Indiana § 8-2-17-2 - Notice of intent to establish; publication
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 8-2-17-2 — Notice of intent to establish; publication, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-2-17-2. Notice of intent to establish; publication
Sec. 2. The legislative body shall not grant a license to the applicant until satisfactory evidence is produced showing that the application has been on file in the office of the city or town clerk for not less than fourteen (14) days and that notice of the filing of the application has been posted for at least two (2) weeks at the door of the city hall of any city or at some public place in any town and published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks:
(1) with each publication of the notice made in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town or where there is no newspaper, notice by posting is sufficient notice; or
(2) with the first publication made in a newspaper described in subdivision (1) and the second publication:
(A) in accordance with IC 5-3-5; and
(B) on the official website of the city or town.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.2; Acts 1959, c.235, s.2. As amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.43; P.L.152-2021, SEC.5; P.L.1-2025, SEC.124.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-2-17-2 ("Notice of intent to establish; publication") 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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