# Ind. Code § 6-1.1-10-5: Municipal property

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A1.1_C10_S6-1.1-10-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 6-1.1-10-5
- **Heading:** Municipal property
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 6 / Article 1.1 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-1.1-10-5

## Text

Sec. 5. (a) Property is exempt from property taxation if it is owned by a city or town and is used to provide a municipal service.

(b) For purposes of this section, property used to provide a municipal service includes:

(1) a public school or library;

(2) a municipally owned park, golf course, playground, swimming pool, hospital, waterworks, electric utility, gas or heating plant, sewage treatment or disposal plant, cemetery, auditorium, or gymnasium; and

(3) any other municipally owned property, utility, or institution.

[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-13-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.2, SEC.15.

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