Sec. 15. (a) In the case of a county that does not contain a consolidated city, the county treasurer shall deposit the wheel tax revenues in a fund to be known as the “County Wheel Tax Fund”.

     (b) Before the twentieth day of each month, the county auditor shall allocate the money deposited in the county wheel tax fund during that month among the county and the cities and the towns in the county. The county auditor shall allocate the money to counties, cities, and towns under IC 8-14-2-4(c)(1) through IC 8-14-2-4(c)(3).

Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-3.5-5-15

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (c) Before the twenty-fifth day of each month, the county treasurer shall distribute to the county and the cities and towns in the county the money deposited in the county wheel tax fund during that month. The county treasurer shall base the distribution on allocations made by the county auditor for that month under subsection (b).

     (d) A county, city, or town may only use the wheel tax revenues it receives under this section:

(1) to construct, reconstruct, repair, or maintain streets and roads under its jurisdiction;

(2) as a contribution to an authority established under IC 36-7-23; or

(3) for the county’s, city’s, or town’s contribution to obtain a grant from the local road and bridge matching grant fund under IC 8-23-30.

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.10, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.85-1983, SEC.9; P.L.346-1989(ss), SEC.2; P.L.146-2016, SEC.10.

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