Indiana Code
Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally
8-1.5-3-14. Annual Report; Exemption; Examination of Accounts

Sec. 14. (a) A municipally owned utility under the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness shall file with the commission an annual report of the operation of the plant on forms prescribed by the commission. The annual reports shall be kept in the office of the commission as a public record. A municipally owned utility that has withdrawn from commission jurisdiction under IC 8-1-2-100 (before its repeal on January 1, 1983) or section 9 or 9.1 of this chapter is not required to file the annual report required by this section.
(b) The state board of accounts shall examine all accounts of every municipally owned utility. In the examination, inquiry shall be made as to:
(1) the financial condition and resources of the utility;
(2) whether the laws of the state have been complied with; and
(3) the methods and accuracy of the accounts and reports of the utilities examined.
The examination shall be made without notice, and its cost shall be paid out of the funds of the utility.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.68-1990, SEC.2; P.L.181-2015, SEC.30.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 8. Utilities and Transportation

Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities

Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally

8-1.5-3-1. Application of Chapter

8-1.5-3-2. "Board" Defined

8-1.5-3-3. Control of Utilities; Control of Storm Water Facilities in Third Class Cities; Ordinance; Creation of Utility Service Board

8-1.5-3-3.3. Legalization of Certain Utility Service Boards

8-1.5-3-4. Board; Powers and Duties

8-1.5-3-4.5. Application of Section; Bid, Proposal, or Quotation Submitted by Trust

8-1.5-3-5. Superintendent; Powers and Duties; Compensation; Bond; Removal

8-1.5-3-6. Load Building Appliances; Purchase; Sale and Advertisement

8-1.5-3-7. Retirement Account

8-1.5-3-8. Rates and Charges; Payment of Rates, Charges, and Fees by Occupant of Property That Is Not Property Owner

8-1.5-3-8.1. Hearings; Adoption of Rates and Charges; Notice; Contents

8-1.5-3-8.2. Objections to Rates and Charges; Bonds; Hearings

8-1.5-3-8.3. Objection to Extraterritorial Rates and Charges; Review by Commission

8-1.5-3-9. Removal of Utility From Jurisdiction of Commission for Approval of Rates and Charges; Procedure

8-1.5-3-9.1. Removal of Utility From Jurisdiction of Commission for Approval of Rates, Charges, and Evidences of Indebtedness; Alternative Procedure

8-1.5-3-9.5. Return of Utility to Commission Jurisdiction Following Removal

8-1.5-3-9.6. Return of Utility to Commission Jurisdiction Following Removal Under Alternative Procedure

8-1.5-3-10. Rates and Charges; Electric Service Outside Corporate Boundaries

8-1.5-3-11. Funds; Management

8-1.5-3-12. Loan From Utility to Municipality; Loan Requirements; Limitation on Amount

8-1.5-3-13. Investments of Surplus Money; Authorization of Officers

8-1.5-3-14. Annual Report; Exemption; Examination of Accounts

8-1.5-3-15. Utilities Operated Under Ic 8-1-11.1; Rights and Powers