# Ind. Code § 36-7-18-6: Commissioners not officers or employees of unit; exceptions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C18_S36-7-18-6

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 36-7-18-6
- **Heading:** Commissioners not officers or employees of unit; exceptions
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7 / Chapter 18 / Section 36-7-18-6

## Text

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a commissioner of a housing authority may not be an officer or employee of the unit for which the authority is created.

(b) A member of a redevelopment commission established by a unit under IC 36-7-14 may be a commissioner of a housing authority of the unit.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-5 part.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.26-1993, SEC.7; P.L.263-1993, SEC.1.

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