Indiana Code 36-2-17-6. Destruction of records; meetings; list; replacement; appointment of commissioner
(b) At the meeting held under subsection (a) of this section, after a showing that records of the county or a court of record in the county have been destroyed, the county executive shall order the county auditor to make out and certify a list of all the destroyed records that were furnished by the state under a statute or joint resolution. The auditor shall immediately forward this list to the governor, who shall immediately give notice of the destruction of county records to the state officer whose duty it is to furnish records to the county. That officer shall immediately furnish to the county all records on the list, as if the county had never received them.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-2-17-6
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) a court of record in the county;
(2) a clerk of a court of record in the county; or
(3) a county officer other than the county recorder;
have been destroyed. After taking an oath of office, the commissioner has the powers and duties set forth in section 7 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 5-15-8-1; 5-15-8-2; 5-15-8-3; 5-15-8-9.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.