Indiana Code 36-4-1-1. Basis of classification
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-4-1-1
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Cities of 600,000 or more |
First class cities |
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Cities of 34,000 to 599,999 |
Second class cities |
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Cities of less than 34,000 |
Third class cities |
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Other municipalities of any |
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population |
Towns |
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a city that attains a population of thirty-four thousand (34,000) remains a second class city even though its population decreases to less than thirty-four thousand (34,000) at the next federal decennial census.
(c) The legislative body of a city to which subsection (b) applies may, by ordinance, adopt third class city status.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-2-1-1; 18-2-1-1.5; 18-2-1-2 part; 18-3-2-1 part; 18-3-3-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.44, SEC.37; P.L.340-1987, SEC.1; P.L.71-1997, SEC.2; P.L.64-2004, SEC.34; P.L.81-2004, SEC.46; P.L.119-2012, SEC.184; P.L.56-2022, SEC.3.