§ 36-12-3-5 — Real or personal property; acquisition; disposal

Indiana § 36-12-3-5

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

Text

(a) The library board may:
(1) acquire real or personal property by purchase, devise, lease,
condemnation, or otherwise; and
(2) own any real or personal property for purposes of the public
library.
(b) The library board may:
(1) sell;
(2) exchange; or
(3) otherwise dispose of;
real and personal property no longer needed for library purposes in
accordance with IC 36-1-11 and IC 5-22.
(c) The library board may transfer personal property no longer
needed for library purposes for no compensation or a nominal fee to an
Indiana nonprofit library organization that is:
(1) tax exempt; and
(2) organized and operated for the exclusive benefit of the library
disposing of the property;
without complying with IC 36-1-11 or IC 5-22.
(d) The library board may:
(1) accept gifts of real or personal property; and
(2) hold, mortgage, lease, or sell the property as directed by the
terms of the grant, gift, bequest, or devise;
when the action is in the interest of the public library.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-14-3-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.84-2012, SEC.23.