Indiana Code 36-4-9-11. Head of department of law; city attorney and assistant city attorney; eligibility for appointment
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Sec. 11. (a) In a second class city, the corporation counsel is the head of the department of law. The corporation counsel’s first deputy is the city attorney, and the corporation counsel’s second deputy is the assistant city attorney.
(c) To be eligible to be appointed as the head of the department of law, a person must meet the following requirements:
(b) In a third class city, the city attorney is the head of the department of law.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-4-9-11
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) Be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), be a resident of the county in which the city is located.
(3) For a third class city located in a county having a population of less than seven thousand (7,000), be a resident of Indiana.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-1-6-13 part; 18-2-3-1 part; 18-5-13-2.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.44, SEC.49; P.L.220-1991, SEC.1; P.L.12-1992, SEC.159; P.L.119-2012, SEC.190.