# Ind. Code § 32-24-4.5-5: "Public agency"

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A24_C4.5_S32-24-4.5-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 32-24-4.5-5
- **Heading:** "Public agency"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 32-24-4.5-5

## Text

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "public agency" means:

(1) a state agency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1);

(2) a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23);

(3) a body corporate and politic created by state statute;

(4) a school corporation (as defined in IC 20-26-2-4); or

(5) another governmental unit or district with eminent domain powers.

(b) The term does not include a state educational institution.

As added by P.L.163-2006, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.365.

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