Indiana § 6-3.6-7-21 Starke County; additional rate for county jail; uses

Indiana Statutes

§ 6-3.6-7-21 — Starke County; additional rate for county jail; uses

Indiana § 6-3.6-7-21

Art. 3.6LOCAL INCOME TAXES

Ch. 7Special Purpose Rates

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Ind. Code § 6-3.6-7-21 (2026).

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(a)This section applies only to Starke County.

(b)Starke County possesses unique governmental and economic development challenges due to:

(1)the county's predominantly rural geography, demography, and economy;

(2)the county's relatively low tax base and relatively high property tax rates;

(3)the current maximum capacity of the county jail, which was constructed in 1976; and

(4)pending federal class action litigation seeking a mandate to address capacity and living conditions in the county jail. The use of a tax under this section is necessary for the county to address jail capacity and appropriate inmate living conditions and to maintain low property tax rates essential to economic development. The use of a tax under this section for the purposes described in this section promotes th

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(a) This section applies only to Starke
County.
(b) Starke County possesses unique governmental and economic
development challenges due to:
(1) the county's predominantly rural geography, demography, and
economy;
(2) the county's relatively low tax base and relatively high
property tax rates;
(3) the current maximum capacity of the county jail, which was
constructed in 1976; and
(4) pending federal class action litigation seeking a mandate to
address capacity and living conditions in the county jail.
The use of a tax under this section is necessary for the county to
address jail capacity and appropriate inmate living conditions and to
maintain low property tax rates essential to economic development.
The use of a tax under this section for the purposes described in this
section promotes these purposes.
(c) The county fiscal body may impose a tax on the adjusted gross
income of local taxpayers at a tax rate that does not exceed the lesser
of the following:
(1) Sixty-five hundredths percent (0.65%).
(2) The rate necessary to carry out the purposes described in this
section.
(d) Revenue from a tax under this section may be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) To finance, construct, acquire, and equip the county jail and
related buildings and parking facilities, including costs related to
the demolition of existing buildings, the acquisition of land, and
any other reasonably related costs.
(2) To repay bonds issued or leases entered into for constructing,
acquiring, and equipping the county jail and related buildings and
parking facilities, including costs related to the demolition of
existing buildings, the acquisition of land, and any other
reasonably related costs.
(3) To operate and maintain the facilities described in subdivision
(1).
(e) The tax imposed under this section may be imposed only until
the last of the following dates:
(1) The date on which the purposes described in subsection (d)(1)
are completed.
(2) The date on which the last of any bonds issued (including any
refunding bonds) or leases described in subsection (d)(2) are fully
paid.
The term of the bonds issued (including any refunding bonds) or a
lease entered into under subsection (d)(2) may not exceed twenty-five
(25) years.