Sec. 8. If a person appointed as a trustee:

(1) fails to qualify within ten (10) days after notice of the trustee’s appointment is mailed to the trustee; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-9-13-8

  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) qualifies but then dies, resigns, vacates the trustee’s office because the trustee is no longer a resident of the county, or is removed from office under section 18 of this chapter;

a new trustee shall be appointed by the same appointing authority for the remainder of the vacated term.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-8-4-3 part.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.303.