Indiana § 36-3-5-8 Special taxing district; power to issue bonds, notes, or warrants;
approval; issuance procedure

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-3-5-8 — Special taxing district; power to issue bonds, notes, or warrants; approval; issuance procedure

Indiana § 36-3-5-8

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 3GOVERNMENT OF INDIANAPOLIS AND

Ch. 5Appointed Officers, Departments, and Boards

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Ind. Code § 36-3-5-8 (2026).

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(a)This section applies whenever a special taxing district of the consolidated city has the power to issue bonds, notes, or warrants.

(b)Before any bonds, notes, or warrants of a special taxing district may be issued, the issue must be approved by resolution of the legislative body of the consolidated city.

(c)Any bonds of a special taxing district must be issued in the manner prescribed by statute for that district, and the board of the department having jurisdiction over the district shall:

(1)hold all required hearings;

(2)adopt all necessary resolutions; and

(3)appropriate the proceeds of the bonds; in that manner. However, the legislative body shall levy each year the special tax required to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and any bank paying charges.

(d)Notwiths

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(a) This section applies whenever a special
taxing district of the consolidated city has the power to issue bonds,
notes, or warrants.
(b) Before any bonds, notes, or warrants of a special taxing district
may be issued, the issue must be approved by resolution of the
legislative body of the consolidated city.
(c) Any bonds of a special taxing district must be issued in the
manner prescribed by statute for that district, and the board of the
department having jurisdiction over the district shall:
(1) hold all required hearings;
(2) adopt all necessary resolutions; and
(3) appropriate the proceeds of the bonds;
in that manner. However, the legislative body shall levy each year the
special tax required to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds
and any bank paying charges.
(d) Notwithstanding any other statute, bonds of a special taxing
district may:
(1) be dated;
(2) be issued in any denomination;
(3) except as otherwise provided by IC 5-1-14-10, mature at any
time or times not exceeding fifty (50) years after their date; and
(4) be payable at any bank or banks;
as determined by the board. If the bonds are sold at a public sale, the
interest rate or rates that the bonds will bear must be determined by
bidding, notwithstanding IC 5-1-11-3.
(e) Bonds of a special taxing district are subject to the provisions of
IC 5-1 and IC 6-1.1-20 relating to the following:
(1) The filing of a petition requesting the issuance of bonds and
giving notice of the petition.
(2) The giving of notice of a hearing on the appropriation of the
proceeds of bonds.
(3) The right of taxpayers to appear and be heard on the proposed
appropriation.
(4) The approval of the appropriation by the department of local
government finance.
(5) The right of:
(A) taxpayers and voters to remonstrate against the issuance of
bonds in the case of a proposed bond issue described by IC 6-1.1-20-3.1(a); or
(B) voters to vote on the issuance of bonds in the case of a
proposed bond issue described by IC 6-1.1-20-3.5(a).
(6) The sale of bonds at a public sale or at a negotiated sale.
(7) The maximum term or repayment period provided by IC 5-1-14-10.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-5-3;
18-4-5-4.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2. Amended by
P.L.90-2002, SEC.470; P.L.219-2007, SEC.113; P.L.146-2008,
SEC.703; P.L.125-2018, SEC.6; P.L.38-2021, SEC.81; P.L.236-2023,
SEC.167; P.L.230-2025, SEC.143.