Indiana § 8-1.5-2-10 Ordinance declaring public convenience and necessity; notice and
hearing

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§ 8-1.5-2-10 — Ordinance declaring public convenience and necessity; notice and hearing

Indiana § 8-1.5-2-10

Art. 1.5MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

Ch. 2Transfer, Acquisition, and Improvement of Utilities by

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Ind. Code § 8-1.5-2-10 (2026).

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(a)Before a municipal legislative body adopts an ordinance declaring that public convenience and necessity require the construction or acquisition of a utility as provided by section 7 of this chapter, each public utility furnishing a similar utility service in the municipality, or in the contiguous territory in which the municipality proposes to operate, shall be given ten (10) days notice by the legislative body of the time and place where the hearing will be held. At the hearing, the public utility is entitled to be heard in person or by counsel in opposition to the proposed action.

(b)Notice must be served by delivering a copy to an officer or manager of the public utility in the municipality, if possible, or to an officer of the public utility elsewhere in Indiana. As added by Acts

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(a) Before a municipal legislative body
adopts an ordinance declaring that public convenience and necessity
require the construction or acquisition of a utility as provided by
section 7 of this chapter, each public utility furnishing a similar utility
service in the municipality, or in the contiguous territory in which the
municipality proposes to operate, shall be given ten (10) days notice by
the legislative body of the time and place where the hearing will be
held. At the hearing, the public utility is entitled to be heard in person
or by counsel in opposition to the proposed action.
(b) Notice must be served by delivering a copy to an officer or
manager of the public utility in the municipality, if possible, or to an
officer of the public utility elsewhere in Indiana.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.