§ 36-4-3-3 — Annexation of contiguous territory; authorization

(a) The legislative body of a municipality may,
by an ordinance defining the corporate boundaries of the municipality,
annex territory that is contiguous to the municipality, subject to
subsection (b).
(b) If territory that was not contiguous (under section 1.5 of this
chapter) was annexed in proceedings begun before May 1, 1981, an
ordinance adopted after April 30, 1981, may not annex additional
territory that is contiguous when the contiguity is based on the
additional territory's boundaries with the previously annexed territory.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply when the previously annexed
territory has been used as a part of the contiguous boundary of separate
parcels of land successfully annexed to the municipality before May 1,
1981.
(d) This subsection does not apply to a town that has abolished town
legislative body districts under IC 36-5-2-4.1. An ordinance described
by subsection (a) must assign the territory annexed by the ordinance to
at least one (1) municipal legislative body district.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-19
part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.308, SEC.2; P.L.333-1985, SEC.2; P.L.5-1989, SEC.91;
P.L.3-1993, SEC.262.