Indiana § 36-12-3-8 - Municipal corporations in certain counties; contracts for library services; tax levy or revenue from other tax
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§ 36-12-3-8. Municipal corporations in certain counties; contracts for library services; tax levy or revenue from other tax
Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to municipal corporations located in a county having a population of more than thirty-five thousand nine hundred (35,900) and less than thirty-six thousand (36,000).
(b) A municipal corporation receiving library service under section 7 of this chapter shall:
(1) levy a tax sufficient to meet the amount of compensation agreed on under the contract; or
(2) make the contract payments with revenue derived from a tax being imposed before the contract is approved by the municipal corporation, including the part of local income tax revenue that is not required to be dedicated to providing property tax relief.
(c) A library board providing service shall expend all funds received under a contract for library services chargeable to the contract.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-6.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.250; P.L.104-2022, SEC.230.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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