Sec. 43. (a) A warrant or check shall be canceled on December 31 of a year if the warrant or check:

(1) is for:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-9-37-43

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) the payment of principal or interest on bonds;

(B) the payment of nonwaivered funds to contractors for public improvements; or

(C) damages sustained by a property owner on account of the operation of the public improvement assessment laws; and

(2) has been written and not cashed for a period of at least two (2) years.

     (b) The proceeds of the canceled warrants or checks shall be credited to the funds on which the warrants or checks were originally drawn. If the funds on which the checks or warrants were originally drawn cannot be determined, the proceeds shall be credited to the following:

(1) The surplus Barrett Law account if the warrants or checks were drawn on waivered accounts.

(2) The nonwaivered account if the proceeds were drawn on the nonwaivered account.

As added by P.L.98-1993, SEC.8.