Indiana Code § 36-2-8.7-7

Required physical presence during office hours; defenses; exceptions
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Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a county officer described in section 1(6) of this chapter.       (b) A county officer must be physically present in the county officer's office during regular office hours for a reasonable amount of time each month during the county officer's term of office.       (c) A county officer may be removed from office by the court under IC 5-8-1-35 , if the county officer is in violation of this section during one (1) or more months of the county officer's term. However, it is a defense to any action brought under IC 5-8-1-35 asserting a violation of this section, that the county officer's failure to be physically present in the county officer's office was due to: (1) the serious illness of the county officer or the county officer's spouse, parent, child, or stepchild; or (2) military service of the county officer. The defense is available in any action brought under IC 5-8-1-35 regardless of whether the action is brought by a person or upon resolutions adopted by the county executive or fiscal body under this chapter.       (d) A county officer: (1) does not violate this section; and (2) may not be removed from office under IC 5-8-1-35 ; for being physically absent from the county officer's office during any month in which a declaration of a local disaster emergency under IC 10-14-3-29 is in effect for at least one (1) work day in the county or in the municipality in which the county officer's office is located.   IC 36-2-9 Chapter 9. County Auditor               36-2-9-1 Application of chapter             36-2-9-2 Residence; term of office             36-2-9-2.5 County auditor training courses             36-2-9-3 Location of office; business hours and days             36-2-9-4 Legal action on days office is closed             36-2-9-5 Replacement of worn maps and plats             36-2-9-6 Standard forms for use in transaction of business             36-2-9-7 Duties of clerk at county executive meetings             36-2-9-8 Duties of clerk of fiscal body             36-2-9-9 Administration of oath; acknowledgments of deeds and mortgages securing trust funds             36-2-9-10 Suits against principals or sureties on obligations             36-2-9-11 Treasurer's report; filing             36-2-9-12 Money paid into treasury; account; receipts             36-2-9-13 Appropriations by county fiscal body; accounting; warrants; violation; offense             36-2-9-14 Drawing of warrants; necessity of appropriation; violation; offense             36-2-9-15 Settlement of accounts and demands             36-2-9-16 Claim; judgment or order issued by a court; warrant             36-2-9-17 Calls for redemption of outstanding warrants at semiannual settlement; interest; violation             36-2-9-18 Endorsement on deed; tax identification number; fee             36-2-9-19 Personal liability for penalties and interest assessed by Internal Revenue Service; reimbursement by county treasurer             36-2-9-20 County auditor maintenance of electronic data file on tax duplicate information; form of file; data transmission             36-2-9-21 Establishment of fund for disposal fees; use of money; administration of fund             36-2-9-22 County auditor unable to perform fiscal responsibilities

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