§ 36-12-3-18 — Collections and claims

Indiana § 36-12-3-18

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 12: LIBRARIES
• Ch. 3: Powers and Duties of Class 1 Public Libraries

Text

(a) A library board or a person designated in
writing by the library board may:
(1) collect money or library property; or
(2) compromise the amount of money;
that is owed to the library.
(b) A library board:
(1) shall determine the costs of collecting money or library
property under this section; and
(2) may add the costs of collection, including reasonable
attorney's fees, to money or library property that is owed and
collected under this section.
(c) A library board or the library board's agent that collects money
under this section shall deposit the money, less the costs of collection,
in the account required by law.
(d) A library board may compromise claims made against the
library.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-16.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.113-2010, SEC.163.