Indiana § 36-9-37-43 - Unpaid warrants or checks; cancellation
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§ 36-9-37-43. Unpaid warrants or checks; cancellation
Sec. 43. (a) A warrant or check shall be canceled on December 31 of a year if the warrant or check:
(1) is for:
(A) the payment of principal or interest on bonds;
(B) the payment of nonwaivered funds to contractors for public improvements; or
(C) damages sustained by a property owner on account of the operation of the public improvement assessment laws; and
(2) has been written and not cashed for a period of at least two (2) years.
(b) The proceeds of the canceled warrants or checks shall be credited to the funds on which the warrants or checks were originally drawn. If the funds on which the checks or warrants were originally drawn cannot be determined, the proceeds shall be credited to the following:
(1) The surplus Barrett Law account if the warrants or checks were drawn on waivered accounts.
(2) The nonwaivered account if the proceeds were drawn on the nonwaivered account.
As added by P.L.98-1993, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-9-37-43 ("Unpaid warrants or checks; cancellation") 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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