§ 36-1-8-15 — Shortened term of county office under constitution; benefits

(a) This section is enacted to implement
Article 6, Section 2(b) of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(b) This section applies to an individual:
(1) who was elected at least two (2) times to a county office; and
(2) who would have served at least eight (8) years in the elected
county office had the individual's term of office not been
shortened under a statute enacted under Article 6, Section 2(b) of
the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(c) As used in this section, "benefit of office" refers to a benefit to
which an individual who holds an elected county office is entitled
because of a statute, an ordinance, or a contract.
(d) As used in this section, "county office" refers to any of the
county offices referred to in Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution of
the State of Indiana.
(e) An individual described in subsection (b) who is otherwise
entitled to a benefit of office may not be deprived of the benefit of
office based on a requirement in any other statute or any ordinance or
contract that to be eligible for the benefit of office an individual must
hold elected county office for at least eight (8) years.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.88-2005, SEC.14.