§ 14-27-8-25 — Dissolution of district; petition

Indiana § 14-27-8-25

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 27: LEVEES, DAMS, AND DRAINAGE
• Ch. 8: Drainage Districts

Text

(a) The court shall dissolve the district if it
is shown that a petition for dissolution contains either of the following:
(1) The names of a majority of the drainage commissioners.
(2) The names of:
(A) the owners of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the acreage
described within the district; and
(B) the owners of land abutting on at least fifty-one percent
(51%) of the length of the ditch involved.
(b) A petition of dissolution may not be presented to the court until
the district has been in existence for one (1) year.
(c) If the petition for dissolution is found by the court to be
insufficient, the dissolution proceedings shall be dismissed at the cost
of the petitioners for dissolution.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-21-7(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.