Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to cities in counties other than the following counties:

(1) A county having a consolidated city.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-1-3.5-4

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Lake County.

(3) St. Joseph County.

     (b) Jurisdiction over the following local matters, which before the 1981 regular session of the general assembly have been subjects of statutory concern, is transferred to the legislative body of each city having a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000):

(1) Regulation of sewers and drains (formerly governed by IC 19-2-11).

(2) Benefits for certain municipal utility employees (formerly governed by IC 19-3-29).

     (c) Jurisdiction over the following local matter, which before the 1981 regular session of the general assembly has been the subject of statutory concern, is transferred to the legislative body of each city having a population of more than thirty-five thousand (35,000) and less than fifty thousand (50,000):

Regulation of sewers and drains (formerly governed by IC 19-2-11).

[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.143; P.L.119-2012, SEC.170; P.L.11-2023, SEC.114.