Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 36-6-4-2 (2026)
Township trustee; residence; term of office
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 2. (a) A township trustee shall be elected under IC 3-10-2-13 by the voters of each township. The trustee is the township executive.
(b) The township trustee must reside within the township as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The trustee forfeits office if the trustee ceases to be a resident of the township.
(c) The term of office of a township trustee is four (4) years, beginning January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.5-1986, SEC.57; P.L.3-1987, SEC.563; P.L.1-2004, SEC.62 and P.L.23-2004, SEC.64; P.L.88-2005, SEC.16.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2023 · leading case: Turner v. City of Evansville, 740 N.E.2d 860 (Ind. 2001).
Turner v. City of Evansville, 740 N.E.2d 860 (Ind. 2001). “§ 36-6-4-2); township assessor ( id. § 36-6-5-1 (Supp.”
Twp. Bd. of Calumet Twp. of Lake Cnty. v. Elgin, 850 N.E.2d 1020 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). “…arguments at the summary judgment hearing conceding validity of the Home Rule Act. . See Ind.Code § 36-1-2-9. . Ind.Code § 36-6-4-2.”
Twp. Bd. of Calumet Tp. v. Elgin, 850 N.E.2d 1020 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). “…arguments at the summary judgment hearing conceding validity of the Home Rule Act. [4] See Ind.Code § 36-1-2-9. [5] Ind.Code § 36-6-4-2.”
Silich v. Obermiller (N.D. Ind. 2023). “1 On July 20, 2021, Thomas Silich was the Hobart Township Trustee. He brings this lawsuit alleging that his constitutional rights were violated and various torts were committed against him in connection with his arrest on that date by a Lake Station police officer, Brandon…”
Calumet Twp. Tr. v. Edward R. Hall (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). “§ 36-6-6-2 (c), and that the Trustee is the Township’s executive and fiscal officer See Ind. Code §§ 36-6-4-2 (a), 36-1-2-7(4). As this court noted in a case involving another dispute between the current parties: Pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-6-4-3, the Trustee has…”
State of Indiana Ex Rel. Zoeller v. Pastrick, 696 F. Supp. 2d 970 (N.D. Ind. 2010). “§ 36-6-4-2) "may not make any other personal use of township funds without prior approval by the legislative body of the township.”
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