Indiana § 36-7-3-9 Expenses of survey and plat; apportionment and assessment against
property platted; lien; collection and disbursement

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-7-3-9 — Expenses of survey and plat; apportionment and assessment against property platted; lien; collection and disbursement

Indiana § 36-7-3-9

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 7PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Ch. 3Platting and Vacation of Real Property

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Ind. Code § 36-7-3-9 (2026).

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(a)The expenses arising from a survey and plat in a municipality under this chapter shall be charged to the property platted, in the proportion the municipal legislative body considers just and equitable. When approving the land surveyor's report of the survey and plat, the legislative body shall, at the same time, assess an equitable part of the cost and expense against each tract platted.

(b)The assessment is a lien on the property from the time the assessment is made, and is due and payable as soon as the plat is recorded. If an assessment is not paid before the second day of January after it is made, a certified copy of the assessment shall be filed in the office of the auditor of the county in which the property is located, and the auditor shall place the amount claimed on the tax d

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(a) The expenses arising from a survey and plat
in a municipality under this chapter shall be charged to the property
platted, in the proportion the municipal legislative body considers just
and equitable. When approving the land surveyor's report of the survey
and plat, the legislative body shall, at the same time, assess an
equitable part of the cost and expense against each tract platted.
(b) The assessment is a lien on the property from the time the
assessment is made, and is due and payable as soon as the plat is
recorded. If an assessment is not paid before the second day of January
after it is made, a certified copy of the assessment shall be filed in the
office of the auditor of the county in which the property is located, and
the auditor shall place the amount claimed on the tax duplicate against
the lands of the landowner. The amount shall be collected as taxes are
collected, and, when collected, shall be disbursed to the general fund
of the municipality.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
18-5-10-40.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.22.