§ 5-11-10-1 — Application; exempt entities; disbursements for claims; certification; liability

(a) This section applies to the state and its
political subdivisions. However, this section does not apply to the
following:
(1) A state educational institution, including Ivy Tech Community
College of Indiana.
(2) A municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11).
(3) A county.
(4) An airport authority operating in a consolidated city.
(5) A capital improvements board of managers operating in a
consolidated city.
(6) A board of directors of a public transportation corporation
operating in a consolidated city.
(7) A municipal corporation organized under IC 16-22-8-6.
(8) A public library.
(9) A library services authority.
(10) A hospital organized under IC 16-22 or a hospital organized
under IC 16-23.
(11) A school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17).
(12) A regional water or sewer district organized under IC 13-26
or under IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal).
(13) A municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1).
(14) A board of an airport authority under IC 8-22-3.
(15) A conservancy district.
(16) A board of aviation commissioners under IC 8-22-2.
(17) A public transportation corporation under IC 36-9-4.
(18) A commuter transportation district under IC 8-5-15.
(19) A solid waste management district established under IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal).
(20) A county building authority under IC 36-9-13.
(21) A soil and water conservation district established under IC 14-32.
(22) The northwestern Indiana regional planning commission
established by IC 36-7-7.6-3.
(b) No warrant or check shall be drawn by a disbursing officer in
payment of any claim unless the same has been fully itemized and its
correctness properly certified to by the claimant or some authorized
person in the claimant's behalf, and filed and allowed as provided by
law.
(c) The certificate provided for in subsection (b) is not required for:
(1) claims rendered by a public utility for electric, gas, steam,
water, or telephone services, the charges for which are regulated
by a governmental body;
(2) a warrant issued by the state comptroller under IC 4-13-2-7(b);
(3) a check issued by a special disbursing officer under IC 4-13-2-20(g); or
(4) a payment of fees under IC 36-7-11.2-49(b) or IC 36-7-11.3-43(b).
(d) The disbursing officer shall issue checks or warrants for all
claims which meet all of the requirements of this section. The
disbursing officer does not incur personal liability for disbursements:
(1) processed in accordance with this section; and
(2) for which funds are appropriated and available.
(e) The certificate provided for in subsection (b) must be in the
following form:
I hereby certify that the foregoing account is just and correct, that
the amount claimed is legally due, after allowing all just credits,
and that no part of the same has been paid.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.155, s.1; Acts 1957, c.37, s.1; Acts
1971, P.L.49, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.54, SEC.1; Acts
1979, P.L.37, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.52, SEC.1; P.L.53-1983, SEC.1;
P.L.54-1983, SEC.1; P.L.48-1988, SEC.1; P.L.25-1988, SEC.3;
P.L.29-1990, SEC.2; P.L.2-1993, SEC.45; P.L.5-1995, SEC.5;
P.L.1-1995, SEC.42; P.L.71-1995, SEC.1; P.L.69-1995, SEC.2;
P.L.40-1996, SEC.1; P.L.39-1996, SEC.6; P.L.45-1997, SEC.1;
P.L.99-2003, SEC.1; P.L.127-2005, SEC.5; P.L.169-2006, SEC.3;
P.L.2-2007, SEC.98; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.76; P.L.121-2016, SEC.9;
P.L.9-2024, SEC.135.