Indiana Code
Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution
36-5-1-18. Number of Votes and Voters Required; Effective Dates of Change of Name and Dissolution; Disposition of Property; Validity of Contracts

Sec. 18. (a) If at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast in an election under section 16 of this chapter are affirmative, the dissolution or change of name takes effect in the manner prescribed by this section.
(b) A change of name takes effect thirty (30) days after the filing of the statement required by section 17 of this chapter.
(c) A dissolution takes effect six (6) months after the filing of the statement required by section 17 of this chapter. The property owned by the town after payment of debts and liabilities shall be disposed of in the manner chosen by a majority of the voters of the town at a special election for that purpose. Dissolution of a town does not affect the validity of a contract to which the town is a party.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-3-1-24 part; 18-3-1-25 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.108; P.L.113-2010, SEC.124; P.L.219-2013, SEC.102; P.L.104-2022, SEC.165.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 36. Local Government

Article 5. Government of Towns

Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution

36-5-1-1. Application of Chapter

36-5-1-2. Requirements of Petition to Incorporate Town

36-5-1-3. Items to Accompany Petition

36-5-1-4. Sufficiency of Petition; Plan Commission Recommendations

36-5-1-5. Public Hearing on Petition; Notice

36-5-1-6. Parties Entitled to Be Heard; Remonstrance; Dismissal of Petition

36-5-1-7. Petition to Incorporate Town Within Certain Distance of City Boundaries

36-5-1-7.1. Exemption From City Consent Requirements

36-5-1-8. County Executive Action on Petition; Public Question

36-5-1-9. Denied Petition; Resubmittal

36-5-1-10. Repealed

36-5-1-10.1. Adoption of Ordinance Incorporating Town; Required Provisions to Conduct Elections; Territory Not Included in Any District or in More Than One District; Effective Date of Ordinance

36-5-1-11. Liability for Existing Indebtedness or Other Obligations; Payment to Township

36-5-1-11.5. Localities Considered Towns for All Purposes

36-5-1-12. Proceedings to Dissolve or Change Name; Petition, Signatures, and Reasons

36-5-1-13. Bond for Costs and Expenses

36-5-1-14. Notice of Filing of Petition and Day of Hearing

36-5-1-15. Hearing; Withdrawal of Petitioner's Name; Decision

36-5-1-16. Dissolution or Change of Name; Date of Election; Notice

36-5-1-17. Election; Ballots; Clerk's Statement of Votes Cast

36-5-1-18. Number of Votes and Voters Required; Effective Dates of Change of Name and Dissolution; Disposition of Property; Validity of Contracts

36-5-1-19. Aggrieved Persons; Appeal; Procedure

36-5-1-20. Towns Not Functioning for Ten Years; Hearing; Findings; Adoption of Ordinance or Ordering Dissolution

36-5-1-21. Approvals of Proceedings to Incorporate Town Across County Boundaries Commenced Before July 1, 1999