{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-23-9-4.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-23-9-4.5","heading":"Qualified work release programs; highway right-of-way maintenance; exception to competitive bid requirements","body":"Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, \"qualified work release program\" refers to:\n(1) a work release program that is established by the department of correction under IC 11-10-8 or IC 11-10-10; or\n(2) a county work release program under IC 11-12-5.\n(b) Notwithstanding IC 8-23-10, but subject to IC 8-23-24.5, the commissioner may contract with a qualified work release program for the maintenance of a highway right-of-way without taking competitive bids. As used in this subsection, \"highway right-of-way\" includes only the grass plats.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 23. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","Chapter 9. State Highway Contracts; General Powers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-23-9-4.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"3f8dbdf3534240e2ab59f4584470c3303f5f2aa2ac223d3b0519758d652e631c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-23-9-4","next":"us-in/ic-8-23-9-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}