Indiana § 36-5-1.1-10.6 Included towns; petition; ballot question; filing certification; time of
dissolution; results of dissolution; contracts

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-5-1.1-10.6 — Included towns; petition; ballot question; filing certification; time of dissolution; results of dissolution; contracts

Indiana § 36-5-1.1-10.6

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 5GOVERNMENT OF TOWNS

Ch. 1.1Dissolution of Small Towns

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Ind. Code § 36-5-1.1-10.6 (2026).

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6.

(a)This section applies to included towns.

(b)The dissolution of a town under this section may be instituted by filing a petition with the county board of registration. The petition must be signed by at least the number of the registered voters of the town required to place a candidate on the ballot under IC 3-8-6-3. The petition must be filed not later than June 1 of a year in which a general or municipal election will be held.

(c)If a petition meets the criteria set forth in subsection (b), the county board of registration shall certify the public question to the county election board under IC 3-10-9-3. The county election board shall place the question of dissolution on the ballot provided for voters in the included town at the first general or municipal election following certifi

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6. (a) This section applies to included
towns.
(b) The dissolution of a town under this section may be instituted by
filing a petition with the county board of registration. The petition must
be signed by at least the number of the registered voters of the town
required to place a candidate on the ballot under IC 3-8-6-3. The
petition must be filed not later than June 1 of a year in which a general
or municipal election will be held.
(c) If a petition meets the criteria set forth in subsection (b), the
county board of registration shall certify the public question to the
county election board under IC 3-10-9-3. The county election board
shall place the question of dissolution on the ballot provided for voters
in the included town at the first general or municipal election following
certification. The question shall be placed on the ballot in the form
prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state "Shall the town of ________
dissolve?".
(d) If the public question is approved by a majority of the voters
voting on the question, the county election board shall file a copy of the
certification prepared under IC 3-12-4-9 concerning the public question
described by this section with the following:
(1) The circuit court clerk of the county.
(2) The office of the secretary of state.
(e) Dissolution occurs:
(1) at least sixty (60) days after certification under IC 3-12-4-9;
and
(2) when the certification is filed under subsection (d).
(f) When a town is dissolved under this section:
(1) the territory included within the town when the ordinance was
adopted becomes a part of the consolidated city;
(2) the books and records of the town become the property of the
county executive;
(3) the property owned by the town after payment of debts and
liabilities shall be disposed of by the county executive; and
(4) the county executive shall deposit any proceeds remaining
after payment of debts and liabilities into the county general fund.
(g) The dissolution of a town under this section does not affect the
validity of a contract to which the town is a party.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.144. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.270; P.L.12-1995, SEC.130; P.L.3-1997, SEC.462; P.L.123-2000, SEC.10; P.L.113-2010, SEC.128; P.L.104-2022, SEC.169.