Indiana § 8-1-2-85 - Municipally owned utilities; securities; fee for issuance
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§ 8-1-2-85. Municipally owned utilities; securities; fee for issuance
Sec. 85. The commission shall charge every municipality receiving permission from it to issue any bonds, notes, or other securities an amount equal to twenty-five cents ($.25) for each one hundred dollars ($100) for such bonds, notes, or other securities, but in no case shall the fee be less than one hundred dollars ($100). All of such fees assessed under this section shall be paid to the secretary of the commission within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the bond proceeds by the municipality and only if the bonds, notes, or other securities are issued. The fees collected by the secretary shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited in the state general fund under IC 8-1-6-2(b), as if they were fees collected under IC 8-1-6.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.76, s.96; Acts 1925, c.71, s.1; Acts 1947, c.317, s.1; Acts 1969, c.260, s.2. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.2; P.L.23-1988, SEC.26; P.L.136-2018, SEC.50; P.L.213-2025, SEC.97.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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