Indiana § 36-8-11-22 - Areas annexed by municipalities
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§ 36-8-11-22. Areas annexed by municipalities
Sec. 22. (a) Any area that is part of a fire protection district and is annexed by a municipality that is not a part of the district ceases to be a part of the fire protection district when the municipality begins to provide fire protection services to the area.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a fire protection district has a total net assessed value (as determined by the county auditor) of more than one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) on the date that the annexation ordinance is adopted:
(1) the annexed area shall remain a part of the fire protection district after the annexation takes effect; and
(2) the fire protection district shall continue to provide fire protection services to the annexed area.
Nothing in this section requires a municipality to provide fire protection services to an annexed area described in this subsection.
As added by P.L.341-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.236-2019, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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