Sec. 110. (a) Whenever this chapter provides for the mailing of a notice to owners of affected land, the notice shall be addressed to the owner at the owner’s home address as last entered by the county auditor for property tax purposes. If the owner is a railroad company or utility and is not assessed for taxes locally, the notice shall be addressed to the department of local government finance for forwarding to the railroad company or utility. If the owner is a unit or a school corporation, the notice shall be addressed to the persons authorized by law to accept service of process in civil actions on behalf of that owner. If the owner is the state, copies of the notice shall be addressed to the department or agency, if any, charged by law with the maintenance, supervision, or control over the state owned land that is affected.

     (b) Whenever sections 54 through 65 of this chapter provide for the service of any document upon the attorney for a petitioner, the service shall be made by personally handing the document to the attorney, by leaving the document at the attorney’s address, or by mailing the document to the address of the attorney as set forth in the petition.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-4-1-12 part.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.101. Amended by P.L.180-1995, SEC.8; P.L.90-2002, SEC.514.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-9-27-110

  • Affected land: means land within a watershed that is affected by the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of a regulated drain. See Indiana Code 36-9-27-2
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Maintenance: means work on a drain as described in section 34(c) of this chapter for any of the purposes stated in that section. See Indiana Code 36-9-27-2
  • Owner: refers to the owner of any interest in land. See Indiana Code 36-9-27-2
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
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