Indiana § 36-2-16-3 Performance of duties of appointing officer; regulations and penalties;
responsibility for acts of deputy

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-16-3 — Performance of duties of appointing officer; regulations and penalties; responsibility for acts of deputy

Indiana § 36-2-16-3

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 2GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY

Ch. 16Deputies and Employees

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Ind. Code § 36-2-16-3 (2026).

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(a)A deputy appointed under this chapter may perform all the official duties of the officer who appointed the deputy and is subject to the same regulations and penalties as the officer.

(b)The officer appointing the deputy is responsible for all the official acts of the deputy. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-6-1-2 part; 5-6-1-3; 17-3-21-7 part; 17-3-32-4 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.100.

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(a) A deputy appointed under this chapter may
perform all the official duties of the officer who appointed the deputy
and is subject to the same regulations and penalties as the officer.
(b) The officer appointing the deputy is responsible for all the
official acts of the deputy.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-6-1-2
part; 5-6-1-3; 17-3-21-7 part; 17-3-32-4 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.100.