Sec. 25. (a) The court shall dissolve the district if it is shown that a petition for dissolution contains either of the following:
(1) The names of a majority of the drainage commissioners.
(2) The names of:
(A) the owners of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the acreage described within the district; and
(B) the owners of land abutting on at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the length of the ditch involved.
(b) A petition of dissolution may not be presented to the court until the district has been in existence for one (1) year.
(c) If the petition for dissolution is found by the court to be insufficient, the dissolution proceedings shall be dismissed at the cost of the petitioners for dissolution.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-21-7(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage
14-27-8-1. Applicability of Chapter
14-27-8-3. "Ditch" or "Drain" Defined
14-27-8-4. Petition to Establish District; Filing
14-27-8-5. Petition to Establish District; Contents
14-27-8-6. Petition to Establish District; Signature
14-27-8-7. Petition to Establish District; Hearing
14-27-8-8. Petition to Establish District; Notice of Hearing to Resident Landowners
14-27-8-9. Petition to Establish District; Notice of Hearing to Nonresident Landowners
14-27-8-10. Petition to Establish District; Court Proceedings
14-27-8-11. Drainage Commissioners; Appointment; Qualifications
14-27-8-12. Drainage Commissioners; Terms
14-27-8-13. Drainage Commissioners; Oath
14-27-8-14. Drainage Commissioners; Chairman; Secretary
14-27-8-15. Drainage Commissioners; Quorum
14-27-8-16. Drainage Commissioners; Filling of Vacancies; Removal
14-27-8-17. Drainage Commissioners; per Diem Compensation and Traveling Expenses
14-27-8-18. Maintenance of Ditches and Drains; Labor and Materials
14-27-8-19. Records of Expenses; Warrants
14-27-8-20. Fixing of Assessment Rate
14-27-8-21. Itemized Statement of Costs of Petitioners
14-27-8-22. Collection of Assessments
14-27-8-23. Carryover of Balance in Drainage Maintenance Fund