Indiana § 8-4-29-1 - Complaint or petition; order of department
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§ 8-4-29-1. Complaint or petition; order of department
Sec. 1. If, after hearing on a complaint or petition filed with the Indiana department of transportation, the department determines that a party complainant is entitled to an award of damages for the violation of the laws of this state prescribing the duties and powers of the department, the department shall make an order directing the carrier to pay to the complainant the sum to which the complainant is entitled, on or before a day named, and stating the sum. No order shall be made if the carrier has made reparation to the complainant for the injury alleged to have been done. In connection with damages or reparation sought for the assessment and collection by a railroad of unreasonable or otherwise improper charges for the transportation of property within Indiana, if the facts material to the question are set forth in written verified statements by the parties involved and the facts are not in controversy, the department, after investigation and in its discretion, may waive hearing and dispose of the case by order, as provided in this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.273, s.1; Acts 1955, c.176, s.1. As amended by P.L.384-1987(ss), SEC.50; P.L.18-1990, SEC.58.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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