Ind. Code ch. 6-9-2

Ind. Code ch. 6-9-2
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Ind. Code § 6-9-2-0.4 "Authority"

Sec. 0.4. As used in this chapter, "authority" refers to the northwest Indiana stadium authority created by IC 5-1-17.1. As added by P.L.44-2026, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-0.5 "Board"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "board" means the northwest Indiana stadium board created by IC 36-10-9.5. As added by P.L.44-2026, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-0.6 "Project costs"

Sec. 0.6. As used in this chapter, "project costs" means the cost of: (1) acquisition, improvement, preparation, demolition, disposal, construction, reconstruction, remediation, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, maintenance, repair, furnishing, and equipping of public facilities, including but not limited to any stadiums, parking facilities or training facilities, utilities and transportation infrastructure; (2) acquisition of land located in a county described in section 1 of this chapter; and (3) the reimbursement to the state of Indiana or the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3 for expenditures described in subdivisions (1) and (2). As added by P.L.44-2026, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-1 Tax on lodgings; rate; returns; disposition of revenue

Sec. 1. (a) A county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) that establishes a medical center development agency pursuant to IC 16-23.5-2 may levy each year a tax on every person engaged in the business of renting or furnishing, for periods of less than thirty (30) days by the same party in the same room, any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished for a consideration. (b) Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, such tax shall be at a rate of five percent (5%) on the gross retail income derived therefrom and is in addition to the state gross retail tax imposed on the retail transaction. (c) The county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance to require that the tax shall be paid monthly to the county treasurer. Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, if such an ordinance is adopted, the tax shall be paid to the county treasurer not more than twenty (20) days after the end of the month the tax is collected. If such an ordinance is not adopted, the tax shall be imposed, paid, and collected in exactly the same manner as the state gross retail tax is imposed, paid, and collected. (d) All of the provisions of the state gross retail tax (IC 6-2.5) relating to rights, duties, liabilities, procedures, penalties, definitions, exemptions, and administration shall be applicable to the imposition and administration of the tax imposed by this section except to the extent such provisions are in conflict or inconsistent with the specific provisions of this chapter or the requirements of the county treasurer. Specifically and not in limitation of the foregoing sentence, the terms "person" and "gross retail income" shall have the same meaning in this section as they have in the state gross retail tax (IC 6-2.5). If the tax is paid to the department of state revenue, the returns to be filed for the payment of the tax under this section may be either a separate return or may be combined with the return filed for the payment of the state gross retail tax as the department of state revenue may, by rule, determine. (e) If the tax is paid to the department of state revenue, the amounts received from the tax shall be paid by the end of the next succeeding month by the treasurer of state to the county treasurer upon warrants issued by the state comptroller. Except as provided in section 1.5(c) of this chapter, the county treasurer shall deposit the revenue received under this chapter as provided in section 2 of this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.58, SEC.2; Acts 1975, P.L.69, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.39; Acts 1982, P.L.67, SEC.1; P.L.96-1983, SEC.1; P.L.108-1987, SEC.1; P.L.12-1992, SEC.33; P.L.67-1997, SEC.2; P.L.2-2007, SEC.130; P.L.172-2011, SEC.90; P.L.175-2018, SEC.2; P.L.11-2023, SEC.27; P.L.195-2023, SEC.3; P.L.9-2024, SEC.219.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-1.5 Tax rate increase; revenue attributable to increase; northwest Indiana stadium board

Sec. 1.5. (a) Not later than June 30, 2027, the county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance to increase the tax rate imposed under section 1 of this chapter by not more than an additional five percent (5%). (b) If the county fiscal body adopts an ordinance under this section: (1) it shall immediately send a certified copy of the ordinance to the department of state revenue; and (2) the increase applies to transactions after the last day of the month in which the ordinance is adopted, if the county fiscal body adopts the ordinance on or before the fifteenth day of a month. If the county fiscal body adopts the ordinance after the fifteenth day of a month, the tax applies to transactions after the last day of the month following the month in which the ordinance is adopted. The increase in the tax imposed under this section continues in effect unless the increase is rescinded. (c) As long as there are any current or future obligations owed by the board to the authority or any state agency under a lease or other agreement entered into between the board and the authority or any state agency pursuant to IC 5-1-17.1 and until the budget committee has reviewed a report submitted by the public finance director (as defined in IC 5-1.2-2-60) certifying that all project costs have been paid, the amounts received from an increase adopted under this section shall be paid monthly to the county treasurer. All of the amounts received by the county treasurer from the increase adopted under this section shall be paid monthly by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the board or its designee upon warrants issued by the state comptroller. (d) If there are not obligations of the board described in subsection (c) then outstanding and there are no bonds, leases, or other obligations then outstanding for which a pledge has been made and the budget committee has reviewed a report submitted by the public finance director (as defined in IC 5-1.2-2-60) certifying that all project costs have been paid, the fiscal body may adopt an ordinance that repeals the ordinance adopted under subsection (a). (e) An ordinance adopted under subsection (d) takes effect January 1 immediately following the date of its adoption. If the fiscal body adopts such an ordinance, the clerk shall immediately send a certified copy of the ordinance to the commissioner of the department of state revenue. (f) A tax imposed under this chapter terminates January 1 of the year immediately following the year in which the last payment obligation of the board is made with respect to any bond, lease, or other obligation described in subsection (c). As added by P.L.195-2023, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.44-2026, SEC.10.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-2 Allocation of revenue

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to any revenue received from an increase adopted under section 1.5 of this chapter. (b) The revenue received by the county treasurer under this chapter shall be allocated to the Lake County convention and visitor bureau, Indiana University-Northwest, Purdue University Northwest, municipal public safety departments, municipal physical and economic development divisions, and the cities and towns in the county as provided in this section. Subsections (c) through (h) do not apply to the distribution of revenue received under section 1 of this chapter from hotels, motels, inns, tourist camps, tourist cabins, and other lodgings or accommodations built or refurbished after June 30, 1993, that are located in the city of Gary. (c) The Lake County convention and visitor bureau shall establish a convention, tourism, and visitor promotion fund (referred to in this chapter as the "promotion fund"). The county treasurer shall transfer to the Lake County convention and visitor bureau for deposit in the promotion fund thirty-five percent (35%) of the first one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) of revenue received from the tax imposed under this chapter in each year. The promotion fund consists of: (1) money in the promotion fund on June 30, 2005; (2) revenue deposited in the promotion fund under this subsection after June 30, 2005; and (3) investment income earned on the promotion fund's assets. Money in the funds established by the bureau may be expended to promote and encourage conventions, trade shows, special events, recreation, and visitors. Money may be paid from the funds established by the bureau, by claim in the same manner as municipalities may pay claims under IC 5-11-10-1.6. (d) This subsection applies to the first one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) of revenue received from the tax imposed under this chapter in each year. During each year, the county treasurer shall transfer to Indiana University-Northwest forty-four and thirty-three hundredths percent (44.33%) of the revenue received under this chapter for that year to be used as follows: (1) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the revenue received under this subsection may be used only for the university's medical education programs. (2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the revenue received under this subsection may be used only for the university's allied health education programs. (e) This subsection applies to the first one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) of revenue received from the tax imposed under this chapter in each year. During each year, the county treasurer shall allocate among the cities and towns throughout the county nine percent (9%) of the revenue received under this chapter for that year as follows: (1) Ten percent (10%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be distributed to the city of Gary. (2) Ten percent (10%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be distributed to the city of Hammond. (3) Ten percent (10%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be distributed to the city of East Chicago. (4) Seventy percent (70%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be distributed in equal amounts to each town and each city not receiving a distribution under subdivisions (1) through (3). The money distributed under this subsection may be used only for tourism and economic development projects. The county treasurer shall make the distributions on or before December 1 of each year. (f) This subsection applies to the first one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) of revenue received from the tax imposed under this chapter in each year. During each year, the county treasurer shall transfer to Purdue University Northwest nine percent (9%) of the revenue received under this chapter for that year. The money received by Purdue University Northwest may be used by the university only for nursing education programs. (g) This subsection applies to the first one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) of revenue received from the tax imposed under this chapter in each year. During each year, the county treasurer shall transfer two and sixty-seven hundredths percent (2.67%) of the revenue received under this chapter for that year to the following cities: (1) Fifty percent (50%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be transferred to the city of Gary. (2) Fifty percent (50%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be transferred to the city of Hammond. Money transferred under this subsection may be used only for convention facilities located within the city. In addition, the money may be used only for facility marketing, sales, capital expenditures, and public relations programs. Money transferred under this subsection may not be used for salaries or facility operating costs related to the convention facilities. The county treasurer shall make the transfers on or before December 1 of each year. (h) This subsection applies to the revenue received from the tax imposed under this chapter in each year that exceeds one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000). During each year, the county treasurer shall distribute money in the promotion fund as follows: (1) Eighty-five percent (85%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be deposited in the convention, tourism, and visitor promotion fund. The money deposited in the fund under this subdivision may be used only for the purposes for which other money in the fund may be used. (2) Five percent (5%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be transferred to Purdue University Northwest. The money received by Purdue University Northwest under this subdivision may be used by the university only for nursing education programs. (3) Five percent (5%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be transferred to Indiana University-Northwest. The money received by Indiana University-Northwest under this subdivision may be used only for the university's medical education programs. (4) Five percent (5%) of the revenue covered by this subsection shall be transferred to Indiana University-Northwest. The money received by Indiana University-Northwest under this subdivision may be used only for the university's allied health education programs. (i) This subsection applies only to the distribution of revenue received from the tax imposed under section 1 of this chapter from hotels, motels, inns, tourist camps, tourist cabins, and other lodgings or accommodations built or refurbished after June 30, 1993, that are located in the city of Gary. During each year, the county treasurer shall transfer: (1) seventy-five percent (75%) of the revenues under this subsection to the department of public safety; and (2) twenty-five percent (25%) of the revenues under this subsection to the division of physical and economic development; of the city of Gary. (j) The Lake County convention and visitor bureau shall assist the county treasurer, as needed, with the calculation of the amounts that must be deposited and transferred under this section. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.67, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.96-1983, SEC.2; P.L.108-1987, SEC.2; P.L.27-1992, SEC.7; P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.130; P.L.102-1995, SEC.1; P.L.68-1996, SEC.1; P.L.170-2002, SEC.30; P.L.168-2005, SEC.1; P.L.223-2007, SEC.6; P.L.211-2007, SEC.45; P.L.113-2010, SEC.70; P.L.172-2011, SEC.91; P.L.119-2012, SEC.56; P.L.137-2012, SEC.110; P.L.81-2019, SEC.1; P.L.104-2022, SEC.31; P.L.195-2023, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-3 Convention and visitor bureau; creation; membership; terms; removal of member; organization

Sec. 3. (a) For purposes of this section, the size of a political subdivision is based on the population determined in the last federal decennial census. (b) A convention and visitor bureau having nineteen (19) members is created to promote the development and growth of the convention, tourism, and visitor industry in the county. (c) The executives (as defined by IC 36-1-2-5) of the five (5) largest cities and the seven (7) largest towns in the county shall each appoint one (1) member to the bureau. The legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9) of the two (2) largest municipalities in the county shall each appoint one (1) member to the bureau. (d) The county council shall appoint two (2) members to the bureau. One (1) of the appointees must be a resident of the fifth largest city in the county, and one (1) of the appointees must be a resident of the eighth largest town in the county. The appointees may not be of the same political party. (e) The county commissioners shall appoint two (2) members to the bureau. One (1) of the appointees must be a resident of the sixth largest town in the county. One (1) of the appointees must be a resident of the seventh largest town in the county. The appointees may not be of the same political party. (f) The lieutenant governor shall appoint one (1) member to the bureau. (g) No appointee under this section may hold an elected or appointed political office while serving on the bureau. (h) In making appointments under this section, the appointing authority shall give sole consideration to individuals who are employed as executives or managers in at least one (1) of the following businesses in the county: (1) Hotel. (2) Motel. (3) Restaurant. (4) Travel. (5) Transportation. (6) Convention. (7) Trade show. (8) A riverboat licensed under IC 4-33. (9) Banking. (10) Real estate. (11) Construction. However, an individual employed by a riverboat may not be appointed under this section unless the individual holds a Level 1 occupational license issued under IC 4-33-8. This subsection does not apply to board members appointed before July 1, 2007, who are eligible for reappointment after June 30, 2007. (i) All terms of office of bureau members begin on July 1. Members of the bureau serve terms of three (3) years. A member whose term expires may be reappointed to serve another term. If a vacancy occurs, the appointing authority shall appoint a qualified person to serve for the remainder of the term. If an appointment is not made before July 16 or a vacancy is not filled within thirty (30) days, the member appointed by the lieutenant governor under subsection (f) shall appoint a qualified person. (j) A member of the bureau may be removed for cause: (1) by the member's appointing authority; or (2) by vote of the bureau's board if it is determined that a member does not meet the qualifications under subsection (h). If a member is removed under this subsection, the appointing authority may, not more than thirty (30) days after the member is removed, appoint a replacement member to fill the remainder of the removed member's term. (k) Members of the bureau may not receive a salary. However, bureau members are entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their respective duties. (l) Each bureau member, before entering the member's duties, shall take an oath of office in the usual form, to be endorsed upon the member's certificate of appointment and promptly filed with the clerk of the circuit court of the county. (m) The bureau shall meet after July 1 each year for the purpose of organization. The bureau shall elect a chairman from its members. The bureau shall also elect from its members a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. The members serving in those offices shall perform the duties pertaining to the offices. The first officers chosen shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. A majority of the bureau constitutes a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority of those present is necessary to authorize any action. (n) If the county and one (1) or more adjoining counties desire to establish a joint bureau, the counties shall enter into an agreement under IC 36-1-7. (o) Notwithstanding any other law, any bureau member appointed as of January 1, 2007, is eligible for reappointment. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.67, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.96-1983, SEC.3; P.L.68-1996, SEC.2; P.L.176-2002, SEC.4; P.L.168-2005, SEC.2; P.L.223-2007, SEC.7; P.L.172-2011, SEC.92; P.L.193-2017, SEC.1; P.L.102-2024, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-4 Powers of bureau

Sec. 4. (a) The bureau may: (1) accept and use gifts, grants, and contributions from any public or private source, under terms and conditions that the bureau considers necessary and desirable; (2) sue and be sued; (3) enter into contracts and agreements; (4) make rules necessary for the conduct of its business and the accomplishment of its purposes; (5) receive and approve, alter, or reject requests and proposals for funding by corporations qualified under subdivision (6); (6) after its approval of a proposal, transfer money from any fund established by the bureau, the promotion fund, or the alternate revenue fund to any Indiana nonprofit corporation to promote and encourage conventions, trade shows, visitors, or special events in the county; (7) require financial or other reports from any corporation that receives funds under this chapter; (8) enter into leases under IC 36-1-10 for the construction, acquisition, and equipping of a visitor center; and (9) exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property to promote and encourage conventions, trade shows, special events, recreation, and visitors within the county. (b) All expenses of the bureau shall be paid from funds established by the bureau. Before December 20 of each year, the bureau shall prepare a budget for expenditures during the following year, taking into consideration the recommendations made by a corporation qualified under subsection (a)(6) and submit the budget to the county council for its review and approval. An expenditure may not be made under this chapter unless it is in accordance with an appropriation made by the county council in the manner provided by law. A budget prepared by the bureau and approved by the county council under this section must be: (1) submitted to the department of local government finance; (2) published on the department's interactive and searchable website containing local government information (the Indiana gateway for governmental units); and (3) placed on file with the county auditor. (c) All money in the bureau's funds shall be deposited, held, secured, invested, and paid in accordance with statutes relating to the handling of public funds. The handling and expenditure of money in the bureau's funds are subject to audit and supervision by the state board of accounts. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.67, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.46-1998, SEC.1; P.L.168-2005, SEC.3; P.L.223-2007, SEC.8; P.L.172-2011, SEC.93; P.L.190-2014, SEC.27; P.L.102-2024, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-4.3 Convention, tourism, and visitor promotion alternate revenue fund

Sec. 4.3. (a) The Lake County convention and visitor bureau shall establish a convention, tourism, and visitor promotion alternate revenue fund (referred to in this chapter as the "alternate revenue fund"). The bureau may deposit in the alternate revenue fund all money received by the bureau after June 30, 2005, that is not required to be deposited in the promotion fund under section 2 of this chapter or a fund established by the bureau, including appropriations, gifts, grants, membership dues, and contributions from any public or private source. (b) The bureau may expend money from the alternate revenue fund to promote and encourage conventions, trade shows, visitors, special events, sporting events, and exhibitions in the county. Money may be paid from the alternate revenue fund by claim in the same manner as municipalities may pay claims under IC 5-11-10-1.6. (c) All money in the alternate revenue fund shall be deposited, held, secured, invested, and paid in accordance with statutes relating to the handling of public funds. The handling and expenditure of money in the alternate revenue fund is subject to audit and supervision by the state board of accounts. (d) Money derived from the taxes imposed under IC 4-33-13 may not be transferred to the alternate revenue fund. As added by P.L.168-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.172-2011, SEC.94; P.L.204-2016, SEC.28; P.L.102-2024, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-4.5 Visitor center funding; allocation from promotion fund and alternate revenue fund

Sec. 4.5. The bureau may enter into an agreement under which amounts deposited in, or to be deposited in, the promotion fund or the alternate revenue fund, or both, are pledged to payment of obligations, including leases entered into under IC 36-1-10, issued to finance the construction, acquisition, and equipping of a visitor center to promote and encourage conventions, trade shows, special events, recreation, and visitors within the county. As added by P.L.46-1998, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.168-2005, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-4.7 Issuance of bonds; negotiation and sale; leases

Sec. 4.7. (a) The bureau may issue bonds, enter into leases, or incur other obligations to: (1) pay the costs incurred in the financing, construction, acquisition, and equipping of a visitor center to promote and encourage conventions, trade shows, special events, recreation, and visitors within the county; (2) reimburse itself or any nonprofit corporation for any money advanced to pay those costs; or (3) refund bonds issued or other obligations incurred under this chapter. (b) Bonds issued or obligations incurred under this section: (1) are payable solely from the money provided in this chapter; (2) may, in the discretion of the bureau, be sold at a negotiated sale or under IC 5-1-11 and IC 5-3-1; and (3) must be authorized by a resolution of the bureau. (c) Leases entered into under this section: (1) may be for a term not to exceed fifty (50) years; (2) may provide for payments from revenues under this chapter, any other revenues available to the bureau, or any combination of these sources; (3) may provide that payments by the bureau to the lessor are required only to the extent and only for the time that the lessor is able to provide the leased facilities in accordance with the lease; (4) must be based upon the value of the facilities leased; and (5) may not create a debt of the county for purposes of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. (d) A lease may be entered into by the bureau only after a public hearing: (1) for which notice has been given in accordance with IC 5-3-1; and (2) at which all interested parties are provided the opportunity to be heard. (e) After the public hearing, the bureau may approve the execution of the lease only if the bureau finds that the services to be provided throughout the life of the lease will serve the public purposes for which the bureau was created and that the execution of the lease is in the best interests of the residents of the county. (f) Upon execution of a lease under this section, the bureau shall publish notice of the execution of the lease in accordance with IC 5-3-1. (g) An action to contest the validity of bonds issued or leases entered into under this section must be brought within thirty (30) days after the adoption of a bond resolution or notice of the execution and approval of the lease, as the case may be. As added by P.L.46-1998, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-4.9 State covenant on bond payments

Sec. 4.9. With respect to: (1) bonds, leases, or other obligations to which the bureau has pledged revenues under this chapter; and (2) bonds issued by a lessor that are payable from lease rentals; the general assembly covenants with the bureau and the purchasers or owners of the bonds or other obligations described in this section that this chapter will not be repealed or amended in any manner that will adversely affect the collection of the tax imposed under this chapter or the money deposited in the promotion fund or the alternate revenue fund as long as the principal of or interest on any bonds, or the lease rentals due under any lease, are unpaid. As added by P.L.46-1998, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.168-2005, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-5 Violations

Sec. 5. (a) A member of the convention and visitor bureau created under section 3 of this chapter who knowingly: (1) approves the transfer of money to any person or corporation not qualified under law for that transfer; or (2) approves a transfer for a purpose not permitted under law; commits a Level 6 felony. (b) A person who receives a transfer of money under this chapter and knowingly uses that money for any purpose not permitted under this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.67, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.96-1983, SEC.4; P.L.158-2013, SEC.106.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-5.5 Public purpose of visitor center

Sec. 5.5. The financing of the construction, acquisition, and equipping of a visitor center to promote and encourage conventions, trade shows, special events, recreation, and visitors within the county serves a public purpose and is of benefit to the general welfare of the county by encouraging investment, job creation and retention, and economic growth and diversity. As added by P.L.46-1998, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-9 Annual report regarding disposition of money collected; remedies for failure to provide legislative body with sufficient information; resolution

Sec. 9. (a) The legislative body of a county that imposes a tax under section 1 of this chapter shall annually prepare a report concerning the disbursement and use of the money collected under this chapter during the preceding calendar year. The report shall be prepared before April 15 each year and shall be made available to the public. (b) If in any year an entity receiving money under this chapter fails to provide the county legislative body with sufficient information, as reasonably requested by the county legislative body: (1) for the county legislative body to comply with this section; and (2) before the date specified by the county legislative body; the county legislative body may direct the county treasurer by resolution to stop deposits and transfers under this chapter to the entity. When an entity provides the information that is the subject of the resolution, the county legislative body shall as soon as practicable direct the county treasurer, by resolution, to resume making deposits and transfers to the entity, including any deposits and transfers that would otherwise have been made to the entity during the time that deposits and transfers were stopped under this subsection. A copy of a resolution adopted under this subsection must be distributed to the county treasurer and the entity that is the subject of the resolution within ten (10) business days after the resolution is adopted. The county treasurer shall comply with a resolution adopted under this subsection. As added by P.L.27-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.102-1995, SEC.2; P.L.223-2007, SEC.9; P.L.172-2011, SEC.95.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-10 Insurance benefits for convention and visitors bureau employees

Sec. 10. Employees of the convention and visitor bureau created by section 3 of this chapter may participate in the group health insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance programs established: (1) by the county government of the county described in section 1 of this chapter; and (2) for the employees of the convention and visitor bureau. As added by P.L.168-2005, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-10.3 Legalization of certain actions relating to insurance benefits taken before May 6, 2005

Sec. 10.3. Actions taken before May 6, 2005, that would have been valid under section 10 of this chapter, as added by P.L.168-2005, are legalized and validated. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.165.

Ind. Code § 6-9-2-11 Bureau treated as a political subdivision for certain purposes

Sec. 11. The bureau created under section 3 of this chapter is a political subdivision for purposes of IC 34-13-3. As added by P.L.223-2007, SEC.10.
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