Sec. 2. The owner of a levee, dike, or floodwall and appurtenant works shall maintain and keep the structures and appurtenant works in the state of repair and operating condition required by the following:

(1) The exercise of prudence.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-27-7-2

  • owner: means an individual, a firm, a partnership, a copartnership, a lessee, an association, a corporation, an executor, an administrator, a trustee, the state, an agency of the state, a municipal corporation, a political subdivision of the state, a legal entity, a drainage district, a levee district, a conservancy district, any other district established by law, or any other person who has a right, a title, or an interest in or to the property upon which the levee, dike, or floodwall and appurtenant works is located. See Indiana Code 14-27-7-1
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Due regard for life or property.

(3) The application of sound and accepted engineering principles.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-20-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-2002, SEC.7.