Indiana Code
Title 36. Local Government
Article 6. Government of Townships

36-6-1-3. Alteration of Boundaries; Withdrawal of State or Federally Owned Land From Taxation; Petition; Effective Date of Alteration - Sec. 3. (a) When part of a township is owned...

36-6-1-4. Affidavit - Sec. 4. The fact that each person signing the petition...

36-6-1-5. Abolition of Township or Alteration of Boundaries; Petition; Effective Date of Abolition or Alteration - Sec. 5. (a) Townships other than those described in section...

36-6-1-5.5. Transfer of Township Area to Abutting Township; Necessary Conditions; Effective Date - Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to an area that...

36-6-1-6. Surface Area Requirements - Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a...

36-6-1-7. Abolition of Township or Alteration of Boundaries; Taxing District for Payment of Existing Indebtedness - Sec. 7. After abolition of a township or alteration of...

36-6-1-8. Disannexation; Existing Indebtedness; Fixing of Tax Rate - Sec. 8. When fixing the rate of taxation necessary to...

36-6-1-9. Annexed Territory; Liability for Existing Indebtedness - Sec. 9. Territory annexed to a township may not be...

36-6-1-10. Abolition of Township; Rate of Taxation for Existing Indebtedness; Payment - Sec. 10. After abolition of a township, the county auditor...

36-6-1-11. Appeal; Certification of Judgment; Effective Date of Order - Sec. 11. (a) An action taken by a county executive...

36-6-1-12. Territory of County Not Included in Township - Sec. 12. If any territory in a county is not...

36-6-1-13. Territory of County Included in More Than One Township - Sec. 13. If any territory in a county is included...

Chapter 1.1. Township Boundaries

36-6-1.1-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any township boundary line...

36-6-1.1-2. Townships Boundary Alteration Not Reflected in Tax Records; Treatment of Boundary Line - Sec. 2. If the property tax records for the townships...

36-6-1.1-3. Legalization of Certain Actions Occurring Before April 3, 1985 - Sec. 3. Any action occurring before April 3, 1985, that...

Chapter 1.5. Merger of Township Governments

36-6-1.5-1. Applicability - Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a township...

36-6-1.5-1.5. Use of Excess Funds; Indebtedness; Assistance by Department of Local Government Finance - Sec. 1.5. (a) All of the following apply to a...

36-6-1.5-2. "Former Township Government" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "former township government"...

36-6-1.5-3. "New Township Government" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "new township government"...

36-6-1.5-4. General Requirements - Sec. 4. At least two (2) township governments may merge...

36-6-1.5-5. Identical Resolutions; Adoption by Township Legislative Bodies Required - Sec. 5. (a) The township trustees, with the approval of...

36-6-1.5-6. Effective Date of Merger - Sec. 6. The merger becomes effective on January 1 of...

36-6-1.5-7. Election of Officers - Sec. 7. If township governments merge under this chapter: (1)...

36-6-1.5-8. Merger Effective Date; Former Township Governments Abolished; Property, Functions, and Indebtedness Transferred - Sec. 8. On the date a merger takes effect: (1)...

36-6-1.5-9. Provisions Concerning State and Federal Licensing, Rules, Regulations, and Governmental Assistance - Sec. 9. Upon the corporate dissolution of a township government...

36-6-1.5-10. Resolutions, Rules, and Bylaws of Former Township Governments Continue - Sec. 10. When a new township government is established under...

36-6-1.5-11. Transfer of Funds to New Township Government - Sec. 11. (a) On the date the formation of a...

36-6-1.5-12. Budget, Levy, and Tax Rate of New Township; Savings; Adjustments - Sec. 12. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the officers of...

Chapter 1.6. Dissolution of Township Government Merger

36-6-1.6-1. "Merged Township Government" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "merged township government"...

36-6-1.6-2. "Reestablished Township Government" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "reestablished township government"...

36-6-1.6-3. Petition to Reestablish Township Government - Sec. 3. (a) Freeholders may initiate proceedings to reestablish a...

36-6-1.6-4. Restrictions on Dissolving Merged Township Government - Sec. 4. (a) A county legislative body may not adopt...

36-6-1.6-5. Dissolution Effective Upon Election and Qualification of Officers - Sec. 5. A dissolution under an ordinance adopted under section...

36-6-1.6-6. Dissolution Effective Date; Former Township Governments Reestablished; Property, Functions, and Indebtedness Transferred - Sec. 6. (a) On the date on which a dissolution...

36-6-1.6-7. Provisions Concerning State and Federal Licensing, Rules, Regulations, and Governmental Assistance - Sec. 7. Upon the corporate dissolution of a merged township...

36-6-1.6-8. Resolutions, Rules, and Bylaws of Merged Township Continue - Sec. 8. When a reestablished township government is created under...

36-6-1.6-9. Transfer of Funds to Reestablished Township Governments - Sec. 9. (a) On the date on which the formation...

36-6-1.6-10. Budget, Levy, and Tax Rate of Reestablished Township Government - Sec. 10. The officers of a new reestablished township government...

Chapter 2. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: Repealed by Acts 1980, P.L.125, SEC.32.

Chapter 3. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.251-1993, SEC.6.

Chapter 4. Township Executive

36-6-4-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all townships. [Local Government...

36-6-4-2. Township Trustee; Residence; Term of Office - Sec. 2. (a) A township trustee shall be elected under...

36-6-4-3. Duties - Sec. 3. The executive shall do the following: (1) Keep...

36-6-4-4. Powers - Sec. 4. The executive may do the following: (1) Administer...

36-6-4-5. Records; Maintenance - Sec. 5. The executive shall maintain: (1) a general account...

36-6-4-6. Financial and Appropriation Record; Requisites - Sec. 6. (a) For each sum of money received by...

36-6-4-7. Purchases; Written Order; Warrant; Violation; Liability - Sec. 7. (a) Each purchase for the township by the...

36-6-4-8. Use of Funds Appropriated for Community Services; Contracts for Ambulance Services; Fees - Sec. 8. (a) The executive may use the township's share...

36-6-4-9. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-15-1 part.] As added by Acts...

36-6-4-10. Verified Statement of Indebtedness; Posting - Sec. 10. On the first Monday of each August the...

36-6-4-11. Annual Meeting; Statement of Estimated Expenditures; Forms; Amounts - Sec. 11. (a) At the township legislative body's annual meeting...

36-6-4-12. Annual Meeting; Report of Receipts and Expenditures of Preceding Calendar Year; Failure to File; Penalty - Sec. 12. (a) At the annual meeting of the township...

36-6-4-13. Abstract of Receipts and Expenditures; Publication; Failure to Comply; Offense - Sec. 13. (a) When the executive prepares the annual report...

36-6-4-14. Expiration of Term; Delivery of Funds, Property, and Annual Report; Submission to Inquiries at Annual Meeting - Sec. 14. When the executive's term of office expires, the...

36-6-4-15. Resignation or Death; Issuance of Call for Special Meeting by New Executive; Annual Report - Sec. 15. (a) If the executive resigns or dies, the...

36-6-4-16. Incapacity; Petition; Hearing; Acting Executive; Salaries; Restoration of Capacity; Resumption of Duties - Sec. 16. (a) When twenty-five (25) or more resident freeholders...

36-6-4-17. Failure to Perform Duty; Liability; Compensation; Personal Use of Township Funds - Sec. 17. (a) An executive who fails to perform a...

36-6-4-18. Designation of Alternate to Perform Executive's Duties and Functions - Sec. 18. (a) Within thirty (30) days after taking office,...

36-6-4-19. Use of Funds for Drug Awareness Programs - Sec. 19. The township executive may pay township funds for...

Chapter 4.5. Removal of Township Executive From Office

36-6-4.5-1. "Violation" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "violation" means a...

36-6-4.5-2. Action to Remove Township Executive - Sec. 2. An action to remove a township executive from...

36-6-4.5-3. Township Legislative Body; Initiating Removal of Township Executive; Resolution; Public Hearing - Sec. 3. The township legislative body may initiate the removal...

36-6-4.5-4. Township Legislative Body; Resolution Filing Requirements - Sec. 4. The township legislative body must file the resolution...

36-6-4.5-5. County Executive; Petitioning Court; Public Hearing; Resolution - Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving a resolution timely filed under...

36-6-4.5-6. County Executive; Adopting Resolution - Sec. 6. In the case of a county that: (1)...

36-6-4.5-7. County Executive; Certifying Resolution - Sec. 7. The county executive shall certify the resolution to:...

36-6-4.5-8. County Fiscal Body; Petitioning Court; Public Hearing; Resolution - Sec. 8. (a) Upon receiving a resolution certified by the...

Chapter 5. Township Assessor

36-6-5-1. Certain Townships; Election of Assessor; Residence; Term of Office; Eligibility; County Assessor Performing Assessment Duties of Certain Townships - Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (g), before 2009, a...

36-6-5-2. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-27.4-5.] As added by Acts 1980,...

36-6-5-3. Statutory Duties - Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...

36-6-5-4. Certification Level of Employees of Township Assessor; Authorization for Appointment When the Township Assessor Has Not Attained the Required Level of Certification - Sec. 4. (a) Before July 1, 2017, an employee of...

Chapter 6. Township Legislative Body

36-6-6-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all townships. [Pre-Local Government...

36-6-6-2. Township Board; Election; Term of Office - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and...

36-6-6-2.1. Merged Townships; Township Board; Election; Members - Sec. 2.1. (a) This section applies if township governments merge...

36-6-6-2.2. Election of Township Board Members; by Voters of a District; by All Township Voters - Sec. 2.2. (a) This subsection applies to townships in a...

36-6-6-2.3. Staggering Terms of Township Board Members - Sec. 2.3. (a) This section does not apply to a...

36-6-6-2.5. Division of Townships in County With Consolidated City Into Legislative Body Districts; Recertification of Districts; Filing With Circuit Court Clerk; Time for Filing - Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to townships in a...

36-6-6-3. Residency Requirement of Members - Sec. 3. (a) This subsection applies to townships in a...

36-6-6-4. Quorum - Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and...

36-6-6-5. Adjournment of Meetings - Sec. 5. A meeting of the legislative body may be...

36-6-6-6. Appearance at Meetings by Taxpayer - Sec. 6. A taxpayer of the township may appear at...

36-6-6-7. Meetings; Election of Chairman and Secretary; Special Meeting - Sec. 7. (a) The legislative body shall meet at the...

36-6-6-8. Record of Proceedings - Sec. 8. The legislative body shall keep a permanent record...

36-6-6-9. Meeting; Consideration and Approval of Annual Report of Executive; Disposition of Funds - Sec. 9. (a) The legislative body shall meet on or...

36-6-6-10. Compensation of Officers and Employees; Determining Increases or Decreases in Compensation - Sec. 10. (a) This section does not apply to the...

36-6-6-11. Meeting; Adoption of Annual Budget; Estimates; Appropriation; Taxation - Sec. 11. (a) The legislative body shall meet annually in...

36-6-6-12. Membership of Township in County, State, or National Associations; Appropriations; Expenses - Sec. 12. (a) The legislative body may appropriate money for...

36-6-6-13. Appropriation and Transfer of Money to County; Interlocal Agreements - Sec. 13. The legislative body may appropriate and transfer money...

36-6-6-13.5. Special Meeting by Legislative Body; Notice - Sec. 13.5. (a) A special meeting may be held by...

36-6-6-14. Special Meeting; Determination of Need for Fire and Emergency Services; Effect of Levy Increase - Sec. 14. (a) At any special meeting, if two (2)...

36-6-6-14.5. Objection by Taxpayers; Department of Local Government Finance Hearing and Action; Appeal - Sec. 14.5. (a) If the legislative body issues a special...

36-6-6-15. Temporary Loans to Meet Current Expenses; Resolution; Time Warrants - Sec. 15. (a) If the legislative body finds that an...

36-6-6-17. Application; Immediate Family Member; Continuation of Appropriations - Sec. 17. (a) This section does not apply to a...

Chapter 7. Deputies and Assistants of Township Officers

36-6-7-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all townships. [Local Government...

36-6-7-2. Appointment; Removal; Responsibility - Sec. 2. An officer of a township may appoint and...

36-6-7-3. Annual Appropriations for Offices; Payments on Vouchers - Sec. 3. The legislative body shall make annual appropriations for...

Chapter 8. Compensation and Expenses of Township Officers, Deputies, and Employees

36-6-8-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all townships. [Local Government...

36-6-8-2. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-4-1-14 part; 17-4-1-17.] As added by...

36-6-8-2.1. Executive; Annual Compensation; Clerical Employees; Annual Appropriation - Sec. 2.1. A township executive is entitled to the annual...

36-6-8-3. Executive; Office Expenses; Mileage Allowance; Annual Appropriations - Sec. 3. (a) The annual appropriations to a township executive...

36-6-8-4. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-4-27.5-1; 17-4-27.5-5; 17-4-27.5-6; 17-4-27.5-7; 17-4-27.5-8; 17-4-27.5-9;...

36-6-8-5. Assessor; Real Property Reassessment Duties; Additional per Diem Compensation; County Review - Sec. 5. (a) When performing the real property reassessment duties...

36-6-8-6. Incremental Payment Based on Certification - Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (e), a township assessor...

36-6-8-7. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-27.7-6.] As added by Acts 1980,...

36-6-8-8. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-4-27.5-2; 17-4-27.5-3; 17-4-27.5-4; 17-4-27.7-1; 17-4-27.7-2; 17-4-27.7-3.]...

36-6-8-9. Assessor; Mileage Allowance - Sec. 9. If necessary in the performance of their duties:...

36-6-8-10. Assessor; Appropriations to Pay Salaries and per Diems; Preparation of Budget Estimates - Sec. 10. (a) The county fiscal body shall, in the...

36-6-8-11. Assessor; Claims for Compensation by Deputies and Employees - Sec. 11. (a) Deputies and other employees of a township...

36-6-8-12. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-29-2 part.] As added by Acts...

36-6-8-13. Member of Legislative Body in Office for Fraction of Any Year; Proportionate Salary - Sec. 13. (a) A member of the township legislative body...

Chapter 9. Township Capital Improvement Plan

36-6-9-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the preparation of a...

36-6-9-2. "Capital Improvement" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "capital improvement" means:...

36-6-9-3. "Capital Improvement Fund" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "capital improvement fund"...

36-6-9-4. "Plan" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "plan" refers to...

36-6-9-5. Townships Required to Adopt Plan - Sec. 5. This chapter applies to a township if the...

36-6-9-6. Procedure for Plan Adoption - Sec. 6. A township must adopt a capital improvement plan...

36-6-9-7. Deadline for Plan Adoption - Sec. 7. A township that meets the requirements of section...

36-6-9-8. Failure to Adopt a Plan - Sec. 8. A township may not collect property taxes in...

36-6-9-9. Plan Requirements - Sec. 9. (a) The department of local government finance shall...

36-6-9-10. Amending a Plan - Sec. 10. A township trustee, with the approval of the...

36-6-9-11. County Fiscal Body Consideration of Plan in Reviewing Township Budget - Sec. 11. A plan shall be considered by the county...

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Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government Article 6. Government of Townships

Indiana Code
Title 36. Local Government
Article 6. Government of Townships