Indiana § 36-2-7-10.2 Payment of recorder's office expenses from records perpetuation fund

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-7-10.2 — Payment of recorder's office expenses from records perpetuation fund

Indiana § 36-2-7-10.2

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 2GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY

Ch. 7Mileage and Fees of County Officers

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Ind. Code § 36-2-7-10.2 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section, "fund" refers to the county recorder's records perpetuation fund established under section 10(g) of this chapter.

(b)A county recorder may pay all or a portion of the expenses of the county recorder's office for the following calendar year from the fund only if:

(1)the county recorder submits to the county fiscal body a sworn statement that:

(A)the current revenue to the fund is sufficient to fulfill the statutory purpose of the fund;

(B)the technology of the county recorder's office is presently updated and at a level to sufficiently meet the statutory purposes of the fund and the county recorder's office;

(C)the fund has a sufficient reserve, consistent with the recorder's plan, to capitalize the next technology or other records management upgrade nec

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2. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers
to the county recorder's records perpetuation fund established under
section 10(g) of this chapter.
(b) A county recorder may pay all or a portion of the expenses of the
county recorder's office for the following calendar year from the fund
only if:
(1) the county recorder submits to the county fiscal body a sworn
statement that:
(A) the current revenue to the fund is sufficient to fulfill the
statutory purpose of the fund;
(B) the technology of the county recorder's office is presently
updated and at a level to sufficiently meet the statutory
purposes of the fund and the county recorder's office;
(C) the fund has a sufficient reserve, consistent with the
recorder's plan, to capitalize the next technology or other
records management upgrade necessary to fulfill the statutory
purpose of the fund and the county recorder's office; and
(D) the county recorder specifically requests that all or a
specific, identifiable portion of the fund be used to pay the
expenses of the county recorder's office for the following
calendar year; and
(2) the county fiscal body adopts an ordinance approving the
recorder's request under subsection (c).
(c) Upon receiving the county recorder's sworn statement, the
county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance approving the county
recorder's request. If the ordinance is adopted, the county fiscal body
shall, if specifically requested by the recorder for the following
calendar year, approve sufficient money from the fund. The county
fiscal body may not approve any more money from the fund for any
purpose in excess of that requested by the county recorder.
(d) A county recorder's request and the county fiscal body's approval
are valid for only the following calendar year. The requirements of this
section must be met for each calendar year.