Indiana § 36-5-6-6.5 Conversion of town clerk-treasurer into town clerk and town controller;
ordinance; duties of town clerk after conversion; references to town
clerk-treasurer

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-5-6-6.5 — Conversion of town clerk-treasurer into town clerk and town controller; ordinance; duties of town clerk after conversion; references to town clerk-treasurer

Indiana § 36-5-6-6.5

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 5GOVERNMENT OF TOWNS

Ch. 6Town Clerk-Treasurer

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Ind. Code § 36-5-6-6.5 (2026).

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5.

(a)This section applies only to a town that adopts an ordinance under IC 36-5-6.5.

(b)A reference to a town clerk-treasurer in the Indiana Code is considered to be a reference to the town clerk who serves a town that has an appointed controller under IC 36-5-6.5, to the extent that the reference is connected to the duties of the town clerk set forth in subsection (e).

(c)A reference to a town clerk-treasurer in the Indiana Code is considered to be a reference to the town controller who serves a town that has an appointed controller under IC 36-5-6.5, to the extent that the reference is connected to the duties of the town controller set forth IC 36-5-6.5-5.

(d)Not later than the effective date of an ordinance adopted under IC 36-5-6.5, the town clerk-treasurer shall turn over to the

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5. (a) This section applies only to a town that
adopts an ordinance under IC 36-5-6.5.
(b) A reference to a town clerk-treasurer in the Indiana Code is
considered to be a reference to the town clerk who serves a town that
has an appointed controller under IC 36-5-6.5, to the extent that the
reference is connected to the duties of the town clerk set forth in
subsection (e).
(c) A reference to a town clerk-treasurer in the Indiana Code is
considered to be a reference to the town controller who serves a town
that has an appointed controller under IC 36-5-6.5, to the extent that the
reference is connected to the duties of the town controller set forth IC 36-5-6.5-5.
(d) Not later than the effective date of an ordinance adopted under
IC 36-5-6.5, the town clerk-treasurer shall turn over to the controller
the records relating to the controller's powers and duties described in
IC 36-5-6.5-5.
(e) The town clerk shall do the following:
(1) Serve as clerk of the town council under IC 36-5-2-2 and
maintain custody of its records.
(2) Maintain all records required by law.
(3) Keep the town seal.
(4) As soon as a successor is elected and qualified, deliver to the
successor all the records and property of the clerk's office.
(5) Perform other duties prescribed by law.
(6) Administer oaths when necessary in the discharge of the
clerk's duties, without charging a fee.
(7) Take depositions, without charging a fee.
(8) Take acknowledgment of instruments that are required by
statute to be acknowledged, without charging a fee.
(9) Serve as clerk of the town court under IC 33-35-3-2, if the
judge of the court does not serve as clerk of the court or appoint
a clerk of the court under IC 33-35-3-1.
(f) A town clerk is not liable, in an individual capacity, for any act
or omission occurring in connection with the performance of the
requirements set forth in subsection (e), unless the act or omission
constitutes gross negligence or an intentional disregard of the
requirements of law.