§ 32-24-1-13 — Highways and roads; appointment of appraisers

(a) The Indiana department of transportation
or any state board, agency, or commission that succeeds the department
in respect to the duties to locate, relocate, construct, reconstruct, repair,
or maintain the public highways of Indiana, having the right to exercise
the power of eminent domain for the public use, in its action for
condemnation is not required to prove that an offer of purchase was
made to the property owner in an action under this article.
(b) The court shall on the return day fixed at the time of the filing
of the complaint appoint appraisers as provided by law and fix a day
not later than ten (10) days after the date of the court's order for the
appraisers to appear, qualify, and file their report of appraisal.
(c) If the appraisers appointed by the court fail to appear, qualify,
and file their report of appraisal as ordered by the court, the court shall
discharge the appraisers and appoint new appraisers in the same
manner as provided in subsection (b).
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-11-1-9.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9.