Certificate of organization; rebuttable presumption of establishment of district

Sec. 3.5. (a) In an action or proceeding that:

(1) relates to; or

(2) involves the validity or enforcement of;

a contract, proceeding, or action of a district, proof of the issuance of a certificate of organization to the district by the secretary of state creates a rebuttable presumption of the establishment of the district under this article or IC 13-3-1 (before its repeal).

(b) A copy of a certificate of organization that was issued to a district and certified by the secretary of state is:

(1) admissible in evidence in an action or proceeding referred to in subsection (a); and

(2) proof of the filing and contents of the certificate.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.30.