{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-9-4-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-9-4-7","heading":"Written notice of leave; person receiving notice; contents of notice","body":"Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), an officeholder who elects to take the leave of absence described in section 6 of this chapter shall give written notice that the officeholder is taking a leave of absence for military service to the person or entity designated in IC 5-8-3.5-1 to receive a resignation for the office the officeholder holds.\n(b) An officeholder who is:\n(1) a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of appeals, or a judge of the tax court; or\n(2) a judge of a circuit, city, probate, or superior court;\nshall give the written notice required by subsection (a) to the clerk of the supreme court.\n(c) An officeholder who holds a school board office shall give the written notice required by subsection (a) to the person or entity designated in IC 20-25-3, IC 20-25-4, IC 20-25-5, IC 20-23-12.1, IC 20-23-14, IC 20-23-15, IC 20-23-4, or IC 20-26 to receive a resignation for the office the officeholder holds.\n(d) The written notice required by subsection (a) must state that the officeholder is taking a leave of absence because the officeholder:\n(1) has been called for active duty in:\n(A) the armed forces of the United States; or\n(B) the national guard; and\n(2) will be temporarily unable to perform the duties of the officeholder's office.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 9. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND APPOINTMENT PREFERENCES FOR MILITARY SERVICE","Chapter 4. Leaves of Absence for Military Service"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-9-4-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"af41f32c410155a9e949b23b9cfb98dad412b0b0c94c02c62d78ab9ad0104ce1","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-9-4-6","next":"us-in/ic-5-9-4-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}