All fees shall be receipted into the LECE Fund and deposited by the Town Clerk-Treasurer.
(A) Handgun licenses.
(1) Handgun licenses are $10 for four years and $50 for lifetime. The Town Police Department is hereby authorized, pursuant to law, I.C. 35-47-2-3 et seq., to take applications for handgun licenses and to collect an application fee of $10 for four years and $50 for lifetime.
(2) The application fees collected shall be deposited by the Town Clerk-Treasurer into the LECE Fund and shall be used exclusively for that purpose and the training of law enforcement officers in the proper use of firearms or other law enforcement duties and for no other purpose.
(3) The application procedure and disbursement of funds shall be in accordance with I.C. 35-47-2, as amended, and are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference in this division.
(B) Vehicle accident report.
(1) The Police Department is hereby required, pursuant to I.C. 9-26-2-1 et seq., to investigate certain motor vehicle accidents and issue a written report of each accident investigated pursuant to I.C. 9-26-2-1.
(2) A report filed by a law enforcement officer pursuant to I.C. 9-26-2-2 is not a confidential record and shall be made available for inspection and copying according to the provisions of I.C. 5-14-3 to any person requesting copies of said reports.
(3) Pursuant to I.C. 9-26-9-3, prior to providing copies of any reports made as provided herein, an individual requesting said report shall pay a fee of $12 to the town, which shall be deposited by the Town Clerk-Treasurer in the LECE Fund, to be expended at the discretion of the Police Chief for any Department purpose reasonably related to the keeping of accident reports and records or the prevention of street and highway accidents.
(4) The procedures and definitions contained in I.C. 9-13-2-1 et seq. and I.C. 9-26-1-1.1 et seq., as amended, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as if fully restated herein.
(C) Motor vehicle inspection prior to registration.
(1) The Police Department is hereby authorized, pursuant to law, I.C. 9-17 and 9-29-4 to inspect motor vehicles, semi-trailers and recreational vehicles, the owner(s) of which have made application for certificate of title and registration.
(2) Before any inspection shall be made, the Police Department shall collect a $5 fee, which shall be deposited by the Town Clerk-Treasurer into the LECE Fund, to be expended at the discretion of the Police Chief for any Department purpose reasonably related to the keeping of accident reports and records or the prevention of street and highway accidents.
(3) The procedures and definitions contained in I.C. 9-17 and 9-29-4, as amended, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference in this division (C).
(D) Background check. There is also a need to collect a $10 fee from any person requesting a background check.
(Ord. 84-5, passed 7-9-1984; Ord. 10-06, passed 9-13-2010; Ord. 2020-01, passed 3-9-2020)