(1) compensation for the coroner as if the coroner is licensed to practice as a physician in Indiana; and

(2) compensation for the coroner as if the coroner is not licensed to practice as a physician in Indiana.

The compensation fixed under subdivision (1) must be one and one-half (1 1/2) times that fixed under subdivision (2). The county fiscal body shall then determine whether or not the coroner is a licensed physician and shall fix the coroner’s compensation in the proper amount.

     (b) This subsection applies only to an individual who is elected or reelected to the office of coroner in the 2022 general election. The county fiscal body shall fix the compensation of the coroner for calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 in accordance with this section.

     (c) This subsection applies only to an individual who is elected or reelected to the office of coroner in the 2024 general election. The county fiscal body shall fix the compensation of the coroner for calendar years 2025 and thereafter in accordance with:

(1) IC 36-2-5-3 and IC 36-2-5-11, in a county not having a consolidated city; or

(2) IC 36-3-6-2, in a county having a consolidated city.

     (d) This section expires January 1, 2027.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-72-11 part.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.98; P.L.73-2023, SEC.3.