To the amount awarded as just compensation by the jury or judge, the judge, as part of just compensation, shall add interest at the legal rate for judgments on the amount from the date of taking to the date of judgment; but interest shall not be allowed from the date of deposit on so much thereof as shall have been paid into court as provided in this article. Laws, 1997, ch. 439, § 11, eff. 7/1/1997.
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