§ 36-6-1-5.5 — Transfer of township area to abutting township; necessary conditions; effective date

Indiana § 36-6-1-5.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 6: GOVERNMENT OF TOWNSHIPS
• Ch. 1: Division of County Into Townships

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5. (a) This section applies to an area that meets
the following conditions:
(1) Contains not more than seven hundred (700) acres.
(2) Has a river along at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the
perimeter of the area.
(3) Abuts a different township from the township in which the
area is situated.
(b) An area is transferred from the township in which the area is
situated to the township that the area abuts if the following conditions
are met:
(1) The transfer results in a rectangular shape for the boundaries
of both of the affected townships.
(2) A petition:
(A) containing a legal description of the area; and
(B) signed by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the freeholders
in the area;
is filed with the circuit court clerk and the office of the secretary
of state.
(c) If the conditions specified in this section are met, the transfer
occurs when the filing requirements of subsection (b) are met.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.259-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.468; P.L.123-2000, SEC.15; P.L.104-2022, SEC.173.