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IN Code § 8-23-20-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-1. Agreements With United States Secretary of Commerce

Sec. 1. (a) The department and the United States Secretary of Commerce shall enter into agreements under 23 U.S.C. concerning the regulation of billboards, signs, junkyards, and scrap metal processing areas in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary highway systems. The agreements must conform to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. to ensure that federal funds to Indiana are continued.(b) An agreement between the state and the United States Secretary of Commerce entered into under 23 U.S.C. 131 must contain the definition of "unzoned commercial or industrial area" found in IC 8-23-1-43. If the state has received from the Secretary a formal notice of a proposed determination to withhold funds from the state because of an asserted unacceptability of the definition, the governor shall modify the definition. The modification may be made during a hearing on the notice held by the Secretary under 23 U.S.C. 131, or, if as a matter of law the Secretary decides to withhold funds prior to a hearing, the governor:(1) may modify the definition before a hearing; and(2) shall request a hearing under 23 U.S.C. 131.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-2. Form of Agreements; Negotiation

Sec. 2. The regulatory standards set forth in an agreement described in section 1(a) of this chapter must be consistent with customary use in Indiana. The agreement must be in a form that is in the best interests of the state and may be of a duration and subject to terms and provisions for modification that the governor considers advisable. In negotiating the agreement, the governor shall consider the following factors:(1) The actual availability of federal funds.(2) The imminence of a sanction against the state for a violation of 23 U.S.C. 131.(3) The enactment of an amendment to 23 U.S.C. 131 or the regulations promulgated under 23 U.S.C. 131, or the possibility of an amendment.(4) The scope of an agreement entered into by another state with the Secretary under 23 U.S.C. 131.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-3. Determination of Legality of Secretary's Actions

Sec. 3. The attorney general shall institute proceedings under 23 U.S.C. 131 to obtain a judicial determination of the legality of the determination of the United States Secretary of Commerce if the Secretary makes a final determination to:(1) withhold funds from Indiana;(2) fail to agree with Indiana as to the size, lighting, and spacing of signs; or(3) fail to agree with Indiana as to unzoned commercial or industrial areas in which signs may be erected and maintained.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-4. Signs in Adjacent Areas; Standards

Sec. 4. Signs located in an adjacent area must conform to the standards of size, lighting, and spacing set forth in rules adopted by the department under the provisions of an agreement under section 1 of this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-5. Signs in Unzoned and Zoned Commercial and Industrial Areas

Sec. 5. Signs located in unzoned commercial or industrial areas and zoned commercial or industrial areas must conform to the standards of size, lighting, and spacing set forth in rules adopted by the department under the provisions of an agreement under section 1 of this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-6. Prohibited Signs

Sec. 6. The following signs may not be erected or maintained in an adjacent area:(1) Signs that are illegal under state statutes or rules.(2) Signs not securely affixed to a substantial structure.(3) Signs that attempt or appear to attempt to regulate, warn, or direct the movement of traffic or that interfere with, imitate, or resemble an official traffic sign, signal, or device.(4) Signs erected or maintained upon trees, or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.(5) Signs that are not consistent with this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-7. Authorized Signs

Sec. 7. The following signs may be erected outside of urban areas beyond six hundred and sixty (660) feet of the right-of-way visible from the traveled way of a highway on the interstate or primary system with the intent of a message being read from the traveled way:(1) Directional or official signs and notices.(2) Signs advertising the sale or lease of the property upon which the signs are located.(3) Signs indicating the name of the business, activities, or profession conducted on the property, or identifying the goods produced or sold, or services rendered on the property.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-8. Directional Signs Within 200 Feet of Right-of-Way

Sec. 8. A person may not erect or maintain in the right-of-way of a highway in the state highway system, or within two hundred (200) feet of the right-of-way, a sign or device directing or indicating on what highway or route a person should travel to reach a designated place or highway without the written consent of the department. The department may remove a sign or device erected or maintained in violation of this section.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-9. Removal of Previously Existing Nonconforming Signs

Sec. 9. (a) A sign lawfully erected in an adjacent area that does not conform to this chapter after June 30, 1968, is not required to be removed until the end of the fifth year after the sign becomes nonconforming.(b) A sign located beyond six hundred sixty (660) feet of the right-of-way, visible from the traveled way of a highway on the interstate or primary system, that was lawfully erected before July 1, 1976, and does not conform to this chapter is not required to be removed until the end of the fifth year after the sign becomes nonconforming.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-10. Acquisition of Nonconforming Signs

Sec. 10. The department may acquire and shall pay just compensation for the removal of signs that do not conform to this chapter. A removal by the department or sign owner under this chapter constitutes a taking, and the owner shall be compensated under IC 32-24-1. Compensation shall be paid for the following:(1) The taking from the owner of a sign of all rights, titles, and interests in the sign, and of the owner's leasehold or other interest in the land.(2) The taking from the owner of the real property on which the sign is located and of the right to erect and maintain signs on the real property.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.50.
IN Code § 8-23-20-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-11. Payment of Compensation

Sec. 11. Compensation under section 10 of this chapter shall be paid to a person entitled to compensation upon the presentation to the department of information that the department requires. The claim for compensation must be filed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the removal is completed. The state's share of the compensation shall be paid from funds appropriated under this section.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-12. Compensation Determination; Civil Actions

Sec. 12. If a claimant under section 11 of this chapter and the department do not reach agreement on the amount of compensation to be paid within one hundred twenty (120) days after the claim is filed, the claimant may file a civil action to have the compensation determined. An action under this section shall be filed in a court of general jurisdiction in either the county where the sign and real property are located or in the county in which the claimant resides. The county of residence of a corporation shall be determined under the applicable statutes. An action under this section shall be filed not later than one (1) year after the filing with the department of a claim for compensation under section 10 of this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-13. Enforcement of Chapter

Sec. 13. (a) The department shall enforce this chapter.(b) When the department is notified by a governmental agency of a possible violation of this chapter, the department shall determine whether a violation exists. Whenever the department determines a violation exists, the department shall enter a resolution setting out the nature, extent, and location of the violation and refer the resolution to the attorney general.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-14. Injunctions; Criminal Proceedings

Sec. 14. Whenever the attorney general receives a resolution under section 13 of this chapter, the attorney general shall commence an action in a court having jurisdiction to enjoin the violation of this chapter. The attorney general may also request the prosecuting attorney of the judicial circuit in which the violation has occurred to institute criminal proceedings against the persons responsible for violation of this chapter. The prosecuting attorney shall institute criminal proceedings if requested to do so by the attorney general.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-15. Zoning Powers; Limitations

Sec. 15. (a) Subsection (c) does not apply to signs erected before March 15, 1986.(b) A board, commission, council, governmental body, or political subdivision that has the legal authority to zone land has authority to zone areas for commercial or industrial purposes. Except as provided in subsection (c), a zoning action taken by a body described in this subsection may be taken under this chapter.(c) A zoning action taken by a body described in subsection (a) will not be accepted under this chapter if the action is:(1) not part of a comprehensive plan; and(2) taken primarily to permit the erection of signs in an adjacent area that is outside an urban area and visible from the traveled way of a highway in the interstate or primary highway system.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-16. Removal, Taking, and Appropriation of Signs; Limitations

Sec. 16. (a) Subsection (b) does not apply to:(1) actions taken by the department under this chapter; or(2) the removal, taking, or appropriation of a sign, display, or device prohibited under section 6 of this chapter.(b) Before an outdoor advertising sign, display, or device is removed, taken, or appropriated through the use of zoning or another power or authority of the state, a state agency, or political subdivision:(1) the value of the sign, display, or device shall be determined by the taking authority without the use of an amortization schedule; and(2) the owners of the sign, display, or device and of the real property upon which the sign, display, or device is situated must be paid full and just compensation for the taking.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-17. Location of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities

Sec. 17. A person may not establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard or scrap metal processing facility that is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway, unless the junkyard or facility conforms to one (1) of the following conditions:(1) It is screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so it is not visible from the main-traveled way of the system.(2) It is located within an area that is zoned for industrial use.(3) It is located within an unzoned industrial area.(4) It is not visible from the main-traveled way.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-18. Screening of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Facilities

Sec. 18. The department shall, if feasible, place a screen on the highway right-of-way or an area acquired for the purpose between a highway and a junkyard or a scrap metal processing facility that is lawfully located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a highway in the interstate or primary system so that the junkyard or facility is not visible from the main-traveled way, unless the junkyard or facility is located in an industrial area.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-19. Rules and Regulations for Screening and Fencing

Sec. 19. The department shall adopt rules to govern the location, planting, construction, and maintenance of screens and fences required under this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-20. Acquisition of Junkyard or Scrap Metal Processing Facility Property; Relocation and Removal Costs

Sec. 20. If the department determines that the topography of the land adjoining a highway in the interstate or primary system will not permit adequate screening of a junkyard or scrap metal processing facility, or that the screening of a junkyard or facility would not be economically feasible, the department may acquire the property on which the junkyard or facility stands by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation. The department may pay the costs of relocation, removal, or disposal of a junkyard or facility.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-21. Powers of Political Subdivisions

Sec. 21. A political subdivision may enact and enforce requirements for junkyards and scrap metal processing facilities that are in addition to the requirements of this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-22. Violations; Notice

Sec. 22. (a) A person who violates section 4, 5, or 6 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. Whenever the department discovers or is given written notice of a violation by a responsible government agency, the department shall give thirty (30) days notice, by certified mail, to the owner of the property upon which the violation exists. If the owner fails to act within thirty (30) days, then each day of maintenance of the violation beginning on the thirty-first day constitutes a separate offense.(b) A person who violates section 7 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.(c) A person who violates section 8 of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. Whenever the department discovers or is given written notice of a violation by a responsible government agency, the department shall give thirty (30) days notice, by certified mail, to the owner of the property upon which the violation exists. If the owner fails to act within thirty (30) days, then each day of maintenance of the violation beginning on the thirty-first day constitutes a separate offense.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.84.
IN Code § 8-23-20-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-23. Federal Aid; Acceptance

Sec. 23. The department may accept an allotment of funds by the United States, or an agency of the United States, appropriated to carry out 23 U.S.C. 131. The department shall take any necessary action to obtain funds allotted under 23 U.S.C. 131 to receive reimbursement for the federal share of the just compensation paid to owners under sections 10 and 20 of this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-24. Federal Aid; Appropriation

Sec. 24. The department may not acquire a sign, the real property upon which the sign is situated, a junkyard, or a scrap metal processing facility unless:(1) the acquisition costs are eligible for not less than seventy-five percent (75%) federal participation;(2) there are sufficient funds appropriated and immediately available to Indiana; and(3) the funds have been apportioned by the federal government and notice of the apportionment has been received by the state.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
IN Code § 8-23-20-25.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-25.5. Changeable Message Signs; Rules; Permits; Erection; Compliance

Sec. 25.5. (a) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that provide for the issuance of a permit for a changeable message sign erected, operated, used, or maintained in areas described in section 25(a) of this chapter.(b) A permit authorized by this section may not otherwise violate state or federal law or local ordinances or regulations.(c) Until the department adopts rules under this section, a person may erect, operate, or use a changeable message sign in an area described in section 25(a) of this chapter, subject to any other requirements of state or federal law or local ordinances or regulations.(d) This subsection applies to a changeable message sign erected after the owner or operator receives a permit from the department. Notwithstanding any rules adopted by the department after the issuance of the permit, a changeable message sign that is in compliance with the rules in effect at the time a permit is granted for the changeable message sign is considered to be in compliance with the department's rules.As added by P.L.66-2007, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-23-20-25.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards|8-23-20-25.6. Obstruction of Advertising Signs Along Federally Regulated and Interstate Highways; Elevation or Relocation of Advertising Signs; Zoning Powers; Compensation

Sec. 25.6. (a) This section applies only to a conforming outdoor advertising sign located along the interstate and primary system, as defined in 23 U.S.C. 131(t) on June 1, 1991, or any other highway where control of outdoor advertising signs is required under 23 U.S.C. 131.(b) If a conforming outdoor advertising sign is no longer visible or becomes obstructed, or must be moved or removed, due to a noise abatement or safety measure, grade changes, construction, directional sign, highway widening, or aesthetic improvement made by any agency of the state along the interstate and primary system or any other highway, the owner or operator of the outdoor advertising sign, to the extent allowed by federal or state law, may:(1) elevate the outdoor advertising sign; or(2) relocate the outdoor advertising sign to a point within five hundred (500) feet of its prior location, if the outdoor advertising sign complies with the applicable spacing requirements and is located in land zoned for commercial or industrial purposes or unzoned areas used for commercial or industrial purposes.(c) Subject to subsection (f), the county or municipality, under IC 36-7-4, may, if necessary, provide for the elevation or relocation by ordinance for a special exception to the zoning ordinance of the county or municipality.(d) The elevated outdoor advertising sign or outdoor advertising sign to be relocated shall be the same size as the previous outdoor advertising sign and, to the extent allowed by federal or state law, may be modified to:(1) elevate the sign to make the entire advertising content of the sign visible; and(2) an angle to make the entire advertising content of the sign visible.(e) This section does not exempt an owner or operator of a sign from submitting to the department any application or fee required by law.(f) If the county or municipality does not amend its zoning ordinance as necessary to provide for a special exception to the zoning ordinance under subsection (c), notwithstanding IC 8-23-20-10, the county or municipality is responsible for the payment for just and full compensation to an owner under IC 32-24.As added by P.L.222-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-23-21-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 21. Maintenance of County Roads Used as State Highway Detours|8-23-21-0.3. "Official Detour Route" Defined

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "official detour route" means the path the department designates a motorist to use to reach a destination while a state highway, part of a state highway, or state highway bridge is closed to the public as a thoroughfare while under construction, while being repaired, or when closed for any other reason.As added by P.L.120-1995, SEC.1.