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Chapter 1. Railroad Regulation─department of Transportation
8-3-1-1. Financial and Business Operations Report - Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "department" refers...
8-3-1-2. "Railroad" Defined - Sec. 2. The term "railroad" as used in this chapter...
8-3-1-3. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.4; Acts 1907, c.241, s.4. As...
8-3-1-4. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.5; Acts 1907, c.241, s.5. As...
8-3-1-5. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.7; Acts 1907, c.241, s.7; Acts...
8-3-1-6. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.8; Acts 1907, c.241, s.8. As...
8-3-1-7. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.9. As amended by Acts 1978,...
8-3-1-8. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.10; Acts 1907, c.241, s.9; Acts...
8-3-1-9. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.11; Acts 1907, c.241, s.10; Acts...
8-3-1-10. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.12; Acts 1907, c.241, s.11; Acts...
8-3-1-11. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.13; Acts 1907, c.241, s.12. As...
8-3-1-12. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.14; Acts 1907, c.241, s.13; Acts...
8-3-1-13. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.15; Acts 1907, c.241, s.14. As...
8-3-1-14. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.16. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.7;...
8-3-1-15. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.17. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.8....
8-3-1-16. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.18; Acts 1907, c.241, s.15. As...
8-3-1-17. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.19; Acts 1907, c.241, s.16. As...
8-3-1-18. Information to Department; Enforcement Powers of Department - Sec. 18. The department may inquire into the management of...
8-3-1-19. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1905, c.53, s.21; Acts 1907, c.241, s.18. As...
8-3-1-20. Right of Action for Penalty or Forfeiture, Release, or Waiver - Sec. 20. This chapter does not release or waive any...
8-3-1-21. Accident Reports; Facilities Maintenance - Sec. 21. (a) Every railroad company subject to this chapter...
8-3-1-21.1. Abandonment of Railroad Right-of-Way; Notices; Removal of Crossing Control Devices; Failure to Comply; Cost; Recreational Use - Sec. 21.1. (a) Upon receiving notice of intent to abandon...
8-3-1-21.2. Restoration; Apportionment of Costs - Sec. 21.2. (a) The department may order the apportionment of...
8-3-1-21.3. Improvement of Street or Highway Intersecting Railroad Right-of-Way; Notice and Assessment of Cost to Owner - Sec. 21.3. (a) When a public street or highway intersects...
8-3-1-22. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way Intersecting or Crossing Public Highways; Resurfacing - Sec. 22. If the department determines that the right-of-way of...
8-3-1-23. Expenses; Charges and Payment - Sec. 23. Any expense incurred by the department, either upon...
8-3-1-24. Repealed - As added by P.L.84-1988, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.82-1991, SEC.1.
Chapter 1.5. State Rail Preservation Law
8-3-1.5-1. Definitions - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: (a) "Agent for...
8-3-1.5-2. Authority of Indiana Department of Transportation - Sec. 2. The department is hereby authorized to exercise those...
8-3-1.5-3. Financial Assistance for Continuance of Rail Service - Sec. 3. The department is hereby authorized to provide financial...
8-3-1.5-4. Information to Be Provided to Department - Sec. 4. The department in performing its planning function is...
8-3-1.5-5. Acquisition of Rail or Nonrail Property - Sec. 5. (a) The department, as sole agent for the...
8-3-1.5-6. Disposition of Property - Sec. 6. The department may sell, transfer, or lease all,...
8-3-1.5-7. Interstate Commerce Commission Certificate - Sec. 7. After acquiring any railroad lines within the State,...
8-3-1.5-8. Condemnation Power - Sec. 8. If the department is unable to acquire necessary...
8-3-1.5-9. Condemnation Procedure - Sec. 9. The procedure for any necessary condemnation proceedings is...
8-3-1.5-10. Assuring Good Title - Sec. 10. The department may take whatever steps are necessary...
8-3-1.5-11. Sale of Rail Properties - Sec. 11. All rail properties within the State offered for...
8-3-1.5-12. Cooperation With Other States - Sec. 12. The department may cooperate with other states in...
8-3-1.5-13. Acquisition of Property by Political Subdivisions - Sec. 13. In weighing the varied interests of the residents...
8-3-1.5-14. Funding - Sec. 14. The department may utilize federal funds, grants, gifts,...
8-3-1.5-15. Acquisition or Modernization Loans - Sec. 15. The department may apply for an acquisition and...
8-3-1.5-16. Delinquent State Railroad Taxes; Offset Against Purchase Cost - Sec. 16. In addition to any other funds available to...
8-3-1.5-17. Railroad Equipment; Acquisition - Sec. 17. The department is authorized to purchase any railroad...
8-3-1.5-18. Contracts for Rebuilding and Maintaining Rail Properties - Sec. 18. The department may contract for the rebuilding of...
8-3-1.5-19. Contracts to Maintain or Improve Rail Transportation Service - Sec. 19. The department may contract with any person, firm,...
8-3-1.5-20. Transfer of Rail Properties to Other State Departments or Agencies or Political Subdivisions; Sale of Properties - Sec. 20. Whenever the department determines that any rail properties...
8-3-1.5-20.5. Commuter Rail Service Fund - Sec. 20.5. (a) A special fund to be known as...
8-3-1.5-20.6. Electric Rail Service Fund - Sec. 20.6. (a) A special fund to be known as...
8-3-1.5-21. Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend Railway Capital Improvements Fund - Sec. 21. There is created a Chicago, South Shore, and...
8-3-1.5-22. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.79, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977,...
8-3-1.5-23. Rules and Regulations - Sec. 23. The department shall, subject to IC 8-9.5-2-6(7) (repealed),...
Chapter 1.7. Industrial Rail Service Fund
8-3-1.7-1. "Railroad" Defined - Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2(a)(6) of this...
8-3-1.7-2. Creation of Fund; Use - Sec. 2. (a) There is created a fund known as...
8-3-1.7-3. Control of Fund; Responsibility for Administration - Sec. 3. The administrative control of the industrial rail service...
8-3-1.7-4. Application; Approval; Criteria; Service of Loan - Sec. 4. Any railroad may apply for a loan from...
8-3-1.7-5. Terms and Interest Rates for Loans - Sec. 5. The Indiana department of transportation shall set the...
8-3-1.7-6. Redeposit of Repayments; Investments by Department of Transportation - Sec. 6. (a) Money held in the industrial rail service...
Chapter 2. Operation of Freight Railroads
8-3-2-1. Freight Carriers; Law Governing - Sec. 1. The provisions of the chapter shall apply to...
8-3-2-2. Freight Cars or Locomotives; Duty to Provide and Maintain - Sec. 2. All carriers subject to the provisions of this...
8-3-2-3. Freight Movements; Time Limit - Sec. 3. All carriers subject to the provisions of this...
8-3-2-4. Consignee; Time for Freight Delivery; Forfeitures - Sec. 4. All carriers subject to the provisions of this...
8-3-2-5. Freight and Coal Cars; Duty to Provide; Shipment of Livestock and Perishable Property; Preference - Sec. 5. Every carrier subject to this chapter shall furnish...
8-3-2-6. Carload Freight Shipments; Billings; Records; Freight Cars Requested and Furnished - Sec. 6. Each carrier subject to this chapter shall provide...
8-3-2-7. Records; Freight Cars Requested and Furnished; Violations - Sec. 7. It is a Class C infraction for a...
8-3-2-8. Freight Cars; Delay in Furnishing; Forfeiture - Sec. 8. Every carrier subject to the provisions of this...
8-3-2-9. Coal Cars; Duty to Furnish - Sec. 9. At the request of a carrier, coal mine...
8-3-2-10. Coal Cars; Failure to Furnish; Forfeiture - Sec. 10. A carrier that fails, neglects, or refuses to...
8-3-2-11. Coal in Transit; Confiscation by Carrier - Sec. 11. When for any reason coal in transit is...
8-3-2-12. Forfeiture and Damages; Delay in Transportation or Failure to Furnish Freight Cars - Sec. 12. The forfeiture accruing under this chapter may be...
8-3-2-13. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1907, c.231, s.13. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.23....
8-3-2-14. Actions and Proceedings to Enforce Railroad Law - Sec. 14. The Indiana department of transportation may inquire into...
8-3-2-15. Temporary and Emergency Rates, Routes, and Regulations; Receivership - Sec. 15. If a carrier fails to provide the equipment,...
8-3-2-16. Partial Invalidity of Law - Sec. 16. In case any of the provisions of this...
Chapter 3. Railroad Operation of Motor Carriers
8-3-3-1. Freight and Passenger Service - Sec. 1. The corporate power of street and interurban railroad...
Chapter 4. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 5. Railroad─application of Eminent Domain
8-3-5-1. Application; Public Use - Sec. 1. The following may adopt the provisions of IC...
Chapter 6. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 7. Railroad Rights-of-Way─weed Control
8-3-7-1. Time for Cutting - Sec. 1. All railroad corporations doing business in this state...
8-3-7-2. Violation; Penalty; Action to Recover - Sec. 2. In case any railroad company shall refuse or...
Chapter 8. Railroad Rights-of-Way─recording Deeds
8-3-8-1. Time for Recordation - Sec. 1. Any railroad corporations, lessee or assignee or receiver,...
8-3-8-2. Necessity for Recordation - Sec. 2. Every such conveyance, lease, release, or other contract...
Chapter 9. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 10. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.1-1993, SEC.49.
Chapter 11. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 12. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 13. Rail Branch Lines
8-3-13-1. Authority to Build and Operate - Sec. 1. Any railroad company organized under the laws of...
8-3-13-2. Construction and Maintenance; Charter Powers - Sec. 2. The powers of the charter of any railroad...
Chapter 14. Altering Routes of Railroads
8-3-14-1. Abandonment or Relocation; Damages - Sec. 1. If, at any time after the location of...
Chapter 15. Public Use of Railroad Land
8-3-15-1. Railroad Right Retained - Sec. 1. The use by the public (of the) right...
8-3-15-2. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1865(ss), c.21, s.2. Repealed by Acts 1972, P.L.8,...
8-3-15-3. Riding, Driving, or Walking on Right-of-Way or Yard a Misdemeanor; Definitions; Exceptions - Sec. 3. (a) A person who rides, drives, or walks...
Chapter 16. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 17. Railroad Police
8-3-17-1. Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms - Sec. 1. Upon the application in writing of a company...
8-3-17-2. Commission; Recordation; Powers and Duties - Sec. 2. (a) Every policeman appointed under this chapter shall,...
8-3-17-3. Powers and Duties - Sec. 3. Such policemen shall enforce and compel obedience to...
8-3-17-3.5. Educational and Training Requirements - Sec. 3.5. (a) All railroad police commissioned under this chapter...
8-3-17-4. Badge; Exhibition Upon Demand and Before Making Arrest - Sec. 4. Every policeman so appointed and commissioned shall, when...
8-3-17-5. Compensation - Sec. 5. The compensation for such policemen shall be paid...
8-3-17-6. Surety Bond - Sec. 6. Every policeman appointed and commissioned shall, before entering...
8-3-17-7. Certificate; Issuance of Commission - Sec. 7. Upon the issuance of a commission to any...
8-3-17-8. Termination of Powers - Sec. 8. When a company no longer requires the services...
8-3-17-9. Definitions - Sec. 9. The term "railroad or railroads" or "railroad company"...
8-3-17-10. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1927, c.18, s.10. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.80,...
8-3-17-11. Effect of Acts 1975, p.l.80 on Commissions - Sec. 11. Acts 1975, P.L.80 does not affect the validity...
Chapter 18. Conductor's Police Power
8-3-18-1. Authority - Sec. 1. The conductors of all trains carrying passengers within...
8-3-18-2. Ejection of Passengers; Refund of Fare - Sec. 2. When any passenger shall be guilty of disorderly...
8-3-18-3. Arrest of Passenger; Delivery Before Court; Affidavit - Sec. 3. When any passenger commits a crime upon any...
Chapter 19. Interstate High Speed Rail Compact
8-3-19-1. Ratification; Text of Compact - Sec. 1. The "Interstate High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network...
8-3-19-2. Disbursements; Appropriations; per Diem; Reimbursement for Expenses - Sec. 2. (a) Should the disbursement of any funds be...
Chapter 20. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.50-2011, SEC.5.
Chapter 21. Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact
8-3-21-1. Ratification - Sec. 1. The interstate rail passenger network compact is ratified,...
8-3-21-2. Policy and Purpose - Sec. 2. It is the policy of the states party...
8-3-21-3. Rail Passenger Network Financial and Economic Impact Study - Sec. 3. (a) The states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee,...
8-3-21-4. Mutual Assistance - Sec. 4. The participating states agree to do the following:...
8-3-21-5. Interstate Rail Passenger Advisory Council - Sec. 5. The interstate rail passenger advisory council (referred to...
8-3-21-6. Duties of Council - Sec. 6. The council shall do the following: (1) Meet...
8-3-21-7. Effective Date - Sec. 7. This compact becomes effective upon the adoption of...
8-3-21-8. Withdrawal From Compact - Sec. 8. This compact continues in force with respect to...
8-3-21-9. Construction and Severability - Sec. 9. (a) This compact shall be liberally construed to...
Chapter 22. Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact
8-3-22-1. Purposes - Sec. 1. The purposes of this compact are, through joint...
8-3-22-2. "Commission" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" means the...
8-3-22-3. Creation and Members of Commission - Sec. 3. (a) The Midwest interstate passenger rail compact commission...
8-3-22-4. Powers and Duties of Commission - Sec. 4. (a) The duties of the commission are to:...
8-3-22-5. Officers - Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall annually elect from among...
8-3-22-6. Meetings; Voting - Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall meet at least once...
8-3-22-7. Appropriations; Donations; Expenses; Budgets - Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the money necessary...
8-3-22-8. Eligible Party States - Sec. 8. (a) The states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,...
8-3-22-9. Withdrawal From Compact; Default; Termination of Compact - Sec. 9. (a) Withdrawal from this compact shall be by...
8-3-22-10. Severability; Effect of Rulings in Other States; Liberal Construction - Sec. 10. (a) The provisions of this compact are severable,...