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Madison County Government, Indiana
County Treasurer
16 E 9th St
Anderson, IN 46016
(765) 641-9645
Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Email: treasurer@madisoncounty.in.gov
Why am I being told that I have to pay a penalty for a late payment?
Indiana state law has some specific requirements for late payment penalties. The applicable portion of the Indiana Code can be found at:

http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title6/ar1.1/ch37.html

Section 10 of this law is the one that deals with the conditions under which a penalty will apply. As such, the Madison County Treasurer is required, by law, to assess late payment penalties. Section 10 basically does not allow for any exceptions, regardless of the reason. Only a change in the law itself can alter this.

The law is very clear on this subject, and no amount of appeal can change it. County officials who knowingly fail to follow the law do so at their peril since they are not authorized to ignore it.