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Chapter 101

49 sections

§101-1 Definitions

§101-2 When the government can take extra land and sell it

§101-3 Entry on private property by agreement

§101-3.5 First chance to lease new land for displaced business tenants

§101-4 Who can take private property for public use

§101-5 What land interest the government can take

§101-6 What kinds of property can be taken

§101-7 Taking property already used by the public

§101-8 Entering and surveying land

§101-9 Courts must hear eminent domain cases first

§101-10 Circuit courts handle these cases and can split issues

§101-11 How court procedures work for this part

§101-12 What your claimed property value means in court

§101-13 County power to start eminent domain

§101-14 Who can start a condemnation case

§101-15 How to start a condemnation lawsuit and name the defendants

§101-16 What must be in a condemnation complaint and map

§101-18 When government agencies can join forces to take property

§101-19 Courts can fix errors in condemnation papers

§101-20 How to deliver notice in a land taking case

§101-21 Others with an interest in the property may join the case

§101-22 Decision

§101-23 How the government pays for property it takes

§101-24 When property value is set for condemnation

§101-25 Paying a judgment and penalties for late payment

§101-26 Final court order that transfers condemned property

§101-27 Property owner can get damages if taking case is dropped

§101-28 Getting the land before the case ends

§101-29 How the state or county can take property early

§101-30 When a court can give you possession of property

§101-31 Getting paid before the final amount is set

§101-32 Getting the property before the appeal is over

§101-33 Interest and terms for taking possession

§101-34 Fast trial for public use disputes

§101-35 Tax officials and their role in eminent domain cases

§101-36 Certifying tax liens when money is paid into court

§101-37 Paying taxes from court deposits

§101-38 Certifying when the government takes possession of your land

§101-39 What happens to taxes when eminent domain is abandoned

§101-41 Water companies can take private land for public use

§101-42 Water companies can take land for water systems

§101-43 Rules before a utility company can take private property

§101-44 When a right-of-way ends and goes back

§101-51 Definitions for this chapter

§101-52 How the government can take public property for public use

§101-53 When the government can take property already used for public purposes

§101-54 How this part works with Part I and combining cases

§101-71 When the government can take your personal property for public use

§101-72 Buying private property by negotiation instead of bidding