§ 32-17-110 — Organization

(1) Except as provided in this section, the organization of
a mental health-care service district pursuant to this article shall be governed by
the provisions of part 3 of article 1 of this title.

(2) For purposes of complying with the provisions of section 32-1-301 (1), a petition
for the organization of a district proposed pursuant to this article shall be signed by
not less than thirty percent or two hundred eligible electors of the proposed
district, whichever number is smaller.

(3) For purposes of complying with the provisions of section 32-1-301 (2)(d.1), the
petition for organization shall set forth the estimated sales tax revenues for the
district's first budget year.

(4) For purposes of complying with the provisions of section 32-1-304, when the
court with whom a petition for organization of a mental health-care service district
has been filed sets a hearing date, the clerk of court shall publish notice of the
hearing and mail the required notice to the appropriate board of county
commissioners or governing body of the municipality, but the clerk of court shall
not be required to mail notice of the hearing to all interested parties.

(5) For purposes of complying with the provisions of section 32-1-305 (1), the court
shall determine whether the required number of eligible electors of the proposed
district have signed the petition.

(6) For purposes of the filing requirements in section 32-1-306, instead of filing a
map of the district with the county assessor, the district shall file a certified copy of
the findings and order of the court organizing the district with the department of
revenue.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2005: Entire article added, p. 1040, � 4, effective June 2.