Petition against establishment of district

Ind. Code § 36-8-11-9
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Sec. 9. (a) A petition against the establishment of the fire protection district may be presented to the county legislative body at or after a hearing on the petition to establish a district and before the adoption of an ordinance or resolution establishing the district. (b) If the legislative body finds that it contains the signatures of fifty-one percent (51%) of the freeholders within the proposed district or of the freeholders who own two-thirds (2/3) of the real property within the proposed district, determined by assessed valuation, the legislative body shall dismiss the petition for the establishment of the district. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-45-12 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.63.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/36Fetched: 10/17/2026

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