Indiana § 36-3-2-4 - Excluded city; home rule powers; annexation of territory
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§ 36-3-2-4. Excluded city; home rule powers; annexation of territory
Sec. 4. (a) An excluded city has home rule powers under IC 36-1-3, including all the powers that municipalities of its class have according to law.
(b) An excluded city that wants to annex territory inside the county must do so in the manner prescribed by section 7 of this chapter.
(c) An excluded city that wants to annex territory outside the county may do so in any manner prescribed by IC 36-4-3.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly part new; 18-4-14-5 part; subsection (b) formerly 18-4-15-1(a) part; subsection (c) new.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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