§ 5-3-1-2.3 — Validity of notice containing errors or omissions

Indiana § 5-3-1-2.3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 3: PUBLICATION OF NOTICES
• Ch. 1: Publication Procedures

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3. (a) A notice published in accordance with this
chapter or any other Indiana statute is valid even though the notice
contains errors or omissions, as long as:
(1) a reasonable person would not be misled by the error or
omission; and
(2) the notice is in substantial compliance with the time and
publication requirements applicable under this chapter or any
other Indiana statute under which the notice is published.
(b) This subsection applies if:
(1) a political subdivision publishes or submits to the department
of local government finance's computer gateway a notice
concerning a tax rate, tax levy, or budget;
(2) the notice described in subdivision (1) contains an error or
omission that causes the notice to inaccurately reflect the tax rate,
tax levy, or budget actually proposed or fixed by the political
subdivision; and
(3) the difference between the amount of the published or
submitted tax rate, tax levy, or budget of the political subdivision
and the tax rate, tax levy, or budget actually proposed or fixed by
the political subdivision is less than one-tenth of one percent
(0.1%).
Notwithstanding any other law, a notice described in this subsection is
a valid notice and the department of local government finance shall
correct the error or omission.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.169-2006, SEC.2; P.L.183-2014, SEC.2; P.L.149-2016, SEC.17; P.L.257-2019, SEC.3.