Indiana § 10-16-9-3 - Collection of fines

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 10-16-9-3 — Collection of fines, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 10-16-9-3. Collection of fines

Sec. 3. (a) Fines may be collected in the following manner:

(1) By the retention of any pay or allowances due or to become due from the state.

(2) By commitment to a jail designated by the reviewing authority until the fine is paid or until one (1) day is served for each one dollar ($1) of the fine imposed.

(3) By payment to the local armory board assigned to the convicted soldier's unit. The local armory board shall immediately transmit the payment to the state armory board, and the sums are appropriated continuously for the purposes of IC 10-16-3-11. It is sufficient to record upon the payroll opposite the name of the person fined a notation of the sentence of the court-martial and the date of approval of the sentence, together with the name and rank of the reviewing authority.

(b) A sentence of imprisonment imposed by a court-martial during active service or at camps of instruction shall be carried out by confinement in a guardhouse, tent, or other places designated by the reviewing authority. A sentence of imprisonment imposed by court-martial upon persons not in active service or at camps of instruction shall be carried out by confinement in a jail to be designated by the reviewing authority.

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-5-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.115-2003, SEC.19; P.L.38-2011, SEC.11.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 10-16-9-3 ("Collection of fines") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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