Indiana § 36-9-27-47 Persons entering land under contract, easement, or statute; damage to
drains; repair procedure

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-9-27-47 — Persons entering land under contract, easement, or statute; damage to drains; repair procedure

Indiana § 36-9-27-47

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 9TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

Ch. 27Drainage Law

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Ind. Code § 36-9-27-47 (2026).

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(a)Whenever any person:

(1)goes upon any land under any contract, easement, or statute; and

(2)damages a regulated drain or impedes the flow of such a drain by placing pipe, cable, or other material over, under, or through the drain; the board shall serve upon the person an order requiring the person to immediately repair the damages and remove the obstruction.

(b)If the person fails to comply with the order, the county surveyor shall repair the damage and remove the obstruction. The board may then bring an action against the person to recover damages, including the reasonable cost of repairing the damage and removing the obstruction, along with reasonable attorney's fees. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-4-6-3 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.101. Amended by

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(a) Whenever any person:
(1) goes upon any land under any contract, easement, or statute;
and
(2) damages a regulated drain or impedes the flow of such a drain
by placing pipe, cable, or other material over, under, or through
the drain;
the board shall serve upon the person an order requiring the person to
immediately repair the damages and remove the obstruction.
(b) If the person fails to comply with the order, the county surveyor
shall repair the damage and remove the obstruction. The board may
then bring an action against the person to recover damages, including
the reasonable cost of repairing the damage and removing the
obstruction, along with reasonable attorney's fees.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-4-6-3
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.101. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.338.