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Ind. Code § 36-5-6-8 (2026)

Employment of attorneys or legal research assistants

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     Sec. 8. (a) A clerk-treasurer may hire or contract with competent attorneys or legal research assistants on terms the clerk-treasurer considers appropriate.

     (b) Appropriations for the salaries of attorneys and legal research assistants employed under this section shall be approved in the annual budget.

     (c) Appropriations for the salaries of attorneys and legal research assistants employed under this section shall be approved in the annual budget and must be allocated to the clerk-treasurer for the payment of attorneys' and legal research assistants' salaries.

As added by P.L.69-1995, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.98-2000, SEC.24.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2023 · leading case: Schafer v. Sellersburg Town Council, 714 N.E.2d 212 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999).
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Schafer v. Sellersburg Town Council, 714 N.E.2d 212 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “See Ind.Code § 36-5-6-8 (clerk-treasurer may hire attorney on terms the clerk-treasurer considers appropriate; appropriations for the salaries of attorneys shall be approved in the annual budget).”
The Clinton Cnty. Sheriff's Off. v. The Bd. of Commissioners of Clinton Cnty. (Ind. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “For example, a Town Clerk-Treasurer has contracting authority for legal services under Ind. Code § 36-5-6-8 , as follows: A clerk-treasurer may hire or contract with competent attorneys or legal research assistants on terms the clerk- treasurer considers appropriate.”
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