§ 36-4-9-11 — Head of department of law; city attorney and assistant city attorney; eligibility for appointment

Indiana § 36-4-9-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 4: GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS
• Ch. 9: City Departments, Boards, and Appointed Officers

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(a) In a second class city, the corporation
counsel is the head of the department of law. The corporation counsel's
first deputy is the city attorney, and the corporation counsel's second
deputy is the assistant city attorney.
(b) In a third class city, the city attorney is the head of the
department of law.
(c) To be eligible to be appointed as the head of the department of
law, a person must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), be an Indiana resident
of the county in which the city is located or a contiguous county.
(3) For a third class city located in a county having a population
of less than seven thousand (7,000), be a resident of Indiana.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-1-6-13
part; 18-2-3-1 part; 18-5-13-2.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.44, SEC.49; P.L.220-1991, SEC.1; P.L.12-1992, SEC.159;
P.L.119-2012, SEC.190; P.L.43-2025, SEC.1.