Section 5-13-8-9 - Deposit of funds in depositories within respective territorial limits of political subdivisions; exceptions(a) All public funds of all political subdivisions shall be deposited in the designated depositories located in the respective territorial limits of the political subdivisions, except as provided in this section.(b) Each board of finance of a political subdivision:(1) that is not a city, town, or school corporation; and(2) whose jurisdiction crosses one (1) or more county lines; may limit its boundaries for the purpose of this section to that portion of the political subdivision within the county where its principal office is located.
(c) If there is no principal office or branch of a financial institution located in the county or political subdivision, or if no financial institution with a principal office or branch in the county or political subdivision will accept public funds under this chapter, the board of finance of the county and the boards of finance of the political subdivisions in the county shall designate one (1) or more financial institutions with a principal office or branch outside of the county or political subdivision, and in the state, as a depository or depositories.(d) The board of trustees for a hospital organized or operated under IC 16-22-1 through IC 16-22-5 or IC 16-23-1 may invest any money in the hospital fund anywhere in the state with any financial institution designated by the state board of finance as depositories for state deposits.(e) If only one (1) financial institution that has a branch or principal office in a county or political subdivision is willing to accept public funds, the board of finance for the county or political subdivision may: (1) treat the financial institution that is located within the county or political subdivision as if the financial institution were not located within the county or political subdivision; and(2) designate one (1) or more financial institutions to receive public funds under the requirements of subsection (c).(f) The investing officer shall maintain the deposits as follows: (1) In one (1) or more depositories designated for the political subdivision, if the sum of the monthly average balances of all the transaction accounts for the political subdivision does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).(2) In each depository designated for the political subdivision, if subdivision (1) does not apply and fewer than three (3) financial institutions are designated by the local board of finance as a depository.(3) In at least two (2) depositories designated for the political subdivision, if subdivision (1) does not apply and at least three (3) financial institutions are designated by the local board of finance as a depository.As added by P.L. 19-1987, SEC.10. Amended by P.L. 44-1990, SEC.4; P.L. 2-1993, SEC.48; P.L. 75-1995, SEC.1; P.L. 74-1995, SEC.4; P.L. 18-1996, SEC.10; P.L. 46-1997, SEC.8; P.L. 173-2003, SEC.1.