Sec. 1. A charter school may do the following:

(1) Sue and be sued in its own name.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-24-8-1

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) For educational purposes, acquire real and personal property or an interest in real and personal property by purchase, gift, grant, devise, bequest, or interlocal cooperation under IC 36-1-7.

(3) Convey property.

(4) Enter into contracts in its own name, including contracts for services.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.270-2019, SEC.4.