Indiana § 27-11-7-4 - Designation as charitable or benevolent institution

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 27-11-7-4 — Designation as charitable or benevolent institution, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 27-11-7-4. Designation as charitable or benevolent institution

Sec. 4. Every society organized or licensed under this article is declared to be a charitable and benevolent institution, and all of its funds shall be exempt from all and every state, county, district, municipal, and school tax other than taxes on real estate not occupied by a society in carrying on its business.

As added by P.L.262-1985, SEC.1.

IC 27-11-8Chapter 8. Regulation

27-11-8-1Standards for valuation of certificates; maintenance of excess reserves on certificates 27-11-8-2Annual financial statement 27-11-8-3Renewal of license; fee 27-11-8-4Examination of societies transacting or applying for admission to transact business in Indiana; expenses 27-11-8-5Requirements for issuance of license to transact business in Indiana 27-11-8-6Noncompliance with limitations on transaction of business; injunction; hearing; liquidation of society; receivership; voluntary determination to discontinue business 27-11-8-7Noncompliance by foreign or alien society; suspension, revocation, or refusal of license 27-11-8-8Application or petition for injunction 27-11-8-9Licensing of insurance producers of societies 27-11-8-10Unfair competition; unfair or deceptive acts or practices

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

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Section 27-11-7-4 ("Designation as charitable or benevolent institution") 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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