Chapter 37 - Eminent Domain
- APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 37.210 - Rights of cities and towns not affected.
- 37.220 - Crossings to be made and kept in repair.
- 37.230 - Condemnation by railroad companies.
- 37.240 - Two railroad companies may have right-of-way over same passes; change and expense of reconstruction of public highway.
- 37.250 - Right of eminent domain granted to nonresident or foreign corporations or partnerships; conditions.
- 37.260 - Disposal of real property and improvements acquired by exercise of power of eminent domain: Procedure; presumption; conveyance.
- 37.270 - Reversion of property upon repayment of original purchase price; conditions.
- 37.280 - Distribution of interest earned from investment of money deposited in court.
- PROCEEDINGS
- 37.055 - Eminent domain proceedings take precedence over certain other proceedings and must be quickly heard and determined.
- 37.060 - Verified complaint filed in district court in county in which property is situated; notice of pending litigation; effect.
- 37.070 - Contents of complaint; inclusion of separate parcels in same or separate proceedings.
- 37.075 - Summons.
- 37.080 - All parties in interest may appear.
- 37.083 - Default of defendant: Entry; effect.
- 37.085 - Hearing after defendant’s default: Determination of value and damages by court; judgment.
- 37.090 - Power of court.
- 37.100 - Plaintiff shall give property owner a copy of all appraisals before obtaining possession; motion by plaintiff for order permitting occupancy pending entry of judgment; notice; determination o
- 37.110 - Ascertainment and assessment of damages.
- 37.111 - Additional compensation for loss of goodwill.
- 37.112 - Valuation of property subject to condemnation as result of public work or project.
- 37.115 - Distribution of award among joint defendants by separate proceeding.
- 37.120 - Assessment of compensation and damages: Date of valuation; exception; just compensation.
- 37.130 - New proceedings may be instituted when title found defective.
- 37.140 - Damages to be paid within 30 days after judgment; bond for railroad fence.
- 37.150 - Award deposited in court; execution; when proceedings may be annulled.
- 37.160 - Entry of final order of condemnation on deposit of award; recording; when title vests.
- 37.170 - Plaintiff may continue in or be placed in possession pending conclusion of litigation; effect of defendant’s receipt of money on deposit; judgments.
- 37.175 - Interest paid by plaintiff; posttrial hearing to determine award of interest.
- 37.180 - Abandonment of condemnation proceedings; defendant’s damages for plaintiff’s occupancy.
- 37.185 - Party not liable for attorney’s fees of other party; exception.
- SCOPE OF POWER
- 37.010 - Public uses for which eminent domain may be exercised.
- 37.015 - Necessary access for owners, occupants of ranges, grazing lands: Exercise of power of eminent domain.
- 37.020 - Estates in property subject to condemnation.
- 37.030 - Private property subject to condemnation.
- 37.035 - Monorails and other overhead or underground systems for public transportation: Acquisition by public agency of rights and easements on public streets by condemnation.
- 37.036 - Rights of owner of monorail; acquirer shall hold owner and operator harmless from liability.
- 37.038 - Conditions precedent to taking property within historic district.
- 37.039 - Conditions precedent to acquiring certain parcels of property for purpose of open-space use.
- 37.040 - Conditions precedent to entry of judgment of condemnation; findings.
- 37.050 - Location of and entry upon land; damages.