Upon filing the petition, the attorney general shall provide the owners of the property the notice required by law in the commencement of a civil action. It is sufficient to make defendants to the petition all persons who are in possession of the property and those who appear to be the owners or to have any interest in the property by the tax duplicates and the records in the offices of the auditor and recorder of the county. After notice has been given, the court shall appoint:
who are residents of Indiana to appraise the value of the property. One (1) of the licensed appraisers appointed under this subsection must reside not more than fifty (50) miles from the land or building.
IC 32-24-3-2
Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-11-2-2.