§ 14-33-16.5-3 — Initiation of dissolution proceedings; petition

Indiana § 14-33-16.5-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 33: CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS
• Ch. 16.5: Dissolution of Smaller District and Assumption of

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(a) The freeholders of a smaller district may
initiate dissolution proceedings under this chapter by filing a petition
with the county auditor of the county in which most of the smaller
district's area is located. The petition must be signed by at least the
lesser of:
(1) fifty (50); or
(2) five percent (5%);
of the smaller district's freeholders.
(b) A petition under subsection (a) may be circulated and presented
in separate parts. All the parts of the petition constitute a single
petition.
(c) The petitioning freeholders must sign the petition, showing:
(1) the name and address of each petitioner; and
(2) the date of the signature.
(d) A petition must state that the petitioners desire an election on the
question of whether:
(1) the smaller district will dissolve and become part of the larger
district; and
(2) the larger district will assume the smaller district's operation,
obligations, and assets.
(e) A person who presents a petition from the smaller district's
freeholders under this section to the county auditor must verify and
certify the signatures on the petition upon oath.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.