Sec. 4.5. If a city, town, or township contracts with a volunteer fire department to provide services to the city, town, or township for a purpose authorized under this chapter, the contract must be:

(1) in writing; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-12-4.5

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Volunteer fire department: means a department or association organized for the purpose of answering fire alarms, extinguishing fires, and providing other emergency services, the majority of members of which receive no compensation or nominal compensation for their services. See Indiana Code 36-8-12-2
(2) for a fixed term.

As added by P.L.257-2019, SEC.155.