The Senate Committee on Civil Law heard SB 197 authored by Sen. Doriot on various property issues, primarily affecting surveying and measuring. The bill includes a provision amending the statute of limitations for actions for the recovery of the possession of real estate to provide that such an action that involves a line located and established by a professional surveyor and accrues before the lines are located and established by the surveyor; must be commenced before the expiration of the appeal period set forth in the statute governing county surveyors.
The bill was amended to remove certain requirements imposed on the Indiana Department of Transportation. A professional land surveyor testified in support of the bill. The amended bill passed 4-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/senate/197