Indiana Code
Article 5. Government of Towns
Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution

36-5-1-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all towns except an...

36-5-1-2. Requirements of Petition to Incorporate Town - Sec. 2. (a) Proceedings to incorporate a town may be...

36-5-1-3. Items to Accompany Petition - Sec. 3. A petition for incorporation must be accompanied by...

36-5-1-4. Sufficiency of Petition; Plan Commission Recommendations - Sec. 4. (a) On receipt of a petition for incorporation,...

36-5-1-5. Public Hearing on Petition; Notice - Sec. 5. The county executive shall hold a public hearing...

36-5-1-6. Parties Entitled to Be Heard; Remonstrance; Dismissal of Petition - Sec. 6. The recipients of the notice required by section...

36-5-1-7. Petition to Incorporate Town Within Certain Distance of City Boundaries - Sec. 7. (a) The petitioners must obtain the consent by...

36-5-1-7.1. Exemption From City Consent Requirements - Sec. 7.1. The petitioners in a county having a population...

36-5-1-8. County Executive Action on Petition; Public Question - Sec. 8. (a) The county executive may approve a petition...

36-5-1-9. Denied Petition; Resubmittal - Sec. 9. This section applies only to a petition filed...

36-5-1-10. Repealed - [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-3-1-3; 18-3-1-11 part.] As added by...

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 - Sec. 10.1. (a) If a majority of the voters voting...

36-5-1-11. Liability for Existing Indebtedness or Other Obligations; Payment to Township - Sec. 11. (a) If the township in which a new...

36-5-1-11.5. Localities Considered Towns for All Purposes - Sec. 11.5. A locality that: (1) has elected town officers...

36-5-1-12. Proceedings to Dissolve or Change Name; Petition, Signatures, and Reasons - Sec. 12. (a) Proceedings to dissolve a town may be...

36-5-1-13. Bond for Costs and Expenses - Sec. 13. A petition filed under section 12 of this...

36-5-1-14. Notice of Filing of Petition and Day of Hearing - Sec. 14. When a petition is filed under section 12...

36-5-1-15. Hearing; Withdrawal of Petitioner's Name; Decision - Sec. 15. (a) On the date named in the notice...

36-5-1-16. Dissolution or Change of Name; Date of Election; Notice - Sec. 16. If the town legislative body decides to submit...

36-5-1-17. Election; Ballots; Clerk's Statement of Votes Cast - Sec. 17. (a) An election under section 16 of this...

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...

36-5-1-19. Aggrieved Persons; Appeal; Procedure - Sec. 19. (a) A person aggrieved by a decision made...

36-5-1-20. Towns Not Functioning for Ten Years; Hearing; Findings; Adoption of Ordinance or Ordering Dissolution - Sec. 20. (a) This section does not apply to a...

36-5-1-21. Approvals of Proceedings to Incorporate Town Across County Boundaries Commenced Before July 1, 1999 - Sec. 21. Notwithstanding sections 2 and 10.1 of this chapter,...