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2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 1. Location or Relocation of County Roads › 8-20-1-66. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1905, c.167, s.75; Acts 1907, c.265, s.1; Acts 1929, c.185, s.1. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.130; P.L.86-1988, SEC.212. Repealed by P.L.113-1989, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 1. Location or Relocation of County Roads › 8-20-1-67. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1905, c.167, s.76; Acts 1913, c.159, s.3. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.131; P.L.86-1988, SEC.213. Repealed by P.L.113-1989, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 1. Location or Relocation of County Roads › 8-20-1-68. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1905, c.167, s.77. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.132. Repealed by P.L.86-1988, SEC.227.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 1. Location or Relocation of County Roads › 8-20-1-69. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1905, c.167, s.79. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.214. Repealed by P.L.113-1989, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 1. Location or Relocation of County Roads › 8-20-1-70. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1905, c.167, s.80. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.215. Repealed by P.L.113-1989, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 1. Location or Relocation of County Roads › 8-20-1-71. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1905, c.167, s.82. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.133; P.L.86-1988, SEC.216. Repealed by P.L.113-1989, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 1. Location or Relocation of County Roads › 8-20-1-72. Appeals

Sec. 72. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the executive of any county in any proceeding relating to highways may appeal within thirty (30) days to the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county by filing a bond. If the proceedings involve more than one (1) county, the appeal shall be filed in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county where the proceedings were first instituted. The auditor of each county, when notified of an appeal by the auditor of the county where the appeal is filed, shall transmit to the clerk of the court a transcript of all the proceedings in the county. After the appeal is decided, the clerk shall notify the auditors of all interested counties. The appeal shall be tried de novo. The court may make a final determination on the cause appealed, or may refer the case back to the county with directions on how to proceed.
Formerly: Acts 1905, c.167, s.123. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.134; P.L.86-1988, SEC.217; P.L.84-2016, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 3. Eminent Domain for County Road Projects › 8-20-3-1. Authority

Sec. 1. A county executive may acquire the lands and rights necessary to widen, straighten, or change the route of any county highway. If the executive is unable to agree with the owner of the land or right on damages or the purchase price, the executive may exercise eminent domain to condemn the land or right necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.94, s.1. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.135; P.L.86-1988, SEC.218.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 7. Location of County Highways Over Routes of Abandoned State Highways › 8-20-7-1. Authority to Locate and Establish Highway Over Route of Abandoned Highway

Sec. 1. When a county highway has been taken over by the Indiana department of transportation and incorporated in the state highway system and is subsequently abandoned as a state highway, the executive of the county where the highway is located may establish a highway over the route of the abandoned highway. The right-of-way of the highway has the same boundaries as the boundaries of the highway when it was abandoned as a state highway. The executive may acquire the land necessary for the right-of-way by donation, purchase, or through the exercise of eminent domain. The executive may remove any obstructions placed on the highway since its abandonment.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.238, s.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.307; P.L.86-1988, SEC.219; P.L.18-1990, SEC.153.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 8. Temporary Closing of County Roads › 8-20-8-1. Time Limit; Joint Action; Petition to Relocate or Permanently Close Road

Sec. 1. The county executive may temporarily close or relocate a road or a portion of a road that is part of that county's road system for a period not exceeding five (5) years. If the road is located on a county line or if parts of the road are located in more than one (1) county, the road may only be closed under this section by the joint action of the executives of all the counties. The order to temporarily close or relocate may be extended in increments of not more than two (2) years. If a road has been closed or relocated for three (3) or more years under this section, a person who filed the petition under section 2 of this chapter to temporarily close or relocate a road may file a second petition in accordance with this chapter to permanently close or relocate that same road.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.220.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 8. Temporary Closing of County Roads › 8-20-8-2. Petition to Close Road

Sec. 2. Any person controlling the use of land contiguous to a road may file a petition with the executive to close the road under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.221.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 8. Temporary Closing of County Roads › 8-20-8-3. Requisites of Petition

Sec. 3. A petition to temporarily or permanently close or relocate a road must include:
(1) the name and address of each petitioner;
(2) the name of the county and township where the road is located;
(3) an exact description of the portion of the road to be closed or relocated;
(4) the length of time the road is to be closed or relocated; and
(5) any detours or alternate routes needed to avoid an unreasonable interference with the flow of traffic on the county road system.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.222; P.L.3-1989, SEC.68.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 8. Temporary Closing of County Roads › 8-20-8-4. Findings and Proceedings Meriting Temporary Closure or Relocation; Permanent Closure or Relocation

Sec. 4. (a) The county executive may temporarily close or relocate the road in response to the petition if:
(1) the executive finds that closing or relocating the road is in the public interest and economic interest of the county;
(2) the executive finds that closing or relocating the road will not unreasonably interfere with the flow of traffic on the county road system;
(3) the petitioner has filed with the county executive a surety bond, in an amount fixed by the executive, payable to the county and conditioned on the payment of damages which the county may sustain or the restoration of the closed or relocated road;
(4) the plans for the restoration and reconstruction of the road (if the executive elects to have the closed or relocated road restored) are approved by the executive; and
(5) the executive and the petitioner sign a written document stating the terms of the agreement for temporarily closing or relocating the road.
(b) The county executive may permanently close or permanently relocate the road in response to the petition if:
(1) the executive finds that closing or relocating the road is in the public and economic interest of the county;
(2) the executive finds that closing or relocating the road will not unreasonably interfere with the flow of traffic on the county road system; and
(3) the executive and the petitioner sign a written document stating the terms of the agreement for permanently closing or relocating the road.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.223.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 8. Temporary Closing of County Roads › 8-20-8-5. Authority Supplementary to Vacation; Powers of Board

Sec. 5. The authority granted the board of commissioners under this chapter supplements and does not replace the authority the board may have under law to permanently vacate a road or street or to close a road or street for routine maintenance and repair.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 8. Temporary Closing of County Roads › 8-20-8-6. Copy of Petition to Contiguous Landowners

Sec. 6. The petitioner shall send a copy of the petition by certified mail to each owner of property contiguous to the road.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.224.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 20. County Roads─location and Eminent Domain › Chapter 8. Temporary Closing of County Roads › 8-20-8-7. Chapter Not Applicable to Obstructions or Closings Before September 1, 1979

Sec. 7. This chapter does not apply to any temporary obstruction or closing of any county road by any board of commissioners before September 1, 1979.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-2. Purpose

Sec. 2. It is hereby declared that the purpose of this chapter is to further the public interest and aeronautical progress by providing for the protection and increase of safety in aeronautics; by cooperating in effecting a uniformity of the laws relating to the development and regulation of aeronautics in the several states; by revising existing statutes relative to the development and regulation of aeronautics so as to grant to a state agency such powers and impose upon it such duties that the state may properly perform its functions relative to aeronautics and effectively exercise its jurisdiction over persons and property within such jurisdiction, may assist in the building of a statewise system of airports, may cooperate with and assist the political subdivisions of this state and others engaged in aeronautics, and may encourage and develop aeronautics; by establishing uniform regulations, consistent with federal regulations and those of other states, in order that those engaged in aeronautics of every character may so engage with the least possible restriction, consistent with the safety and the rights of others; and by providing for cooperation with the federal authorities in the development of a national system of civil aviation and for coordination of the aeronautical activities of those authorities and the authorities of this state, by assisting in accomplishing the purposes of federal legislation and eliminating costly and unnecessary duplication of functions properly in the province of federal agencies.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.360, s.2; Acts 1975, P.L.93, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-3. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.360, s.3; Acts 1949, c.122, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.93, SEC.3. Repealed by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.434.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-4. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.360, s.4; Acts 1975, P.L.93, SEC.4. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.17, SEC.9. Repealed by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.434.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-7. Federal Aid; Crediting

Sec. 7. All sums received from the government of the United States and any agency or department thereof as federal aid for aviation purposes except sums received by municipalities under IC 8-21-8-1(c)(2) shall be credited to the department by the auditor of state and shall be used in accordance with federal laws and regulations and the laws of this state.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.360, s.7; Acts 1975, P.L.93, SEC.7. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.309.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-9. Cooperation With United States; Accepting Federal Aid; Deposit of Money

Sec. 9. (a) The department is authorized to cooperate with the government of the United States, and any agency or department of the United States, in the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of airports and other air navigation facilities in this state, and to comply with the provisions of the laws of the United States and any regulations made under the laws of the United States for the expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports and other navigation facilities.
(b) The department may accept, receive, and receipt for federal money and other moneys, either public or private, for and in behalf of any municipality or person, for the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of airports and other navigation facilities, where such work is to be done by such municipalities or persons aided by grants of aid from the United States, upon such terms and conditions as are or may be prescribed by the laws of the United States and any rules or regulations made thereunder.
(c) All moneys accepted for disbursement by the department in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the state treasury, and, unless otherwise prescribed by the authority from which the money is received, kept in separate funds, designated according to the purposes for which the moneys were made available, and held by the state in trust for such purposes. The department is authorized, whether acting for this state or as the agent of any of its municipalities, or when requested by the United States government or any agency or department of the United States, to disburse such moneys for the designated purposes, but this shall not preclude any other authorized method of disbursement.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.360, s.9; Acts 1975, P.L.93, SEC.9. As amended by P.L.16-1983, SEC.8; P.L.136-2018, SEC.100.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-10.1. Exemptions

Sec. 10.1. (a) For purposes of this section and section 10.2 of this chapter, a "lighter-than-air aircraft" means a gas or hot air filled free balloon, with or without airborne heaters or engines, or any other type of balloon designed to transport persons or goods.
(b) The provisions of section 10 of this chapter relating to the department's authority to issue certificates of approval for airport sites do not apply to provisional landing sites which are used for agricultural application if the applicator:
(1) is licensed as a pesticide operator by the state chemist and has met the requirements of IC 15-16-5-48; and
(2) has received permission to use the land for agricultural aviation purposes from the owner or lessee of the land.
(c) The provisions of section 10 of this chapter relating to the department's authority to issue certificates of approval for airport sites do not apply to provisional landing sites for helicopters if the operator of the helicopter:
(1) meets Federal Aviation Administration qualifications for operation of the specific aircraft;
(2) determines that air routes to and from the site are acceptable to the aircraft's limitations and that proposed routes in congested areas provide for emergency landings in the event that an autorotation descent is necessary;
(3) follows all Federal Aviation Administration regulations covering landing on and departing from the site; and
(4) has received permission to use the site from the owner or lessee of the site.
(d) The provisions of section 10 of this chapter relating to the department's authority to issue certificates of approval for airport sites do not apply to provisional landing sites which are used for lighter-than-air aircraft. However, no person may operate a lighter-than-air aircraft from any landing site unless the pilot is in compliance with:
(1) all applicable federal air regulations; and
(2) all rules and regulations adopted by the department which relate to the operation of a lighter-than-air aircraft.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.100, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.312; Acts 1982, P.L.62, SEC.13; P.L.2-2008, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-10.2. Violation of Ic 8-21-1-10.1 as Class B Infraction

Sec. 10.2. (a) Any person not meeting the qualifications of section 10.1 of this chapter who uses a provisional aircraft landing site, which has not been issued a certificate of approval from the department, for agricultural application or helicopter operations commits a Class B infraction.
(b) Any person who operates a lighter-than-air aircraft in violation of section 10.1 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.100, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.313.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-10.5. Airport Approval Certificates; Number of Flights

Sec. 10.5. (a) As used in this section, "hospital" means a facility licensed under IC 16-21.
(b) The provisions of section 10 of this chapter relating to the department's authority to issue certificates of approval for airport sites apply to a landing site operated by a hospital or fire department only if the hospital or fire department regularly receives or dispatches an average of more than one (1) helicopter during seven (7) consecutive days.
(c) The average number of helicopter flights under subsection (b) shall be determined and reviewed on an annual basis.
As added by P.L.105-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-1994, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-11. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.360, s.11; Acts 1975, P.L.93, SEC.11. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.314. Repealed by Acts 1982, P.L.1, SEC.71.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-12. Obstructing Airport Inspection

Sec. 12. A person who recklessly prevents or obstructs the department from inspecting an airport as authorized by this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.360, s.12; Acts 1975, P.L.93, SEC.12. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.858; Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.315.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 1. Department of Transportation; Aviation Law › 8-21-1-14. Public Use Airport Development; Utilization of Airport Facilities; Use of Airport Development Funds; Duties of Sponsor

Sec. 14. (a) The department shall encourage the development of public use airports (as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102).
(b) The department shall encourage the utilization and preservation of necessary airport facilities that are included in the National Airport and Airways System Plan and the state airports system plan and that:
(1) have been developed and maintained by private enterprise;
(2) meet the requirements of section 10 of this chapter concerning certification of airports; and
(3) have been established and are used by the public as a municipal purpose airport as described under IC 6-1.1-10-15.
(c) The department may participate and cooperate with the Federal Aviation Agency and with the sponsor (as defined in IC 8-21-8-1) and owner of a public use airport (as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102) by using airport development funds administered by the department.
(d) The sponsor of any approved airport development project must:
(1) provide the sponsor's share of funds for the project; and
(2) meet any other requirements for participation and operation of the airport.
(e) IC 8-21-8-1 applies to this section.
As added by P.L.128-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 2. Aircraft Standards and Licensing of Pilots › 8-21-2-1. "Aircraft" Defined

Sec. 1. In this chapter, "aircraft" means any contrivance known or invented after May 21, 1929, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air, except a parachute or other contrivance designed for such navigation but used primarily as safety equipment. "Operating aircraft" means performing the services of aircraft pilot.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.1. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.136.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 2. Aircraft Standards and Licensing of Pilots › 8-21-2-2. Standards

Sec. 2. Aircraft operating within this state shall conform with respect to design, construction and airworthiness to the standards prescribed by the United States government, with respect to navigation of aircraft subject to its jurisdiction, and it shall be unlawful for any person to navigate an aircraft within this state unless it is licensed and registered by the department of commerce of the United States in the manner prescribed by the lawful rules and regulations of the United States government, then in force.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 2. Aircraft Standards and Licensing of Pilots › 8-21-2-3. Licensing

Sec. 3. A person engaging within this state in navigating the aircraft described in section 2 hereof in any form of navigation for which license to operate such aircraft would be required by the United States government shall have the qualifications necessary for obtaining and holding the class of license required by the United States government. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in operating such aircraft within this state in any form of navigation unless he or she have such license.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 2. Aircraft Standards and Licensing of Pilots › 8-21-2-4. Personal Possession of License

Sec. 4. The certificate of the license required by this chapter shall be kept in the personal possession of the licensee when he or she is operating aircraft within this state and must be presented for inspection upon the demand of any passenger, any peace officer of this state or any official, manager or person in charge of any airport or landing field in this state, upon which he or she shall land.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.4. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 2. Aircraft Standards and Licensing of Pilots › 8-21-2-5. Violations

Sec. 5. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.5. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.859.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for the purpose of this chapter, unless a different meaning appears from the context, have the following meanings:
(1) The singular shall include the plural; the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, as requisite.
(2) "Aircraft" means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air.
(3) "Aircraft accident" means any mishap involving an aircraft resulting in injury or damage to such aircraft or to any person, property, or thing.
(4) "Department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation; and "state" or "this state" means the state of Indiana.
(5) "Guest" means any person who rides in an aircraft for which no charge is made for such ride or flight.
(6) "Insured" means the person in whose name there is issued an aircraft liability policy (as defined in section 12 of this chapter) and any other person insured under the terms of such policy.
(7) "Judgment" means any judgment, except a judgment rendered against this state or any political subdivision of this state or any municipality in this state, which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States.
(8) "Operation of aircraft" or "operate aircraft" means the use of aircraft for the purpose of air navigation, and includes the navigation or piloting of aircraft. Any person who causes or authorizes the operation of aircraft, whether with or without the right of legal control (in the capacity of owner, lessee, or otherwise) of the aircraft, including an aircraft otherwise considered inventory, if it is operated in flight, shall be deemed to be engaged in the operation of aircraft within the meaning of the statutes of this state.
(9) "Operator" means any person who is in actual physical control of an aircraft.
(10) "Owner" means any person in whose name the aircraft is certificated, licensed, or registered by appropriate federal or state authority.
(11) "Passenger" means any person:
(A) in, on or boarding an aircraft for the purpose of riding in the aircraft; or
(B) alighting from the aircraft following a flight or attempted flight of the aircraft.
(12) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative of an entity described in this subdivision.
(13) "Policy" or "insurance policy" means an aircraft liability policy conforming to section 12 of this chapter.
(14) "Proof of financial responsibility" has the meaning set forth in section 8 of this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.1; Acts 1953, c.85, s.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.316; P.L.18-1990, SEC.156; P.L.8-1993, SEC.148; P.L.102-2015, SEC.3; P.L.136-2018, SEC.102.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-2. Proof of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 2. The department may require proof of financial responsibility for a period of one (1) year in the manner provided for in this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.2. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.317.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-3. Report of Accidents

Sec. 3. Any person who, while operating any aircraft, shall have been involved in any aircraft accident in this state resulting in bodily injury or death, or in damage to property of another in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) or the owner of such aircraft, shall within ten (10) days following such aircraft accident report the same to the department. Aircraft accident reports, as herein required, shall be submitted in such form as the department may prescribe.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.3; Acts 1953, c.85, s.2. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.318.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-4. Reports; Security

Sec. 4. (a) The department may require, within not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days after an aircraft accident from any person, who, while operating any aircraft shall have been involved in any aircraft accident resulting in bodily injury or death to any person other than a guest passenger of such aircraft or in damage to property of another, other than property owned, rented, occupied, or used by, or in the care, custody or control of the owner or operator or carried in or on the aircraft, in excess of one hundred dollars ($100), or, in the discretion of the department, the owner of such aircraft, or both, secured sufficient in the discretion of the department to indemnify the injured party against loss and guarantee the payment and satisfaction of any judgment or judgments for damages resulting from such accident as may be recovered against such owner or operator by or on behalf of the injured person or his legal representative, and in addition thereto, the department may require such operator, or in the department's discretion, the owner of such aircraft, or both, to file proof of financial responsibility for a period of one (1) year following the date of the accident: Provided, however, that if such owner operator shall satisfy the department that the liability, if any, for damages resulting from such accident is insured by an insurance policy or bond, the department shall not require security from such owner operator.
(b) Such security, where ordered, shall be in such form and in such amount as the department may require, but in no case in excess of the amount of proof required by section 8 of this chapter. The department may modify the amount of security ordered in any case, if after further investigation it shall determine that the amount ordered is improper.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.4; Acts 1953, c.85, s.3. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.319.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-5. Injunction of Operation of Aircraft

Sec. 5. If the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility in the future or if the person required to furnish financial security under this chapter, neglects or refuses to comply with such requirements, the department, the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such party resides, may, in accordance with the laws of the state of Indiana governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state of Indiana to enjoin such person neglecting or refusing to comply with the financial responsibility or security requirements of this chapter from engaging in the operation of any aircraft or causing to be operated any aircraft within this state until such person has complied with such requirements or until such person has, by final judicial determination, been proved not legally liable for, or has been released from all liability for damages resulting from such aircraft accident.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.5. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.320.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-8. "Proof of Financial Responsibility"

Sec. 8. For purposes of this article, "proof of financial responsibility" means proof of the ability to satisfy a claim for damages arising from liability for the ownership, maintenance, or use of an aircraft, in the following amounts:
(1) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the bodily injury or death of one (1) person.
(2) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for the bodily injury or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident.
(3) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damage to property in any one (1) accident.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.8. As amended by P.L.102-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-9. Methods of Proof

Sec. 9. Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter may be given by the following alternate methods, either by proof:
(1) that a policy or policies of aircraft liability insurance have been obtained and are in full force and effect;
(2) that a bond has been duly executed; or
(3) that deposit has been made of money or securities;
all as provided in this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.9. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.138.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-10. Filing of Insurance Certificates

Sec. 10. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be made by filing with the department the written certificate or certificates of any insurance carrier certifying that it has issued to or for the benefit of the person furnishing such proof and named as the insured, an aircraft liability policy or policies meeting the requirements of this chapter, and such other information as the department may require.
(b) When the person required to give proof of financial responsibility, is not the owner of an aircraft, then an operator's policy of liability insurance as defined in this chapter shall be sufficient proof of financial responsibility.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.10. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.322.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-11. Default of Foreign Insurance Carrier

Sec. 11. If any foreign insurance carrier which has furnished proof of financial responsibility defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the department shall not thereafter accept any certificate of said carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof of financial responsibility so long as such default continues.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.11. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.323.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-12. "Aircraft Liability Policy" Defined

Sec. 12. An aircraft liability policy as said term is used in this chapter, shall mean an owner's policy of liability insurance or an operator's policy of liability insurance for which a certificate has been filed with the department by an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state pursuant to the insurance laws of this state for the benefit of the person named therein as insured; which policy shall contain the terms, conditions and provisions required by the laws of this state and with sufficient liability coverage to meet the security and proof of financial responsibility requirements established within the purview of section 4 and pursuant to this chapter by the department as a result of an aircraft accident occurring within this state and shall be approved by the insurance commissioner of the state of Indiana.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.12; Acts 1953, c.85, s.5. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.324.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-13. Certificate of Issuance of Insurance Policy

Sec. 13. An insurance carrier which has issued an aircraft liability policy or policies meeting the requirements of this chapter shall, upon request of the named insured, deliver to such insured for filing or at the request of such insured shall file direct with the department, an appropriate certificate showing that such policy or policies have been issued, which certificate shall meet the requirements of this chapter. The issuance of a certificate to serve as proof of financial responsibility under this chapter shall be conclusive evidence that every aircraft liability policy therein cited conforms to all the requirements of this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.13. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.325.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-14. Notice of Cancellation

Sec. 14. When an insurance carrier has certified an aircraft liability policy under this chapter for the purpose of furnishing evidence of future financial responsibility, it shall give ten (10) days' written notice to the department before effecting a cancellation of such policy and the policy shall continue in full force and effect until the date of such cancellation specified in such notice or until its expiration.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.14. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.326.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-15. Bond Giving Proof of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 15. (a) A person required to give proof of financial responsibility may file with the department a bond meeting the requirements of this section. Such bond shall be executed by the person giving such proof and by a surety company duly authorized to transact business in this state pursuant to the laws of this state.
(b) The department shall not accept any such bond unless it is conditioned for payments in amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required in an aircraft liability policy furnished by the person giving such proof under this chapter.
(c) No such bond shall be cancelled unless ten (10) days' prior written notice of cancellation is given the department but cancellation of such bond shall not prevent recovery thereon with respect to any right or cause of action arising prior to the date of cancellation.
(d) If a judgment is rendered against the principal of any such surety bond upon a liability covered by the conditions of such bond and such judgment is not satisfied within sixty (60) days after it becomes final, the department may require the judgment creditor to bring an action or actions, at his sole expense, against the company or person which executed such bond for the recovery of said judgment.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.15; Acts 1953, c.85, s.6. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-16. Deposit With Treasurer Giving Proof of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 16. (a) A person may give proof of financial responsibility by delivering to the department a receipt of the treasurer of this state showing a deposit with said treasurer of an amount consistent with the provisions of section 8 of this chapter in cash or of securities such as may legally be purchased at savings banks or for trust funds of a market value in the full amount required.
(b) All moneys or securities so deposited shall be subject to execution to satisfy any judgment mentioned in this chapter or settlement agreed upon, but shall not otherwise be subject to attachment or execution.
(c) The state treasurer shall not accept any such deposit or issue a receipt therefor, and the department shall not accept such receipt, unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments of record against the depositor in the county where the depositor resides, for which he is not exempt.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.16. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.328.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-17. Substitution of Proof of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 17. The department shall cancel any bond or return any certificate of insurance, or the department shall direct and the state treasurer shall return any money or securities, to the person entitled thereto, upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.17. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.329.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-18. Inadequate Security; Requiring Alternative Security

Sec. 18. Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed by any person under this chapter no longer fulfills the purpose for which required, the department shall, for the purpose of this chapter, require other proof of financial responsibility as required by this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.18. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.330.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-19. Cancellation; Waiver of Proof of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 19. The department shall upon request cancel any bond or return any certificate of insurance, or the department shall direct and the state treasurer shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities, deposited pursuant to this chapter as proof of financial responsibility or waive the requirement of filing proof of financial responsibility when the purposes for the requiring of such proof have been satisfied.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.19. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.331.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-19.5. Aircraft Rental; Notice of Insurance Coverage

Sec. 19.5. (a) Each person offering an aircraft for rental shall, at the time the aircraft is rented, provide the renter of the aircraft with written notice of the nature and extent of any insurance covering the aircraft as specified in subsection (b).
(b) The form of the notice required by subsection (a) must be as follows:
NOTICE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE
As a renter of aircraft, you are hereby notified that:
(1) You (are)(are not) (strike phrase not applicable) insured under a policy or policies of insurance provided by the undersigned and providing liability coverage to renters of aircraft. If coverage is provided, it is in the amount of $_____.
(a) The above insurance is subject to a deductible amount of $_____.
(2) You (are)(are not) (strike phrase not applicable) insured for hull damage to the aircraft. If hull insurance is provided, it is in the amount of $____.
(a) The above insurance is subject to a deductible amount of $____.
(3) Although insurance may be provided for liability or hull coverage (or both), the undersigned's insurance carrier has full rights to subrogate against you for any payments it may be required to make on account of any damage or loss arising out of your operation of the aircraft. It is suggested that you carry insurance to protect you to partially or fully cover this possibility.
_________________________________________
(Signature of Person or Officer of
Company Renting Aircraft)
Dated _________________________, 20_________
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
I acknowledge receipt of this notice of insurance coverage.
Dated _________________________, 20_________
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
(c) The notice required by this section constitutes a part of a rental agreement, whether written or oral. Each renter must provide written acknowledgment of receipt of the notice.
(d) Receipt of notice under this section constitutes notice for a subsequent rental of the same aircraft to the same person unless the amount of insurance coverage has been reduced or eliminated (as specified in the original notice), in which case a new notice is required.
(e) A person offering an aircraft for rental shall maintain a copy of the notice provided to each renter for at least three (3) years from the date of the last rental to that renter.
(f) A person offering an aircraft for rental who fails to provide notice as required by this section commits a Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.120-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-20. Violations; Penalties

Sec. 20. A person who fails to submit an accident report to the department as provided in section 3 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.20. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.860; Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.332.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-21. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 21. This chapter shall not be construed to prevent the plaintiff in any action at law from relying upon other security or upon the other processes provided by law.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.22. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.139.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-22. Certificate of Self-Insurance

Sec. 22. (a) The department may, in its discretion, upon the application of such a person issue a certificate of self-insurance when it is reasonably satisfied that such person is possessed of and will continue to be possessed of financial ability to respond to judgments, as hereinbefore described, obtained against such person, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of any such person's aircraft.
(b) Upon not less than five (5) days' notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the department may, in its discretion and upon reasonable grounds, cancel a certificate of self-insurance.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.24. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.333.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act › 8-21-3-23. Title

Sec. 23. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Indiana Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.267, s.25. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.140.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 4. Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › 8-21-4-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. In this chapter:
"Aircraft" includes balloon, airplane, hydroplane, and every other vehicle used for navigation through the air. A hydroplane, while at rest on water and while being operated on or immediately above water, shall be governed by the rules regarding water navigation. While being operated through the air otherwise than immediately above water, it shall be treated as an aircraft.
"Aeronaut" includes aviator, pilot, balloonist, and every other person having any part in the operation of aircraft while in flight.
"Passenger" includes any person riding in an aircraft but having no part in its operation.
"Pilot" means the person who has final authority and responsibility for the operation and safety of an aircraft in flight.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.43, s.1. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.141; P.L.102-2015, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 4. Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › 8-21-4-2. Sovereignty

Sec. 2. Sovereignty in the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to rest in the state, except where granted to and assumed by the United States pursuant to a constitutional grant from the people of this state.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.43, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 21. Aeronautics › Chapter 4. Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › 8-21-4-3. Ownership of Air Space

Sec. 3. The ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to be vested in the several owners of the surface beneath, subject to the right of flight described in section 4 of this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.43, s.3. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.142.