Indiana § 5-7-4-1 - Elected officials; salary while incarcerated
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§ 5-7-4-1. Elected officials; salary while incarcerated
Sec. 1. Any elected official of any county, city, town, township or the state shall not be entitled to receive payment of any salary or fees, as fixed by law, covering the period during which such elected official is incarcerated in any penal institution as the result of a sentence by any court upon conviction of any crime, except such pay or fees as may have been earned prior to his or her incarceration. Any public official charged with the duty of paying the salaries and fees of any elected official of any county, city, town, township or the state is prohibited from paying any salary and fees to such elected official while such elected official is incarcerated in any penal institution, excepting such pay or fees as may have been earned prior to his or her incarceration.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.56, s.1.
IC 5-7-5Chapter 5. RepealedRepealed by Acts 1980, P.L.211, SEC.14(a).
IC 5-7-6Chapter 6. RepealedRepealed by Acts 1980, P.L.211, SEC.14(a).
IC 5-7-7Chapter 7. RepealedRepealed by Acts 1980, P.L.211, SEC.14(a).
IC 5-7-8Chapter 8. RepealedRepealed by P.L.5-1988, SEC.175.
IC 5-7-9Chapter 9. RepealedRepealed by P.L.1-1993, SEC.24.
IC 5-8ARTICLE 8. OFFICERS' IMPEACHMENT, REMOVAL, RESIGNATION, AND DISQUALIFICATION
Ch. 1.Impeachment and Removal From Office Ch. 2.Removal From Office for Intoxication Ch. 3.Disqualification by Violation of Federal Law Ch. 3.5.Notice of Resignation Ch. 4.Resignations Ch. 5.Notice of a Town Council Vacancy Ch. 6.Notice of Death of an Officeholder
IC 5-8-1Chapter 1. Impeachment and Removal From Office
5-8-1-1Officers; judges; prosecuting attorney; liability to impeachment 5-8-1-2Method of impeachment 5-8-1-3Articles of impeachment 5-8-1-4Hearing 5-8-1-5Service upon defendant 5-8-1-6Absence of defendant 5-8-1-7Objections to articles of impeachment; pleas 5-8-1-8Answering articles of impeachment; judgment 5-8-1-9Oaths 5-8-1-10Conviction 5-8-1-11Judgment 5-8-1-12Resolution of acquittal or conviction 5-8-1-13Suspension or removal from office 5-8-1-14Disqualification of defendant from receiving salaries 5-8-1-15Temporary suspension during pendency of proceedings; filling vacancies 5-8-1-16Impeachment of governor or lieutenant governor; chief justice to preside 5-8-1-17Indictment or information not barred 5-8-1-18Senate to continue in session 5-8-1-19Judge or prosecuting attorney; duties of attorney general 5-8-1-20Repealed 5-8-1-21Written accusations; grand jury 5-8-1-22Form of accusation 5-8-1-23Delivery of accusations; service on defendant 5-8-1-24Appearance of defendant 5-8-1-25Answering accusation 5-8-1-26Objections to legal sufficiency of accusation 5-8-1-27Denial of accusation 5-8-1-28Objection to accusation not sustained 5-8-1-29Guilty plea or refusal to answer; not guilty plea 5-8-1-30Trial 5-8-1-31Attendance of witnesses 5-8-1-32Repealed 5-8-1-33Repealed 5-8-1-34Removal of prosecuting attorney; proceedings 5-8-1-35Verification of accusation; citing party; hearing; judgment 5-8-1-36Repealed 5-8-1-37Repealed 5-8-1-38Felony conviction; removal; appeal; reinstatement; remuneration; vacancy
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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