Sec. 14. (a) This chapter does not affect the salaries of judges, officers of courts, prosecuting attorneys, deputy prosecuting attorneys, and county sheriffs whose minimum salaries are fixed by statute, but the county fiscal body may make appropriations to pay them more than the minimums fixed by statute subject to subsection (b).

     (b) Beginning July 1, 1995, an appropriation made under this section may not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each judge or full-time prosecuting attorney in any calendar year.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-24-18.1 part.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.279-1995, SEC.21; P.L.280-1995, SEC.23; P.L.2-1996, SEC.289; P.L.209-2019, SEC.11.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-2-5-14

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
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