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Part 1 - Incorporation
§ 31-2-101. Petition to District Court - (1.5) The petition may include a request for submission to...
§ 31-2-102. Incorporation Election - (1.5) At any election for the incorporation of a new...
§ 31-2-103. Approval of Incorporation Election - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1010, § 1,...
§ 31-2-104. Organization of New City or Town - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1011, § 1,...
§ 31-2-105. Incorporation Complete - First Ordinances - When Effective - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1012, § 1,...
§ 31-2-106. Legal Incorporation - Validation - Dedication of Public Property - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1012, § 1,...
§ 31-2-107. Adoption of Home Rule Charter Upon Incorporation - A city or town may be organized as a home...
§ 31-2-108. Continued County Services - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1013, § 1,...
§ 31-2-109. Assessment - Taxes - Collection - When any municipality incorporates under the provisions of this title...
Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule
§ 31-2-201. Short Title - This part 2 shall be known and may be cited...
§ 31-2-202. Legislative Declaration - The general assembly declares that the policies and procedures contained...
§ 31-2-203. Definitions - As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise...
§ 31-2-204. Initiation of Home Rule - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1014, § 1,...
§ 31-2-205. Election on Formation of Charter Commission and Designation of Members - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1014, § 1,...
§ 31-2-206. Charter Commission - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1014, § 1,...
§ 31-2-207. Charter Election - Notice - (1.5) The governing body shall set the ballot title for...
§ 31-2-208. Filings - Effect - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1016, § 1,...
§ 31-2-209. Special Procedure for Adopting a Charter Upon Incorporation - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1016, § 1,...
§ 31-2-210. Procedure to Amend or Repeal Charter - (3.5) If the subject matter of the petition is proposed...
§ 31-2-211. Elections - General - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1017, § 1,...
§ 31-2-212. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall - Every charter shall contain procedures for the initiative and referendum...
§ 31-2-213. Determination of Population - When a determination of the population or number of registered...
§ 31-2-214. Time Limit on Submission of Similar Proposals - No proposal for a charter commission, charter amendment, or repeal...
§ 31-2-215. Conflicting or Alternative Charter Proposals - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1,...
§ 31-2-216. Change in Classification of Municipalities - Notwithstanding the provisions of part 2 of article 1 of...
§ 31-2-217. Vested Rights Saved - The adoption of any charter, charter amendment, or repeal thereof...
§ 31-2-218. Finality - No proceeding contesting the adoption of a charter, charter amendment,...
§ 31-2-219. Additional Petition Requirements - Any petition to initiate the adoption, amendment, or repeal of...
§ 31-2-220. Warning on Petition - Signatures - Affidavits - Circulators - WARNING: IT IS AGAINST THE LAW: For anyone to sign...
§ 31-2-221. Form of Petition - Representatives of Signers - Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 833, § 5,...
§ 31-2-222. Ballot - Proposals to adopt, amend, or repeal home rule charters, including...
§ 31-2-223. Affidavit - Evidence - Protest Procedure - Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 834, § 5,...
§ 31-2-225. Unlawful Acts - Penalty - Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 835, § 5,...
Part 3 - Reorganization of Cities and Towns Formed Under Prior Law
§ 31-2-301. Procedure - Any city or town incorporated prior to July 3, 1877,...
§ 31-2-302. Petition - Election - Upon the petition of the registered electors of any such...
§ 31-2-303. Notice of Election - The mayor or, if there is no mayor, the presiding...
§ 31-2-304. Ballot - The form of ballot or voting machine tabs at such...
§ 31-2-305. Election of Officers - Terms - If a majority of the votes cast at such election...
§ 31-2-306. No Similar Proposal for One Year - If a majority of the votes cast at such election...
§ 31-2-307. Property Remains Vested - Rights - Cumulative Remedy - All rights and property of every description vested in any...
§ 31-2-308. Duty of County Treasurer - Sale - Redemption - If any city or town abandons its old organization and...
§ 31-2-309. Ordinances Remain Effective - When any city or town incorporated prior to July 3,...
Part 4 - Change of Name
§ 31-2-401. Petition to Change Name - Proceedings to change the name of any city or town...
§ 31-2-402. Name Filed With Secretary of State - After the presentation of the petition mentioned in section 31-2-401,...
§ 31-2-403. Secretary to Keep Alphabetical List - The secretary of state shall ascertain the names of all...
§ 31-2-404. Notice of Hearing on Petition - At any meeting of the governing body of any city...
§ 31-2-405. Hearing Postponed - If for any reason at the time fixed in the...
§ 31-2-406. Secretary to Give Notice - If said change of name is made or if any...
§ 31-2-407. Change Does Not Affect Liability - Nothing in this part 4 shall affect the rights, privileges,...