Sec. 4. Upon the filing of a petition to establish a district under this chapter, the department shall determine whether the petition complies with the requirements of this chapter as to form and content. The department:
(1) may not declare a petition void because of alleged defects; and
(2) may, in subsequent proceedings at any time, permit the petition to be amended in form or substance.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-3(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.