Indiana § 32-23-3-1 - Refusal to grant easements; failure to agree upon consideration
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§ 32-23-3-1. Refusal to grant easements; failure to agree upon consideration
Sec. 1. If:
(1) land that belongs to a landowner in Indiana is shut off from a public highway because of the:
(A) straightening of a stream under Indiana law;
(B) construction of a ditch under Indiana law; or
(C) erection of a dam that is constructed by the state or by the United States or an agency or a political subdivision of the state or of the United States under Indiana law; and
(2) the owner of the lands described in subdivision (1) is unable to secure an easement or right-of-way on and over the land that is adjacent to the affected land, and intervening between the land and the public highways that are most convenient to the land because:
(A) an adjacent and intervening landowner refuses to grant an easement; or
(B) the interested parties cannot agree upon the consideration to be paid by the landowner that is deprived of access to the highway;
the landowner of the affected land shall be granted the right of easement established as a way of necessity as provided under IC 32-24-1.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-3-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IC 32-23-4Chapter 4. Solar Easement
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Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-23-3-1 ("Refusal to grant easements; failure to agree upon consideration") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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