§ 36-4-2-9 — Effective date of merger; effect of merger

(a) A merger approved under this chapter takes
effect when:
(1) the officers of the new municipality are elected and qualified,
as prescribed by section 13 of this chapter; and
(2) a copy of the agreement under section 2 of this chapter or the
certified election results under section 7 of this chapter are filed
with:
(A) the office of the secretary of state; and
(B) the circuit court clerk of each county in which the
municipality is located.
(b) On the effective date of the merger, the merging municipalities
cease to exist and are merged into a single municipality of the class
created by the combined population of the merging municipalities. The
new municipality shall be governed by the laws applicable to that class.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations:
18-5-10-14 part; 18-5-10-17 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by
P.L.5-1989, SEC.90; P.L.3-1997, SEC.454; P.L.123-2000, SEC.4;
P.L.113-2010, SEC.115; P.L.104-2022, SEC.153.