Indiana Code 8-9-10-2. Hearings; investigations; mandamus; preference to cases
(b) When the investigation required under subsection (a) is made, the Indiana department of transportation shall report to the manager or superintendent of the railroad company. In the report and recommendations, the department shall make an accurate statement of the time the examination was made, of the exact location, character, and extent of defects or omissions, if any have been found, and shall recommend reasonable changes and improvements, additions, buildings, and accommodations, as are, in the opinion of the department, necessary to remedy the faults, neglect, requirements, or defects. The recommendations must set out specifically a reasonable time within which such improvements or changes or additions shall be made by the railroad company.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-9-10-2
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Formerly: Acts 1965, c.154, s.2. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.139; P.L.384-1987(ss), SEC.93; P.L.18-1990, SEC.102; P.L.83-2007, SEC.2.