Indiana § 36-6-1-6 - Surface area requirements
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-6-1-6 — Surface area requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-6-1-6. Surface area requirements
Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a township that is altered under IC 36-1-1.5.
(b) After creation of a township or alteration of a township's boundaries, the township must have:
(1) a surface area of at least twelve (12) square miles and an assessed valuation of at least two million dollars ($2,000,000); or
(2) a surface area of at least twenty-four (24) square miles;
unless it was created or altered under section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-4-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.234-2013, SEC.11.
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Section 36-6-1-6 ("Surface area requirements") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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