The Indiana Property Tax Reporter has a blog entry entitled House Votes to Sanction LaPorte County for Delayed Property Tax Bills. The measure is included in SB 19 having to do with real estate assessment.
Senate Bill 19 requires LaPorte County pay $1 million to local governments and school corporations for every year the county remains behind on property tax collections, currently four years.
The measure also allows the county commissioners to appoint a “special master” to carry out the work of the county treasurer and auditor, effectively replacing both elected officials.
I love that there is one county in Indiana more screwed up than Lake County.