Sec. 16. (a) Subsection (b) does not apply to:
(1) actions taken by the department under this chapter; or
(2) the removal, taking, or appropriation of a sign, display, or device prohibited under section 6 of this chapter.
(b) Before an outdoor advertising sign, display, or device is removed, taken, or appropriated through the use of zoning or another power or authority of the state, a state agency, or political subdivision:
(1) the value of the sign, display, or device shall be determined by the taking authority without the use of an amortization schedule; and
(2) the owners of the sign, display, or device and of the real property upon which the sign, display, or device is situated must be paid full and just compensation for the taking.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 8. Utilities and Transportation
Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation
Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards
8-23-20-1. Agreements With United States Secretary of Commerce
8-23-20-2. Form of Agreements; Negotiation
8-23-20-3. Determination of Legality of Secretary's Actions
8-23-20-4. Signs in Adjacent Areas; Standards
8-23-20-5. Signs in Unzoned and Zoned Commercial and Industrial Areas
8-23-20-8. Directional Signs Within 200 Feet of Right-of-Way
8-23-20-9. Removal of Previously Existing Nonconforming Signs
8-23-20-10. Acquisition of Nonconforming Signs
8-23-20-11. Payment of Compensation
8-23-20-12. Compensation Determination; Civil Actions
8-23-20-13. Enforcement of Chapter
8-23-20-14. Injunctions; Criminal Proceedings
8-23-20-15. Zoning Powers; Limitations
8-23-20-16. Removal, Taking, and Appropriation of Signs; Limitations
8-23-20-17. Location of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities
8-23-20-18. Screening of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Facilities
8-23-20-19. Rules and Regulations for Screening and Fencing
8-23-20-21. Powers of Political Subdivisions
8-23-20-22. Violations; Notice
8-23-20-23. Federal Aid; Acceptance
8-23-20-24. Federal Aid; Appropriation
8-23-20-25.5. Changeable Message Signs; Rules; Permits; Erection; Compliance
8-23-20-26. Signs in Violation of Chapter; Public Nuisance; Notice; Remedies
8-23-20-27. Taking of Outdoor Advertising Sign; Compensation