Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1333
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 36-4-3.
Synopsis: Annexation remonstrance signature requirements. Provides
that an annexation is void (except for an annexation of land located
within an economic development project site) if a remonstrance
petition is signed by: (1) at least 51% (instead of 65%) of the
landowners in the annexation area; or (2) the owners of 60% (instead
of 80%) in assessed value of land in the annexation area.
Effective: July 1, 2023.
May, Hall
January 12, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
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First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1333
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local
government.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 36-4-3-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.206-2016,
2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) This subsection applies only to an
4 annexation for which an annexation ordinance was adopted before July
5 1, 2015. Except as provided in section 5.1(i) of this chapter and
6 subsections (e) and (f), whenever territory is annexed by a municipality
7 under this chapter, the annexation may be appealed by filing with the
8 circuit or superior court of a county in which the annexed territory is
9 located a written remonstrance signed by:
10 (1) at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the owners of land in the
11 annexed territory; or
12 (2) the owners of more than seventy-five percent (75%) in
13 assessed valuation of the land in the annexed territory.
14 The remonstrance must be filed within ninety (90) days after the
15 publication of the annexation ordinance under section 7 of this chapter,
16 must be accompanied by a copy of that ordinance, and must state the
17 reason why the annexation should not take place.
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1 (b) This subsection applies only to an annexation for which an
2 annexation ordinance was adopted before July 1, 2015. On receipt of
3 the remonstrance, the court shall determine whether the remonstrance
4 has the necessary signatures. In determining the total number of
5 landowners of the annexed territory and whether signers of the
6 remonstrance are landowners, the names appearing on the tax duplicate
7 for that territory constitute prima facie evidence of ownership. Only
8 one (1) person having an interest in each single property, as evidenced
9 by the tax duplicate, is considered a landowner for purposes of this
10 section.
11 (c) This subsection applies only to an annexation for which an
12 annexation ordinance was adopted before July 1, 2015. If the court
13 determines that the remonstrance is sufficient, the court shall fix a time,
14 within sixty (60) days after the court's determination, for a hearing on
15 the remonstrance. Notice of the proceedings, in the form of a summons,
16 shall be served on the annexing municipality. The municipality is the
17 defendant in the cause and shall appear and answer.
18 (d) (a) This subsection applies only to an annexation for which an
19 annexation ordinance was adopted after June 30, 2015. If the
20 requirements of section 11.3(c) or (after December 31, 2016) section
21 11.4 of this chapter are met, the annexation may be appealed by filing
22 with the circuit or superior court of a county in which the annexed
23 territory is located:
24 (1) the signed remonstrances filed with the county auditor;
25 (2) the county auditor's certification under section 11.2(i) of this
26 chapter;
27 (3) the annexation ordinance; and
28 (4) a statement of the reason why the annexation should not take
29 place.
30 The remonstrance must be filed with the court not later than fifteen
31 (15) business days after the date the county auditor files the certificate
32 with the legislative body under section 11.2(i) of this chapter. After a
33 remonstrance petition is filed with the court, any person who signed a
34 remonstrance may file with the court a verified, written revocation of
35 the person's opposition to the annexation.
36 (e) (b) If an annexation is initiated by property owners under section
37 5.1 of this chapter and all property owners within the area to be
38 annexed petition the municipality to be annexed, a remonstrance to the
39 annexation may not be filed under this section.
40 (f) This subsection applies only to an annexation for which an
41 annexation ordinance is adopted before July 1, 2015. This subsection
42 applies if:
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1 (1) the territory to be annexed consists of not more than one
2 hundred (100) parcels; and
3 (2) eighty percent (80%) of the boundary of the territory proposed
4 to be annexed is contiguous to the municipality.
5 An annexation may be appealed by filing with the circuit or superior
6 court of a county in which the annexed territory is located a written
7 remonstrance signed by at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the
8 owners of land in the annexed territory as determined under subsection
9 (b).
10 SECTION 2. IC 36-4-3-11.3, AS ADDED BY P.L.228-2015,
11 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
12 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 11.3. (a) This section applies only to an
13 annexation ordinance adopted after June 30, 2015.
14 (b) An annexation ordinance is void if a written remonstrance
15 petition is signed by one (1) of the following:
16 (1) At least sixty-five percent (65%) fifty-one percent (51%) of
17 the owners of land in the annexed territory. An owner of land may
18 not:
19 (A) be counted in calculating the total number of owners of
20 land in the annexation territory; or
21 (B) have the owner's signature counted on a remonstrance;
22 with regard to any single property that an owner has an interest in
23 that was exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any
24 other state law for the immediately preceding year.
25 (2) The owners of at least eighty percent (80%) sixty percent
26 (60%) in assessed valuation of the land in the annexed territory.
27 Land that was exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or
28 any other state law for the immediately preceding year may not be
29 included in calculating the total assessed valuation of the land in
30 the annexation territory. The court may not count the owner's
31 signature on a remonstrance with regard to any single property
32 that the owner has an interest in that was exempt from property
33 taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any other state law for the immediately
34 preceding year.
35 (c) The annexation may be appealed to the court under section 11
36 of this chapter, if a written remonstrance is signed by one (1) of the
37 following:
38 (1) At least fifty-one percent (51%) but less than sixty-five
39 percent (65%) of the owners of land. An owner of land may not:
40 (A) be counted in calculating the total number of owners of
41 land in the annexation territory; or
42 (B) have the owner's signature counted on a remonstrance;
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1 with regard to any single property that the owner has an interest
2 in that was exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any
3 other state law for the immediately preceding year.
4 (2) The owners of at least sixty percent (60%) but less than eighty
5 percent (80%) in assessed valuation of land in the annexed
6 territory. Land that was exempt from property taxes under
7 IC 6-1.1-10 or any other state law for the immediately preceding
8 year may not be included in calculating the total assessed
9 valuation of the land in the annexation territory. The court may
10 not count an owner's signature on a remonstrance with regard to
11 any single property that the owner has an interest in that was
12 exempt from property taxes under IC 6-1.1-10 or any other state
13 law for the immediately preceding year.
14 SECTION 3. IC 36-4-3-11.4, AS ADDED BY P.L.228-2015,
15 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 11.4. (a) This section applies only to an
17 annexation that the meets all of the following requirements:
18 (1) The annexation ordinance is adopted after December 31,
19 2016.
20 (2) Notwithstanding the contiguity requirements of section 1.5 of
21 this chapter, at least one-tenth (1/10) of the aggregate external
22 boundaries of the territory sought to be annexed coincides with
23 the boundaries of:
24 (A) the municipality; and
25 (B) the site of an economic development project.
26 (b) As used in this section, "economic development project" means
27 any project developed by the municipality that meets all of the
28 following requirements:
29 (1) The annexing municipality determines that the project will:
30 (A) promote significant opportunities for the gainful
31 employment of its citizens;
32 (B) attract a major new business enterprise to the municipality;
33 or
34 (C) retain or expand a significant business enterprise within
35 the municipality.
36 (2) The project involves expenditures by the annexing
37 municipality for any of the following:
38 (A) Land acquisition, interests in land, site improvements,
39 infrastructure improvements, buildings, or structures.
40 (B) Rehabilitation, renovation, and enlargement of buildings
41 and structures.
42 (C) Machinery, equipment, furnishings, or facilities.
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1 (D) Substance removal or remedial action.
2 (c) Notwithstanding section 11.3(b) 11.3 of this chapter, even if a
3 remonstrance has enough signatures to satisfy the requirements of
4 section 11.3(b) 11.3 of this chapter, the annexation ordinance is not
5 void and may be appealed to the court under section 11 of this chapter,
6 if all of the following requirements are met:
7 (1) The economic development project site needs the following
8 capital services that the municipality is lawfully able to provide:
9 (A) water;
10 (B) sewer;
11 (C) gas; or
12 (D) any combination of the capital services described in
13 clauses (A) through (C).
14 (2) The municipality finds that it is in the municipality's best
15 interest to annex the annexation territory in order to extend,
16 construct, or operate the capital services that are provided to the
17 economic development project site.
18 (3) Before the date the annexation ordinance is adopted, a
19 taxpayer whose business will occupy the economic development
20 project site has done at least one (1) of the following:
21 (A) Filed a statement of benefits under IC 6-1.1-12.1 with the
22 designating body for the annexing municipality for a deduction
23 or abatement.
24 (B) Entered into an agreement with the Indiana economic
25 development corporation for a credit under IC 6-3.1-13.
26 (d) If the economic development project:
27 (1) has not commenced within twelve (12) months after the date
28 the annexation ordinance is adopted; or
29 (2) is not completed within thirty-six (36) months after the date
30 the annexation ordinance is adopted;
31 the annexation territory is disannexed from the municipality and reverts
32 to the jurisdiction of the unit having jurisdiction before the annexation.
33 For purposes of this subsection, a an economic development project is
34 considered to have commenced on the day that the physical erection,
35 installation, alteration, repair, or remodeling of a building or structure
36 commences on the site of the economic development project.
37 SECTION 4. IC 36-4-3-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.70-2022,
38 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
39 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), at the
40 hearing under section 12 of this chapter, the court shall order a
41 proposed annexation to take place if the following requirements are
42 met:
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1 (1) The requirements of either subsection (b) or (c).
2 (2) The requirements of subsection (d).
3 (3) The requirements of subsection (i).
4 (b) The requirements of this subsection are met if the evidence
5 establishes the following:
6 (1) That the territory sought to be annexed is contiguous to the
7 municipality.
8 (2) One (1) of the following:
9 (A) The resident population density of the territory sought to
10 be annexed is at least three (3) persons per acre.
11 (B) Sixty percent (60%) of the territory is subdivided.
12 (C) The territory is zoned for commercial, business, or
13 industrial uses.
14 (c) The requirements of this subsection are met if the evidence
15 establishes one (1) of the following:
16 (1) That the territory sought to be annexed is:
17 (A) contiguous to the municipality as required by section 1.5
18 of this chapter, except that at least one-fourth (1/4), instead of
19 one-eighth (1/8), of the aggregate external boundaries of the
20 territory sought to be annexed must coincide with the
21 boundaries of the municipality; and
22 (B) needed and can be used by the municipality for its
23 development in the reasonably near future.
24 (2) This subdivision applies only to an annexation for which an
25 annexation ordinance is adopted after December 31, 2016. That
26 the territory sought to be annexed involves an economic
27 development project and the requirements of section 11.4 of this
28 chapter are met.
29 (3) The territory is described in section 5.2 of this chapter.
30 (d) The requirements of this subsection are met if the evidence
31 establishes that the municipality has developed and adopted a written
32 fiscal plan and has established a definite policy, by resolution of the
33 legislative body as set forth in section 3.1 of this chapter. The fiscal
34 plan must show the following:
35 (1) The cost estimates of planned services to be furnished to the
36 territory to be annexed. The plan must present itemized estimated
37 costs for each municipal department or agency.
38 (2) The method or methods of financing the planned services. The
39 plan must explain how specific and detailed expenses will be
40 funded and must indicate the taxes, grants, and other funding to
41 be used.
42 (3) The plan for the organization and extension of services. The
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1 plan must detail the specific services that will be provided and the
2 dates the services will begin.
3 (4) That planned services of a noncapital nature, including police
4 protection, fire protection, street and road maintenance, and other
5 noncapital services normally provided within the corporate
6 boundaries, will be provided to the annexed territory within one
7 (1) year after the effective date of annexation and that they will be
8 provided in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to those
9 noncapital services provided to areas within the corporate
10 boundaries regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use,
11 and population density.
12 (5) That services of a capital improvement nature, including street
13 construction, street lighting, sewer facilities, water facilities, and
14 storm water drainage facilities, will be provided to the annexed
15 territory within three (3) years after the effective date of the
16 annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to
17 areas within the corporate boundaries, regardless of similar
18 topography, patterns of land use, and population density, and in
19 a manner consistent with federal, state, and local laws,
20 procedures, and planning criteria.
21 (6) This subdivision applies to a fiscal plan prepared after June
22 30, 2015. The estimated effect of the proposed annexation on
23 taxpayers in each of the political subdivisions to which the
24 proposed annexation applies, including the expected tax rates, tax
25 levies, expenditure levels, service levels, and annual debt service
26 payments in those political subdivisions for four (4) years after
27 the effective date of the annexation.
28 (7) This subdivision applies to a fiscal plan prepared after June
29 30, 2015. The estimated effect the proposed annexation will have
30 on municipal finances, specifically how municipal tax revenues
31 will be affected by the annexation for four (4) years after the
32 effective date of the annexation.
33 (8) This subdivision applies to a fiscal plan prepared after June
34 30, 2015. Any estimated effects on political subdivisions in the
35 county that are not part of the annexation and on taxpayers
36 located in those political subdivisions for four (4) years after the
37 effective date of the annexation.
38 (9) This subdivision applies to a fiscal plan prepared after June
39 30, 2015. A list of all parcels of property in the annexation
40 territory and the following information regarding each parcel:
41 (A) The name of the owner of the parcel.
42 (B) The parcel identification number.
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1 (C) The most recent assessed value of the parcel.
2 (D) The existence of a known waiver of the right to
3 remonstrate on the parcel. This clause applies only to a fiscal
4 plan prepared after June 30, 2016.
5 (e) At the hearing under section 12 of this chapter, the court shall do
6 the following:
7 (1) Consider evidence on the conditions listed in subdivision (2).
8 (2) Order a proposed annexation not to take place if the court
9 finds that all of the following conditions that are applicable to the
10 annexation exist in the territory proposed to be annexed:
11 (A) This clause applies only to an annexation for which an
12 annexation ordinance was adopted before July 1, 2015. The
13 following services are adequately furnished by a provider
14 other than the municipality seeking the annexation:
15 (i) Police and fire protection.
16 (ii) Street and road maintenance.
17 (B) (A) The annexation will have a significant financial impact
18 on the residents or owners of land. The court may not
19 consider:
20 (i) the personal finances; or
21 (ii) the business finances;
22 of a resident or owner of land. The personal and business
23 financial records of the residents or owners of land, including
24 state, federal, and local income tax returns, may not be subject
25 to a subpoena or discovery proceedings.
26 (C) (B) The annexation is not in the best interests of the
27 owners of land in the territory proposed to be annexed as set
28 forth in subsection (f).
29 (D) This clause applies only to an annexation for which an
30 annexation ordinance is adopted before July 1, 2015. One (1)
31 of the following opposes the annexation:
32 (i) At least sixty-five percent (65%) of the owners of land in
33 the territory proposed to be annexed.
34 (ii) The owners of more than seventy-five percent (75%) in
35 assessed valuation of the land in the territory proposed to be
36 annexed.
37 Evidence of opposition may be expressed by any owner of land
38 in the territory proposed to be annexed.
39 (E) (C) This clause applies only to an annexation for which an
40 annexation ordinance is adopted after June 30, 2015. One (1)
41 of the following opposes the annexation:
42 (i) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the owners of land in
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1 the territory proposed to be annexed.
2 (ii) The owners of more than sixty percent (60%) in assessed
3 valuation of the land in the territory proposed to be annexed.
4 The remonstrance petitions filed with the court under section
5 11 of this chapter are evidence of the number of owners of
6 land that oppose the annexation, minus any written revocations
7 of remonstrances that are filed with the court under section 11
8 of this chapter.
9 (F) This clause applies only to an annexation for which an
10 annexation ordinance is adopted before July 1, 2015. This
11 clause applies only to an annexation in which eighty percent
12 (80%) of the boundary of the territory proposed to be annexed
13 is contiguous to the municipality and the territory consists of
14 not more than one hundred (100) parcels. At least seventy-five
15 percent (75%) of the owners of land in the territory proposed
16 to be annexed oppose the annexation as determined under
17 section 11(b) of this chapter.
18 (f) The municipality under subsection (e)(2)(C) (e)(2)(B) bears the
19 burden of proving that the annexation is in the best interests of the
20 owners of land in the territory proposed to be annexed. In determining
21 this issue, the court may consider whether the municipality has
22 extended sewer or water services to the entire territory to be annexed:
23 (1) within the three (3) years preceding the date of the
24 introduction of the annexation ordinance; or
25 (2) under a contract in lieu of annexation entered into under
26 IC 36-4-3-21. section 21 of this chapter.
27 The court may not consider the provision of water services as a result
28 of an order by the Indiana utility regulatory commission to constitute
29 the provision of water services to the territory to be annexed.
30 (g) The most recent:
31 (1) federal decennial census;
32 (2) federal special census;
33 (3) special tabulation; or
34 (4) corrected population count;
35 shall be used as evidence of resident population density for purposes
36 of subsection (b)(2)(A), but this evidence may be rebutted by other
37 evidence of population density.
38 (h) A municipality that prepares a fiscal plan after June 30, 2015,
39 must comply with this subsection. A municipality may not amend the
40 fiscal plan after the date that a remonstrance is filed with the court
41 under section 11 of this chapter, unless amendment of the fiscal plan
42 is consented to by at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the persons who
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1 signed the remonstrance petition.
2 (i) The municipality must submit proof that the municipality has
3 complied with:
4 (1) the outreach program requirements and notice requirements
5 of section 1.7 of this chapter; and
6 (2) the requirements of section 11.1 of this chapter;
7 not later than sixty (60) days after publication of the annexation
8 ordinance.
9 SECTION 5. IC 36-4-3-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.228-2015,
10 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
11 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 15. (a) The court's judgment under section 12 or
12 15.5 of this chapter must specify the annexation ordinance on which
13 the remonstrance is based. The clerk of the court shall deliver a
14 certified copy of the final and unappealable judgment to the clerk of the
15 municipality. The clerk of the municipality shall:
16 (1) record the judgment in the clerk's ordinance record; and
17 (2) make a cross-reference to the record of the judgment on the
18 margin of the record of the annexation ordinance.
19 (b) If a final and unappealable judgment under section 12 or 15.5 of
20 this chapter is adverse to annexation, the municipality may not make
21 further attempts to annex the territory or any part of the territory during
22 the four (4) years after the later of:
23 (1) the judgment of the circuit or superior court; or
24 (2) the date of the final disposition of all appeals to a higher court;
25 unless the annexation is petitioned for under section 5 or 5.1 of this
26 chapter.
27 (c) This subsection applies if a municipality repeals the annexation
28 ordinance:
29 (1) less than sixty-one (61) days after the publication of the
30 ordinance under section 7(a) of this chapter; and
31 (2) before the hearing commences on the remonstrance under
32 section 11(c) 11 of this chapter.
33 A municipality may not make further attempts to annex the territory or
34 any part of the territory during the twelve (12) months after the date the
35 municipality repeals the annexation ordinance. This subsection does
36 not prohibit an annexation of the territory or part of the territory that is
37 petitioned for under section 5 or 5.1 of this chapter.
38 (d) This subsection applies if a municipality repeals the annexation
39 ordinance:
40 (1) at least sixty-one (61) days but not more than one hundred
41 twenty (120) days after the publication of the ordinance under
42 section 7(a) of this chapter; and
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1 (2) before the hearing commences on the remonstrance under
2 section 11(c) 11 of this chapter.
3 A municipality may not make further attempts to annex the territory or
4 any part of the territory during the twenty-four (24) months after the
5 date the municipality repeals the annexation ordinance. This subsection
6 does not prohibit an annexation of the territory or part of the territory
7 that is petitioned for under section 5 or 5.1 of this chapter.
8 (e) This subsection applies if a municipality repeals the annexation
9 ordinance:
10 (1) either:
11 (A) at least one hundred twenty-one (121) days after
12 publication of the ordinance under section 7(a) of this chapter
13 but before the hearing commences on the remonstrance under
14 section 11(c) 11 of this chapter; or
15 (B) after the hearing commences on the remonstrance as set
16 forth in section 11(c) 11 of this chapter; and
17 (2) before the date of the judgment of the circuit or superior court
18 as set forth in subsection (b).
19 A municipality may not make further attempts to annex the territory or
20 any part of the territory during the forty-two (42) months after the date
21 the municipality repeals the annexation ordinance. This subsection
22 does not prohibit an annexation of the territory or part of the territory
23 that is petitioned for under section 5 or 5.1 of this chapter.
24 (f) An annexation is effective when the clerk of the municipality
25 complies with the filing requirement of section 22(a) of this chapter.
26 SECTION 6. IC 36-4-3-22, AS AMENDED BY P.L.38-2021,
27 SECTION 84, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
28 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 22. (a) The clerk of the municipality shall file:
29 (1) each annexation ordinance against which:
30 (A) a remonstrance or an appeal has not been filed during the
31 period permitted under this chapter; or
32 (B) a remonstrance was filed without a sufficient number of
33 signatures to meet the requirements of section 11.3(c) 11.3 of
34 this chapter; in the case of an annexation for which an
35 annexation ordinance was adopted after June 30, 2015; or
36 (2) the certified copy of a final and unappealable judgment
37 ordering an annexation to take place;
38 with the county auditor, circuit court clerk, and board of registration (if
39 a board of registration exists) of each county in which the annexed
40 territory is located, the office of the secretary of state, and the office of
41 census data established by IC 2-5-1.1-12.2. The clerk of the
42 municipality shall record each annexation ordinance adopted under this
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1 chapter in the office of the county recorder of each county in which the
2 annexed territory is located.
3 (b) The ordinance or judgment must be filed and recorded no later
4 than ninety (90) days after:
5 (1) the expiration of the period permitted for a remonstrance or
6 appeal;
7 (2) the delivery of a certified order under section 15 of this
8 chapter; or
9 (3) the date the county auditor files the written certification with
10 the legislative body under section 11.2 of this chapter, in the case
11 of an annexation described in subsection (a)(1)(B).
12 (c) Failure to record the annexation ordinance as provided in
13 subsection (a) does not invalidate the ordinance.
14 (d) The county auditor shall forward a copy of any annexation
15 ordinance filed under this section to the following:
16 (1) The county highway department of each county in which the
17 lots or lands affected are located.
18 (2) The county surveyor of each county in which the lots or lands
19 affected are located.
20 (3) Each plan commission, if any, that lost or gained jurisdiction
21 over the annexed territory.
22 (4) The sheriff of each county in which the lots or lands affected
23 are located.
24 (5) The township trustee of each township that lost or gained
25 jurisdiction over the annexed territory.
26 (6) The office of the secretary of state.
27 (7) The office of census data established by IC 2-5-1.1-12.2.
28 (8) The department of local government finance, not later than
29 August 1, in the manner described by the department.
30 (e) The county auditor may require the clerk of the municipality to
31 furnish an adequate number of copies of the annexation ordinance or
32 may charge the clerk a fee for photoreproduction of the ordinance. The
33 county auditor shall notify the office of the secretary of state and the
34 office of census data established by IC 2-5-1.1-12.2 of the date that the
35 annexation ordinance is effective under this chapter.
36 (f) The county auditor or county surveyor shall, upon determining
37 that an annexation ordinance has become effective under this chapter,
38 indicate the annexation upon the property taxation records maintained
39 in the office of the auditor or the office of the county surveyor.
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