Indiana § 8-1.5-2-17 Acquisition of property rights inside or outside boundaries; utility lines;
protection of services from injury or pollution; attachments from abuse,
destruction, or waste

Indiana Statutes

§ 8-1.5-2-17 — Acquisition of property rights inside or outside boundaries; utility lines; protection of services from injury or pollution; attachments from abuse, destruction, or waste

Indiana § 8-1.5-2-17

Art. 1.5MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

Ch. 2Transfer, Acquisition, and Improvement of Utilities by

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Ind. Code § 8-1.5-2-17 (2026).

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(a)A municipality, by exercising the power of eminent domain in accordance with IC 32-24 or other applicable law, may acquire property rights inside or outside its corporate boundaries as necessary for the business of a municipally owned utility.

(b)The municipal legislative body may provide for utility lines to be laid through the municipality as the municipally owned utility requires. The municipality may use any property or property rights necessary for constructing, acquiring, operating, or protecting from injury or pollution the municipally owned utility services.

(c)For the purpose of preserving and protecting from injury or pollution the municipal water services, the municipality may exercise its powers in areas within twenty-five (25) miles outside its corporate boundaries.

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(a) A municipality, by exercising the power
of eminent domain in accordance with IC 32-24 or other applicable
law, may acquire property rights inside or outside its corporate
boundaries as necessary for the business of a municipally owned utility.
(b) The municipal legislative body may provide for utility lines to
be laid through the municipality as the municipally owned utility
requires. The municipality may use any property or property rights
necessary for constructing, acquiring, operating, or protecting from
injury or pollution the municipally owned utility services.
(c) For the purpose of preserving and protecting from injury or
pollution the municipal water services, the municipality may exercise
its powers in areas within twenty-five (25) miles outside its corporate
boundaries.
(d) All attachments made to the utility fixtures, whether intended for
public or private use, are subject to the supervision and rules of the
utility for protection against abuse or destruction or the inordinate use
or waste of utility services.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.2-2002, SEC.39.