Ind. Code § 36-1-3-5

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 36-1-3-5 - Powers of unit; exercise; township exception

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a unit may exercise any power it has to the extent that the power:

(1) is not expressly denied by the Indiana Constitution or by statute; and

(2) is not expressly granted to another entity.

(b) A township may not exercise power the township has if another unit in which all or part of the township is located exercises that same power.

IC 36-1-3-5

Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-2-2.5-1 part; 17-2-2.5-3 part; 18-1-1.5-1 part; 18-1-1.5-16 part; 18-1-1.5-19 part; 18-4-2-33 part; 18-5-10-2.

As added by Acts1980 , P.L. 211, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 251-1993, SEC.2.