Indiana Code
Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Fiscal and Administrative Provisions
36-1-8-11. Methods of Payments to Political Subdivisions or Utilities; Transaction and Other Fees

Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to a county treasurer governed by IC 36-2-10-23.
(b) As used in this section, "credit card" means a:
(1) credit card;
(2) debit card;
(3) charge card; or
(4) stored value card.
(c) A payment to a political subdivision or a municipally owned utility for any purpose may be made by any of the following financial instruments that the fiscal body of the political subdivision or the board of the municipally owned utility authorizes for use:
(1) Cash.
(2) Check.
(3) Bank draft.
(4) Money order.
(5) Bank card or credit card.
(6) Electronic funds transfer.
(7) Any other financial instrument authorized by the fiscal body.
(d) If there is a charge to the political subdivision or municipally owned utility for the use of a financial instrument, the political subdivision or municipally owned utility may collect a sum equal to the amount of the charge from the person who uses the financial instrument.
(e) If authorized by the fiscal body of the political subdivision or the board of the municipally owned utility, the political subdivision or municipally owned utility may accept payments under this section with a bank card or credit card under the procedures set forth in this section. However, the procedure authorized for a particular type of payment must be uniformly applied to all payments of the same type.
(f) The political subdivision or municipally owned utility may contract with a bank card or credit card vendor for acceptance of bank cards or credit cards. However, if there is a vendor transaction charge or discount fee, whether billed to the political subdivision or municipally owned utility or charged directly to the political subdivision's or municipally owned utility's account, the political subdivision or municipally owned utility may collect from the person using the card either or both of the following:
(1) An official fee that may not exceed the transaction charge or discount fee charged to the political subdivision or municipally owned utility by bank or credit card vendors.
(2) A reasonable convenience fee:
(A) that may not exceed three dollars ($3); and
(B) that must be uniform regardless of the bank card or credit card used.
The fees described in subdivisions (1) and (2) may be collected regardless of retail merchant agreements between the bank and credit card vendors that may prohibit such fees. These fees are permitted additional charges under IC 24-4.5-3-202.
(g) The political subdivision or municipally owned utility may pay any applicable bank card or credit card service charge associated with the use of a bank card or credit card under this subsection.
(h) The authorization of the fiscal body of the political subdivision is not required by the bureau of motor vehicles or the bureau of motor vehicles commission to use electronic funds transfer or other financial instruments to transfer funds to the political subdivision.
As added by P.L.40-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.18-1996, SEC.32; P.L.2-1997, SEC.78; P.L.173-2003, SEC.20; P.L.137-2012, SEC.115; P.L.105-2013, SEC.2.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 36. Local Government

Article 1. General Provisions

Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Fiscal and Administrative Provisions

36-1-8-1. Application of Chapter

36-1-8-2. Cash Change Fund; Establishment; Use

36-1-8-3. Petty Cash Fund; Establishment; Use; Reimbursement

36-1-8-4. Transfer of Prescribed Amount to Fund in Need of Money for Cash Flow Purposes; Extension of Time for Transfer

36-1-8-5. Funds Raised by General or Special Tax Levy; Disposition of Unused Balance; Transfers to Local Rainy Day Fund

36-1-8-5.1. Rainy Day Funds Established by Political Subdivisions; Transfers by Schools

36-1-8-6. Reversion of Unused Appropriation; Funds Received From State or the United States

36-1-8-7. Bank Deposit or Cash on Hand Constituting Pledge or Guaranty

36-1-8-7.5. Transfer of Prescribed Amount to Regional Development Authority for Regional Transportation Infrastructure Project

36-1-8-8. Protection of Employees Reporting Violations of Federal, State, or Local Laws; Disciplinary Actions; Procedures

36-1-8-8.5. Establishing Fraud Hotline

36-1-8-9. Riverboat Fund Establishment; Administration and Investment of Funds

36-1-8-9.1. Legalization of Certain Funds Established Before July 1, 1997; Fund Considered Riverboat Fund for Purposes of Section 9 of This Chapter

36-1-8-9.2. Separate Fund for Deposit of County Slot Machine Wagering Fee Revenue

36-1-8-9.5. "Development Agreement"

36-1-8-10. Board; Political Affiliation of Board Appointees

36-1-8-10.5. Employee of Political Subdivision as Candidate for or Appointed to Office

36-1-8-11. Methods of Payments to Political Subdivisions or Utilities; Transaction and Other Fees

36-1-8-11.5. Payment of Claims; Electronic Funds Transfer

36-1-8-12. Special Fund for State Grant Money and Local Matching Money; Reversion of Unused Money

36-1-8-13. Referral of Dishonored Checks to Prosecuting Attorney

36-1-8-14. Three-Fourths Vote Rounded to Nearest Whole Number

36-1-8-14.3. Definitions; "Pilots"; Adoption of Ordinance; Calculation; Imposition; Deposit in Affordable Housing Fund; Due Date

36-1-8-15. Shortened Term of County Office Under Constitution; Benefits

36-1-8-16. Property Taxes Collected for Property Disposed by County Executive

36-1-8-17. Combination or Reorganization; Budgets, Rates, and Levies

36-1-8-17.5. Reporting of Information and Data on Retiree Benefits and Expenditures

36-1-8-17.7. Dissolution of a Political Subdivision That Was Established by Another Political Subdivision

36-1-8-18. Certain Tax Exempt Property; Limitation on Charges

36-1-8-19. Feasibility Study and Public Hearing Before Construction or Reconstruction of a County Jail or Submission of Final Plans and Specification to the Department of Correction; Exceptions