Indiana § 36-5-1-4 - Sufficiency of petition; plan commission recommendations
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§ 36-5-1-4. Sufficiency of petition; plan commission recommendations
Sec. 4. (a) On receipt of a petition for incorporation, the county executive shall examine the petition to see that the petition meets the requirements of sections 2 and 3 of this chapter. If the county executive rejects the petition, the county executive shall set forth in writing and with specificity the manner in which the petition fails to meet the requirements of sections 2 and 3 of this chapter. If the petition is in order, the executive shall mark it with the date of filing and immediately forward one (1) copy to the plan commission, if any, having jurisdiction.
(b) The commission shall investigate the proposed incorporation and report their recommendations of approval or disapproval to the county executive at least ten (10) days before the hearing required by section 5 of this chapter. In making their investigations, they may use the services of any state or local government agency, and in making their report and recommendations, they shall be guided by the requirements for incorporation set out in section 8 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-6.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.24-1995, SEC.25; P.L.147-2013, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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