(A) The legislative body of the municipality may require the owners of real property to cut and remove weeds or other rank vegetation growing on that property. A five-day written notice to remove the vegetation must be issued by the fiscal officer of the municipality and served by a law enforcement officer upon the landowner, if he is a resident, or by registered mail addressed to his last known address, if he is a nonresident.
(B) If the landowner fails to remove the vegetation within the time prescribed, the municipality may remove the vegetation. The fiscal officer must make a certified statement of the actual cost incurred by the municipality in the removal. The statement must be delivered to the owner of the property by a law enforcement officer, or by registered mail, and the owner shall pay the amount to the fiscal officer. If the landowner fails to pay the amount within ten days after receiving the statement, a certified copy of the statement of costs shall be filed in the office of the Auditor of the county in which the property is located. The Auditor shall place the amount claimed on the tax duplicate against the property affected by the work, and the amount shall be collected as taxes are collected and shall be disbursed to the general fund of the municipality.
(IC 36-7-10-3)