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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 12. (a) When a property owner pays the taxes or special assessments levied against any property, and a receipt is provided by the county treasurer, the receipt shall be on a form prescribed or approved by the state board of accounts. The receipt shall contain:
(1) the name of the person liable for the amount paid;
(2) the amount paid;
(3) the year for which the payment is made; and
(4) a description of the property which corresponds to the description used on the tax duplicate.
(b) If the county treasurer does not provide a receipt, the treasurer shall maintain records containing the date and amount paid per parcel or property description as used on the tax duplicate.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a taxpayer is entitled to a validated receipt upon request.
(d) When a person other than the property owner pays any property taxes or special assessment levied against the property, the county treasurer shall, if the payor requests, provide a receipt in a form prescribed or approved by the state board of accounts.
(e) If a receipt for the payment of property taxes or a special assessment is lost or destroyed, the entry in the register of taxes and special assessments or the entry on the tax duplicate may be presented as evidence of payment in lieu of the receipt.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 6. Taxation § 6-1.1-22-12 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-6-taxation/in-code-sect-6-1-1-22-12/
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