CHAPTER 16. DEPUTIES AND EMPLOYEES
IC 36-2-16
Chapter 16. Deputies and Employees
IC 36-2-16-1
Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IC 36-2-16-2
Bond; oath
Sec. 2. (a) A deputy appointed under this chapter may be required
to give a bond, in accordance with IC 5-4-1, for the proper discharge
of the deputy's duties.
(b) If required under IC 5-4-1-1, a deputy appointed under this
chapter shall take the oath required of the officer who appointed the
deputy.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982,
P.L.33, SEC.19; P.L.14-2004, SEC.193.
IC 36-2-16-3
Performance of duties of appointing officer; regulations and
penalties; responsibility for acts of deputy
Sec. 3. (a) A deputy appointed under this chapter may perform all
the official duties of the officer who appointed him and is subject to
the same regulations and penalties as the officer.
(b) The officer appointing the deputy is responsible for all the
official acts of the deputy.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IC 36-2-16-4
Officers entitled to appoint chief or other deputies and employees
Sec. 4. Each of the following county officers is entitled to appoint
one (1) first or chief deputy, and also may appoint the number of
other full-time or part-time deputies and employees authorized by the
county fiscal body:
(1) The county auditor.
(2) The county treasurer.
(3) The county recorder.
(4) The county superintendent of schools.
(5) The county sheriff.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.11, SEC.154; P.L.174-2006, SEC.20.
IC 36-2-16-5
County surveyor authorized to appoint chief or other deputies and
employees; bridge engineer; field notes
Sec. 5. (a) The county surveyor may appoint one (1) first or chief
deputy, if authorized by the county fiscal body, and also may appoint
the number of other full-time or part-time deputies and employees
authorized by the county fiscal body.
(b) The surveyor of a county having a population of one hundred
sixty-five thousand (165,000) or more may appoint a registered
professional civil engineer as bridge engineer.
(c) If a deputy surveyor takes field notes, he shall return them to
the county surveyor within sixty (60) days.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.11, SEC.155; P.L.154-1993, SEC.2.
IC 36-2-16-6
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.131-1983, SEC.17.)
IC 36-2-16-7
County coroner authorized to appoint deputies and clerical
employees
Sec. 7. The county coroner may appoint the number of deputies
and clerical employees authorized by the county fiscal body.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.11, SEC.156.
IC 36-2-16-8
County assessor authorized to appoint deputies and employees;
required level of certification
Sec. 8. (a) The county assessor may appoint the number of
full-time or part-time deputies and employees authorized by the
county fiscal body.
(b) After June 30, 2009, an employee of the county assessor who
performs real property assessing duties must have attained the level
of certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5 that the county assessor is
required to attain under IC 3-8-1-23.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.11, SEC.157; P.L.146-2008, SEC.699.
IC 36-2-16-9
Compensation of certain deputies in charge of various courts or
branches
Sec. 9. If a county has:
(1) a superior or county court; or
(2) two (2) or more courthouses in which branches of county
offices are maintained;
the deputies in charge of the various courts or branches rank as, and
shall be compensated as, first or chief deputies.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IC 36-2-16-10
County animal disease control emergency coordinator
Sec. 10. The county executive of each county shall designate a
county animal disease control emergency coordinator who is
responsible for receiving information as to the policy of the state
board of animal health on animal disease control matters. The county
animal disease control emergency management coordinator shall
distribute information as directed by the state board of animal health.
Not later than seven (7) days after making the designation, the county
executive shall forward the name of the county animal disease
control emergency coordinator to the Indiana state board of animal
health.
As added by P.L.262-1999, SEC.1.