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Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-2-13-17

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to the following:

(1) A contract entered into under section 2.5 of this chapter with a sheriff who is elected or reelected to office after November 1, 2010.

(2) Any other form of annual compensation provided to a sheriff who is elected or reelected to office after November 1, 2010.

(b) The total amount of a sheriff's annual compensation from:

(1) the county general fund;

(2) any tax warrant collection fees retained by the sheriff under IC 6-8.1-8-3;  and

(3) any other public source;

may not exceed the amount determined under subsection (c).  For purposes of this subsection, “any other public source” does not include retirement or disability benefits from a federal, a state, or another state's local governmental retirement or disability program, whether the retirement or disability benefit is based on prior employment by the sheriff or another individual, nor does it include worker's compensation benefits paid to the sheriff.

(c) To determine the maximum amount of a sheriff's annual compensation, a county fiscal body shall determine the sum of the following:

(1) The annual minimum salary that would be paid by the state to a full-time prosecuting attorney in the county.

(2) The amount of any additional annual salary paid by the county from county sources to a full-time prosecuting attorney in the county.

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