# Ind. Code § 8-15-3-4: "Public road"

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A15_C3_S8-15-3-4

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 8-15-3-4
- **Heading:** "Public road"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 8 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 8-15-3-4

## Text

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "public road" includes any public highway, road, and street in the state (including any toll road or tollway), whether maintained by the state, a county, a city, a town, or any other political subdivision or body corporate and politic separate from the state but exercising powers constituting essential government functions.

As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.13.

## Nearby sections

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- [Ind. Code § 8-15-3-3 "Owner"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A15_C3_S8-15-3-3.md)
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- [Ind. Code § 8-15-3-6 "State highway"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A15_C3_S8-15-3-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-15-3-7 "Tollway"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A15_C3_S8-15-3-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-15-3-8 "Transient lodging facility"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A15_C3_S8-15-3-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-15-3-9 Location of tollway; approval; powers of department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A15_C3_S8-15-3-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-15-3-10 Conversion of state highway to tollway](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A15_C3_S8-15-3-10.md)
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