Indiana § 36-2-7-17 - Failure to pay over fees collected; forfeiture

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§ 36-2-7-17. Failure to pay over fees collected; forfeiture

Sec. 17. An officer who fails to pay the amount due from the officer into the county treasury shall forfeit to the state a sum equal to the amount of fees actually collected during that quarter, to be collected by the prosecuting attorney of the county and paid into the common school fund of the county.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 5-7-1-17.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.42.

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

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Section 36-2-7-17 ("Failure to pay over fees collected; forfeiture") 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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