Title 5, Counties

The fractions taken from old counties to form new counties, or taken from one (1) county and added to another shall continue to be liable for their pro rata of all debts contracted by their respective counties prior to the separation, and be entitled to their proportion of any st…

The registered voters who may be included in any new county shall vote with the county or counties from which they may have been stricken off, for members of congress, for governor and for members of the general assembly until the next apportionment of members to the general asse…

The county legislative bodies of new counties so formed may appoint a commissioner or commissioners to transcribe the records of all title deeds to lands and mortgages and other pertinent instruments affecting lands lying in the new counties, and when the transcript is completed,…

(a) All actions at law or in equity, or causes in the court of general sessions of any old county where new counties have been formed from the territory of the same, if the parties interested in the suits live in the new counties so formed, and the subject matter of the suits ori…

In all cases where new counties are formed out of fractions of old counties, or where fractions of one county are attached to another county, it shall be the duty of the judge or judges of the court of general sessions of the old county, or of the county from which the fraction i…

Where the docket shall have been delivered as provided in § 5-2-110, it shall be the duty of the magistrate of the new county to issue executions, scire facias, and such other process as may be necessary for the enforcement of the judgments thereon, to the same extent and in as f…

(a) When a new county that has been established by act of the general assembly and that has gone into operation is subsequently dissolved in any way or for any reason, the pending litigation in the courts and before the judges of the court of general sessions of that county shall…

The executors, administrators and guardians appointed in such dissolved counties, who have not settled and closed their trusts, shall make settlements in the court of general sessions of the county that would have had jurisdiction if such new county had never been organized; and …

The state board of equalization shall have jurisdiction to determine the location of county boundaries.

(a) In circumstances where property is claimed to be located within the boundaries of two (2) adjoining counties and the property has been assessed for property taxation by both counties, the location of county boundaries shall be determined by the state board of equalization. (b…

(a) In circumstances where a dispute arises concerning the location of a county line for purposes other than property taxation, the state board of equalization shall have authority to determine the location of county lines. (b) In such disputes, the state board shall not have the…

Any determination of the state board of equalization regarding the location of county boundaries shall be final and conclusive subject to judicial review.

The boundary line between Shelby County and Fayette County shall be revised so that the new boundary line is established as follows:Starting at 881979.25, 339362.988 using state plane coordinate system feet to the north ROW line of U.S. Route 64 and also being the Shelby/Fayette …