Indiana § 6-1.1-27-1 Audit of monthly report; certificate of settlement; interest payment if
tax money not timely distributed

Indiana Statutes

§ 6-1.1-27-1 — Audit of monthly report; certificate of settlement; interest payment if tax money not timely distributed

Indiana § 6-1.1-27-1

Art. 1.1PROPERTY TAXES

Ch. 27Settlement for Amounts Collected by County Treasurer

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Ind. Code § 6-1.1-27-1 (2026).

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(a)On or before June 20th and December 20th of each year, the county auditor and the county treasurer shall meet in the office of the county auditor. Before each semi-annual meeting, the county auditor shall complete an audit of the county treasurer's monthly reports required under IC 36-2-10-16. In addition, the county auditor shall:

(1)prepare a certificate of settlement on the form prescribed by the state board of accounts; and

(2)deliver the certificate of settlement to the county treasurer at least two (2) days before each semi-annual meeting.

(b)If any county treasurer or auditor refuses, neglects, or fails to distribute tax money due to a taxing unit on or before:

(1)the fifty-first day immediately following each property tax due date under IC 6-1.1-22-9 or IC 6-1.1-37-10, whic

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(a) On or before June 20th and December 20th
of each year, the county auditor and the county treasurer shall meet in
the office of the county auditor. Before each semi-annual meeting, the
county auditor shall complete an audit of the county treasurer's monthly
reports required under IC 36-2-10-16. In addition, the county auditor
shall:
(1) prepare a certificate of settlement on the form prescribed by
the state board of accounts; and
(2) deliver the certificate of settlement to the county treasurer at
least two (2) days before each semi-annual meeting.
(b) If any county treasurer or auditor refuses, neglects, or fails to
distribute tax money due to a taxing unit on or before:
(1) the fifty-first day immediately following each property tax due
date under IC 6-1.1-22-9 or IC 6-1.1-37-10, whichever applies; or
(2) the deadline for a distribution requested under IC 5-13-6-3;
the county treasurer and auditor shall pay to the taxing unit from the
county general fund interest on the taxing unit's undistributed tax
money if the county treasurer and auditor invest undistributed tax
money in an interest bearing investment.
(c) The amount of interest to be paid if subsection (b)(1) applies
equals the taxing unit's proportionate share of the actual amount of
interest which is received from investments of the undistributed tax
money from the fifty-second day immediately following the property
tax due date under IC 6-1.1-22-9 or IC 6-1.1-37-10, whichever applies,
to the date that the tax money is distributed.
(d) The amount of interest to be paid if subsection (b)(2) applies
equals the taxing unit's proportionate share of the actual amount of
interest that is received from investments of the undistributed tax
money from the date the county treasurer receives the taxing unit's
request for funds under IC 5-13-6-3(b) to the date the tax money is
distributed.
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citations: 6-1-59-1
part; 6-1-59-3 part.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1980,
P.L.46, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.28; P.L.230-2003, SEC.1;
P.L.89-2010, SEC.7.