Sec. 12. (a) A person may bring an action to establish full rights of possession of the person’s right-of-way fee in any part of a right-of-way that is burdened by an easement for railroad purposes not more than thirty (30) years after the right-of-way is abandoned under this chapter.

     (b) A person may commence an action to establish the person’s ownership of a right-of-way fee in any part of a right-of-way by enforcing a possibility of reverter or a right of entry under IC 32-17-10.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-12.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-23-11-12

  • railroad: refers to a railroad company. See Indiana Code 32-23-11-3
  • right-of-way: means a strip or parcel of real property in which a railroad has acquired an interest for use as a part of the railroad's transportation corridor. See Indiana Code 32-23-11-4