(A) The County Sheriff shall charge an administrative fee of $300 under I.C. 32-29-7-3(j) with respect to a proceeding referred to in I.C. 32-29-7-3(b) for actual costs directly attributable to the administration of the sale under I.C. 32-29-7-3(c), separate and apart from other statutory costs and fees such as advertising costs under I.C. 32-29-7-3(e), and written notice service fees under I.C. 32-29-7-3(f) and (k), as such statutory subsections are amended from time to time.
(B) The administrative fee is:
(1) Payable by the person seeking to enforce the judgment and decree; and
(2) Due at the time of filing of the praecipe as designated by I.C. 32-29-7-3(b), as amended from time to time.
(C) The County Sheriff may engage a contractor to conduct mortgage foreclosure sales and provide administrative, technical, clerical, and related services regarding preparation for, management of, and implementation of such sales, consistent with I.C. 32-29-7, as amended from time to time. Such contractor’s fee will be paid from the County General Fund.
(D) The administrative fees collected by the County Sheriff are to be deposited into the County General Fund for appropriation of such amounts, less any contractor’s fees, for operating expenses of the County Sheriff.
(E) This section will be in full force and effect for all sales taking place on or after the sale date of April 26, 2023, without affecting mortgage foreclosure sales taking places before that date.
(Ord. CC-07-14A, passed 10-6-2007; Ord. CO 2022-29, passed 12-19-2022; Ord. CC-2023-02, passed 1-19-2023)