Indiana § 14-26-3-6 - Department as party in interest
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§ 14-26-3-6. Department as party in interest
Sec. 6. In the interest of public health and convenience, the department is a party in interest in the matters set out in this chapter. Nonbenefit or the nonownership of land affected by a cause may not be pleaded in any court acting under Indiana law as a bar to the right of the department to appear, commence, prosecute, or defend in the cause.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-12-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IC 14-26-4Chapter 4. Lakes; Average Normal Water Level
14-26-4-1"Average normal water level" defined 14-26-4-2Establishment and maintenance of average normal water level 14-26-4-3Reports; preparation 14-26-4-4Method of determination 14-26-4-5Reports; filing 14-26-4-6Reports; docket; notice 14-26-4-7Court to hear evidence 14-26-4-8Findings; judgments 14-26-4-9Lake level record 14-26-4-10Monument 14-26-4-11Applicability to dams, spillways, and control works 14-26-4-12Construction of dams, spillways, or control works
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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