Indiana Code 36-2-9-14. Drawing of warrants; necessity of appropriation; violation; offense
(b) Except for monies that by statute are due and payable from a county treasury to the state or to a township or municipality of the county, money may be paid from a county treasury only upon a warrant drawn by the auditor.
Attorney's Note
Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:Class | Prison | Fine |
---|---|---|
Class A misdemeanor | up to 1 year | up to $5,000 |
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-2-9-14
- 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
- Property: includes personal and real property. 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
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), appropriations by a county fiscal body are not necessary to authorize the drawing of a warrant on and payment from a county treasury for:
(1) money that belongs to the state and is required by statute to be paid into the state treasury;
(2) money that belongs to a school fund, whether principal or interest;
(3) money that belongs to a township or municipality of the county and is required by statute to be paid to the township or municipality;
(4) money that:
(A) is due a person;
(B) has been paid into the county treasury under an assessment on persons or property of the county in territory less than that of the whole county; and
(C) has been paid for construction, maintenance, or purchase of a public improvement;
(5) money that is due a person and has been paid into the county treasury to redeem property from a tax sale or other forced sale;
(6) money that is due a person and has been paid to the county under law as a tender or payment to the person;
(7) taxes erroneously paid;
(8) money paid to a cemetery board under IC 23-14-65-22;
(9) money distributed under IC 23-14-70-3; or
(10) payments under a statute that expressly provides for payments from the county treasury without appropriations by the county fiscal body.
(e) An auditor who knowingly violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-21; 17-3-26-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.52-1997, SEC.57; P.L.73-2005, SEC.172.