Title 8, UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 8-1-2-1 apply throughout this chapter. As added by P.L.94-2000, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "health agency" refers to either of the following: (1) The Indiana department of health. (2) A local health department (as defined in IC 16-18-2-211). As added by P.L.94-2000, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.54.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "project" refers to the extension of water utility service to a subject area. As added by P.L.94-2000, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "subject area" refers to an area described in section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.94-2000, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. (a) Notwithstanding IC 8-1-2-103(a), if a health agency determines that an area located within a city or within a county having a consolidated city: (1) is served by private water wells; (2) suffers from a health hazard due to the presence of at least one (1) contaminant;…

Sec. 7. If the commission approves the project, the commission shall, at the request of the health agency, direct the local public utility to undertake and complete the project. The commission shall enter such an order only if both of the following apply: (1) The commission's ord…

Sec. 8. A rate adjustment authorized under section 7 of this chapter must be reflected in an amended rate schedule filed with the commission not later than thirty (30) days after the commission enters the order, effective upon completion of the project. As added by P.L.94-2000, S…

Sec. 9. A rate adjustment authorized under section 7 of this chapter: (1) is not considered as a general increase in the local public utility's basic rates and charges for purposes of IC 8-1-2-42(a); and (2) may be further adjusted by the commission to reflect actual project cost…

Sec. 1. Any railroad corporation, lessee, assignee, receiver, and other person or corporation, running, controlling, or operating any railroad into or through this state, shall be liable, jointly or severally, for stock killed or injured by the locomotives, cars, or other carriag…

Sec. 2. If an animal is killed or injured by the locomotives, cars, or other carriages used on any railroad in or running into or through Indiana, whether the railroad is run and controlled by the company, a lessee, an assignee, a receiver, or other person, an owner of the animal…

Sec. 3. When the complaint is filed in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court under section 2 of this chapter, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons in the case as in other cases. The summons may be served by copy on any conductor on any train on the road pass…

Sec. 4. The action may, in all cases contemplated by this chapter, be brought against the railroad as defendants, whether the same is or was being run by the company, or by a lessee, assignee, receiver, or other person in the name of such company. Formerly: Acts 1863, c.25, s.4. …

Sec. 5. (a) After the hearing of the cause under this chapter, the court or jury trying the cause shall give judgment for the plaintiff or plaintiffs for the value of the animal or animals killed or the injury done, without regard to the question whether the killing or injury was…

Sec. 7. This chapter shall not apply to any railroad securely fenced in, and such fence properly maintained by such company, lessee, assignee, receiver, or other person running the same. Formerly: Acts 1863, c.25, s.7. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.88.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a part of a road or bridge on the interstate system (as defined in IC 8-23-1.1-24) or a U.S. route. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.42.

Sec. 10. (a) The department shall establish the worksite speed control pilot program for the purpose of enforcing worksite speed limits. (b) The department shall work in coordination with the state police department to administer the pilot program. (c) The department and the stat…

Sec. 11. (a) The department shall operate a worksite speed control system installed under this chapter only when: (1) highway construction or maintenance is occurring; and (2) workers are present; at a worksite. (b) The department may purchase not more than four (4) worksite spee…

Sec. 12. (a) A worksite speed control system must undergo an annual calibration check performed by an independent calibration laboratory. (b) The independent calibration laboratory performing the annual calibration check required under subsection (a) shall issue a certificate of …

Sec. 13. (a) The department shall employ worksite speed control system operators to operate a worksite speed control system at a worksite. (b) A worksite speed control system operator must be: (1) an employee of the department or a police officer employed by the state police depa…

Sec. 14. A worksite speed control system operator shall complete a daily log for the worksite speed control system that contains the following: (1) The location of the worksite where the worksite speed control system is deployed. (2) The date and time when workers are present at …

Sec. 15. (a) A worksite speed control system may not be used to take a photograph or recorded image of the front of a motor vehicle. (b) A photograph or recorded image of the front of a motor vehicle obtained through the use of a worksite speed control system may not be used as e…

Sec. 16. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, use of a photograph or recorded image obtained through the use of a worksite speed control system for the purpose of enforcing a traffic offense (as defined in IC 9-13-2-183) is prohibited. (b) A photograph or recorded im…

Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the owner of a motor vehicle identified through a worksite speed control system is liable for the civil penalty described in section 18 of this chapter for exceeding a worksite speed limit. (b) There is a rebuttable presumption t…

Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to a person who has been charged with an infraction for a violation of IC 9-21-5-11. (b) The department shall assess a civil penalty against a person who exceeds a worksite speed limit if the worksite speed control system indicates that th…

Sec. 19. IC 4-21.5 applies to: (1) a determination; (2) a notice; (3) a hearing; and (4) an appeal; under this chapter. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-105(a). As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 20. (a) Not later than November 1 of each year, the department must submit a report to the interim study committee on roads and transportation established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 that includes the following: (1) The number of motor vehicle accidents and related serious injuries and …

Sec. 21. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to: (1) establish procedures for notices, hearings, and appeals under this chapter consistent with IC 4-21.5; and (2) implement this chapter. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle rental company" means a person that routinely engages in the business of renting motor vehicles for periods of not more than thirty (30) days. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "owner" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered under any of the following: (1) IC 9-18.1. (2) The law of another state. (3) The law of a foreign country. (4) The International Registration Plan. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" means the worksite speed control pilot program established under section 10 of this chapter. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "worksite" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-200. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "worksite speed control system" means a photographic device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or mechanical device or devices designed to: (1) record the speed of a motor vehicle; and (2) obtain a clear photograph or other recorded …

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "worksite speed control system operator" means a person described in section 13 of this chapter. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "worksite speed limit" means a temporary speed limit established by: (1) the department; (2) the Indiana finance authority; or (3) a local unit in the vicinity of a worksite; under IC 9-21-5-11. As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.