Ind. Code § 5-8-6-3
Certification of officeholder's death
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 3. (a) A person who knows of the death of an officeholder may certify the death to the following:
Sec. 3. (a) A person who knows of the death of an officeholder may certify the death to the following:
(1) The governor, in the case of the death of any of the following: (A) An individual who holds a state office (as defined in IC 3-5-2-48). (B) An individual who is a judge of a circuit, superior, probate, county, or city court.
(1) The governor, in the case of the death of any of the following: (A) An individual who holds a state office (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-97). (B) An individual who is a judge of a circuit, superior, small claims, probate, or city court.
(2) The secretary of state, in the case of the death of an individual who holds a legislative office (as defined in IC-3-5-2-28).
(2) The secretary of state, in the case of the death of an individual who holds a legislative office (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-60).
(3) The circuit court clerk of the county in which the officeholder resided, in the case of the death of an officeholder of a county, city, town, township, or school corporation not covered under subdivision (1).
(3) The circuit court clerk of the county in which the officeholder resided, in the case of the death of an officeholder of a county, city, town, township, or school corporation not covered under subdivision (1).
(b) A person who certifies the death of an officeholder shall:
(b) A person who certifies the death of an officeholder shall:
(1) state the information that causes the person to believe the officeholder has died; and
(1) state the information that causes the person to believe the officeholder has died; and
(2) certify, under the penalties for perjury, that to the best of the person's knowledge and belief, the information stated is true.
(2) certify, under the penalties for perjury, that to the best of the person's knowledge and belief, the information stated is true.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.