Indiana § 8-20-1-28 - Public and municipally owned utilities; poles, facilities, appliances, and fixtures
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§ 8-20-1-28. Public and municipally owned utilities; poles, facilities, appliances, and fixtures
Sec. 28. Public and municipally owned utilities are authorized to construct, operate, and maintain their poles, facilities, appliances, and fixtures upon, along, under, and across any of the public roads, highways, and waters outside of municipalities, as long as they do not interfere with the ordinary and normal public use of the roadway, as defined in IC 9-13-2-157. However, the utility shall review its plans with the county executive before locating the pole, facility, appliance, or fixture, and the county executive shall comply with IC 8-1-2-101. The utility may trim any tree along the road or highway, but may not cut down and remove the tree without the consent of the abutting property owners, unless the cutting or removal is required by rule or order of the Indiana utility regulatory commission. The utility may not locate a pole where it interferes with the ingress or egress from adjoining land.
Formerly: Acts 1905, c.167, s.38; Acts 1911, c.161, s.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.181; P.L.2-1991, SEC.62; P.L.177-2021, SEC.11.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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