Indiana § 8-18-20-20 - Pecuniary interest in transactions

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§ 8-18-20-20. Pecuniary interest in transactions

Sec. 20. A trustee or director may not have any pecuniary interest in any contract, employment, purchase, or sale made under this chapter. Any such transaction in which a trustee or director has a pecuniary interest is void.

As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.

IC 8-18-21Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing

8-18-21-1Application of chapter 8-18-21-2Preliminary expenses; payment; charge against bonds 8-18-21-3Powers of board of directors 8-18-21-4Counties with consolidated cities; approval 8-18-21-5Revenue bonds; issuance; source of payment 8-18-21-6Revenue bonds; resolution; interest; maturity 8-18-21-7Revenue bonds; redemption before maturity; resolution; contents; negotiable instruments 8-18-21-8Revenue bonds; execution; notice of sale; sale 8-18-21-9Temporary bonds 8-18-21-10Loans; resolutions; notice 8-18-21-11Trust indentures 8-18-21-12Proceeds of bonds or loans; application; lien 8-18-21-13Review of annual operating budget 8-18-21-14Tax exemption; property and revenue of authority 8-18-21-15Tax exemption; bonds and securities 8-18-21-16Handling and expenditure of authority money; surety bonds 8-18-21-17Contracts subject to public works statutes 8-18-21-18Public records 8-18-21-19Dissolution of authority

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

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Section 8-18-20-20 ("Pecuniary interest in transactions") 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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