Sec. 4. (a) The district is a body corporate and politic that may sue or be sued and plead and be impleaded. The district has the powers and jurisdiction provided in this chapter.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-10-9-4

  • 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.
     (b) The exercise by the district of the district’s powers is an essential governmental function of the state and the city in which the district is located, but the district is not immune from liability.

As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2.

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