Indiana § 13-18-8-4 - Revenue bonds

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 13-18-8-4 — Revenue bonds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 13-18-8-4. Revenue bonds

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if:

(1) the amount of the bonds necessary to be issued would raise the total outstanding bonded indebtedness of the municipal corporation above the constitutional limitation; or

(2) the municipal corporation determines against the issuance of direct obligation bonds;

the municipal corporation shall issue revenue bonds and provide for the retirement of the bonds in the same manner and subject to the same conditions provided for the issuance and retirement of bonds in IC 36-9-23 to the extent that the provisions of that statute are applicable and not in conflict with any of the express provisions of the water pollution control laws.

(b) IC 36-9-23-12 does not apply to bond issues proposed by a municipal corporation to comply with a final order issued under the authority of the water pollution control laws or IC 13-1-3 (before its repeal) and objections or submission to the qualified voters of the municipal corporation:

(1) may not be authorized; and

(2) if objections are made, do not operate to justify or excuse failure to comply with the final order.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-12(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.

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

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Section 13-18-8-4 ("Revenue bonds") 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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