Indiana § 34-55-12-1 - Judgments against county or city; appropriations; appeal
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§ 34-55-12-1. Judgments against county or city; appropriations; appeal
Sec. 1. (a) A judgment against a county or city may be enforced only from appropriations made for that purpose.
(b) The proper officers of the county or city may be compelled by mandamus proceedings to make the necessary provisions for appropriating, levying, and collecting by taxation the sum necessary for the payment of a judgment. In the mandamus proceedings:
(1) the respective bodies and officers may be sued collectively by their legal names;
(2) service of process may be made on any member of the respective bodies; and
(3) all members of the respective bodies are bound by the judgment.
(c) If a city is entitled to an appeal, the appeal shall be granted without bond. A judgment against a city may not be enforced pending an appeal.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.4-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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