Section 50IAC26-18-1. General certification provisions

   (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a county may not use, purchase, contract for the purchase of, or otherwise acquire:

(1) computer software; or

(2) computer services;

unless the computer system to be used and any software or services are certified by the department or its designee under this article.

  (b) Computer hardware, computer software, or computer services that the department has determined in writing will not significantly affect the ability of a computer system to function in compliance with this article, such as a printer, monitor, or utility software that allows the application to operate unchanged, does not have to be certified.

  (c) All county installations of property tax management systems shall be certified under section 5 of this rule not later than July 1, 2015, and every fifth year thereafter.

  (d) All:

(1) assessment and tax and billing software;

(2) county property tax management systems; and

(3) county installations of property tax management systems;

must be recertified as provided in section 6 of this rule. (Department of Local Government Finance; 50 IAC 26-18-1; filed Jan 28, 2011, 3:07 p.m.: 20110223-IR-050100165FRA; filed Sep 18, 2012, 2:18 p.m.: 20121017-IR-050120290FRA)