Indiana § 36-2-6-8 - Prohibited allowances; exception; allowances to certain officers; violation; offense
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§ 36-2-6-8. Prohibited allowances; exception; allowances to certain officers; violation; offense
Sec. 8. (a) Except as permitted by IC 36-2-5-3.7, the county executive or a court may not make an allowance to a county officer for:
(1) services rendered in a criminal action;
(2) services rendered in a civil action; or
(3) extra services rendered in the county officer's capacity as a county officer.
(b) The county executive may make an allowance to the clerk of the circuit court, county auditor, county treasurer, county sheriff, township assessor (if any), or county assessor, or to any of those officers' employees, only if:
(1) the allowance is specifically required by law; or
(2) the county executive finds, on the record, that the allowance is necessary in the public interest.
(c) A member of the county executive who recklessly violates subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor and forfeits the member's office.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-7-9-7; 17-2-44-8 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.222-1997, SEC.2; P.L.146-2008, SEC.689; P.L.257-2019, SEC.102; P.L.209-2019, SEC.12.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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