Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 2. (a) If the resident voters in a specified territory in two (2) or more contiguous counties desire to change the boundaries of their respective counties, they may file a petition with the executives of their respective counties requesting that the territory be transferred.…

Sec. 3. An order made under section 2(e) of this chapter operates to transfer the detached territory, and all persons and property in that territory, to the jurisdiction of the county to which it is attached for all judicial purposes, either civil or criminal. [Pre-Local Governme…

Sec. 4. If any indebtedness exists in either, both, or all of the interested counties, the fiscal body of the county shall levy, from year to year, a tax upon the detached territory, by such a rate on all the taxable property in the detached district as is necessary to liquidate …

Sec. 5. The executives of the affected counties shall order the auditors of their respective counties to make out a true and complete copy of all the property listed for taxation, either real, personal, or mixed, and all the names that appear upon the tax duplicates of their resp…

Sec. 6. (a) The executive of a county from which territory is detached shall procure a suitable book and order the recorder of the county to copy in it, from the records in the recorder's office, all deeds and mortgages of real property in the detached territory that have been re…

Sec. 7. (a) All officers within the detached territory continue in office until replaced by qualified successors. (b) A change in county boundaries does not affect any action pending in any court. All taxes due the state or county at the time of a boundary change shall be collect…

Sec. 8. (a) Whenever the boundaries of a county are changed, the surveyor shall file a revised description of the boundaries of the county with the office of the secretary of state not later than thirty (30) days after the change takes effect. (b) The office of the secretary of s…

Sec. 9. If any territory in Indiana is not included in one (1) of the counties established under this chapter, the territory is included in the county that: (1) is contiguous to that territory; and (2) contains the least population of all counties contiguous to that territory. As…

Sec. 0.3. The general assembly finds the following: (1) A consolidated city faces unique budget challenges due to a high demand for services combined with the large number of tax exempt properties located in a consolidated city as the seat of state government, home to several ins…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies in each county having a first class city. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-4-1-2(b).] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2.

effect Sec. 10. If any annexation proceedings concerning territory inside the county are pending when a first class city becomes a consolidated city, the annexation proceedings shall be continued as if this chapter did not apply. However, if the annexation later takes effect, the…

Sec. 11. Political subdivisions in the county are not affected when a first class city becomes a consolidated city, except to the extent that this title limits their functions or transfers them to the consolidated city. Such a political subdivision continues to have: (1) the powe…

Sec. 12. This chapter does not alter the status, boundaries, or ordinances of political subdivisions in a county where a first class city became a consolidated city before September 1, 1981. The status, boundaries, and ordinances remain as they existed on August 31, 1981, until a…

Sec. 2. The following transitional provisions apply whenever a city changes into a first class city under this title: (1) During the period before July 1 of the year in which the change occurs, the city shall be governed as if it remained a second class city. (2) During the perio…

Sec. 3. (a) The interim government of the first class city during the period prescribed by section 2(2) of this chapter consists of: (1) the city executive, who is interim mayor and has the powers of the executive of a consolidated city; (2) the city clerk, who is interim clerk a…

Sec. 4. (a) When a first class city becomes a consolidated city, the first class city is abolished as a separate entity, and the territory of the consolidated city includes: (1) all the territory that comprised the first class city before it became a consolidated city; and (2) al…

Sec. 5. (a) When a first class city becomes a consolidated city, the officers who become the executive and legislative body of the consolidated city under section 4(c) of this chapter also become the executive and legislative body of the county. (b) The members of the board of co…

Sec. 5.1. (a) Except for those duties that are reserved by law to the county sheriff in this section, the city-county legislative body may by majority vote adopt an ordinance, approved by the mayor, to consolidate the police department of the consolidated city and the county sher…

Sec. 6. (a) When a first class city becomes a consolidated city, the following special service districts of the consolidated city are created: (1) Fire special service district. (2) Police special service district. (3) Solid waste collection special service district. (b) The terr…

Sec. 6.1. (a) This section applies only in a county containing a consolidated city. If the requirements of subsection (g) are satisfied, the fire departments of the following are consolidated into the fire department of a consolidated city (referred to as "the consolidated fire d…

Sec. 6.2. (a) If a consolidated fire department is established under section 6.1 of this chapter, the consolidated city, through the consolidated fire department, shall after the consolidation establish, operate, and maintain emergency ambulance services (as defined in IC 16-18-2…

Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 1-1-2027. Sec. 7. (a) A municipality, other than a first class city, having a population of more than five thousand (5,000) in the county is known as an excluded city and…

Sec. 8. (a) When a first class city becomes a consolidated city, the agencies of the first class city are abolished and their functions are assigned to agencies of the consolidated city as provided by this title. When these functions are transferred in this manner, the property, …

Sec. 9. (a) When a first class city becomes a consolidated city, every ordinance of: (1) the first class city; (2) the county; (3) a mass transportation authority of the county; or (4) any other municipal corporation the functions of which are transferred to the consolidated city…

Sec. 1. (a) Municipalities are classified according to their status and population as follows: STATUS AND POPULATION CLASS Cities of 600,000 or more First class cities Cities of 34,000 to 599,999 Second class cities Cities of less than 34,000 Third class cities Other municipaliti…

Sec. 1.1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a third class city remains a third class city even though the city attains a population of at least thirty-four thousand (34,000) at a federal decennial census. (b) The legislative body of a city to which subsection (a) applies …

Sec. 1.5. Notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter, for purposes of local government administration under this title, a municipality reorganized under IC 36-1.5 may, subject to the approval of the department of local government finance: (1) be classified and described as set for…

Sec. 2.1. Any locality that has elected city officers, and has governed itself as a city, for at least ten (10) years immediately preceding September 1, 1981, is a city for all purposes. All elections, contracts, acts, and other official proceedings of such a locality that occurr…

Sec. 6. (a) A petition to change a city into a town may be filed as a civil action in the circuit court for the county in which the city is located. The petition must be signed by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the taxpayers twenty-one (21) years of age or older who reside in the c…

Sec. 7. (a) A petition to change the name of a city may be filed with the city legislative body. The petition must: (1) be signed by at least five hundred (500) voters of the city, or, in a city having less than five hundred (500) registered voters at the time of the most recent …

Sec. 8. (a) Whenever the classification of a city under section 1 of this chapter changes due to a change in the city's population, the city shall be governed by the laws applicable to its new class, except as provided by subsection (b). (b) The membership of a city legislative b…

Sec. 9. The validity of the prior acts, contracts, and obligations of a city that changes its status, name, or classification under this chapter is not affected by that change. The ordinances, rules, and regulations of the city continue in effect until amended or repealed. [Pre-L…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all towns except an included town (as defined in IC 36-3-1-7). [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.105.

Sec. 10.1. (a) If a majority of the voters voting on the public question under section 8 of this chapter vote "yes", the county executive shall adopt an ordinance incorporating the town. (b) An ordinance adopted under subsection (a) must: (1) either: (A) provide that all members …

Sec. 11. (a) If the township in which a new town is incorporated is indebted or has outstanding unpaid bonds or other obligations at the time of the incorporation, the town is liable for and shall pay that indebtedness in the same ratio as the assessed valuation of the property i…

Sec. 11.5. A locality that: (1) has elected town officers and has governed itself as a town for at least ten (10) years preceding September 1, 1988; or (2) has been incorporated under this chapter after August 31, 1988; is a town for all purposes unless the town has been dissolve…

Sec. 12. (a) Proceedings to dissolve a town may be instituted under either this section or IC 36-5-1.1. (b) A proceeding under this section may be instituted to either dissolve the town or change its name. The proceeding is instituted by filing a petition with the town clerk. The…

Sec. 13. A petition filed under section 12 of this chapter must be accompanied by a bond for costs and expenses, payable to and approved by the town legislative body. The petitioners shall pay all costs and expenses incurred under this chapter, including the expenses of an electi…

Sec. 14. When a petition is filed under section 12 of this chapter, the town clerk shall give notice of the filing and of the day of a hearing on the petition, in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-23 part.] As added by Acts 1…

Sec. 15. (a) On the date named in the notice given under section 14 of this chapter, the town legislative body shall hear and consider: (1) the petition; and (2) all statements presented in favor of or in opposition to granting the petition. The legislative body shall then decide…

Sec. 16. If the town legislative body decides to submit the question of dissolving the town or changing its name to the voters of the town, it shall certify the question to the county election board. The election board shall fix the date of an election for that purpose. The town …

Sec. 17. (a) An election under section 16 of this chapter shall be held in the town. The voters shall, by ballot, vote on the question submitted to them. The question shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state "Shall the town of ___________…

Sec. 18. (a) If at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast in an election under section 16 of this chapter are affirmative, the dissolution or change of name takes effect in the manner prescribed by this section. (b) A change of name takes effect thirty (30) days after the filin…

Sec. 19. (a) A person aggrieved by a decision made by the town legislative body under section 15 of this chapter or by the result of an election under section 16 of this chapter may, within thirty (30) days, appeal that decision or result to the circuit court for the county in wh…

Sec. 2. (a) Proceedings to incorporate a town may be instituted by filing a written petition in quadruplicate with the executive of the county that contains all or a majority of the territory sought to be incorporated. The petition must be signed by at least ten percent (10%) of …

Sec. 20. (a) This section does not apply to a town described by IC 36-5-1-11.5. (b) A town subject to this chapter may be dissolved if the county election board of the county in which the greatest percentage of population of the town is located conducts a public hearing and finds…