§ 32-26-2-20 — Removal of fence erected on land of another; safeguarding crops

Indiana § 32-26-2-20

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 32: PROPERTY
• Art. 26: FENCES
• Ch. 2: Enclosures, Trespassing Animals, and Partition Fences

Text

If the fence to be removed under section 19
of this chapter forms any part of a fence enclosing a field of another
party on which there is a crop, the person to whom section 19 of this
chapter applies may not remove the fence in a manner that exposes the
field until the crop:
(1) has been gathered and removed, or secured from injury; or
(2) might, with reasonable diligence, have been gathered and
secured. After the conditions set forth in this section have been
met, the person to whom section 19 of this chapter applies may
immediately remove the fence and materials, whether or not more
than six (6) months have elapsed since the legal property line was
determined.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-2-20.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.