{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-23-4-9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-23-4-9","heading":"Abandonment of rights-of-way; reversion or release; consideration","body":"Sec. 9. (a) Whenever the department determines that a part of a right-of-way of a highway will not be needed for highway, street, or road purposes, or to reach the premises of a person other than the owner of the original right-of-way, the commissioner may, by executive order, declare that part of the right-of-way to be no longer useful or necessary for a highway purpose.\n(b) A part of a right-of-way subject to an order under subsection (a) ceases to be a public highway and reverts to the person lawfully entitled to the reversion.\n(c) If the department acquired the right-of-way subject to an order under subsection (a) by purchase, the department shall demand a consideration in money for the release of the right-of-way, and the release becomes final only upon payment of the consideration. A payment under this subsection shall be credited to the account of the department and allocated to the fund out of which the right-of-way was purchased. The amount of consideration must be equal to the fair market value of the right-of-way as determined by appraisers employed by the department.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 23. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","Chapter 4. General Highway, Road, and Street Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-23-4-9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"5d20ccc5bd0cf33b2abd1a36d01569ec697c40018e4af16260facfb4109f5f95","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-23-4-8","next":"us-in/ic-8-23-4-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}