Indiana § 8-23-20-18 - Screening of junkyards and scrap metal facilities
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 8-23-20-18 — Screening of junkyards and scrap metal facilities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-23-20-18. Screening of junkyards and scrap metal facilities
Sec. 18. The department shall, if feasible, place a screen on the highway right-of-way or an area acquired for the purpose between a highway and a junkyard or a scrap metal processing facility that is lawfully located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a highway in the interstate or primary system so that the junkyard or facility is not visible from the main-traveled way, unless the junkyard or facility is located in an industrial area.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-23-20-18 ("Screening of junkyards and scrap metal facilities") 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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