Indiana § 8-20-8-1 Time limit; joint action; petition to relocate or permanently close road

Indiana Statutes

§ 8-20-8-1 — Time limit; joint action; petition to relocate or permanently close road

Indiana § 8-20-8-1

Art. 20COUNTY ROADS─LOCATION AND EMINENT

Ch. 8Temporary Closing of County Roads

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Ind. Code § 8-20-8-1 (2026).

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The county executive may temporarily close or relocate a road or a portion of a road that is part of that county's road system for a period not exceeding five (5) years. If the road is located on a county line or if parts of the road are located in more than one (1) county, the road may only be closed under this section by the joint action of the executives of all the counties. The order to temporarily close or relocate may be extended in increments of not more than two

(2)years. If a road has been closed or relocated for three (3) or more years under this section, a person who filed the petition under section 2 of this chapter to temporarily close or relocate a road may file a second petition in accordance with this chapter to permanently close or relocate that same road. As added by Act

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The county executive may temporarily close or
relocate a road or a portion of a road that is part of that county's road
system for a period not exceeding five (5) years. If the road is located
on a county line or if parts of the road are located in more than one (1)
county, the road may only be closed under this section by the joint
action of the executives of all the counties. The order to temporarily
close or relocate may be extended in increments of not more than two
(2) years. If a road has been closed or relocated for three (3) or more
years under this section, a person who filed the petition under section
2 of this chapter to temporarily close or relocate a road may file a
second petition in accordance with this chapter to permanently close or
relocate that same road.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.86-1988, SEC.220.