Indiana § 8-23-18-1 - Authority for acquisition
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 8-23-18-1 — Authority for acquisition, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-23-18-1. Authority for acquisition
Sec. 1. The authority given to the department to acquire the fee simple title to public or private real property, rights, or easements needed or reasonably necessary for a state highway includes the right to acquire real property or a right in, to, or over real property owned, held, or claimed by a city, town, township, county, school corporation or other municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the state, public corporation, instrumentality, or agency supported in whole or in part by taxation.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.227.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-23-18-1 ("Authority for acquisition") 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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