Section 36-4-1-1.1 - Change of status to second class city(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a third class city remains a third class city even though the city attains a population of at least thirty-four thousand (34,000) at a federal decennial census.(b) The legislative body of a city to which subsection (a) applies may, by ordinance, adopt second class city status.Amended by P.L. 56-2022,SEC. 4, eff. 7/1/2022.As added by P.L. 209-1999, SEC.1.