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Chapter 1. Highway Crossings
8-6-1-1. Investigations; Numbering of Crossings - Sec. 1. The Indiana department of transportation (referred to as...
8-6-1-2. Requisite Information; Forms; Investigation - Sec. 2. The department shall secure from the several companies...
8-6-1-3. Surveys and Reports - Sec. 3. The department may require to be made ocular...
8-6-1-4. Hearings on Location and Construction; Orders - Sec. 4. Whenever the department shall come to the conclusion,...
8-6-1-5. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1913, c.182, s.5. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.95....
8-6-1-6. Maximum or Ruling Grade; Exceeding - Sec. 6. In any case of grade separation under the...
8-6-1-7. Relocation or Consolidation of Crossings; Hearing on Establishment or Extension of Highway at Grade Over Railroad; Construction of New Railroad - Sec. 7. (a) Whenever the department finds it best to...
8-6-1-8. Number of Crossings; Determination - Sec. 8. In determining the number of grade crossings the...
8-6-1-9. Consent to Construction - Sec. 9. No railroad shall construct a railroad across a...
Chapter 2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.62, SEC.2.
Chapter 2.1. Railroad Grade Crossing Separations
8-6-2.1-1. Separation or Alteration of Grade Levels of Public Highway - Sec. 1. The board of public works or board of...
8-6-2.1-2. Agreements for Removal of Railroad Facilities; Relocation and Reconstruction of Facilities - Sec. 2. The board may enter into an agreement or...
8-6-2.1-3. Department of Transportation Powers - Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana department of transportation shall participate...
8-6-2.1-4. Preparation of Maps and Plans - Sec. 4. (a) Whenever the board of any city determines...
8-6-2.1-5. Parties to Agreements; Submission of Specifications, Maps, and Plans; Approval - Sec. 5. (a) If the Indiana department of transportation and...
8-6-2.1-6. Filing of Maps, Plans, and Specifications; Resolution; Inspection - Sec. 6. (a) After the general maps, plans and specifications...
8-6-2.1-7. Acquisition of Property; Cost Agreements - Sec. 7. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the...
8-6-2.1-8. Clearance and Grade - Sec. 8. Where the highway is carried over the railroad,...
8-6-2.1-9. Notice of Adoption of Resolution or Alteration of Grade; Remonstrances - Sec. 9. (a) Upon the adoption of the resolution for...
8-6-2.1-10. Parties Aggrieved - Sec. 10. All persons affected in any manner by the...
8-6-2.1-11. Options to Purchase Land; Appraisals - Sec. 11. (a) When the land or any part of...
8-6-2.1-12. Title to Acquired Property - Sec. 12. The title to any lands, rights-of-way or other...
8-6-2.1-13. Remonstrances; Appeals - Sec. 13. (a) At the time fixed for the hearing,...
8-6-2.1-14. Filing of Order and Bond; Hearing - Sec. 14. Within twenty (20) days after the final action...
8-6-2.1-15. Agreements Concerning Planning and Completion of Work Projects - Sec. 15. The city, by its board of public works...
8-6-2.1-16. Costs to Be Borne by Parties in Interest - Sec. 16. (a) The total cost of the improvement to...
8-6-2.1-17. Agreements Fixing Cost of Improvements Borne by Parties in Interest - Sec. 17. (a) The total cost of the improvement shall...
8-6-2.1-18. Contracts; Bidding; Validity of Proceedings and Orders of Board and Contract - Sec. 18. Any portion or portions of the work of...
8-6-2.1-19. Warrants - Sec. 19. Any part of the city's portion of the...
8-6-2.1-20. Accounting of Improvement Costs and Disbursements; Payments and Adjustments - Sec. 20. (a) The board, through its engineer, shall keep...
8-6-2.1-21. Special Tax; Taxing District - Sec. 21. (a) Upon final action of the board or...
8-6-2.1-22. Roll of Owners of Property Sought to Be Taken - Sec. 22. When the resolution is finally confirmed by the...
8-6-2.1-23. Determination of Damages; Publication of Notice of Land Appropriated, Character of Improvement, and Preliminary Awards; Remonstrances; Irregularities in Proceedings - Sec. 23. (a) Upon the completion of the roll, the...
8-6-2.1-24. Interests of Mentally Incompetent Persons or Infants; Guardianship - Sec. 24. If any person having an interest in land...
8-6-2.1-25. Appearance by Remonstrators; Appeals - Sec. 25. Any person notified or considered to be notified...
8-6-2.1-26. Procedure on Appeal - Sec. 26. (a) The appeal shall be taken by filing...
8-6-2.1-27. Assessment Liens; Payment; Tax Exemption - Sec. 27. (a) The assessment roll, upon final confirmation by...
8-6-2.1-28. Payment of Damages - Sec. 28. (a) The board, upon the completion of the...
8-6-2.1-29. Bonds - Sec. 29. (a) In order to raise money to pay...
8-6-2.1-30. Proceeds From Sale of Bonds - Sec. 30. All proceeds from the sale of bonds issued...
8-6-2.1-31. Special Tax Levy - Sec. 31. (a) In order to raise money to pay...
8-6-2.1-32. Payment for Lands Acquired by Purchase, Contract, or Eminent Domain; Title to Lands - Sec. 32. If the lands acquired for the improvement or...
8-6-2.1-33. Filing of Description of Acquired Lands - Sec. 33. Within sixty (60) days after any land or...
8-6-2.1-34. Limitations Upon Expenditures and Appropriations - Sec. 34. No part of any of the funds raised...
8-6-2.1-35. Application of Ic 8-6-3 to Maintenance Costs - Sec. 35. Maintenance costs requirements are governed, to the extent...
8-6-2.1-36. Jurisdiction and Authority of Board of Each City - Sec. 36. (a) The jurisdiction and authority of the board...
Chapter 3. Division of Costs of Improvements to Railroad Grade Separations
8-6-3-1. Percentage Allocation; Railroads and Public Entities - Sec. 1. (a) Whenever the separation of grades at the...
8-6-3-2. Application of Other Laws; Maintenance After Construction - Sec. 2. (a) This chapter shall not authorize the separation...
8-6-3-3. Order or Consent by Department - Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or...
8-6-3-4. Railroad Relocation Projects; Allocation of Cost; Local Government Powers - Sec. 4. (a) Where a grade separation results from a...
Chapter 4. Signals at Railroad Grade Crossings
8-6-4-0.3. Legalization of Certain Ordinances; Review of Crossing Safety Levels; Program to Increase Crossing Safety; Development of Crossing Safety Program; Consultation With Railroads, Municipalities - Sec. 0.3. (a) An ordinance that would be permitted under...
8-6-4-1. Bell and Whistle Required Equipment; Duty to Sound Warning; Inoperable Bell on Locomotive; Sign in Vicinity of Crossing - Sec. 1. (a) A railroad company operating in this state...
8-6-4-1.3. Legalization of Certain Ordinances; Review of Crossing Safety Levels; Program to Increase Crossing Safety - Sec. 1.3. (a) An ordinance that would be permitted under...
8-6-4-2. Violations; Penalties; Damages for Personal Injuries or Property Damage - Sec. 2. (a) Every engineer or other person in charge...
8-6-4-3. Actions to Recover Penalties; Venue - Sec. 3. All actions for the recovery of the penalties...
8-6-4-4. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1879(ss), c.77, s.4. Repealed by Acts 1972, P.L.63,...
8-6-4-5. Fines and Penalties; Disposition - Sec. 5. All fines and penalties collected under the provisions...
Chapter 5. Flagmen at Railroad Grade Crossings
8-6-5-1. Duty to Employ; Hours for Duty - Sec. 1. All railroads owned or operated in the state...
8-6-5-2. Failure to Employ; Forfeiture - Sec. 2. Should said railroad corporation neglect or refuse to...
Chapter 6. Traffic Protection at Railroad Grade Crossings
8-6-6-1. Specifications and Requirements; Violations - Sec. 1. It is a Class C infraction for a...
8-6-6-2. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1911, c.224, s.2. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2,...
Chapter 7. Extra Hazardous Grade Crossings
8-6-7-1. Petition for Installation; Hearings - Sec. 1. The Indiana department of transportation shall, upon proper...
8-6-7-2. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1931, c.89, s.2. As amended by Acts 1965,...
8-6-7-3. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1931, c.89, s.3. As amended by Acts 1965,...
8-6-7-4. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1931, c.89, s.4. As amended by Acts 1965,...
Chapter 7.5. Blocking Railroad Grade Crossings
8-6-7.5-1. Time Limit - Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for a railroad corporation...
8-6-7.5-2. Successive Train Movements - Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for a railroad corporation...
8-6-7.5-3. Violations; Minimum Judgment; Funds Deposited in Industrial Rail Service Fund - Sec. 3. (a) A railroad corporation that violates this chapter...
Chapter 7.6. Unobstructed View at Crossings
8-6-7.6-1. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.64, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.103-2001, SEC.1;...
8-6-7.6-1.1. Repealed - As added by P.L.2-2013, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.205-2014, SEC.1. Repealed...
8-6-7.6-1.5. Definitions - Sec. 1.5. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1)...
8-6-7.6-2. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.64, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.103-2001, SEC.2;...
8-6-7.6-2.1. Violation; Civil Penalty; Action to Recover - Sec. 2.1. A railroad that violates section 3 or 4...
8-6-7.6-3. Unobstructed Views at Grade Crossings - Sec. 3. (a) A railroad shall provide and maintain within...
8-6-7.6-4. Unobstructed Views at Other Crossings - Sec. 4. (a) A railroad shall provide and maintain within...
Chapter 7.7. Railroad Grade Crossings Fund
8-6-7.7-1. "Grade Crossing" - Sec. 1. The term "grade crossing" as used in this...
8-6-7.7-1.1. "Person" - Sec. 1.1. As used in this chapter, "person" means an...
8-6-7.7-2. Automatic Train-Activated Warning Signal - Sec. 2. The Indiana department of transportation, in authorizing the...
8-6-7.7-3. Closing or Abolishing Grade Crossing - Sec. 3. The Indiana department of transportation may order legally...
8-6-7.7-3.1. Duty of Department to Specify Criteria; Considerations in Applying Criteria - Sec. 3.1. (a) The Indiana department of transportation shall adopt...
8-6-7.7-3.2. Petition for Closure; Public Hearing; Determination and Findings by Unit - Sec. 3.2. (a) A person may petition a unit (as...
8-6-7.7-3.3. Appeal - Sec. 3.3. If a unit denies a petition to close...
8-6-7.7-3.4. Order Approving Petition to Open Crossing - Sec. 3.4. If the Indiana department of transportation, upon receiving...
8-6-7.7-4. Warning Signals; Costs; Installation; Time; Civil Penalties - Sec. 4. (a) The Indiana department of transportation, whenever it...
8-6-7.7-5. Orders and Procedures of Department; Federal Funds; Contracts for Work - Sec. 5. (a) Orders of the Indiana department of transportation...
8-6-7.7-6. Repealed - Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.66, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1979, P.L.88,...
8-6-7.7-6.1. Railroad Grade Crossing Fund - Sec. 6.1. (a) The railroad grade crossing fund is created....
8-6-7.7-7. Repealed - As added by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.65. Repealed by Acts...
Chapter 8. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 9. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 10. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 11. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
Chapter 12. Repair of Railroad Grade Crossings by Local Government
8-6-12-1. Suit to Collect Municipal Expenses; Collection by Special Tax Duplicate - Sec. 1. (a) Each railroad company whose road or tracks...
8-6-12-2. Improvement Order; Repair of Street Occupied by Rails of Railroad or Street Railroad; Failure to Comply; Assessment of Costs; Collection - Sec. 2. The board of public works or board of...
Chapter 13. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1973, P.L.66, SEC.2.
Chapter 14. Farm Crossings of Railroad Tracks
8-6-14-1. Authority for Establishment; Plans and Specifications - Sec. 1. Owners of tracts of land separated by the...
8-6-14-2. Fences; Gates - Sec. 2. When such railroad is fenced on one (1)...
8-6-14-3. Killing or Injuring Livestock - Sec. 3. If animals are killed or injured on the...
Chapter 15. Abandoned and Unused Crossings
8-6-15-1. Requests to Determine Abandoned or Unused Crossings - Sec. 1. The department shall determine whether a railroad grade...
8-6-15-2. Designation of Abandoned or Unused Crossings - Sec. 2. The department shall designate an abandoned or unused...
8-6-15-3. Marking of Designated Crossings - Sec. 3. An abandoned or unused railroad grade crossing designated...
8-6-15-4. Notice of Intent to Resume Operations; Marking - Sec. 4. (a) The railroad shall provide the department and...