Indiana § 36-4-6-17 Ordinance adoption; recording; contents of record; effect as evidence

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-4-6-17 — Ordinance adoption; recording; contents of record; effect as evidence

Indiana § 36-4-6-17

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 4GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS

Ch. 6City Legislative Body

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Ind. Code § 36-4-6-17 (2026).

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Within a reasonable time after an ordinance of the legislative body is adopted, the clerk shall record it in a book kept for that purpose. The record must include:

(1)the signature of the presiding officer;

(2)the attestation of the clerk;

(3)the executive's approval or veto of the ordinance;

(4)if applicable, a memorandum of the passage of the ordinance over the veto; and

(5)the date of each recorded item. The record or a certified copy of it constitutes presumptive evidence of the adoption of the ordinance. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-3-6 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3.

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Within a reasonable time after an ordinance
of the legislative body is adopted, the clerk shall record it in a book
kept for that purpose. The record must include:
(1) the signature of the presiding officer;
(2) the attestation of the clerk;
(3) the executive's approval or veto of the ordinance;
(4) if applicable, a memorandum of the passage of the ordinance
over the veto; and
(5) the date of each recorded item.
The record or a certified copy of it constitutes presumptive evidence of
the adoption of the ordinance.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-3-6
part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3.