Application; exempt entities; disbursements for claims; certification; liability

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the state and its political subdivisions. However, this section does not apply to the following: (1) A state educational institution, including Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. (2) A municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11). (3) A county. (4) An airport authority operating in a consolidated city. (5) A capital improvements board of managers operating in a consolidated city. (6) A board of directors of a public transportation corporation operating in a consolidated city. (7) A municipal corporation organized under IC 16-22-8-6. (8) A public library. (9) A library services authority. (10) A hospital organized under IC 16-22 or a hospital organized under IC 16-23. (11) A school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17). (12) A regional water or sewer district organized under IC 13-26 or under IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal). (13) A municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1). (14) A board of an airport authority under IC 8-22-3. (15) A conservancy district. (16) A board of aviation commissioners under IC 8-22-2. (17) A public transportation corporation under IC 36-9-4. (18) A commuter transportation district under IC 8-5-15. (19) A solid waste management district established under IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal). (20) A county building authority under IC 36-9-13. (21) A soil and water conservation district established under IC 14-32. (22) The northwestern Indiana regional planning commission established by IC 36-7-7.6-3. (b) No warrant or check shall be drawn by a disbursing officer in payment of any claim unless the same has been fully itemized and its correctness properly certified to by the claimant or some authorized person in the claimant's behalf, and filed and allowed as provided by law. (c) The certificate provided for in subsection (b) is not required for: (1) claims rendered by a public utility for electric, gas, steam, water, or telephone services, the charges for which are regulated by a governmental body; (2) a warrant issued by the state comptroller under IC 4-13-2-7(b); (3) a check issued by a special disbursing officer under IC 4-13-2-20(g); or (4) a payment of fees under IC 36-7-11.2-49(b) or IC 36-7-11.3-43(b). (d) The disbursing officer shall issue checks or warrants for all claims which meet all of the requirements of this section. The disbursing officer does not incur personal liability for disbursements: (1) processed in accordance with this section; and (2) for which funds are appropriated and available. (e) The certificate provided for in subsection (b) must be in the following form: I hereby certify that the foregoing account is just and correct, that the amount claimed is legally due, after allowing all just credits, and that no part of the same has been paid.