Ind. Code § 36-9-23-28.5

Unclaimed overpayments of sewer fees becoming property of municipality

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Jeffersonville v. Hallmark at Jeffersonville, L.P. (2010)

Most recently applied in City of Jeffersonville v. Hallmark at Jeffersonville, L.P. (November 2010)

As added by P.L.40-1996, SEC.12

Sec. 28.5. (a) This section does not apply to a deposit made under section 28 of this chapter.

(b) IC 32-34-1.5 does not apply to an overpayment described in subsection (d).

(c) As used in this section, "payor" refers to the owner, lessee, or user of property served by the sewage works who has paid for service from the sewage works.

(d) An overpayment of sewer fees that remains unclaimed by a payor for more than seven (7) years after the termination of the service for which the overpayment was made becomes the property of the municipality.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.