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.