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ARTICLE 17
Municipal Annexation Law
General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24
SECTION 700
Short title
SECTION 701
Definitions
SECTION 702
Legislative intent
SECTION 703
Petition by residents or property owners to initiate annexation of territory
SECTION 703-A
Resolution by governing boards of municipalities to initiate annexation of territory
SECTION 704
Notice of hearing on petition or joint resolution to initiate annexation of territory
SECTION 705
Hearing
SECTION 706
Annexation of uninhabited territory belonging to a city or a village
SECTION 707
Disposition of property in area proposed to be annexed
SECTION 708
Assumption of debt
SECTION 709
Annexation by a city of territory in fire, fire protection, or fire alarm districts; assumption of indebtedness; property rights
SECTION 710
Disposition of taxes and other charges against property in annexed territory
SECTION 711
Determination after hearing
SECTION 712
Adjudication and determination in the supreme court
SECTION 713
Election in event of approval
SECTION 714
Annexation after election approving proposition
SECTION 715
Effect on certain school districts in which territory is situated
SECTION 716
Restrictions and prohibitions
SECTION 717
Boundaries and map of local government to which territory is annexed
SECTION 718
Construction
SECTION 719
Schedule of laws repealed
ARTICLE 17

MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION LAW
Section 700. Short title.

701. Definitions.

702. Legislative intent.

703. Petition by residents or property owners to initiate

annexation of territory.

703-a. Resolution by governing boards of municipalities to

initiate annexation of territory.

704. Notice of hearing on petition or joint resolution to

initiate annexation of territory.

705. Hearing.

706. Annexation of uninhabited territory belonging to a city

or a village.

707. Disposition of property in area proposed to be annexed.

708. Assumption of debt.

709. Annexation by a city of territory in fire, fire

protection, or fire alarm districts; assumption of

indebtedness; property rights.

710. Disposition of taxes and other charges against property

in annexed territory.

711. Determination after hearing.

712. Adjudication and determination in the supreme court.

713. Election in event of approval.

714. Annexation after election approving proposition.

715. Effect on certain school districts in which territory is

situated.

716. Restrictions and prohibitions.

717. Boundaries and map of local government to which territory

is annexed.

718. Construction.

719. Schedule of laws repealed.