, and superintendent during the construction of the memorial; and
(4) other estimated costs necessary for the memorial.
The bonds must be in denominations of at least fifty dollars ($50) each, payable not more than twenty (20) years after the date of issue.
(c) The bonds shall be sold at not less than face value. The proceeds shall be kept as a separate and specific fund to be used by the county or city to pay for construction of the memorial and all proper expenses incident to construction. A payment may not be made for more than eighty percent (80%) of the engineer's estimate of work done by the contractor. The whole amount of the contract may not be paid until the memorial is fully approved by the board of commissioners or common council and the board of trustees and determined to be completed and satisfactory.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-9. Special Tax

Sec. 9. For the purpose of raising money to:
(1) meet the bonds and interest on the bonds; or
(2) establish or erect a memorial without the issuance of bonds;
the county or city authorities shall annually, at the time the general tax levy is made, levy a special tax on the taxable property of the county or city, subject to this chapter. Funds may be raised in yearly amounts until a sufficient amount has accrued to enable the board or common council to proceed with the erection or establishment of the memorial.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-10. Limitations on Indebtedness; Tax Exemption

Sec. 10. (a) A county or city may not issue bonds or any other evidence of indebtedness payable by taxation for the construction of a memorial if the total issue of the bonds exceeds two percent (2%) of the adjusted value of the taxable property of the county or city in which the memorial is located as determined under IC 36-1-15.
(b) Bonds or obligations issued in violation of this section are void.
(c) Bonds issued under section 8 of this chapter are exempt from taxation.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-11. Fund for Management, Maintenance, Repair, Improvement, or Extension of Memorial

Sec. 11. (a) A surplus remaining from the sale of bonds for the establishment of a memorial must remain as a separate fund for the maintenance, repair, improvement, or extension of the memorial.
(b) Each year the board of county commissioners and the county council or the common council shall provide a fund necessary for the management, maintenance, repair, improvement, and extension of the memorial. Money for the fund shall be raised by taxation in the manner provided by law for other county or city expenses.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-13. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees; Superintendent, Engineer, or Architect

Sec. 13. The board of trustees have:
(1) full charge and supervision of the construction of the memorial adopted; and
(2) authority to employ a superintendent, an engineer, or an architect.
Each person employed must be qualified and experienced and shall give bond for the faithful performance of the person's duties. The form and amount of the bond shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners or common council.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-14. Governing Law

Sec. 14. If the erection or establishment of a memorial is governed by another statute, the procedure for erection, establishment, maintenance, control, and management prescribed by the other statute shall be followed instead of the procedure prescribed by this chapter.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 10. Public Safety › Article 18. War Memorials › Chapter 3. City and County War Memorials › 10-18-3-15. Hall, Coliseum, or Building Use; No Preferences or Admission Fee

Sec. 15. (a) If the memorial established is a hall, coliseum, or building of a similar nature, the hall, coliseum, or building must be used for public purposes of all kinds, but especially for the purpose of perpetuating and keeping those principles alive for which World War I was fought.
(b) Space must be provided for memorial tablets, works of art, relics, souvenirs, war records, and things that are:
(1) connected with or growing out of the war; and
(2) appropriate in the building in the opinion of the board of trustees.
Institutes, exhibits, shows, and entertainment of all kinds may be held in the building in the discretion of the board of trustees.
(c) The trustees may let the building for hire and fix a charge for letting the building for hire.
(d) A preference may not be shown to a church, political party, or class of society. However, this provision may not be construed to require or permit the use of the building by an organization or person to promulgate doctrines inimical to the government of the United States or Indiana.
(e) The memorial may not be:
(1) located, in whole or in part:
(A) upon land; or
(B) within land;
(2) connected to land; or
(3) used in connection with a land enclosure or other structure:
for which an admission fee is charged or that is used or controlled by a person or an organization other than the trustees in charge of the memorial.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-15.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.