Indiana § 6-3.6-6-2.9 Tax rate for county staff expenses and courtroom costs of the state
judicial system in the county

Indiana Statutes

§ 6-3.6-6-2.9 — Tax rate for county staff expenses and courtroom costs of the state judicial system in the county

Indiana § 6-3.6-6-2.9

Art. 3.6LOCAL INCOME TAXES

Ch. 6Expenditure Rate

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Ind. Code § 6-3.6-6-2.9 (2026).

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Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2028. See also following repeal of this section, effective 1-1-2028. Sec. 2.9.

(a)For purposes of this section, "courtroom costs" includes staffing costs only for the court reporter, court bailiff, or court administrator.

(b)A county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance to impose a tax rate for:

(1)in the case of a tax rate adopted under this section before January 1, 2024, county staff expenses of the state judicial system in the county; or

(2)in the case of a tax rate adopted under this section after December 31, 2023, courtroom costs of the state judicial system in the county. The tax rate must be in increments of one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%) and may not exceed two-tenths of one percent (0.2%). The tax rate may not be in effect

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Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2028. See also
following repeal of this section, effective 1-1-2028.
Sec. 2.9. (a) For purposes of this section, "courtroom
costs" includes staffing costs only for the court reporter, court bailiff,
or court administrator.
(b) A county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance to impose a tax
rate for:
(1) in the case of a tax rate adopted under this section before
January 1, 2024, county staff expenses of the state judicial system
in the county; or
(2) in the case of a tax rate adopted under this section after
December 31, 2023, courtroom costs of the state judicial system
in the county.
The tax rate must be in increments of one-hundredth of one percent
(0.01%) and may not exceed two-tenths of one percent (0.2%). The tax
rate may not be in effect for more than twenty-five (25) years.
(c) The revenue generated by a tax rate imposed under this section
must be distributed directly to the county before the remainder of the
expenditure rate revenue is distributed. The revenue shall be
maintained in a separate dedicated county fund. The revenue shall be
used by the county:
(1) in the case of a tax rate adopted under this section before
January 1, 2024, only for paying for county staff expenses of the
state judicial system in the county; and
(2) in the case of a tax rate adopted under this section after
December 31, 2023, only for paying the courtroom costs of the
state judicial system in the county.
(d) This subsection applies to a tax rate adopted under subsection
(b)(1). The local income tax revenue budgeted and spent under this
section by each county may not comprise more than fifty percent (50%)
of the county's total budgeted operational staffing expenses related to
the state judicial system in any given year.
(e) This subsection applies to a tax rate adopted under subsection
(b)(2). The local income tax revenue spent under this section by each
county may not comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the county's
total operational staffing expenses related to the courtroom costs of the
state judicial system in any given year.
(f) Counties that enact an ordinance to impose a tax rate under this
section shall annually report the following information for the prior
calendar year by May 1 to the justice reinvestment advisory council
established by IC 33-38-9.5-2:
(1) The types of court positions paid with local income tax
revenue generated by this section.
(2) The number of court positions by type paid for with local
income tax revenue generated by this section.
(3) The average salary by type of court position paid for with local
income tax revenue generated by this section.
(4) The county's total budgeted and actual staffing expenses or
courtroom costs, whichever is applicable, related to the state
judicial system.
(5) The county's portion of local income tax revenue that was
actually spent on staffing expenses or courtroom costs, whichever
is applicable, related to the state judicial system.
(g) The justice reinvestment advisory council shall annually compile
and report to the legislative council prior to July 1 of each year the
information required in subsection (f) for each county. The report must
be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.