Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to all funds raised by a general or special tax levy on all the taxable property of a political subdivision.

(b) Whenever the purposes of a tax levy have been fulfilled and an unused and unencumbered balance remains in the fund, the fiscal body of the political subdivision shall order the balance of that fund to be transferred as follows, unless a statute provides that it be transferred otherwise:

(1) Funds of a county, to the general fund or rainy day fund of the county, as provided in section 5.1 of this chapter.

(2) Funds of a municipality, to the general fund or rainy day fund of the municipality, as provided in section 5.1 of this chapter.

(3) Funds of a township for redemption of township assistance obligations, to the township assistance fund of the township or rainy day fund of the township, as provided in section 5.1 of this chapter.

(4) Funds of any other political subdivision, to the general fund or rainy day fund of the political subdivision, as provided in section 5.1 of this chapter. However, if the political subdivision is dissolved or does not have a general fund or rainy day fund and is not a school corporation, then to the general fund of each of the units located in the political subdivision in the same proportion that the assessed valuation of the unit bears to the total assessed valuation of the political subdivision. In the case of a school corporation, the school corporation may transfer the amount received to any of its funds.

(c) Whenever an unused and unencumbered balance remains in the civil township fund of a township and a current tax levy for the fund is not needed, the township fiscal body may order any part of the balance of that fund transferred to the debt service fund of the school corporation located in or partly in the township. However, if more than one (1) school corporation is located in or partly in the township, then any sum transferred shall be transferred to the debt service fund of each of those school corporations in the same proportion that the part of the assessed valuation of the school corporation in the township bears to the total assessed valuation of the township.

(d) Whenever any township has collected any fund for the special or specific purpose of erecting or constructing a school building and the township trustee of the township decides to abandon the proposed work of erecting or constructing the school building, the township trustee of the township shall transfer the fund collected for the special or specific purpose to the township fund of the township, upon the order of the township board to make the transfer. It is lawful thereafter to use the funds for any purpose for which the township funds of the township may be used.

(e) Transfers to a political subdivision's rainy day fund may be made at any time during the political subdivision's fiscal year.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-4-33-1; 19-11-1-1; 19-11-1-2; 19-11-1-4.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.211, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.251-2001, SEC.1; P.L.173-2003, SEC.18; P.L.73-2005, SEC.171; P.L.169-2006, SEC.46; P.L.2-2006, SEC.185; P.L.1-2007, SEC.238; P.L.233-2015, SEC.328; P.L.244-2017, SEC.124.