Sec. 3. (a) A legislative body may apply to the institute to have an area of a city governed by the legislative body designated as a public safety improvement area. The application must include a plan for improving public safety within the area.

     (b) The institute may not designate an area as a public safety improvement area unless the area:

(1) has a high crime rate;

(2) has boundaries that are expressly designated by the legislative body; and

(3) comprises not more than twenty percent (20%) of the city’s geographical territory.

As added by P.L.21-1994, SEC.3.