Indiana § 36-4-3-11.3 Signatures required to stop an annexation; signatures required to permit
a trial court hearing on annexation

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-4-3-11.3 — Signatures required to stop an annexation; signatures required to permit a trial court hearing on annexation

Indiana § 36-4-3-11.3

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 4GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS

Ch. 3Municipal Annexation and Disannexation

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Ind. Code § 36-4-3-11.3 (2026).

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(a)This section applies only to an annexation ordinance adopted after June 30, 2015.

(b)An annexation ordinance is void if a written remonstrance petition is signed by one (1) of the following:

(1)At least sixty-five percent (65%) of the owners of land in the annexed territory. An owner of land may not:

(A)be counted in calculating the total number of owners of land in the annexation territory; or

(B)have the owner's signature counted on a remonstrance; with regard to any single property that an owner has an interest in that was exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any other state law for the immediately preceding year.

(2)The owners of at least eighty percent (80%) in assessed valuation of the land in the annexed territory. Land that was exempt from property taxes unde

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3. (a) This section applies only to an
annexation ordinance adopted after June 30, 2015.
(b) An annexation ordinance is void if a written remonstrance
petition is signed by one (1) of the following:
(1) At least sixty-five percent (65%) of the owners of land in the
annexed territory. An owner of land may not:
(A) be counted in calculating the total number of owners of
land in the annexation territory; or
(B) have the owner's signature counted on a remonstrance;
with regard to any single property that an owner has an interest in
that was exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any
other state law for the immediately preceding year.
(2) The owners of at least eighty percent (80%) in assessed
valuation of the land in the annexed territory. Land that was
exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any other state
law for the immediately preceding year may not be included in
calculating the total assessed valuation of the land in the
annexation territory. The court may not count the owner's
signature on a remonstrance with regard to any single property
that the owner has an interest in that was exempt from property
taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any other state law for the immediately
preceding year.
(c) The annexation may be appealed to the court under section 11
of this chapter, if a written remonstrance is signed by one (1) of the
following:
(1) At least fifty-one percent (51%) but less than sixty-five
percent (65%) of the owners of land. An owner of land may not:
(A) be counted in calculating the total number of owners of
land in the annexation territory; or
(B) have the owner's signature counted on a remonstrance;
with regard to any single property that the owner has an interest
in that was exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any
other state law for the immediately preceding year.
(2) The owners of at least sixty percent (60%) but less than eighty
percent (80%) in assessed valuation of land in the annexed
territory. Land that was exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any other state law for the immediately preceding year
may not be included in calculating the total assessed valuation of
the land in the annexation territory. The court may not count an
owner's signature on a remonstrance with regard to any single
property that the owner has an interest in that was exempt from
property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any other state law for the
immediately preceding year.