{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-23-18-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-23-18-1","heading":"Authority for acquisition","body":"Sec. 1. The authority given to the department to acquire the fee simple title to public or private real property, rights, or easements needed or reasonably necessary for a state highway includes the right to acquire real property or a right in, to, or over real property owned, held, or claimed by a city, town, township, county, school corporation or other municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the state, public corporation, instrumentality, or agency supported in whole or in part by taxation.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 23. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","Chapter 18. Acquisition of Public Property for Highways"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-23-18-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"1656952558a6ad7c5acbd72ab14c7c8bec9c8aed3b6298297bdb2c9261811e9c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-23-17-35","next":"us-in/ic-8-23-18-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}