Ind. Code § 32-33-9-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-33-9-8
Receipt for entrusted articles
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. All mechanics, tradesmen, or bailees taking advantage of this chapter, at the time of the entrusting, must issue a receipt to the person entrusting the article to them. The receipt must conspicuously state, "All articles left on the premises after work is completed may be sold for charges.".

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-30-9.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-30-3.1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 3.1 / Section 32-30-3.1-7
Good faith purchaser
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Except when the purchaser knows at the time of the sale that the seller lacks authority to sell the property, a purchaser who in good faith, at a judicial or tax sale, purchases property that is sold by the proper person or officer has color of title within the meaning of this chapter, whether or not the person or officer had sufficient authority to sell the property. The rights of the purchaser acquired under this section pass to the purchaser's assignees or representatives.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-33-21-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 32-33-21-1
Repeal of ambulance lien law
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Notwithstanding the repeal of IC 32-33-5 concerning ambulance liens on July 1, 2013, if a provider of emergency ambulance services perfects a lien under IC 32-33-5-4 before July 1, 2013:

(1) the lien remains valid; and

(2) the provisions of IC 32-33-5 in effect on June 30, 2013, continue to apply to the lien;

until the lien is released under IC 32-33-5 as in effect on June 30, 2013.

(b) The repeal of IC 32-33-5 may not be construed to affect or abridge a right of a provider of emergency ambulance services:

(1) to collect amounts claimed to be due the provider for emergency ambulance services; and

(2) that is conferred under any other law or contractual right.

(c) The repeal of IC 32-33-5 may not be construed to affect a patient's financial obligation under any other law or contract to pay the provider of emergency ambulance services the reasonable value of the services provided to the patient.

As added by P.L.173-2013, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 32-26-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-26-3-1
Fencing agreements not provided by law
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Adjoining property owners who elect to erect, repair, maintain, or pay for fences separating their lands in a manner other than that set forth under this article shall do so by written agreement. When the agreement is signed by the adjoining property owners, the agreement must be recorded in the office of the recorder in the county or counties in which the adjoining properties are situated.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-3-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-17 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-17
Powers of board
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The board, on behalf of the association of co-owners, and without the consent of the co-owners, may do any of the following:

(1) Negotiate settlements of claims or legal proceedings under this chapter.

(2) Execute settlement agreements, waivers, releases of claims, or any other document resulting from application of this chapter.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-30-5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-30-5-12
Clerk's record book
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The clerk of the court of each county shall keep a record book suitable to enter and record statements of assets and liabilities.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-48-3-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-33-15-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 32-33-15-3
Notification
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Before a lienholder may sell the equipment, the lienholder must, by certified mail, return receipt requested, notify the owner and any person whose security interest is perfected by filing concerning the following:

(1) The lienholder's intention to sell the equipment thirty (30) days after the owner's receipt of the notice.

(2) A description of the equipment to be sold.

(3) The time and place of the sale.

(4) An itemized statement describing the value of labor and materials provided and for which the lienholder has not been paid.

(b) If upon receipt of the notice the owner informs the lienholder in writing of the owner's objections regarding the quality of the workmanship or an alleged overcharge, the lienholder must foreclose by judicial proceeding.

(c) If there is no return of the receipt or if the postal service returns the notice as being nondeliverable, the lienholder shall publish notice of the lienholder's intention to sell the equipment in a newspaper of general circulation in the place where the equipment is being held for sale by the lienholder. The notice must include a description of the equipment and name of its owner.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-36-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-19.5-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 19.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-19.5-3-1
Expression of geographic positions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The plane coordinates of a point to be used in expressing the geographic position or location of the point in the appropriate zone of the INPCS must consist of two (2) distances, expressed in feet and decimals of a foot or meters and decimals of a meter. When a value is expressed in feet, it must be expressed in international feet (1 foot = 0.3048 meters).

(b) The distance described in subsection (a) that gives the distance east of the Y axis is the "east or x-coordinate". The distance described in subsection (a) that gives the distance north of the X axis is the "north or y-coordinate".

(c) The Y axis of any zone must be parallel with the central median of that zone. The X axis of any zone must be at right angles to the central median of that zone.

As added by P.L.147-2026, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-39-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-39-2-3
Custodian's disclosure of user's digital assets
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) When disclosing digital assets of a user under this chapter, the custodian, at the custodian's sole discretion, may:

(1) grant a fiduciary or designated recipient full access to the user's account;

(2) grant a fiduciary or designated recipient partial access to the user's account sufficient to perform the tasks with which the fiduciary or designated recipient is charged; or

(3) provide a fiduciary or designated recipient a copy of a record of any digital asset that, on the date on which the custodian received the request for disclosure, the user could have accessed if the user:

(A) were alive;

(B) had full capacity; and

(C) had access to the account.

(b) A custodian may assess a reasonable administrative charge for the cost of disclosing digital assets under this chapter.

(c) A custodian need not disclose under this chapter a digital asset that has been deleted by a user.

(d) Subject to subsection (e), if:

(1) a user directs a custodian to disclose to a fiduciary or designated recipient; or

(2) a fiduciary or designated recipient requests disclosure by a custodian of;

some, but not all, of the user's digital assets under this chapter, the custodian need not disclose the digital assets if segregation of the digital assets would impose an undue burden on the custodian.

(e) If a custodian believes that a direction or request for the disclosure of some but not all of a user's digital assets as described in subsection (d) would impose an undue burden on the custodian, the custodian or fiduciary may seek an order from a court for the custodian:

(1) to disclose:

(A) a subset of the user's digital assets limited by date of the user's digital assets;

(B) all of the user's digital assets; or

(C) none of the user's digital assets;

to the fiduciary or designated recipient; or

(2) to disclose all of the user's digital assets to the court for review in camera.

As added by P.L.137-2016, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-22-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-22-2-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-7-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.16-2003, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-34-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-34-6-4
"Within three (3) years after the last prior use" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "within three (3) years after the last prior use" includes any period after the last prior use of a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern, regardless of whether the period was before July 1, 1994.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-6-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-21-5.2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 32-21-5.2-7
Inspections of Class 2 structures
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, a governmental entity shall not require that a Class 2 structure be inspected:

(1) in connection with, or as a condition of:

(A) the sale of; or

(B) the transfer of title to;

a Class 2 structure; or

(2) as a prerequisite to the recording of a deed to the property containing a Class 2 structure.

As added by P.L.157-2024, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.164-2016, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 32-26-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-26-5-1
Height and width of hedge or live fence
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A hedge or other live fence grown along the lines dividing properties owned by different persons in Indiana shall be cut and trimmed down to the height of not more than five (5) feet and to a width of not more than three (3) feet once in each calendar year.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-5-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-30-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-30-5-6
Loan of deposited money prohibited; permitted with consent of parties
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Money deposited or paid into court or with the clerk in an action may not be loaned out unless consent is obtained from all parties having an interest in or making claim to the money.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-48-1-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-36-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-36-1-3
"Name" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "name" means the actual or assumed name of a living or deceased natural person that is intended to identify the person.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-13-1-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 32-31-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-31-6-5
Court review; emergency hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. If a tenant or a landlord petitions the court to issue an order under this chapter, the court shall immediately do the following:

(1) Review the petition.

(2) Schedule an emergency hearing for not later than three (3) business days after the petition is filed.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 32-33-9-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-33-9-7
Forwarding and commission merchant
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A forwarding and commission merchant having a lien upon goods that may have remained in store for at least one (1) year may proceed to advertise and sell at public auction as much of the goods as may be necessary to pay the amount of the lien and expenses, according to the provisions of this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-30-8.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-33-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-33-1-4
Foreclosure of lien
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A lien under this chapter may be foreclosed in any circuit or superior court in the county in which the lien is recorded under section 2 of this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-21-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-23-13-11 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-23-13-11
Subsequent court proceedings
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) After the entry of the initial judgment authorizing a lease under this chapter, all subsequent proceedings that concern the land and the mineral interest involved in the initial litigation, including:

(1) subsequent leasing proceedings;

(2) proceedings by the trustee requesting authority to execute and deliver additional documents pertaining to a lease; and

(3) proceedings by a claimant of lease payments paid to the clerk;

must be commenced in the same court as the proceedings for the initial lease.

(b) The acting trustee at the time of any subsequent proceedings under subsection (a) shall act as the trustee in the subsequent proceedings. The court retains continuing jurisdiction over any subsequent proceedings.

(c) After the entry of the initial judgment authorizing a lease under this chapter, any record owner of the overlying surface land must be notified by certified mail not less than thirty (30) days in advance of all subsequent proceedings that concern the land and the mineral interest involved in the initial litigation, including:

(1) subsequent leasing proceedings;

(2) proceedings by the trustee requesting authority to execute and deliver additional documents pertaining to a lease; and

(3) proceedings by a claimant of lease payments paid to the clerk.

As added by P.L.28-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-31-3-19 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-31-3-19
Sale of property; liability for deposits; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) Unless otherwise agreed, if a landlord conveys, in a good faith sale to a bona fide purchaser, property that includes a dwelling unit subject to a rental agreement, the landlord is relieved of liability under law or the rental agreement as to events occurring after written notice to the tenant of the conveyance. However, for one (1) year after giving notice of the conveyance, the landlord remains liable to the tenant for the security deposit to which the tenant is entitled under section 14 of this chapter unless:

(1) the purchaser acknowledges that the purchaser has assumed the liability of the seller by giving notice to the tenant; and

(2) upon conveyance the seller transfers the security deposit to the purchaser.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed, a manager of a dwelling unit is relieved of any liability the manager might have under law or the rental agreement as to events occurring after written notice to the tenant of the termination of the manager's management.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-5-19.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 32-31-10-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-31-10-2
Applicability of definitions; "eviction action"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter:

(1) the definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply; and

(2) "eviction action" means:

(A) an action for possession of the rental premises (as defined in IC 32-31-7-3), including a petition for an emergency possessory order under IC 32-31-6; or

(B) an action to evict the tenant from the rental premises (as defined in IC 32-31-7-3);

as authorized by the rental agreement or by any applicable law.

As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-26-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-26-4-1
Obstruction of view; trimming and maintaining; application of law
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter:

(1) does not apply to:

(A) a highway intersection located within a city or town; or

(B) a building of a substantial character that is located at the intersection of highways; and

(2) except for the provisions of this chapter concerning hedge fences, applies only to the intersection of a state highway with another state highway, a county highway, or a township highway.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the owner of a hedge or live fence along the line of a highway shall cut and trim down the hedge or live fence to a height of not more than five (5) feet once in each calendar year.

(c) This subsection applies if a hedge, live fence, or natural growth other than a tree connects with or is found at a highway intersection, adjacent to a curve where the view of the highway may be obstructed, or at a railway right-of-way. The owner of a hedge, live fence, or other growth to which this subsection applies shall trim and maintain the hedge, live fence, or other growth at a height of not more than five (5) feet above the level of the center of the traveled road bed in the highway that adjoins the hedge, live fence, or other growth:

(1) throughout the year;

(2) for a distance of:

(A) one hundred (100) feet, if the obstruction is a hedge or live fence; or

(B) fifty (50) feet, if the obstruction consists of any other natural growths; and

(3) beginning at the intersection of the highway and continuing along the lines dividing the highways and the adjoining property.

(d) This subsection applies to a tree growing within fifty (50) feet of the intersection of a highway with:

(1) another highway; or

(2) a steam or interurban railroad.

The owner of a tree to which this subsection applies shall trim the tree so that the view at the intersection is not obstructed.

(e) Except for a natural elevation of land, an obstruction to the view at the intersection of a highway with another highway or a steam or interurban railroad that exceeds a height of five (5) feet above the center of the highway may not be maintained at the intersection.

(f) After May 22, 1933, a building may not be erected within fifty (50) feet of an intersection to which this chapter applies.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-4-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-24-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-24-1-16
Prior appropriation of land
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. A person having an interest in property that has been or may be acquired for a public use without the procedures of this article or any prior law followed is entitled to have the person's damages assessed under this article substantially in the manner provided in this article.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-11-1-12.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 32-30-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-30-7-1
"Indecent nuisance"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "indecent nuisance" means a:

(1) place in or upon which prostitution (as described in IC 35-45-4);

(2) public place in or upon which other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) or sexual intercourse (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-302);

(3) public place in or upon which the fondling of the genitals of a person; or

(4) place in or upon which human trafficking (as described in IC 35-42-3.5-1 through IC 35-42-3.5-1.4);

is conducted, permitted, continued, or exists, and the personal property and contents used in conducting and maintaining the place for such a purpose.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-6-2-66.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.54; P.L.158-2013, SEC.333; P.L.237-2015, SEC.4; P.L.144-2018, SEC.8; P.L.106-2026, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 32-17.5-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-17.5-2-8
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint venture, a government, a governmental subdivision, an agency, or instrumentality, a public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.

As added by P.L.5-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-17-4-21 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-17-4-21
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-4-5-22.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.41-2012, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 32-20-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-20-1-1
Construction of law
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This article shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of simplifying and facilitating land title transactions by allowing persons to rely on a record chain of title as described in IC 32-20-3-1, subject only to the limitations that are described in IC 32-20-3-2.

(b) However, this article does not change the law affecting the capacity to own land of a person claiming a marketable record title under this article.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-5-10.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-26-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-26-1-14
Treasurer; presenting vouchers and settling with board
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. Each year, before the expiration of the treasurer's term, and more often if the board of directors requires, the treasurer shall present the treasurer's vouchers and settle with the board.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-1-14.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-33-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-33-3-3
Mailing letter constituting notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The mailing of a letter that has a return address, that is addressed to the owner at the owner's address given at the time of delivery of the article to a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to render any of the services or labors set forth in section 1 of this chapter, and that states the time and place of sale constitutes notice for the purposes of section 2 of this chapter. The notice must be given at least thirty (30) days before the date of sale. The cost of posting or mailing letters under this section shall be added to the charges.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-23-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-29-7-14 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-29-7-14
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The laws of Indiana in force on June 29, 1931, shall apply to the foreclosure of any mortgage executed before June 30, 1931.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-16-10.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-32-2-15 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-32-2-15
"Project manager" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. "Project manager" means any person:

(1) who coordinates the sale of time shares or camping club memberships; and

(2) to whom sales agents and representatives are responsible.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-13.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 32-31-12-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 12 / Section 32-31-12-8
Wrongful removal from property; civil cause of action
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of this section, a person is wrongfully removed from property under this chapter if the affiant knowingly makes a materially false statement on an affidavit described in section 3 of this chapter.

(b) A person wrongfully removed from property under this chapter may bring a civil cause of action against the affiant.

As added by P.L.191-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3-12 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-25.5-3-12
Fine for member's violation of covenant; schedule of fines; amending or repealing schedule of fines; notice to member of violation and fine; other remedies not waived
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) A homeowners association may assess a fine for a member's violation of a covenant described in IC 32-25.5-2-3(2) if the board first adopts a schedule of fines that sets forth:

(1) the covenant violations that are subject to a fine;

(2) the amount of the fine that applies to each violation identified under subdivision (1);

(3) if any of the fines listed in subdivision (2) will be assessed on an ongoing or recurring basis:

(A) for a defined period or a specified number of days; or

(B) until the violation is cured or another contingency occurs;

a statement of that fact, along with a description of how the fine will be calculated and assessed; and

(4) a maximum aggregate fine amount for any single violation. A fine assessed on an ongoing or recurring basis may not exceed the maximum aggregate amount stated in the schedule of fines.

(b) If the board will adopt a schedule of fines under this section at a meeting of the board, the board shall give notice of the meeting to members in accordance with the homeowners association's governing documents. The notice must include the proposed schedule of fines.

(c) A schedule of fines adopted under this section must be available to any member for inspection upon the member's request, which may be submitted:

(1) in person;

(2) in writing; or

(3) by electronic mail or other electronic means.

(d) The board may, from time to time, amend or repeal a schedule of fines adopted under this section if notice of:

(1) the amendment or repeal, including the amended schedule of fines in the case of an amendment; and

(2) any meeting held to adopt the amendment or repeal;

is given to members in accordance with the homeowners association's governing documents.

(e) Members may submit to the board under section 2 of this chapter a written demand for a special meeting of the members of the homeowners association for the purpose of voting to amend a schedule of fines adopted under this section. An amended schedule of fines shall be:

(1) adopted as proposed; or

(2) revised and adopted;

if so approved by a majority of members present at the meeting.

(f) After a schedule of fines has been adopted under this section, the board may assess a member a fine for a violation included in the schedule of fines under subsection (a)(1) if the board first provides notice to the member of:

(1) the violation for which the fine will be assessed;

(2) the amount of the fine;

(3) the date on which the fine will be assessed; and

(4) if the fine will be assessed on an ongoing or recurring basis:

(A) for a defined period or a specified number of days; or

(B) until the violation is cured or another contingency occurs;

a statement of that fact, along with a description of how the fine will be calculated and assessed.

(g) If a member is assessed a fine under this section, the amount of the fine that has accrued must be available to the member upon the member's request, which may be submitted:

(1) in person;

(2) in writing; or

(3) by electronic mail or other electronic means.

(h) The assessment of a fine by a homeowners association under this section does not operate as a waiver of the homeowners association's rights to pursue alternative remedies provided for in the homeowners association's governing documents, including any right to injunctive relief or to pursue a claim for damages.

As added by P.L.155-2026, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 32-18-2-0.2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-18-2-0.2
Application of prior law to transfers and obligations
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.2. To the extent applicable, the following statutes (before their repeal by P.L.144-1994) apply to a transfer made or an obligation incurred before July 1, 1994:

(1) IC 30-1-9-7.

(2) IC 32-2-1-7.

(3) IC 32-2-1-8.

(4) IC 32-2-1-9.

(5) IC 32-2-1-10.

(6) IC 32-2-1-14.

(7) IC 32-2-1-15.

(8) IC 32-2-1-16.

(9) IC 32-2-1-17.

(10) IC 32-2-1-18.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.520.
Ind. Code § 32-25-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-25-2-8
"Condominium instruments"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. "Condominium instruments" means:

(1) the:

(A) declaration;

(B) bylaws;

(C) plats; and

(D) floor plans;

of the condominium; and

(2) any exhibits or schedules to the items listed in subdivision (1).

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-6-2(b).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 32-17-14-24 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-17-14-24
Fraud, duress, undue influence, mistake, or lack of capacity
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. (a) A beneficiary designation or a revocation of a beneficiary designation that is procured by fraud, duress, undue influence, or mistake or because the owner lacked capacity is void.

(b) A beneficiary designation made under this chapter is subject to IC 29-1-2-12.1.

As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 32-31-1-20 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-31-1-20
Local units prohibited from regulating rental rates and landlord-tenant relationship
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. (a) Subject to IC 36-1-3-8.5, this section does not apply to privately owned real property for which government funds or benefits have been allocated from the United States government, the state, or a political subdivision for the express purpose of providing reduced rents to low or moderate income tenants.

(b) A unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) may not regulate rental rates for privately owned real property, through a zoning ordinance or otherwise, unless the regulation is authorized by an act of the general assembly.

(c) A unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) may not regulate, through an ordinance or otherwise, any of the following aspects of a landlord-tenant relationship with respect to privately owned real property located in the unit unless the regulation is authorized by an act of the general assembly:

(1) The screening process used by a landlord in approving tenants to lease privately owned real property.

(2) Security deposits.

(3) Lease applications.

(4) Leasing terms and conditions.

(5) Disclosures concerning the:

(A) property;

(B) lease; or

(C) rights and responsibilities of the parties;

involved in a landlord-tenant relationship.

(6) The rights of the parties to a lease.

(7) Any fees charged by a landlord.

Any ordinance or regulation that violates this subsection is void and unenforceable.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-1-19.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.266-2017, SEC.1; P.L.168-2020, SEC.17; P.L.215-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-31-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-31-5-5
Tenant's personal property
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-41-27-29, IC 32-31-3, or IC 32-31-4, a landlord may not:

(1) take possession of;

(2) remove from a tenant's dwelling unit;

(3) deny a tenant access to; or

(4) dispose of;

a tenant's personal property in order to enforce an obligation of the tenant to the landlord under a rental agreement.

(b) The landlord and tenant may agree in a writing separate from the rental agreement that the landlord may hold property voluntarily tendered by the tenant as security in exchange for forbearance from an action to evict.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-8-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 32-29-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-29-7-4
Sheriff's sale; manner of sale; engagement of auctioneer
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A sheriff shall offer to sell and sell property on foreclosure in a manner that is reasonably likely to bring the highest net proceeds from the sale after deducting the expenses of the offer and sale.

(b) Upon prior petition of the debtor or any creditor involved in the foreclosure proceedings, the court in its order of foreclosure shall order the property sold by the sheriff through the services of an auctioneer requested by the petitioner and approved by the court if:

(1) the court determines that a sale is economically feasible; or

(2) all the creditors in the proceedings agree to both that method of sale and the compensation to be paid the auctioneer.

(c) The sheriff shall engage the auctioneer not later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of the order entered by the court under subsection (b). The auctioneer shall schedule the auction and conduct the auctioneer's activities as appropriate to bring the highest bid for the property on foreclosure. The advertising conducted by the auctioneer is in addition to any other notice required by law.

(d) The auctioneer's fee must be a reasonable amount stated in the court's order. However, if the sale by use of an auctioneer has not been agreed to by the creditors in the proceedings and the sale price is less than the amount of the judgment and the costs and expenses necessary to the satisfaction of the judgment, the auctioneer is entitled only to the auctioneer's advertising expenses plus one hundred dollars ($100). The amount due the auctioneer on account of the auctioneer's expenses and fee, if any, shall be paid as a cost of the sale from its proceeds before the payment of any other payment from the sale.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-16-1.3 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.167-2005, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-25-2-3
"Building"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Building" means a structure containing:

(1) at least two (2) condominium units; or

(2) at least two (2) structures containing at least one (1) condominium unit.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-6-2(g).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 32-32.5-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 32.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-32.5-2-1
Request to leave campground
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A campground owner may ask that an individual leave a campground if:

(1) the individual is not a registered guest or visitor of the campground;

(2) the individual remains on the campground beyond an agreed upon departure time and date;

(3) the individual defaults in the payment of any lawfully imposed registration fee, visitor fee, or charge;

(4) the individual creates a disturbance that denies other guests their right to quiet enjoyment of the campground necessary for the preservation of peace, health, or safety; or

(5) the individual has violated any federal, state, or local law while in the campground.

As added by P.L.106-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-33-11-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-33-11-6
Additional goods, merchandise, machines, or other articles of value subject to liens
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the lien provided for in section 1 of this chapter, a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that ships, transfers, hauls, or conveys goods, merchandise, machines, machinery, or other articles of value for another person is entitled to a lien:

(1) upon goods, merchandise, machines, machinery, or other articles of value:

(A) shipped;

(B) transferred;

(C) hauled; or

(D) conveyed;

for the other person; and

(2) to cover charges that the other person owes the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation for goods, merchandise, machines, machinery, or other articles of value previously:

(A) shipped;

(B) transferred;

(C) hauled; or

(D) conveyed;

by the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation for the other person.

(b) To obtain a lien under this section, a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation must do the following:

(1) Notify the other person in writing that if the other person fails to pay the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation for shipping, transferring, hauling, or conveying goods, merchandise, machines, machinery, or other articles of value, the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation may obtain a lien upon goods, merchandise, machines, machinery, or other articles of value subsequently:

(A) shipped;

(B) transferred;

(C) hauled; or

(D) conveyed;

by the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation for the other person.

(2) File an intention to hold a lien with a county recorder as provided in section 2 of this chapter.

(c) A sale of property subject to a lien acquired under this section may not take place under section 4 of this chapter:

(1) for at least thirty-five (35) days after the date the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that has obtained the lien takes possession of the property; and

(2) unless the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that has obtained the lien notifies:

(A) the person that had the property shipped, transferred, hauled, or conveyed;

(B) the consignee of the property; and

(C) a secured party that has a perfected security interest in the property;

of the date, time, and location of the sale at least ten (10) days before the date the sale occurs.

(d) A sale of property subject to a lien acquired under this section may not be concluded if the largest amount bid for the property is not at least equal to the total amount of all outstanding obligations secured by perfected security interests in the property. The proceeds of the sale of property subject to a lien under this section shall be applied as follows:

(1) First, to a secured party that has a perfected security interest in the property in an amount equal to the amount of the perfected security interest.

(2) Second, to the discharge of the lien acquired under this section.

(3) Third, to the legal owner of the property.

If the highest bid for the property does not at least equal the total amount of all outstanding obligations secured by a perfected security interest in the property, the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that obtained the lien on the property under this section shall release the property to the legal owner of the property if the legal owner pays the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation the amount due for shipping, transferring, hauling, or conveying the property that does not include an amount charged for property that the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation previously shipped, transferred, hauled, or conveyed.

(e) A person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that obtains a lien under this section:

(1) is liable to a secured party that has a security interest in property covered by the lien:

(A) if the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation violates this section; and

(B) for damages and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the secured party in enforcing the secured party's rights; and

(2) is not liable to a consignee of property for damages that the consignee incurs because the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation obtained a lien on the property under this section.

(f) A perfected security interest in property has priority over a lien obtained under this section.

(g) A lien may not be acquired under this section upon perishable goods.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-32-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-1
Application of chapter to exempt claims
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to an exempt claim unless the parties agree that this chapter is applicable to the exempt claim.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-26-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-26-1-7
Viewers' report and assessments
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The appointed viewers, after having completed their apportionment, shall submit a written report of their work to the board of commissioners, together with a tabular statement of the assessments made.

(b) The directors of the association shall record the written report by the appointed viewers in the office of the recorder of the county.

(c) From the recording date of the written report, the assessments in the written report shall be respectively a lien on each tract of land described in the written report for the amount assessed to the tract.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-1-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-34-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-34-9-1
"Timber" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "timber" means trees, whether standing, down, or prepared for sale, sawlogs and all other logs, cross and railroad ties, boards, planks, staves and heading, and other trees cut or prepared for market.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-28-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-28-3-1
Mechanic's liens; persons to whom available; effect of contract provisions; credit transactions; restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) A contractor, a subcontractor, a mechanic, a lessor leasing construction and other equipment and tools, whether or not an operator is also provided by the lessor, a journeyman, a laborer, or any other person performing labor or furnishing materials or machinery, including the leasing of equipment or tools, for:

(1) the erection, alteration, repair, or removal of:

(A) a house, mill, manufactory, or other building; or

(B) a bridge, reservoir, system of waterworks, or other structure;

(2) the construction, alteration, repair, or removal of a walk or sidewalk located on the land or bordering the land, a stile, a well, a drain, a drainage ditch, a sewer, or a cistern; or

(3) any other earth moving operation;

may have a lien as set forth in this section.

(b) A person described in subsection (a) may have a lien separately or jointly:

(1) upon the house, mill, manufactory, or other building, bridge, reservoir, system of waterworks, or other structure, sidewalk, walk, stile, well, drain, drainage ditch, sewer, cistern, or earth:

(A) that the person erected, altered, repaired, moved, or removed; or

(B) for which the person furnished materials or machinery of any description; and

(2) on the interest of the owner of the lot or parcel of land:

(A) on which the structure or improvement stands; or

(B) with which the structure or improvement is connected;

to the extent of the value of any labor done or the material furnished, or both, including any use of the leased equipment and tools.

(c) All claims for wages of mechanics and laborers employed in or about a shop, mill, wareroom, storeroom, manufactory or structure, bridge, reservoir, system of waterworks or other structure, sidewalk, walk, stile, well, drain, drainage ditch, cistern, or any other earth moving operation shall be a lien on all the:

(1) machinery;

(2) tools;

(3) stock;

(4) material; or

(5) finished or unfinished work;

located in or about the shop, mill, wareroom, storeroom, manufactory or other building, bridge, reservoir, system of waterworks, or other structure, sidewalk, walk, stile, well, drain, drainage ditch, sewer, cistern, or earth used in a business.

(d) If the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation described in subsection (a) or (c) is in failing circumstances, the claims described in this section shall be preferred debts whether a claim or notice of lien has been filed.

(e) Subject to subsection (f), a contract:

(1) for the construction, alteration, or repair of a Class 2 structure (as defined in IC 22-12-1-5);

(2) for the construction, alteration, or repair of an improvement on the same real estate auxiliary to a Class 2 structure (as defined in IC 22-12-1-5);

(3) for the construction, alteration, or repair of property that is:

(A) owned, operated, managed, or controlled by a:

(i) public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1);

(ii) municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1);

(iii) joint agency (as defined in IC 8-1-2.2-2);

(iv) rural electric membership corporation formed under IC 8-1-13-4;

(v) rural communications cooperative corporation formed under IC 8-1-17; or

(vi) not-for-profit utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-125);

regulated under IC 8; and

(B) intended to be used and useful for the production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, light, water, telecommunications services, or power to the public; or

(4) to prepare property for Class 2 residential construction;

may include a provision or stipulation in the contract of the owner and principal contractor that a lien may not attach to the real estate, building, structure or any other improvement of the owner.

(f) A contract containing a provision or stipulation described in subsection (e) must meet the requirements of this subsection to be valid against subcontractors, mechanics, journeymen, laborers, or persons performing labor upon or furnishing materials or machinery for the property or improvement of the owner. The contract must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) contain specific reference by legal description of the real estate to be improved;

(3) be acknowledged as provided in the case of deeds; and

(4) be filed and recorded in the recorder's office of the county in which the real estate, building, structure, or other improvement is situated not more than five (5) days after the date of execution of the contract.

A contract containing a provision or stipulation described in subsection (e) does not affect a lien for labor, material, or machinery supplied before the filing of the contract with the recorder.

(g) Upon the filing of a contract under subsection (f), the recorder shall:

(1) record the contract at length in the order of the time it was received in books provided by the recorder for that purpose;

(2) index the contract in the name of the:

(A) contractor; and

(B) owner;

in books kept for that purpose; and

(3) collect a fee for recording the contract as is provided for the recording of deeds and mortgages.

(h) A person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that sells or furnishes on credit any material, labor, or machinery for the alteration or repair of an owner occupied single or double family dwelling or the appurtenances or additions to the dwelling to:

(1) a contractor, subcontractor, mechanic; or

(2) anyone other than the occupying owner or the owner's legal representative;

must furnish to the occupying owner of the parcel of land where the material, labor, or machinery is delivered a written notice of the delivery or work and of the existence of lien rights not later than thirty (30) days after the date of first delivery or labor performed. The furnishing of the notice is a condition precedent to the right of acquiring a lien upon the lot or parcel of land or the improvement on the lot or parcel of land.

(i) A person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that sells or furnishes on credit material, labor, or machinery for the original construction of a single or double family dwelling for the intended occupancy of the owner upon whose real estate the construction takes place to a contractor, subcontractor, mechanic, or anyone other than the owner or the owner's legal representatives must:

(1) furnish the owner of the real estate:

(A) as named in the latest entry in the transfer books described in IC 6-1.1-5-4 of the county auditor; or

(B) if IC 6-1.1-5-9 applies, as named in the transfer books of the township assessor (if any) or the county assessor;

with a written notice of the delivery or labor and the existence of lien rights not later than sixty (60) days after the date of the first delivery or labor performed; and

(2) file a copy of the written notice in the recorder's office of the county not later than sixty (60) days after the date of the first delivery or labor performed.

The furnishing and filing of the notice is a condition precedent to the right of acquiring a lien upon the real estate or upon the improvement constructed on the real estate.

(j) A lien for material or labor in original construction does not attach to real estate purchased by an innocent purchaser for value without notice of a single or double family dwelling for occupancy by the purchaser unless notice of intention to hold the lien is recorded under section 3 of this chapter before recording the deed by which the purchaser takes title.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-3-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.101-2002, SEC.5; P.L.151-2003, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.501; P.L.1-2007, SEC.210; P.L.219-2007, SEC.101; P.L.146-2008, SEC.674; P.L.81-2020, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-34-1.5-58 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 32-34-1.5-58
Examination report
Status: in_force

Sec. 58. At the conclusion of an examination under section 53 of this chapter, the attorney general or the attorney general's agent shall provide to the person whose records were examined a complete and unredacted examination report that specifies:

(1) the work performed;

(2) the property types reviewed;

(3) the methodology of any estimation technique, extrapolation, or statistical sampling used in conducting the examination;

(4) each calculation showing the value of property determined to be due; and

(5) the findings of the person conducting the examination.

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10.6-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10.6 / Section 32-30-10.6-3.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.203-2013, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.66-2014, SEC.22. Repealed by P.L.247-2015, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 32-29-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-29-8-2
Failure of assignee to record assignment
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A person who is assigned a mortgage and fails to have the assignment properly placed on the mortgage record is bound by the court's judgment or decree as if the person were a party to the suit.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-17-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.130-2012, SEC.5; P.L.189-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-26-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-26-9-2
Lands outside or abutting municipal boundary
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The owner of a property that:

(1) is located outside;

(2) abuts; or

(3) is adjacent to;

the boundary of the corporate limits of a town or city shall separate the owner's property from adjoining properties by a partition fence constructed upon the line dividing or separating the properties regardless of when the properties were divided.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and if a division of the partition fence has not been made between the property owners for the building, repairing, or rebuilding of the partition fence:

(1) for a partition fence built along a property line than runs from north to south:

(A) the owner whose property lies to the east of the fence shall build the north half of the fence; and

(B) the owner whose land lies to the west of the fence shall build the south half of the fence; and

(2) for a partition fence built along a property line that runs from east to west:

(A) the owner whose property lies north of the fence shall build the west half of the fence; and

(B) the owner whose property lies to the south of the fence shall build the east half of the fence.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if either property owner has constructed one-half (1/2) of a partition fence that is not the portion required under subsection (b) and has maintained that portion of the partition fence for a period of not less than five (5) years, the property owner may continue to maintain the portion of the fence.

(d) If a property owner fails to build, rebuild, or repair a partition fence after receiving notice under this chapter, the township trustee of the township in which the property is located shall build, rebuild, or repair the fence as provided under this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-9-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-19.5-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 19.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-19.5-1-5
"NSRS"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this article, "NSRS" means the National Spatial Reference System or its successors.

As added by P.L.147-2026, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3.9 / Section 32-25.5-3.9-2
"Governing documents"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governing documents" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-25.5-2-3.

As added by P.L.53-2026, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 32-30-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-30-7-3
"Place"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "place" includes any part of a building or structure or the ground.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-6-2-107.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-31-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-31-6-6
Emergency order
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) At the emergency hearing, if the court finds:

(1) by a preponderance of the evidence that the landlord has violated or threatened to violate IC 32-31-5-6; and

(2) that the tenant will suffer immediate and serious injury, loss, or damage;

the court shall issue an emergency order under subsection (b).

(b) If the court makes a finding under subsection (a), the court shall order the landlord to do either or both of the following:

(1) Return possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant if the tenant has been deprived of possession of the dwelling unit.

(2) Refrain from violating IC 32-31-5-6.

(c) The court may make other orders that the court considers just under the circumstances, including setting a subsequent hearing at the request of a party to adjudicate related claims between the parties.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.157-2025, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-35-2-18 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 35 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-35-2-18
Order of possession; contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. An order of possession issued under this chapter must:

(1) be directed to the sheriff or other officer charged with the execution of the order within whose jurisdiction the property is believed to be located;

(2) describe the property to be seized; and

(3) direct the executing officer to:

(A) seize the property if it is found;

(B) take the property into custody; and

(C) deliver the property to the plaintiff, unless:

(i) the order was issued without notice; or

(ii) the defendant files a written undertaking in accordance with section 7(1)(C) of this chapter within a time fixed by the court.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-21-4-11.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-25.5-5-3
"Claimant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "claimant" refers to a party who has a claim against another party.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-23-11-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-23-11-1
Nonapplicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a railroad right-of-way that is abandoned as part of a demonstration project for the relocation of railroad lines from the central area of a city as provided under Section 163 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (P.L.93-87, Title I, Section 163).

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 32-26-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-26-2-5
Notice to owner; confining domestic animal
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A person described in section 4 of this chapter shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after confining a stray animal, give notice to the owner of the animal, if the owner is known and can be immediately found.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-2-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-17-11-26 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-17-11-26
Payments; discharge of financial institutions from all claims
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. (a) Payment made under section 22, 23, or 25 of this chapter discharges the financial institution from all claims for amounts paid whether or not the payment is consistent with the beneficial ownership of the account as between parties, beneficiaries, or their successors.

(b) The protection provided under this section does not extend to payments made after a financial institution has received written notice from any party able to request present payment to the effect that withdrawals in accordance with the terms of the account should not be permitted.

(c) Unless a notice described in subsection (b) is withdrawn by the person giving it, the successor of any deceased party must concur in any demand for withdrawal if the financial institution is to be protected under this section.

(d) No other notice or any other information shown to have been available to a financial institution affects the institution's right to the protection provided under this section.

(e) The protection provided under this section does not affect the rights of parties in disputes between themselves or their successors concerning the beneficial ownership of funds in or withdrawn from multiple party accounts.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-4-1.5-12.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.143-2009, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 32-24-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-24-4-1
Public utilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) A person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation authorized to do business in Indiana and authorized to:

(1) furnish, supply, transmit, transport or distribute electrical energy, gas, oil, petroleum, water, heat, steam, hydraulic power, or communications by telegraph or telephone to the public or to any town or city; or

(2) construct, maintain or operate turnpikes, toll bridges, canals, public landings, wharves, ferries, dams, aqueducts, street railways, or interurban railways for the use of the public or for the use of any town or city;

may take, acquire, condemn, and appropriate land, real estate, or any interest in the land or real estate to accomplish the essential delivery of services described in subdivisions (1) and (2).

(b) A person described in subsection (a) has all accommodations, rights, and privileges necessary to accomplish the use for which the property is taken. A person acting under subsection (a) may use acquired, condemned, or appropriated land to construct railroad siding, switch, or industrial tracks connecting its plant or facilities with the tracks of any common carrier.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-11-3-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.163-2006, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 32-19-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 19 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-19-1-5
Tract located in both zones
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. If a tract of land to be defined by a single description extends from one (1) into the other of the east zone or the west zone:

(1) the positions of all points on the boundaries of the tract may be referred to as either the east zone or the west zone; and

(2) the zone that is used must be specifically named in the description.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-1-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 32-18-1-19 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 18 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-18-1-19
Trustee; removal; vacancy
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) The judge of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court may, upon the petition of a creditor or the assignor, remove a trustee under this chapter for good cause shown and appoint a successor.

(b) If a vacancy occurs by death, resignation, or removal of a trustee from Indiana, the judge may fill the vacancy and shall order a trustee who is removed to surrender all property in the trustee's hands belonging to the trust to the successor. The court may require a trustee removed under this section to pay to the clerk of the court all money in the trustee's hands, and on or before the next term, the trustee shall make and file a full and final report showing the condition of the trust and the trustee's management of the trust while under the trustee's control. If the court is satisfied with the report and the trustee has fully complied with this chapter and paid all money in the trustee's hands to the clerk of the court, the court may discharge the trustee.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-12-1-19.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.140.
Ind. Code § 32-23-13-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-23-13-5
Venue
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. An action brought under this chapter by an adjacent mineral producer must be brought in the circuit court or superior court of the county:

(1) in which the land that contains the mineral interest of an unknown or missing owner sought to be affected is entirely located; or

(2) if the land is located in more than one (1) county:

(A) the county where the largest part of the land is located; or

(B) if equal parts of the land are in multiple counties, in any county that contains an equal part of the land.

As added by P.L.28-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-17-4-10 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-17-4-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-4-5-11.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.41-2012, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-32-2-21 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-32-2-21
"Time share instrument" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. "Time share instrument" means any document creating or regulating time shares, excluding any law, ordinance, or governmental regulation.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-18.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 32-27-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-27-1-8
"Owner" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "owner" means a person who:

(1) owns the home; and

(2) contracts with the remodeler to perform the home improvement work in the home improvement contract.

The term includes any of the owner's successors in title before the expiration of the warranties defined by this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-8.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 32-21-2.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 32-21-2.5-7
Certain legal requirements satisfied by electronic document, electronic signature
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document:

(1) be an original;

(2) be on paper or another tangible medium; or

(3) be in writing;

the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document that satisfies this chapter, IC 32-21-2, IC 36-2-11, and the notarial act requirements set forth under IC 33-42 for an acknowledgment as defined under IC 33-42-0.5-2 or for a proof as defined under IC 32-21-2-1.7.

(b) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.

(c) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic document:

(1) has an electronic signature; and

(2) complies with IC 32-21-2-3.

As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.185-2021, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 32-30-3-13 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-30-3-13
Actions in plaintiff's own name
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. Any person having a right to:

(1) recover the possession of; or

(2) quiet title to;

real estate in the name of any other person has a right to recover possession or quiet title in the person's own name. An action may not be defeated or reversed if the plaintiff could have successfully maintained the action in the name of another person to inure to the plaintiff's benefit.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-3-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-27-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 27 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-27-2-6
"Builder" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "builder" means a person who constructs new homes for sale, including the construction of new homes on land owned by home buyers.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 32-23-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-23-6-1
Release of easements
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. If:

(1) a landowner in Indiana has had a pond or lake built on the landowner's real estate by the federal Works Progress Administration; and

(2) as a requisite to the building of the pond or lake, the landowner has given a lease in writing to the state relative to the building, upkeep, and use of the pond or lake;

the department of natural resources may, upon application in writing to the department of natural resources, release any easement the state may have to the real estate.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-6-1(a).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.224.
Ind. Code § 32-34-1.5-76 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 32-34-1.5-76
Agent of apparent owner
Status: in_force

Sec. 76. (a) An apparent owner that contracts with another person to locate, deliver, recover, or assist in the location, delivery, or recovery of property of the apparent owner which is held by the attorney general may designate the person as the agent of the apparent owner. The designation must be in a record signed by the apparent owner.

(b) The attorney general shall give the agent of the apparent owner all information concerning the property which the apparent owner is entitled to receive, including information that otherwise is confidential information under section 78 of this chapter.

(c) If authorized by the apparent owner, the agent of the apparent owner may bring an action against the attorney general on behalf of and in the name of the apparent owner.

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-28-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-28-1-1
Debt or obligation paid
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a person, a firm, a limited liability company, a corporation, a copartnership, an association, an administrator, an executor, a guardian, a trustee, or another person who is the owner, holder, or custodian of any mortgage, mechanic's lien, judgment, or other lien recorded in Indiana.

(b) When the debt or obligation and the interest on the debt or obligation that the mortgage, mechanic's lien, judgment, or other lien secures has been fully paid, lawfully tendered, and discharged, the owner, holder, or custodian shall:

(1) release;

(2) discharge; and

(3) satisfy of record;

the mortgage, mechanic's lien, judgment, or other lien.

(c) If the release, discharge, or satisfaction is a release, discharge, or satisfaction in part, the instrument must:

(1) state on its face that the instrument is a:

(A) partial release;

(B) partial discharge; or

(C) partial satisfaction; and

(2) describe what portion of the mortgage, mechanic's lien, judgment, or other lien is released, discharged, or satisfied.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-1-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 32-28-12.5-16 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 32-28-12.5-16
Waiver of right to lien void
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. Except for a waiver or release of a memorandum or lien provided in consideration of payment of the fees or commissions claimed by a broker company under this chapter, or except as otherwise provided in section 13 of this chapter, any waiver of a broker company's right to a lien on commercial property under this chapter is void.

As added by P.L.78-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2012, SEC.61; P.L.116-2015, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 32-31-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-31-10-4
Plaintiff's failure to prosecute the case; court's notice to parties; plaintiff's failure to take action; dismissal of case; administrative fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) If, at any time after the filing of an eviction action, no action has been taken by the plaintiff to further prosecute the case for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days, the court shall send to the parties written notice:

(1) informing the parties of the date of the most recent action taken by the plaintiff in the case; and

(2) directing the plaintiff to take action to either:

(A) further prosecute the case; or

(B) dismiss the case;

not later than ten (10) business days after the date of the notice.

(b) If the plaintiff fails to take an action described in subsection (a)(2) within the time prescribed by subsection (a)(2):

(1) the defendant in the eviction action may petition the court to dismiss the case; or

(2) the court on the court's own motion may dismiss the case.

If the court dismisses the case under this subsection on or after July 1, 2022, the court shall, in conjunction with its order of dismissal, issue an order in accordance with IC 32-31-11, without further motion of the defendant, to prohibit the disclosure of any records in the eviction action.

(c) The court may assess an administrative fee of ten dollars ($10), payable by the plaintiff, for any order of dismissal entered under subsection (b).

As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-25.5-3-3.5
Homeowners association distributing water or sewer service; not considered public utility
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. A homeowners association (including a board acting on behalf of a homeowners association) that distributes water or sewage disposal service from a water or sewer utility to one (1) or more members of the homeowners association is not a public utility solely by reason of engaging in this activity if the homeowners association complies with IC 8-1-2-1.2.

As added by P.L.62-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 32-29-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-29-6-3
"Mortgage servicer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "mortgage servicer" means the last person to whom a mortgagor or the mortgagor's successor in interest has been instructed by a mortgagee to send payments on a loan secured by a mortgage. A person transmitting a payoff statement is the mortgage servicer for the mortgage described in the payoff statement.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-15.5-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-20-3-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-20-3-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 2 of this chapter by P.L.18-2008 apply only to determinations of marketable record title after June 30, 2008.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.521.
Ind. Code § 32-33-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-33-11-2
Notice of intention to hold lien; requisites; filing
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A transferman, drayman, or any other person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that is engaged in:

(1) packing for shipment or storage; or

(2) transferring, hauling, or conveying from place to place;

goods, merchandise, machinery, machines, or other articles of value and that wishes to acquire a lien on any of this property for money paid for freight, storage, or demurrage charges or for erecting machines, machinery, stacks, or other equipment, whether the claim is due or not, may, at any time within sixty (60) days after performing the labor or the payment of money described in section 1 of this chapter, file in the recorder's office of the county a notice of intention to hold a lien upon the property for the amount of the claim.

(b) The notice filed under subsection (a) must state the amount claimed and provide a substantial description of the property. The description of the property in a notice filed under subsection (a) must be sufficient to identify the property.

(c) The party ordering the work done or charges paid or advanced, shall, for the purpose of enforcing this lien, be considered prima facie the agent of all persons having or claiming any interest in the work done or charges paid or advanced but not a matter of record, if the person has knowledge of the performance of the services or the making of the expenditures.

(d) The lienor may keep possession of the goods during the pendency of the lien or an action on the lien unless otherwise ordered by the court.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-32-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-30-5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-30-5-22
Receivership estate; change of judge or venue
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to any action, proceeding, or matter relating to or involving a receivership estate.

(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), a party to a proceeding described in subsection (a) is entitled to a change of judge or a change of venue from the county for the same reasons and upon the same terms and conditions under which a change of judge or a change of venue from the county is allowed in any civil action.

(c) This section does not authorize a change of venue from the county:

(1) concerning expenses allowed by the court incidental to the operation, management, or administration of the receivership estate;

(2) upon any petition or proceeding to remove a receiver; or

(3) upon the objections or exceptions to any partial or final account or report of any receiver.

(d) A change of venue is not allowed from the county of the administration of any receivership estate, or upon any petition or proceeding to remove a receiver, or upon objections or exceptions to a partial or final account or report of a receiver.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations: 34-48-6-1; 34-48-6-2; 34-48-6-3; 34-48-6-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-30-10-6
Satisfaction of judgment; recording; recorder's fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Upon:

(1) the foreclosure of a recorded mortgage in a court of any county having jurisdiction in Indiana; and

(2) the payment and satisfaction of the judgment as may be rendered in the foreclosure proceeding;

the prevailing party shall immediately after satisfaction of the judgment record the satisfaction of the mortgage on the records of the recorder's office of the county where the property is located. The record in foreclosure and satisfaction must show that the whole debt, secured by the mortgage, has been paid. The recorder must be paid a fee of not more than the amount specified in IC 36-2-7-10(c)(1) in each case of foreclosure requiring satisfaction.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-6-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-17-8-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-17-8-6
Judicial reformation of disposition
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely preserves the transferor's plan of distribution and is within the three hundred sixty (360) years allowed by section 3(a)(2), 3(b)(2), or 3(c)(2) of this chapter if:

(1) a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under section 3 of this chapter;

(2) a class gift is not but might become invalid under section 3 of this chapter and the time has arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or enjoyment; or

(3) a nonvested property interest that is not validated by section 3(a)(1) of this chapter can vest but not within three hundred sixty (360) years after the interest's creation.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-4.5-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.61-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 32-26-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-26-8-2
Oath of arbitrators
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Before the arbitrators proceed under section 1 of this chapter, the arbitrators must swear, before a person who may administer oaths, to discharge the arbitrators' duties faithfully, impartially, and according to law.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-8-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-33-10.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 32-33-10.5-8
Recovery of judgment; payment of proceeds; attorney's fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies if a complaint is filed under section 7 of this chapter and the plaintiff recovers:

(1) a judgment in any sum; or

(2) a judgment:

(A) declaring that an aircraft is abandoned or derelict; and

(B) authorizing the disposal of the aircraft by means of a public auction and removal of the aircraft from the premises of a public-use airport or of a fixed-base operator.

(b) Any net proceeds resulting from the sale or disposal of an aircraft under this chapter shall be paid to:

(1) the owner of the aircraft and any other person having a legal or equitable interest in the aircraft, in proportion to each person's legal or equitable interest in the aircraft; or

(2) if the owner of the aircraft or any other person having a legal or equitable interest in the aircraft cannot be found, to the attorney general as unclaimed property under IC 32-34-1.5.

(c) In an action brought under section 7 of this chapter, the plaintiff may also recover as part of the judgment in the action reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the plaintiff in bringing and prosecuting the action.

As added by P.L.172-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.141-2021, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-33-10-9 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-33-10-9
Attorney's fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. In a suit brought for the enforcement of a lien under section 8 of this chapter in which the plaintiff recovers judgment in any sum, the plaintiff may also recover reasonable attorney's fees as a part of the judgment in the action.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-31-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-31-12-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 12 / Section 32-31-12-7
Law enforcement immunity
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer is immune from civil liability for acting within the scope of the law enforcement agency's or law enforcement officer's duties to enforce a requirement of this chapter.

As added by P.L.191-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-36-1-0.2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-36-1-0.2
Application of certain amendments to prior law
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 32-13-1-8 (before its repeal, now codified at section 8 of this chapter) by P.L.54-2001 apply only to written consents obtained after July 1, 2001.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.530.
Ind. Code § 32-31-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-31-10-3
Resolution before final adjudication; plaintiff's duty to file motion to dismiss
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The plaintiff in an eviction action shall file a motion to dismiss the action if the case is resolved between the parties at any time before final adjudication of the action, unless the plaintiff is seeking damages, including the retention of the tenant's security deposit.

As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-32-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-32-2-6
"Developer" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Developer" means any person who engages in the business of creating or selling its own time shares or camping club memberships.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 32-31-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-31-1-16
Rents; executors and administrators; remedies and liabilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. An executor or administrator of the estate of a decedent, whether a testator or intestate:

(1) has the same remedies to recover rents; and

(2) is subject to the same liabilities to pay rents;

as the decedent.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-1-15.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 32-30-2-15 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-30-2-15
Plaintiff's recovery dependent upon strength of plaintiff's own title
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. To recover through an action brought under this chapter, the plaintiff must recover on the strength of the plaintiff's own title.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-2-15.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-21-13-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-21-13-6
Homeowners association may remove sign that violates permitted rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A homeowners association may remove a sign that violates the rules permitted by this chapter.

As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-30-12-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 12 / Section 32-30-12-1
Action upon mortgage or lien; final judgment given in first instance; exception for residential mortgages
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 32-30-10.5 for mortgage transactions described in IC 32-30-10.5-5, it is not necessary in any action upon a mortgage or lien to give time for:

(1) the payment of money; or

(2) performing any other act.

Final judgment may be given in the first instance.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-8-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.105-2009, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 32-34-8-11 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-34-8-11
County stray fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The county treasurer shall enter all sums paid under this chapter to the credit of the county stray fund.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-11.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-26-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-26-6-3
Affidavit of unpaid assessments
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A certified copy of the report of the viewers, as approved by the board of commissioners, shall be filed in the office of the county auditor.

(b) Thirty (30) days after the fence and gates described in section 1 of this chapter have been constructed, any person interested in the fence and gates may make an affidavit before the county auditor showing which property owners have not paid their several assessments. The county auditor shall enter the sums assessed against the delinquent persons upon the tax duplicate to be collected by the treasurer as other taxes are collected. When the assessments have been collected, the money shall be paid out to the property owners who have voluntarily paid the cost of the fence, in proportion to the amount of the property owners' several assessments.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-6-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-31-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-31-4-5
Sale of unclaimed property
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. If a tenant does not claim the tenant's property within forty-five (45) days after receiving notice under section 3 of this chapter, a warehouseman or storage facility may sell the property received under this chapter under IC 26-1-7-210(b).

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-6-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.143-2007, SEC.77; P.L.115-2007, SEC.5; P.L.154-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-17.5-7-11 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-17.5-7-11
Disclaimer by agent
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. In the case of a disclaimer of a power by an agent, the disclaimer must be delivered to the principal or the principal's representative.

As added by P.L.5-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-30-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-30-8-3
"Tenant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "tenant" means a person who leases or resides in a property.

(b) The term does not include a person who:

(1) owns a mobile home;

(2) leases or rents a site in a mobile home community for residential use; and

(3) resides in a mobile home community.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-19-3-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.87-2005, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-10
Requirements for claimant to begin legal proceedings
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A claimant may not begin legal proceedings seeking redress or resolution of a claim until the claimant has complied with the procedures described in this chapter.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 32-30-10.5-2
"Creditor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "creditor" means a person:

(1) that regularly engages in the extension of mortgages that are subject to a credit service charge or loan finance charge, as applicable, or are payable by written agreement in more than four (4) installments (not including a down payment); and

(2) to which the obligation is initially payable, either on the face of the note or contract, or by agreement if there is not a note or contract.

(b) The term includes a mortgage servicer.

As added by P.L.105-2009, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-27-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-27-1-14
Breach of warranty; award of damages
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) If a remodeler breaches a warranty set forth in section 12 of this chapter, the owner may bring an action against the remodeler for:

(1) damages arising from the breach; or

(2) specific performance.

(b) If damages are awarded for a breach of a warranty set forth in section 12 of this chapter, the award may not be for more than:

(1) the actual damages that are:

(A) necessary to effect repair of the defect that is the cause of the breach; or

(B) the difference between the value of the home without the defect and the home with the defect;

(2) the reasonably foreseeable consequential damages arising from the defect covered by the warranty; and

(3) attorney's fees, if those fees are provided for in the written contract between the parties.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-14.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 32-31-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-31-9-1
Application; waiver
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a rental agreement for a dwelling unit that is entered into or renewed after June 30, 2007.

(b) This chapter applies to a landlord or tenant only with respect to a rental agreement for a dwelling unit that is entered into or renewed after June 30, 2007.

(c) A waiver of this chapter by a landlord or current or former tenant, by contract or otherwise, is void.

As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-17.5-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-17.5-2-10
"Time of distribution"
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. "Time of distribution" means the time when a disclaimed interest would otherwise have taken effect in possession or enjoyment.

As added by P.L.5-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-21-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-21-4-1
Conveyances and mortgages; recording in county where located; priority of documents
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "conveyance" means an electronic document as defined in IC 32-21-2.5-3 or a paper document as defined in IC 32-21-2.5-8(a) that is:

(1) a deed or other instrument concerning land or an interest in land, except a last will and testament;

(2) a lease or memorandum of lease for a term exceeding three (3) years;

(3) a transfer on death deed as defined under IC 32-17-14-3(16) or an affidavit pursuant to IC 32-17-14-26(b)(20); or

(4) a land contract or a memorandum of land contract for the sale and purchase of land.

(b) A conveyance or mortgage must be recorded in the recorder's office in the county where the land is located.

(c) A conveyance or mortgage takes priority according to the time of its recording. The conveyance or mortgage is fraudulent and void as against any subsequent purchaser, lessee, or mortgagee in good faith and for a valuable consideration if the purchaser's, lessee's, or mortgagee's deed, mortgage, or lease is first recorded.

(d) This subsection applies regardless of when an instrument is recorded. If:

(1) an instrument is recorded; and

(2) the instrument:

(A) does not comply with the requirements of:

(i) IC 32-21-2-3, including whether there was both an acknowledgment and proof on the instrument; or

(ii) IC 32-21-2-7;

(B) does not comply with the technical requirements of IC 36-2-11-16(c);

(C) was executed and included an acknowledgment executed pursuant to the terms of any executive order issued by the governor or an order of the supreme court; or

(D) was recorded and indexed by a county recorder as an electronic record (as defined in IC 26-2-8-102);

the instrument is validly recorded and provides constructive notice of the contents of the instrument as of the date of recording.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-16.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.81; P.L.135-2007, SEC.2; P.L.129-2008, SEC.1; P.L.94-2014, SEC.5; P.L.236-2015, SEC.7; P.L.2-2021, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-34-9-11 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-34-9-11
Branded timber; title
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) If timber is branded by the seller or by another person with the seller's consent with the brand of the purchaser or another person or corporation, the title to the timber passes at once to the person or corporation whose brand is placed on the timber.

(b) Placement of a brand on timber as described in subsection (a) does not affect the rights of the contracting parties regarding the payment of the purchase money for the timber.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-14.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-17-11-25 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-17-11-25
Payments; trust accounts
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. A trust account may be paid, on request:

(1) to any trustee;

(2) unless the financial institution has received written notice that the beneficiary has a vested interest not dependent upon the beneficiary surviving the trustee, if proof of death is presented to the financial institution showing that the decedent was the survivor of all other persons named on the account either as trustee or beneficiary, to the personal representative or heirs of a deceased trustee; and

(3) upon presentation to the financial institution of proof of death showing that the beneficiary or beneficiaries survived all persons named as trustee, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-4-1.5-11.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-23-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-23-11-2
"Public utility" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "public utility" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-8.5-1.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 32-28-3-17 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-28-3-17
Provision that contract subject to laws of another state void
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. A provision in a contract for the improvement of real estate in Indiana is void if the provision:

(1) makes the contract subject to the laws of another state; or

(2) requires litigation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution process on the contract occur in another state.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-3-17.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 32-23-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-23-1-1
Use for 20 years
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The right-of-way, air, light, or other easement from, in, upon, or over land owned by a person may not be acquired by another person by adverse use unless the use is uninterrupted for at least twenty (20) years.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-1-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 32-17.5-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-17.5-7-3
Interest in testamentary trust
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A disclaimer of an interest in a testamentary trust must be:

(1) delivered to the trustee then serving;

(2) delivered to the personal representative of the decedent's estate if no trustee is then serving; or

(3) filed with a court having jurisdiction to enforce the trust if no personal representative is then serving.

As added by P.L.5-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-8
"Respondent"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "respondent" refers to the party against whom a claimant has a claim.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-30-11-10 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-30-11-10
Orders recorded in lis pendens record; notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to orders granted by any court or judge in any cause or proceeding, whether upon a hearing or ex parte, that affect the disposition of real estate.

(b) Orders described in subsection (a) may be recorded in the lis pendens record kept in the office of the clerk of the county in which the real estate affected is located.

(c) An order recorded under subsection (b) shall be notice of the matters set forth in the order to all persons that are or may become interested in the real estate, and the provisions of the order take effect upon the real estate against any subsequent disposition of the real estate.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations: 34-34-2-1; 34-34-2-2; 34-34-2-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-2
"Board"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the board of directors of an association of co-owners of a condominium.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-21-5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-21-5-8
Owner prepared disclosure form
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. An owner may prepare or use a disclosure form that contains the information required in the disclosure form under section 7 of this chapter and any other information the owner determines is appropriate, including whether the subject property is located in a regional sewage district.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-8.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.97-2012, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-17-11-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-17-11-4
"Joint account" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "joint account" means an account payable on request to one (1) or more of two (2) or more parties whether or not mention is made of any right of survivorship.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-4-1.5-1(4).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-17-11-13 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-17-11-13
"Sums on deposit" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "sums on deposit" means the balance payable on a multiple party account, including interest, dividends, and any deposit life insurance proceeds added to the account by reason of the death of a party.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-4-1.5-1(13).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-13
Impasse; submission of claim to mediation or binding arbitration; costs of mediator or arbitrator
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The parties are considered to be at an impasse if:

(1) the respondent does not request a meeting under section 11 of this chapter;

(2) either party fails to attend a meeting agreed upon under section 12 of this chapter; or

(3) the parties are unable to settle the claim at a meeting held under section 12 of this chapter.

(b) Either party may, not later than ten (10) days after an impasse is reached, request in writing that the other party submit the claim to mediation or binding arbitration.

(c) The party making the request under subsection (b) is responsible for the costs of the mediator or arbitrator.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-34-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-34-9-5
Hiding property or failure to float property upon demand
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. If the finder of any property described in this chapter:

(1) hides the property;

(2) allows the property to get aground so that the finder cannot immediately, upon the demand of the property's owner or the owner's agents, put the property afloat; or

(3) fails to put the property afloat upon demand;

the finder may not collect or receive any compensation for finding or caring for the property and, in addition to any other duties imposed by this chapter, is responsible to the owner for the value of the property as if the property were afloat.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-30-5-14 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-30-5-14
Receiver's report
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. In all receiverships pending or begun in any court, the receiver, within the time as may be fixed by an order of the court in which the receivership is pending, shall file with the court an account or report in partial or final settlement of the liquidation or receivership proceedings.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-48-4-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-29-6-14 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-29-6-14
Acceptance of payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The acceptance of a payment by a creditor or mortgage servicer of an amount that is not sufficient to pay the amount owed does not constitute a waiver, release, accord and satisfaction, or other impairment of the creditors or mortgage servicers rights notwithstanding any contrary instructions or restrictive endorsements.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-15.5-14.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-21-3-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-21-3-2.5
"Proof"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "proof" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-21-2-1.7.

As added by P.L.185-2021, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 32-39-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-39-2-7
Disclosure to principal's attorney in fact of principal's other digital assets
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Unless otherwise ordered by a court, directed by the principal, or provided by a power of attorney, a custodian shall disclose to an attorney in fact having specific authority over the principal's digital assets or general authority to act on behalf of the principal a catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by the principal and the digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, of the principal if the attorney in fact gives the custodian:

(1) a written request for disclosure of the catalogue of electronic communications and the digital assets in physical or electronic form;

(2) an original or a copy of the power of attorney giving the attorney in fact specific authority over the principal's digital assets or general authority to act on behalf of the principal;

(3) a certification by the attorney in fact, under penalty of perjury, that the power of attorney is in effect; and

(4) if requested by the custodian:

(A) a number, username, address, or other unique subscriber identifier or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the principal's account; or

(B) evidence linking the account to the principal.

As added by P.L.137-2016, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-24-4.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 32-24-4.5-1
Application of chapter; "public use"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "public use" means the:

(1) possession, occupation, and enjoyment of a parcel of real property by the general public or a public agency for the purpose of providing the general public with fundamental services, including the construction, maintenance, and reconstruction of highways, bridges, airports, ports, certified technology parks, intermodal facilities, and parks;

(2) leasing of a highway, bridge, airport, port, certified technology park, intermodal facility, or park by a public agency that retains ownership of the parcel by written lease with right of forfeiture; or

(3) use of a parcel of real property to create or operate a public utility, an energy utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2.5-2), or a pipeline company.

The term does not include the public benefit of economic development, including an increase in a tax base, tax revenues, employment, or general economic health.

(b) This chapter applies to a condemnor that exercises the power of eminent domain to acquire a parcel of real property:

(1) from a private person;

(2) with the intent of ultimately transferring ownership or control to another private person; and

(3) for a use that is not a public use.

(c) This chapter does not apply thirty (30) years after the acquisition of the real property.

As added by P.L.163-2006, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 32-17-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-17-10-3
Expired rights of action
Status: repealed

Sec. 3. A person may not commence an action for recovery of any part of real property after June 30, 1994, based on a possibility of reverter or right of entry for a breach of a condition subsequent if:

(1) the breach of the condition occurred before July 1, 1993; and

(2) the possibility of reverter or right of entry was created before July 1, 1963.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-21-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10-11 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-30-10-11
Payment of principal, interest, and costs before final judgment; dismissal; payment after final judgment; stay
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) If:

(1) a complaint is filed for the foreclosure of a mortgage;

(2) any interest or installment of the principal is due, but no other installments are due; and

(3) the defendant pays the court the principal and interest due, with costs, at any time before final judgment;

the complaint must be dismissed.

(b) If the defendant pays the court the principal and interest due after the final judgment, the proceedings on the final judgment must be stayed. However, the stay may be removed upon a subsequent default in the payment of any installment of the principal or interest after the payment is due.

(c) In the final judgment, the court shall direct at what time and upon what default any subsequent execution shall issue.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-6-8.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-33-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-33-3-2
Sale to pay storage charges
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to persons, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations operating as warehouses or warehousemen.

(b) All garments, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods:

(1) that are placed in storage; or

(2) on which any of the services or labors mentioned in section 1 of this chapter have been performed and that have then been placed in storage by agreement;

and that remain in the possession of a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation without the reasonable or agreed charges having been paid for a period of ninety (90) days may be sold to pay the charges if the person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to whom the charges are payable first notifies the owner or owners of the items placed in storage of the time and place of sale.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-23-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-27-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-27-3-5
Notice of acceptance; reasonable access to complete construction; agreement to alter offer
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) To accept the offer of a construction professional to remedy the construction defect under section (4)(b)(1) of this chapter, the claimant must serve on the construction professional a written notice of acceptance within a reasonable time period after receipt of the offer, and not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the offer.

(b) A claimant who accepts a construction professional's offer under section 4(b)(1) of this chapter must provide the construction professional and the construction professional's contractors or other agents reasonable access to the claimant's residence during normal working hours to perform and complete the construction by the timetable stated in the offer.

(c) After the acceptance of an offer under section 4(b)(1) of this chapter, the claimant and construction professional may, by written mutual agreement, alter the extent of construction or the timetable for completion of construction stated in the offer, including but not limited to construction to repair additional defects.

As added by P.L.134-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-28-10-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-28-10-2
Priority; notice of intention; enforcement of lien
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A person employed and working in and about a strip mine has a lien on:

(1) the strip mine;

(2) all machinery and fixtures connected with the strip mine; and

(3) everything used in and about the strip mine;

for labor performed within a two (2) month period preceding the lien. Except as provided in subdivision (b), this lien is superior to and has priority over all other liens. As against each other, these liens have priority in the order in which they accrued.

(b) A state tax lien is superior to and has priority over a lien described in subsection (a).

(c) A person desiring to acquire an employee lien as described in subsection (a) shall file within sixty (60) days after the time the payment became due in the recorder's office of the county where the mine is situated a notice of intention to hold a lien upon property for the amount of the claim. The person filing a lien shall state in the lien notice the amount of the claim and the name of the coal works, if known. If the person filing the lien does not know the name of the coal works, the person shall include in the notice any other designation describing the location of the mine. The recorder shall immediately record the notice in the location used for recording mechanic's liens. The recorder shall receive a fee in accordance with IC 36-2-7-10. If the mine is located in more than one (1) county, the notice of intention to hold a lien may be filed in any county where any part of the mine is located.

(d) Suits brought to enforce a lien created under this section must be brought within one (1) year after the date of filing notice of the lien in the recorder's office. All judgments rendered on the foreclosure of the liens must include:

(1) the amount of the claim found to be due;

(2) the interest on the claim from the time due; and

(3) reasonable attorney's fees.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-10-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.45-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-35-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 35 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-35-2-4
Contents of affidavit
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. An affidavit filed under section 3 of this chapter must:

(1) show that the plaintiff is:

(A) the owner of the property; or

(B) lawfully entitled to the possession of the property;

(2) show that:

(A) the property was not:

(i) taken for a tax, assessment, or fine under a statute; or

(ii) seized under an execution or attachment against the property of the plaintiff; or

(B) if the property was seized under an execution or attachment, the property was exempt by statute from seizure;

(3) show that the property:

(A) has been wrongfully taken and is unlawfully detained by the defendant; or

(B) is unlawfully detained;

(4) include a particular description of the property;

(5) state the estimated value of the property; and

(6) identify the county in which the property is believed to be detained.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-21-2-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-27-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-27-1-9
"Person" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an association, a cooperative, or other legal entity.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-9.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10-12 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-30-10-12
Sale of property in parcels
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) In cases under this chapter, the court shall ascertain whether the property can be sold in parcels. If the property can be sold in parcels without injury to the interest of the parties, the court shall direct that only as much of the premises be sold as will be sufficient to pay the amount due on the mortgage, with costs, and the judgment shall remain and be enforced upon any subsequent default, unless the amount due is paid before execution of the judgment is completed.

(b) If the mortgaged premises cannot be sold in parcels, the court shall order the whole mortgaged premises to be sold.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations: 32-15-6-9; 32-15-6-10.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-37-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 37 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-37-2-1
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-14-2-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 32-30-6-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-30-6-1.5
"Forestry operation" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "forestry operation" includes facilities, activities, and equipment used to plant, raise, manage, harvest, and remove trees on private land. The term includes site preparation, fertilization, pest control, and wildlife management.

As added by P.L.82-2005, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-19.5-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 19.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-19.5-1-4
"NGS"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this article, "NGS" means the National Geodetic Survey or its successors.

As added by P.L.147-2026, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-34-5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-34-5-12
Acquiring title for property on permanent loan or loaned for specified time; notice
Status: repealed

Sec. 12. (a) A museum may acquire title in the following manner to property that is on permanent loan to the museum or that was loaned for a specified term that has expired:

(1) The museum must give notice that the museum is terminating the loan of the property.

(2) The notice that the loan of the property is terminated must include a statement containing substantially the following information:

"The records at (name of museum) indicate that you have property on loan to it. The museum hereby terminates the loan. If you desire to claim the property, you must contact the museum, establish your ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you do not contact the museum, you will be considered to have donated the property to the museum.".

(3) If the lender does not respond to the notice of termination within sixty (60) days after receipt of the notice by filing a notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property on loan, clear and unrestricted title is transferred to the museum sixty (60) days after the notice was received.

(b) If the loan of property to a museum is not considered a permanent loan and does not have a specific expiration date, the property is considered abandoned if there has not been any written communication between:

(1) the lender or the lender's designated agent; and

(2) the museum;

for at least seven (7) years after the date the museum took possession of the property.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-12.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.125-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-17-14-32 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-17-14-32
Out-of-state beneficiary designations
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. (a) Except for transfer on death deeds, a beneficiary designation that purports to have been made and is valid under:

(1) the Uniform Probate Code as enacted by another state;

(2) the Uniform TOD Security Registration Law as enacted by another state; or

(3) a similar law of another state;

is governed by the law of that state.

(b) A transfer on death transfer subject to a law described in subsection (a) may be executed and enforced in Indiana.

(c) Except for transfer on death deeds, the meaning and legal effect of a transfer on death transfer is determined by the law of the state selected in a governing instrument or beneficiary designation.

As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 32-23-10-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-23-10-6
Notice; lapse of interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) A person who succeeds to the ownership of a mineral interest may, upon the lapse of the mineral interest, give notice of the lapse of the mineral interest by:

(1) publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the mineral interest is located; and

(2) if the address of the mineral interest owner is shown of record or can be determined upon reasonable inquiry, by mailing, not more than ten (10) days after publication, a copy of the notice to the owner of the mineral interest.

(b) The notice required under subsection (a) must state:

(1) the name of the owner of the mineral interest, as shown of record;

(2) a description of the land; and

(3) the name of the person giving the notice.

(c) If a copy of the notice required under subsection (a) and an affidavit of service of the notice are promptly filed in the office of the recorder in the county where the land is located, the record is prima facie evidence in a legal proceeding that notice was given.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 32-19.5-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 19.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-19.5-1-7
"Zone"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this article, "zone" means the area constituted in Indiana to be portrayed by a specified conformal map projection and its defining parameters.

As added by P.L.147-2026, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-30-11-9 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-30-11-9
Constructive notice of certain actions; delayed until required written notices filed with clerk
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to the following:

(1) Suits described in section 2 or 3 of this chapter.

(2) The seizure of real estate under attachments and the levy of real estate under execution in the cases mentioned in section 5 of this chapter.

(b) Actions referred to in subsection (a) do not:

(1) operate as constructive notice of the pendency of the suit or of the seizure of or levy upon the real estate; or

(2) have any force or effect as against bona fide purchasers or encumbrancers of the real estate;

until the notices required by this section are filed with the proper clerk.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-34-1-9.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-24-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-24-6-1
Law governing procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) A party may file a written objection in a proceeding for the condemnation or appropriation of property for public use brought by:

(1) the state of Indiana;

(2) a commission, a department, or an agency of the state;

(3) a county;

(4) a township;

(5) a city;

(6) a town; or

(7) a taxing district;

under a law of the state authorizing the assessment of damages or benefits, appraisal, compensation, condemnation, or appropriation of property for public use.

(b) A party aggrieved by:

(1) the assessment of compensation or damages;

(2) the fixing of the value of the property involved; or

(3) the fixing of benefits;

as set forth in the report of an appraiser filed in a proceeding described in subsection (a) may file written exceptions in the office of the clerk of the court in which the cause is pending within ten (10) days after the report is filed. After the objections are filed, the cause shall proceed to issue, trial, and judgment as in civil actions in accordance with the provisions of the law not in conflict with this chapter governing the procedure in eminent domain as defined in IC 32-24-1.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-11-6-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 32-34-5-16 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-34-5-16
Presumption of gift to museum
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. Property that:

(1) is found in or on property controlled by the museum;

(2) is from an unknown source; and

(3) might reasonably be assumed to have been intended as a gift to the museum;

is conclusively presumed to be a gift to the museum if ownership of the property is not claimed by a person or individual within ninety (90) days after its discovery.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-16.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-21-13-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-21-13-1
Application of election law definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 3-5-2.1 apply to this chapter.

As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.186-2025, SEC.167.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-25.5-4-1
Attorney general's action against association or board member; misappropriation or fraud; proxy violations; budgeting violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The attorney general may bring an action against a board of a homeowners association or an individual member of a board of a homeowners association if the attorney general finds that any of the following apply:

(1) The association's funds have been knowingly or intentionally misappropriated or diverted by a board member.

(2) A board member has knowingly or intentionally used the board member's position on the board to commit fraud or a criminal act against the association or the association's members.

(3) A proxy was exercised, or was allowed to be exercised, in violation of IC 32-25.5-3-10.

(4) A violation of IC 32-25.5-3-3 has occurred.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.164-2016, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 32-39-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-39-1-5
"Catalogue of electronic communications"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this article, "catalogue of electronic communications" means information that identifies each person with which a user has had an electronic communication, the time and date of the communication, and the electronic address of the person.

As added by P.L.137-2016, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-21-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-21-8-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a transfer of property made after June 30, 2001, that transfers ownership of the property from a delinquent taxpayer to another person after the property is sold at a tax sale under IC 6-1.1-24 and before the tax sale purchaser is issued a tax sale deed under IC 6-1.1-25-4.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-2-8-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 32-25-2-18 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-25-2-18
"Property"
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. "Property" means:

(1) the land;

(2) the building;

(3) all improvements and structures on the land or the building; and

(4) all:

(A) easements;

(B) rights; and

(C) appurtenances;

pertaining to the land or the building.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-6-2(q).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 32-22-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-22-2-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-7-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.16-2003, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-21-13.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 13.5 / Section 32-21-13.5-2
"Front yard"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "front yard" means a yard within a parcel of real property that has a front building setback line of at least fifteen (15) feet that extends the full width of the parcel between the front lot line and the front building setback line.

As added by P.L.26-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-31-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-31-8-3
"Rental premises" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rental premises" includes all of the following:

(1) A tenant's rental unit.

(2) The structure in which the tenant's rental unit is a part.

As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-23-12-11 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 12 / Section 32-23-12-11
Sale and execution of coal lease
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The sale of and execution of any coal lease under this chapter is binding concerning the interest in the coal and the right to mine and remove the coal owned by any defendant to the action in the same manner as if the defendant had personally signed and delivered the lease. The coal lease is binding on the heirs, legatees, personal representatives, successors, and assigns of the defendant.

As added by P.L.94-2009, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-22-3.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 32-22-3.5-4
"Controlling person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "controlling person" means:

(1) a beneficial owner (as defined in IC 23-1-20-3.5) of at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the shares of a business entity;

(2) an officer, a director, or any other individual who possesses inside information about a business entity because of the officer, director, or other individual's relationship with the business entity; or

(3) a person, individually or as a member of a group, who has the ability to directly or indirectly affect a business entity's management or policies.

As added by P.L.131-2026, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-26-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-26-1-16
Assessments; installment payments
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The board of directors may, without reference to the completion of the proposed work, order:

(1) the payment of the assessment in installments as it considers proper; or

(2) the payment in full at a stated time.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-1-16.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-33-16-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 32-33-16-1
"Customer" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "customer" means any individual or entity who contracts with or causes a fabricator to use a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a product.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-37-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-33-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 32-33-15-2
Sale of equipment
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. If the lienholder has not been paid within sixty (60) days after payment becomes overdue, the lienholder may sell the equipment at auction if:

(1) the equipment is still in the lienholder's possession; and

(2) the lienholder complies with section 3 of this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-36-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-30-13-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-30-13-1
Validity of title
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. If, upon the sale of real or personal property of a debtor, the title of the purchaser is invalid as to all or any part of the property by reason of any defect in the proceedings or want of title, the purchaser may be subrogated to the rights of the creditor against the debtor, to the extent of the money paid and applied to the debtor's benefit.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-9-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-21-16.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 16.5 / Section 32-21-16.5-5
Change in information provided in disclosure; duty to inform homeowner
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Before an unlicensed real estate solicitor enters into a written agreement with a homeowner, the unlicensed real estate solicitor shall inform the homeowner as to whether any information provided in the disclosure required under section 4 of this chapter has changed.

As added by P.L.47-2024, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-25-8-7
Taxes, assessments, and charges
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Taxes, assessments, and other charges of:

(1) the state;

(2) any political subdivision;

(3) any special improvement district; or

(4) any other taxing or assessing authority;

shall be assessed against and collected on each condominium unit. Taxes, assessments, and other charges referred to in this subsection may not be assessed and collected on the building or property as a whole.

(b) Each condominium unit shall be carried on the tax books as a separate and distinct entity for the purpose of taxes, assessments, and other charges.

(c) A forfeiture or sale of the building or property as a whole for delinquent taxes, assessments, or charges may not divest or affect the title to a condominium unit if taxes, assessments, and charges on the condominium unit are currently paid.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-6-17.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 32-34-1.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 32-34-1.5-12
Death of an insured or annuitant; death master file
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "death master file" means the United States Social Security Administration Death Master File or other data base or service that is at least as comprehensive as the United States Social Security Administration Death Master File for determining that an individual reportedly has died.

(b) With respect to a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract for which an amount is owed on proof of death, but which has not matured by proof of death of the insured or annuitant, the company has knowledge of the death of an insured or annuitant when:

(1) the company receives a death certificate or court order determining that the insured or annuitant has died;

(2) due diligence, performed as required under IC 27-2-23 to maintain contact with the insured or annuitant or determine whether the insured or annuitant has died, validates the death of the insured or annuitant;

(3) the company conducts a comparison for any purpose between a death master file and the names of some or all of the company's insureds or annuitants, finds a match that provides notice that the insured or annuitant has died, and validates the death;

(4) the attorney general or the attorney general's agent conducts a comparison for the purpose of finding matches during an examination conducted under section 53 of this chapter between a death master file and the names of some or all of the company's insureds or annuitants, finds a match that provides notice that the insured or annuitant has died, and the company validates the death; or

(5) the company:

(A) receives notice of the death of the insured or annuitant from the attorney general, a beneficiary, policy owner, relative of the insured, or trustee or from an executor or other legal representative of the insured's or annuitant's estate; and

(B) validates the death of the insured or annuitant.

(c) The following rules apply under this section:

(1) A death master file match under subsection (b)(3) or (b)(4) occurs if the criteria for an exact or partial match are satisfied as provided under:

(A) IC 27-2-23;

(B) the National Conference of Insurance Legislators' model legislation regarding unclaimed benefits; or

(C) a rule or policy adopted by the department of insurance.

(2) The death master file match does not constitute proof of death for the purpose of submission to an insurance company of a claim by a beneficiary, annuitant, or owner of the policy or contract for an amount due under an insurance policy or annuity contract.

(3) The death master file match or validation of the insured's or annuitant's death does not alter the requirements for a beneficiary, annuitant, or owner of the policy or contract to make a claim to receive proceeds under the terms of the policy or contract.

(4) If no provision in IC 27-2 establishes a time for validation of a death of an insured or annuitant, the insurance company shall make a good faith effort using other available records and information to validate the death and document the effort taken not later than ninety (90) days after the insurance company has notice of the death.

(d) This chapter does not affect the determination of the extent to which an insurance company, before July 1, 2021, had knowledge of the death of an insured or annuitant or was required to conduct a death master file comparison to determine whether amounts owed by the company on a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract were presumed abandoned or unclaimed.

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8-14 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-25-8-14
Contractable condominiums; withdrawal of land
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) Subject to:

(1) the declaration;

(2) condominium instruments; and

(3) this chapter;

a declarant may withdraw withdrawable land from a contractable condominium unless the withdrawal is prohibited by subsection (c). The contraction is effective when the instruments required by subsection (b) are recorded.

(b) In contracting the condominium, the declarant shall prepare, execute, and record an amendment to the declaration and condominium instruments:

(1) containing a legally sufficient description of the land being withdrawn; and

(2) stating the fact of withdrawal.

(c) If a portion of the withdrawable land was described under IC 32-25-7-3(6) and IC 32-25-7-3(7), that portion may not be withdrawn if any person other than the declarant owns a condominium unit situated on that portion of the withdrawable land. If that portion of the withdrawable land was not described under IC 32-25-7-3(6) and IC 32-25-7-3(7), none of the withdrawable land may be withdrawn if any person other than the declarant owns a condominium unit situated on that portion of the withdrawable land.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-6-15.3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 32-33-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-33-7-3
Limitation of liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, the hotel, apartment hotel, or inn and its proprietor or manager are not liable for the loss of or damage to personal property, other than merchandise samples or merchandise for sale, brought into the hotel, apartment hotel, or inn by any guest, exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) in value, whether the loss or damage is occasioned by the negligence of the proprietor or manager or the proprietor's or manager's agents or otherwise, unless the manager or proprietor has contracted in writing to assume greater liability. This limitation of liability also applies with respect to the liability for the safekeeping of any luggage or other personal property left in any hotel, apartment hotel, or inn to be checked in any checkroom operated by the hotel, apartment hotel, or inn, whether the luggage or other personal property is brought in by and belongs to a guest or belongs to a person who is not a guest.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-28-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-21-13-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-21-13-5
Permissible rules relating to display of political signs
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A homeowners association may adopt and enforce rules relating to a sign described in section 3 of this chapter if the rules do any of the following:

(1) Restrict the size of a sign if the rule permits a homeowner to display a sign that is at least as large as signs commonly displayed during election campaigns.

(2) Restrict the number of signs that may be displayed if the rule permits a homeowner to display a reasonable number of signs.

(3) Restrict the locations where a sign may be displayed. However, a restriction under this subdivision may not prohibit the display of a sign:

(A) in a window on the homeowner's property; or

(B) on the ground that is part of the homeowner's property.

As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-31-12-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 12 / Section 32-31-12-4
Removal of a squatter by law enforcement
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A property owner may provide a law enforcement agency with a copy of the affidavit described in section 3 of this chapter.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than forty-eight (48) hours after receipt of the affidavit, the law enforcement agency shall dispatch one (1) or more law enforcement officers to remove the squatter from the owner's property.

(c) A law enforcement agency may dispatch one (1) or more law enforcement officers to remove a squatter later than forty-eight (48) hours after receipt of the affidavit for reasons of public safety. However, the law enforcement agency shall dispatch one (1) or more law enforcement officers to remove the squatter as soon as practicable.

(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit:

(1) a property owner from executing an affidavit described in section 3 of this chapter; and

(2) a law enforcement officer from removing a squatter upon receipt of an executed affidavit under section 3 of this chapter;

at the time a law enforcement officer is responding to a complaint that a squatter is occupying the owner's property.

As added by P.L.191-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-30-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-30-6-1
"Agricultural operation" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agricultural operation" includes any facility used for the production of crops, livestock, poultry, livestock products, poultry products, or horticultural products or for growing timber.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-6-2-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-31-11-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-31-11-5
Duty of courts to track eviction actions subject to nondisclosure order; furnishing of data to office of judicial administration for inclusion in reports
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The clerk of court or other court administrator shall:

(1) track all eviction actions with respect to which an order under section 3 or 4 of this chapter is issued by the court; and

(2) furnish the data compiled under subdivision (1) in the statistical data provided to the office of judicial administration under IC 33-24-6-3(a)(2), at the time and in the form prescribed by the office.

(b) The office of judicial administration shall include the data provided by courts under subsection (a)(2) in the office's reports under IC 33-24-6-3(a)(3).

As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 32-24-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-24-1-4
Complaint
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) If the person seeking to acquire the property does not agree with the owner of an interest in the property or with the guardian of an owner concerning the damages sustained by the owner, the person seeking to acquire the property may file a complaint for that purpose with the clerk of the circuit court of the county where the property is located.

(b) The complaint must state the following:

(1) The name of the person seeking to acquire the property. This person shall be named as the plaintiff.

(2) The names of all owners, claimants to, and holders of liens on the property, if known, or a statement that they are unknown. These owners, claimants, and holders of liens shall be named as defendants.

(3) The use the plaintiff intends to make of the property or right sought to be acquired.

(4) If a right-of-way is sought, the location, general route, width, and the beginning and end points of the right-of-way.

(5) A specific description of each piece of property sought to be acquired and whether the property includes the whole or only part of the entire parcel or tract. If property is sought to be acquired by the state or by a county for a public highway or by a municipal corporation for a public use and the acquisition confers benefits on any other property of the owner, a specific description of each piece of property to which the plaintiff alleges the benefits will accrue. Plats of property alleged to be affected may accompany the descriptions.

(6) That the plaintiff has been unable to agree for the purchase of the property with the owner, owners, or guardians, as the case may be, or that the owner is mentally incompetent or less than eighteen (18) years of age and has no legally appointed guardian, or is a nonresident of Indiana.

(c) All parcels lying in the county and required for the same public use, whether owned by the same parties or not, may be included in the same or separate proceedings at the option of the plaintiff. However, the court may consolidate or separate the proceedings to suit the convenience of parties and the ends of justice. The filing of the complaint and a lis pendens notice in any eminent domain action under this article constitutes notice of proceedings to all subsequent purchasers and persons taking encumbrances of the property, who are bound by the notice.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-11-1-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.81-2004, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 32-17-13-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 13 / Section 32-17-13-8
Deadline for commencement of proceedings
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) This subsection applies to a proceeding commenced under this chapter with respect to a deceased transferor who died before July 1, 2018, if the personal representative or claimant commences the proceeding before January 1, 2020. A proceeding under this chapter must be commenced not later than nine (9) months after the deceased transferor's death. However, a proceeding on behalf of a creditor whose claim was timely filed may be commenced within:

(1) sixty (60) days after the final allowance of the claim; or

(2) ninety (90) days after demand is made under section 7 of this chapter if the personal representative declines or fails to commence a proceeding after receiving the demand.

(b) This subsection applies to a proceeding commenced under this chapter with respect to a deceased transferor who dies on or after June 30, 2018. A proceeding under this chapter must be commenced not later than nine (9) months after the deceased transferor's death, but a proceeding on behalf of a claimant whose claim was timely filed in the deceased transferor's estate may be commenced after the final allowance of the claim within the earlier of:

(1) thirty (30) days after the personal representative files in the deceased transferor's estate after final allowance of the claim a written notice that the personal representative does not intend to commence a proceeding under this chapter; or

(2) ninety (90) days after final allowance of the claim if:

(A) the personal representative declines or fails to commence a proceeding after receiving the demand under section 7 of this chapter; and

(B) the personal representative does not file a written notice in the deceased transferor's estate that the personal representative does not intend to commence a proceeding under this chapter.

As added by P.L.165-2002, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.6-2010, SEC.24; P.L.163-2018, SEC.20; P.L.231-2019, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 32-34-1.5-38 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 32-34-1.5-38
Sale of securities
Status: in_force

Sec. 38. (a) The attorney general shall sell a security as soon as reasonably possible.

(b) The attorney general may not sell a security listed on an established stock exchange for less than the price prevailing on the exchange at the time of sale. The attorney general may sell a security not listed on an established exchange by any commercially reasonable method.

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10-9 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-30-10-9
Manner of sale; use of auctioneer; auctioneer's fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) A sheriff shall sell property on foreclosure in a manner that is reasonably likely to bring the highest net proceeds from the sale after deducting the expenses of the offer and sale.

(b) Upon prior petition of the debtor or a creditor involved in the foreclosure proceedings, the court in its order of foreclosure shall order the property sold by the sheriff through the services of the auctioneer requested by the petitioner and approved by the court if:

(1) the court determines that a sale is economically feasible; or

(2) all the creditors in the proceedings agree to both that method of sale and the compensation to be paid the auctioneer.

(c) The sheriff shall engage the auctioneer not later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of the order entered by the court under subsection (b). The auctioneer shall schedule the auction and conduct the auctioneer's activities as appropriate to bring the highest bid for the property on foreclosure. The advertising conducted by the auctioneer is in addition to any other notice required by law.

(d) The auctioneer's fee must be a reasonable amount stated in the court's order. However, if the sale by use of an auctioneer has not been agreed to by the creditors in the proceedings and the sale price is less than the amount of the judgment and the costs and expenses necessary to the satisfaction of the judgment, the auctioneer is entitled only to the auctioneer's advertising expenses plus one hundred dollars ($100). The amount due to the auctioneer on account of the auctioneer's expenses and fee, if any, must be paid as a cost of the sale from the proceeds before the payment of any other payment.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-6-6.5 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.167-2005, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-31-3-15 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-31-3-15
Remittance of full deposit
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. Failure by a landlord to provide notice of damages under section 14 of this chapter constitutes agreement by the landlord that no damages are due, and the landlord must remit to the tenant immediately the full security deposit.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-5-15.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 32-21-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-21-1-1
Requirement of written agreement; agreements or promises covered
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to a lease for a term of not more than three (3) years.

(b) A person may not bring any of the following actions unless the promise, contract, or agreement on which the action is based, or a memorandum or note describing the promise, contract, or agreement on which the action is based, is in writing and signed by the party against whom the action is brought or by the party's authorized agent:

(1) An action charging an executor or administrator, upon any special promise, to answer damages out of the executor's or administrator's own estate.

(2) An action charging any person, upon any special promise, to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another.

(3) An action charging any person upon any agreement or promise made in consideration of marriage.

(4) An action involving any contract for the sale of land.

(5) An action involving any agreement that is not to be performed within one (1) year from the making of the agreement.

(6) An action involving an agreement, promise, contract, or warranty of cure concerning medical care or treatment. However, this subdivision does not affect the right to sue for malpractice or negligence.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-2-1-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 32-30-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-30-8-2
"Property"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), as used in this chapter, "property" means a house, a building, a mobile home, or an apartment that is leased for residential or commercial purposes.

(b) The term includes:

(1) an entire building or complex of buildings; or

(2) a mobile home community;

and all real property of any nature appurtenant to and used in connection with the house, building, mobile home, or apartment, including all individual rental units and common areas.

(c) The term does not include a hotel, motel, or other guest house, part of which is rented to a transient guest.

(d) For actions brought by the attorney general in relation to the sale or solicited sale of a synthetic drug (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321), a controlled substance analog (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-8), or a substance represented to be a controlled substance (as described in IC 35-48-4-4.6), "property" means a house, a building, a mobile home, or an apartment that is owned or leased for commercial or residential purposes. The term includes all real property of any nature appurtenant to and used in connection with the house, building, mobile home, or apartment.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-19-3-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.87-2005, SEC.38; P.L.196-2013, SEC.12; P.L.80-2019, SEC.11; P.L.186-2025, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 32-33-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-33-9-2
Notice of sale
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Before a sale under section 1 of this chapter, the mechanic or tradesman must give notice of the amount due and the time and place of the sale by mailing a certified or registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the entrusting person or owner at least thirty (30) days before the date of the sale.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-30-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-34-1.5-55 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 32-34-1.5-55
Use and disclosure of records
Status: in_force

Sec. 55. Records obtained and records, including work papers, compiled by the attorney general in the course of conducting an examination under section 53 of this chapter:

(1) are subject to the confidentiality and security provisions of sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter;

(2) may be used by the attorney general in an action to collect property or otherwise enforce this chapter;

(3) may be used in a joint examination conducted with another state, the United States, a foreign country or subordinate unit of a foreign country, or any other governmental entity if the governmental entity conducting the examination is legally bound to maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained from a person subject to examination in a manner substantially equivalent to sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter;

(4) must be disclosed, on request, to the person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state for that state's use in circumstances equivalent to circumstances described in sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter, if the other state is required to maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained in a manner substantially equivalent to sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter;

(5) must be produced by the attorney general under an administrative or judicial subpoena or administrative or court order; and

(6) must be produced by the attorney general on request of the person subject to the examination in an administrative or judicial proceeding relating to the property.

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-31-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-31-7-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies only to dwelling units that are let for rent under a rental agreement entered into after June 30, 2002.

(b) This chapter does not apply to dwelling units that are let for rent with an option to purchase under an agreement entered into before July 1, 2008.

As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.62-2008, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 32-34-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-34-7-5
Transfer of customer's rights, title, and interest
Status: reserved

Sec. 5. If a customer does not take possession of the customer's silk screen from a silk screen maker or silk screen user within three (3) years after the silk screen's last use, the customer's rights, title, and interest in the customer's silk screen are transferred to the silk screen maker or silk screen user pursuant to the procedures of this chapter for purposes of destruction of the silk screen.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-7-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3.6 / Section 32-25.5-3.6-1
"Motor vehicle"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is:

(1) self-propelled;

(2) designed for transporting people or property on a street or highway; and

(3) certified by the vehicle's maker under all applicable federal safety and emissions standards and requirements for distribution and sale in the United States.

As added by P.L.26-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-6
"Legal proceedings"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "legal proceedings" refers to either of the following:

(1) An action maintained in a court.

(2) An administrative proceeding initiated under an applicable law.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-15
Settlement of claim through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration; legal proceedings; recovery of costs
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies if a claim is settled through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration.

(b) The settlement of the claim must be documented in a written agreement signed by each of the parties.

(c) If a party fails to abide by the settlement agreement signed under subsection (b), the other party may begin legal proceedings without again complying with this chapter.

(d) If a party who begins legal proceedings under subsection (c) prevails in those legal proceedings, the party is entitled to recover from the other party:

(1) court costs;

(2) attorney's fees; and

(3) all other reasonable costs incurred in enforcing the settlement agreement.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-34-8-26 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-34-8-26
Affidavit of claimant; summons of finder or person in possession of property
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. (a) The claimant must file before the court specified under section 25 of this chapter an affidavit of the facts attending the wreck or accident, enumerating as nearly as possible the articles or packages in the possession of the finder and the claimant's right to recover the property.

(b) The court shall summon the person who found or is in possession of the property to appear before the court at a place and at the earliest practicable time, as designated in the writ, but not more than three (3) days after the date of the writ.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-26.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-17-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-17-3-4
Husband and wife; joint deed of conveyance
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A joint deed of conveyance by a husband and wife is sufficient to convey and pass any interest described in the deed of either or both of them in land held by them as:

(1) tenants in common;

(2) joint tenants; or

(3) tenants by the entireties.

(b) An executed and recorded power of attorney by one (1) spouse to the other spouse authorizing the conveyance by the attorney in fact of any interest owned:

(1) individually by the grantor (as defined in IC 32-17-1-1) of the power of attorney; or

(2) with the grantor's spouse;

enables the attorney in fact through the exercise of the power of attorney to effectively convey the interest in land by individually making a deed of conveyance.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-25-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-25-4-1
Fee simple title; conveyance and encumbrance of condominiums
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) If property is submitted to the condominium, each condominium unit owner is seized of:

(1) the fee simple title to;

(2) the exclusive ownership of; and

(3) the exclusive possession of;

the owner's condominium unit and undivided interest in the common areas and facilities.

(b) A condominium unit may be:

(1) individually conveyed;

(2) individually encumbered; and

(3) the subject of:

(A) ownership;

(B) possession;

(C) sale; and

(D) all types of juridic acts inter vivos or causa mortis;

as if the condominium unit were sole and entirely independent of the other condominium units in the building of which the condominium unit forms a part.

(c) Individual titles and interests with respect to condominium units are recordable.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-6-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.6-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3.6 / Section 32-25.5-3.6-0.5
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies to all governing documents established, adopted, enacted, or enforced before, on, or after July 1, 2026.

As added by P.L.26-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-31-3-13 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-31-3-13
Use of deposits
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A security deposit may be used only for the following purposes:

(1) To reimburse the landlord for actual damages to the rental unit or any ancillary facility that are not the result of ordinary wear and tear.

(2) To pay the landlord for:

(A) all rent in arrearage under the rental agreement; and

(B) rent due for premature termination of the rental agreement by the tenant.

(3) To pay for the last payment period of a residential rental agreement if a written agreement between the landlord and the tenant stipulates that the security deposit will serve as the last payment of rent due.

(4) To reimburse the landlord for utility or sewer charges paid by the landlord that are:

(A) the obligation of the tenant under the rental agreement; and

(B) unpaid by the tenant.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-5-13.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 32-17-14-22 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-17-14-22
Substitution for designated beneficiaries who do not survive the owner
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) Notwithstanding sections 9 and 20 of this chapter, a designated beneficiary's rights under this chapter are not extinguished when the designated beneficiary does not survive the owner if:

(1) subsection (b) applies in the case of a designated beneficiary who is a lineal descendant of the owner; or

(2) subsection (d) applies in the case of a designated beneficiary who is not a lineal descendant of the owner.

(b) If a designated beneficiary who is a lineal descendant of the owner:

(1) is deceased at the time the beneficiary designation is made;

(2) does not survive the owner; or

(3) is treated as not surviving the owner;

the beneficiary's right to a transfer on death transfer belongs to the beneficiary's lineal descendants per stirpes who survive the owner unless the owner provides otherwise under subsection (c).

(c) An owner may execute a beneficiary designation to which subsection (b) does not apply by:

(1) making the notation "No LDPS" after a beneficiary's name; or

(2) including other words negating an intention to direct the transfer to the lineal descendant substitutes of the nonsurviving beneficiary.

(d) An owner may execute a beneficiary designation that provides that the right to a transfer on death transfer belonging to a beneficiary who is not a lineal descendant of the owner and does not survive the owner belongs to the beneficiary's lineal descendants per stirpes who survive the owner. An owner's intent to direct the transfer to the nonsurviving beneficiary's lineal descendants must be shown by either of the following on the beneficiary designation after the name of the beneficiary:

(1) The words "and lineal descendants per stirpes".

(2) The notation "LDPS".

(e) When two (2) or more individuals receive a transfer on death transfer as substitute beneficiaries under subsection (b) or (d), the individuals are entitled to equal shares of the property if they are of the same degree of kinship to the nonsurviving beneficiary. If the substitute beneficiaries are of unequal degrees of kinship, an individual of a more remote degree is entitled by representation to the share that would otherwise belong to the individual's parent.

(f) If:

(1) a designated beneficiary of a transfer on death transfer does not survive the owner;

(2) either subsection (b) or (d) applies; and

(3) no lineal descendant of the designated beneficiary survives the owner;

the right to receive the property transferred belongs to the other surviving beneficiaries. If no other beneficiary survives the owner, the property belongs to the owner's estate.

As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 32-35-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 35 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-35-2-20
Final judgment to supersede all preceding orders
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. Any:

(1) order for possession;

(2) temporary restraining order;

(3) prejudgment order for possession; or

(4) other preliminary transfer of possession;

issued under this article (or IC 34-1-9.1 or IC 34-21 before their repeal) is superseded by the final judgment rendered in an action under this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-21-4-13.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-31-9-14 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-31-9-14
Liability of a perpetrator who is a tenant
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A perpetrator who is a tenant and who is excluded from a dwelling unit under a court order remains liable under the lease with other tenants of the dwelling unit for rent and for the cost of damages to the dwelling unit.

As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-24-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-24-3-5
Payment of value of real estate
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. When the value of the property has been finally determined by the court, the governor may provide for the amount so found and may direct the state comptroller to draw a warrant on the treasurer of state to be paid out of any fund available in favor of the clerk of the circuit court. The clerk shall receive the money and hold it in court for the use of the owners and other persons adjudged to be entitled to the money.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-11-2-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.498.
Ind. Code § 32-21-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-21-5-4
"Defect" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in connection with disclosure forms required by this chapter, "defect" means a condition that would have a significant adverse effect on the value of the property, that would significantly impair the health or safety of future occupants of the property, or that if not repaired, removed, or replaced would significantly shorten or adversely affect the expected normal life of the premises.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 32-32-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 32 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-32-3-4
Requirements for membership agreement
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. All registration statements and information required to be filed under this chapter with the division are subject to IC 5-14-3.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-25.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 32-23-11-15 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 23 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-23-11-15
Easement of necessity
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. If a railroad owns a right-of-way fee that becomes landlocked after the right-of-way is abandoned, the railroad retains an easement of necessity in the abandoned right-of-way:

(1) from the landlocked property to the nearest public highway, road, or street; and

(2) to the extent necessary to reach and use the landlocked fee interest for its intended purpose.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-15.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 32-28-14-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-28-14-3
"Real estate"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "real estate" means a right, a title, or an interest in real property.

As added by P.L.135-2007, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 32-29-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-29-3-1
Necessity of attestation
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The release of a mortgage, lease, or other instrument required by law to be recorded written upon the margin, or upon the record, of any mortgage in Indiana by the party authorized to release the mortgage is not a valid release of the mortgage, lease, or other instrument unless the release is attested on the record by the recorder or deputy recorder of the county in which the mortgage is recorded.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-13-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-30-2-18 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-30-2-18
Damages; set off
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. If a plaintiff in an action under this chapter is entitled to damages for withholding, using, or injuring the plaintiff's property, the defendant may set off the value of any permanent improvements made to the property to the extent of the damages, unless the defendant prefers to use the law for the benefit of occupying defendants.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-2-18.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-33-10-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-33-10-7
Notice of intention to hold lien; recording; fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The recorder of the county where a notice of intention to hold a lien is filed under section 6 of this chapter shall record the lien in the manner provided by law for the recording of mechanic's liens.

(b) The recorder shall receive a fee in accordance with IC 36-2-7-10 for the recording.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-31-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-30-10-8
Order of sale; certification; sheriff's sale; sale of remaining property to pay unsatisfied judgment, interest, and costs
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The copy of the court's order of sale and judgment shall be issued and certified by the clerk under the seal of the court to the sheriff.

(b) After receiving the order under subsection (a), the sheriff shall proceed to sell the mortgaged premises, or as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment, interest, and costs. If any part of the judgment, interest, and costs remain unsatisfied after the sale of the mortgaged premises, the sheriff shall proceed to sell the remaining property of the defendant. If the mortgaged property is located in more than one (1) county, a common description of the property, the sale of the property, and the location of the sale must be advertised in each county where the property is located.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-6-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-28-12.5-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 32-28-12.5-0.5
"Broker company"
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "broker company" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-34.1-1-2.

As added by P.L.116-2015, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 32-30-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-30-7-7
Action by prosecuting official; actions by other persons
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) If an indecent nuisance exists, a prosecuting official or any resident of the county in which the indecent nuisance exists may bring an action to abate the indecent nuisance and to perpetually enjoin the maintenance of the indecent nuisance.

(b) If a person other than a prosecuting official institutes an action under this chapter, the complainant shall execute a bond to the person against whom complaint is made, with good and sufficient surety to be approved by the court or clerk in a sum of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) to secure to the party enjoined the damages the party may sustain if:

(1) the action is wrongfully brought;

(2) the action is not prosecuted to final judgment;

(3) the action is dismissed;

(4) the action is not maintained; or

(5) it is finally decided that the injunction ought not to have been granted.

The party aggrieved by the issuance of the injunction has recourse against the bond for all damages suffered, including damages to the aggrieved party's property, person, or character and including reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defending the action.

(c) A person who institutes an action and executes a bond may recover the bond and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in trying the action if the existence of an indecent nuisance is admitted or established in an action as provided in this chapter.

(d) If a prosecuting official institutes an action under this chapter (or IC 34-1-52.5 or IC 34-19-2 before their repeal) and the existence of an indecent nuisance is admitted or established in the action, the governmental entity that employs the prosecuting official is entitled to all investigative costs, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the entity in instituting the action. The fees shall be deposited in:

(1) the state general fund, if the action is instituted by the attorney general;

(2) the operating budget of the office of the prosecuting attorney, if the action is instituted by a prosecuting attorney;

(3) the operating budget of the office of the corporation counsel or city attorney, if the action is instituted by a corporation counsel or city attorney; or

(4) the county general fund, if the action is instituted by an attorney representing the county.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-19-2-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.106-2026, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3.6 / Section 32-25.5-3.6-2
"Outdoor equipment"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "outdoor equipment" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-3-1.8.

As added by P.L.26-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-22-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-22-1-4
Rights of infant; consent of judge
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A judge may give consent under section 3 of this chapter to a conveyance or mortgage and to any note secured by the mortgage, agreement, or contract if the judge determines that it would benefit the person described in section 3 of this chapter and that it would be prejudicial to the spouse of the person if the execution of the instrument were prevented. The judge shall endorse the judge's consent on the instrument and sign it, and the instrument so certified is valid for all purposes as if the married person were at least eighteen (18) years of age. However, the judge has the power, in the judge's discretion, to examine witnesses concerning the propriety or necessity of executing the instrument.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-13-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 32-30-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-30-8-4
Actions to abate nuisance; persons authorized to initiate
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. An action to abate a nuisance under this chapter may be initiated by any of the following:

(1) The prosecuting attorney of the circuit where the nuisance is located.

(2) The corporation counsel or city attorney of a city in which a nuisance is located.

(3) An attorney representing a county in which a nuisance is located.

(4) The property owner.

(5) The attorney general.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-19-3-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.196-2013, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 32-33-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-33-1-2
Filing intention to claim lien; recording lien
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A claim for a lien under this chapter must be filed within sixty (60) days after the shoeing of a horse, a mule, an ox or other animal, or the repairing of a vehicle. The claim must be filed with the recorder of the county in which the owner of the animal or vehicle resides. A claim for a lien under this chapter must be in writing, setting forth the person's intention to claim a lien upon the animal or vehicle for the charges for shoeing or repairing. However, this lien must be recorded in the miscellaneous record book in the recorder's office of the county. The recorder shall charge a fee in accordance with IC 36-2-7-10 for recording the lien.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-21-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-27-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-27-3-4
Reasonable access for inspection; action for construction defect; notice of rejection; notice to terminate offer or proposal
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) If the construction professional makes a proposal to inspect the residence under section 2(b)(1) of this chapter and the claimant elects to allow the construction professional to inspect in accordance with the construction professional's proposal, the claimant must provide the construction professional and the construction professional's contractors or other agents reasonable access to the claimant's residence during normal working hours to inspect the premises and the claimed defect.

(b) Within fourteen (14) days after the completion of an inspection pursuant to a proposal under section 2(b)(1) of this chapter, the construction professional must serve on the claimant:

(1) a written offer to remedy the construction defect at no cost to the claimant, including a report of the scope of the inspection, the findings and results of the inspection, a description of the additional construction necessary to remedy the defect described in the claim, and a timetable for the completion of such construction;

(2) a written offer to compromise and settle the claim by monetary payment under section 2(b)(2) of this chapter; or

(3) a written statement that the construction professional will not proceed further to remedy the defect.

(c) If the construction professional:

(1) makes a written offer to remedy the construction defect under subsection (b)(1) but does not proceed further to remedy the construction defect within the agreed timetable; or

(2) fails to serve a written offer or statement on the claimant under subsection (b);

the claimant may bring an action against the construction professional for the claim described in the notice of claim without further notice.

(d) If the construction professional makes an offer under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) to remedy the construction defect or to compromise and settle the claim by monetary payment and the claimant rejects the offer, the claimant shall serve written notice of the claimant's rejection on the construction professional. After service of the rejection notice, the claimant may bring an action against the construction professional for the construction defect claim described in the notice of claim.

(e) If the construction professional makes an offer under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) and does not receive an acceptance or rejection of the offer from the claimant within sixty (60) days after the claimant's receipt of the construction professional's response, the construction professional may terminate the offer by serving written notice on the claimant.

As added by P.L.134-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-30-10-3
Mortgagee's right to foreclose if mortgagor defaults; venue
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Subject to IC 32-30-10.5 with respect to mortgage transactions described in IC 32-30-10.5-5, if a mortgagor defaults in the performance of any condition contained in a mortgage, the mortgagee or the mortgagee's assigns may proceed in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county where the real estate is located to foreclose the equity of redemption contained in the mortgage.

(b) If the real estate is located in more than one (1) county, the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of any county in which the real estate is located has jurisdiction for an action for the foreclosure of the equity of redemption contained in the mortgage.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-6-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.105-2009, SEC.18; P.L.84-2016, SEC.144.
Ind. Code § 32-18-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-18-2-20
Supplementary provisions
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. Unless superseded by this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, equitable subordination, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, insolvency, or other validating or invalidating cause, supplement this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-2-7-20.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 32-28-11-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-28-11-1
Mechanic's liens
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Registered professional engineers, registered land surveyors, and registered architects may secure and enforce the same lien that is now given to contractors, subcontractors, mechanics, journeymen, laborers, and materialmen under IC 32-28-3 and any statutes that supplement IC 32-28-3.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-25-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 32-17.5-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-17.5-7-5
Interest created by beneficiary designation
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A disclaimer of an interest created by a beneficiary designation made before the time the designation becomes irrevocable must be delivered to the person making the beneficiary designation.

As added by P.L.5-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-21-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-21-6-5
Disclosure not required
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. An owner or agent is not required to disclose to a transferee any knowledge of a psychologically affected property in a real estate transaction.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2.1-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 32-17-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 6 / Section 32-17-6-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a person who holds a power of appointment under any of the following:

(1) A last will and testament of a decedent.

(2) A deed.

(3) An indenture of trust inter vivos.

(4) An insurance policy.

(5) Any other contract or instrument.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-3-1-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-32-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-32-2-5
"Camping site" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. "Camping site" means a space that:

(1) is designed and promoted for the purpose of locating a trailer, tent, tent trailer, pickup camper, or other similar device used for land based portable housing; and

(2) is the subject of a camping club membership.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 32-26-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-26-2-6
Examination and assessment of damages
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Before posting or advertising a stray animal, a person described in section 4 of this chapter shall procure from two (2) disinterested property owners an examination and assessment of the damages caused by the stray animal with a certificate of the damages. Damages under this section may include reasonable pay for the persons making the assessment.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-2-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 32-34-9-12 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 9 / Section 32-34-9-12
Prior brands and trademarks; validity
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) This chapter does not affect the validity and effect of a brand or trademark adopted and recorded under the law in effect before March 11, 1901.

(b) A brand or trademark described in subsection (a) is valid for all purposes, civil and criminal, as if the brand or trademark had been adopted and recorded under this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-15.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-28-12.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 32-28-12.5-4
"Real estate"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "real estate" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-34.1-1-2.

As added by P.L.78-2006, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-34-10-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-34-10-7
Certificate of title
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. After the purchaser:

(1) presents the bureau of motor vehicles with the affidavit of sale;

(2) completes an application for title; and

(3) pays any applicable fee;

the bureau shall issue to the purchaser a certificate of title to the watercraft.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-40-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-17-14-9 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-17-14-9
Beneficiary designation; effects; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a beneficiary designation that satisfies the requirements of subsection (b):

(1) authorizes a transfer of property under this chapter;

(2) is effective on the death of the owner of the property; and

(3) transfers the right to receive the property to the designated beneficiary who survives the death of the owner.

(b) A beneficiary designation is effective under subsection (a) if the beneficiary designation is:

(1) executed; and

(2) delivered;

to the transferring entity before the death of the owner.

(c) A transferring entity shall make a transfer described in subsection (a)(3) unless there is clear and convincing evidence of the owner's different intention at the time the beneficiary designation was created.

As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.6-2010, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 32-30-5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-30-5-8
Defendant's admission; partial satisfaction of claim
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. If the answer of the defendant admits part of the plaintiff's claim to be just, the court, on motion, may order the defendant to satisfy that part of the claim and may enforce the order by execution.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-48-1-8.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-18-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-18-2-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-2-7-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.61-2017, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 32-31-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-31-7-2
Applicability of definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this chapter.

As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-33-16-4 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 32-33-16-4
Notice to enforce lien
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Before enforcing a lien under this chapter, notice in writing must be given to the customer, whether delivered personally or sent by certified mail to the last known address of the customer.

(b) The notice required under subsection (a) must:

(1) state that a lien is claimed for the damages set forth or attached for the amount due for fabrication work or for making or improving the die, mold, form, jig, or pattern; and

(2) include a demand for payment.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-37-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-22-3.5-7.5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 32-22-3.5-7.5
Purchase of real property; exception
Status: repealed

Sec. 7.5. An individual who has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa may purchase real property located in Indiana if:

(1) the individual's visa is valid for more than twelve (12) months after the acquisition of the real property;

(2) the real property is zoned for single family residential use;

(3) the real property is not more than one-half (1/2) acre; and

(4) the individual has been determined not to be an agent of a foreign adversary.

As added by P.L.131-2026, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8-15 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-25-8-15
Reservation of option not to expand; disclosure
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. If a declarant reserves an option in the declaration to not expand the condominium, the declarant shall:

(1) make a full disclosure of that option to every prospective buyer in writing before the buyer enters an agreement to purchase a condominium unit; and

(2) obtain and retain an instrument acknowledging receipt of that disclosure by the prospective buyer.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-6-15.5.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 32-19.5-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 19.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-19.5-4-2
Reference to zone named in description
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. When a tract of land to be defined by a single description extends from one (1) zone into other adjacent zones, the positions of all points on the boundaries of the tract being defined must be referred to by the zone that is specifically named in the description.

As added by P.L.147-2026, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 32-24-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-24-1-1
"Condemnor" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in section 5 of this chapter, "condemnor" means any person authorized by Indiana law to exercise the power of eminent domain.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-11-1-2.1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 32-24-4.5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 24 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 32-24-4.5-11
Acquisition of property in certain project areas
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a parcel of real property located in a project area:

(1) that is located in only one (1) county;

(2) that is at least ten (10) acres in size; and

(3) in which a condemnor or its agents has acquired clear title to at least ninety percent (90%) of the parcels in the project area.

(b) As used in this section, "project area" means an area designated by a condemnor and the legislative body for the condemnor for economic development.

(c) Notwithstanding sections 7 and 8 of this chapter, a condemnor may acquire a parcel of real property by the exercise of eminent domain under this section only if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The parcel of real property is not occupied by the owner of the parcel as a residence.

(2) The legislative body for the condemnor adopts a resolution by a three-fourths (3/4) vote that authorizes the condemnor to exercise eminent domain over a particular parcel of real property.

(d) A condemnor that acquires a parcel of real property through the exercise of eminent domain under this section shall compensate the owner of the parcel as follows:

(1) Payment to the owner equal to one hundred twenty five percent (125%) of the fair market value of the parcel as determined under IC 32-24-1.

(2) Payment of any other damages as determined under IC 32-24-1 and any loss incurred in a trade or business that is attributable to the exercise of eminent domain.

(3) Payment of the owner's relocation costs, if any.

(e) The condemnor may not acquire a parcel of real property through the exercise of eminent domain under this section if the owner of the parcel demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that:

(1) the location of the parcel is essential to the viability of the owner's commercial activity and the payment of damages and relocation costs cannot adequately compensate the owner of the parcel; or

(2) the parcel is not necessary for the economic development project for which it is sought.

(f) The court shall award the payment of reasonable attorney's fees to the owner of a parcel in accordance with this chapter.

As added by P.L.163-2006, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.80-2020, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 32-31-1-21.1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-31-1-21.1
Disclosure of property near a military installation
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.1. (a) This section applies only to a lease entered into or renewed after June 30, 2023, for real property that is:

(1) assessed as residential or commercial land under the real property assessment rules and guidelines of the department of local government finance; or

(2) used for educational, literary, scientific, religious, or charitable purposes by a nonprofit corporation, organization, or association exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) The lessor shall disclose in the lease that:

(1) the property is located near a military installation, within a state area of interest (as defined in IC 36-7-30.2-6), and may be impacted to some degree by the effects of the installation's military operations; and

(2) local laws may restrict use and development of the property to promote compatibility with military installation operations.

As added by P.L.43-2023, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 32-31-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 7 / Section 32-31-7-7
Landlord's cause of action to enforce tenant obligations
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) A landlord may bring an action in a court with jurisdiction to enforce an obligation of a tenant under this chapter.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a landlord may not bring an action under this chapter unless the following conditions are met:

(1) The landlord gives the tenant notice of the tenant's noncompliance with a provision of this chapter.

(2) The tenant has been given a reasonable amount of time to remedy the noncompliance.

(c) If the noncompliance has caused physical damage that the landlord has repaired, the landlord shall give notice specifying the repairs that the landlord has made and documenting the landlord's cost to remedy the condition described in the notice.

(d) A landlord is not required to comply with the notice requirements of this section to bring an action under subsection (a) if the tenant's occupancy of the rental premises has terminated.

(e) This section may not be construed to limit a landlord's or tenant's rights under IC 32-31-3, IC 32-31-5, or IC 32-31-6.

(f) If the landlord is the prevailing party in an action under this section, the landlord may obtain any of the following, if appropriate under the circumstances:

(1) Recovery of the following:

(A) Actual damages.

(B) Attorney's fees and court costs.

(2) Injunctive relief.

(3) Any other remedy appropriate under the circumstances.

As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 3.7 / Section 32-25.5-3.7-5
Regulations
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Any regulation by a homeowners association must be consistent with:

(1) IC 14-24-8; and

(2) any rules adopted under IC 14-24-3.

As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-17-11-21.1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 11 / Section 32-17-11-21.1
Liability for creditor claims and statutory allowances; applicable law
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.1. The liability of a surviving party or beneficiary for creditor claims and statutory allowances is determined under IC 32-17-13.

As added by P.L.165-2002, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.143-2009, SEC.38.
Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 32-25-8.5-12
Negotiation meeting; access to subject property
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies if a respondent has requested a meeting under section 11 of this chapter not later than ten (10) business days after the date of the notice of the claim given under section 11 of this chapter.

(b) The claimant and the respondent shall meet in person to resolve the claim by good faith negotiation, at the time and place agreed to by the claimant and the respondent.

(c) During the meeting, the parties must have full access to the property that is the subject of the claim to inspect the property, if appropriate or necessary. If the respondent agrees to take corrective action, the claimant must provide the respondent and the respondent's agents with full access to the property to take and complete corrective action.

As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-30-8-10.5 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 32-30-8-10.5
Additional remedies in an action involving synthetic drugs, a controlled substance analog, or a substance represented to be a controlled substance
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.5. In addition to the remedies and penalties specified in sections 10, 11, 12, and 13 of this chapter, the court may do any of the following in an action brought under this chapter concerning the sale or solicited sale of a synthetic drug (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321), a controlled substance analog (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-8), or a substance represented to be a controlled substance (as described in IC 35-48-4-4.6):

(1) Issue a restraining order against the person subject to IC 32-30-7-9 and IC 32-30-7-13.

(2) Issue a preliminary injunction, temporary forfeiture, or closure order pending final decision on a permanent injunction subject to IC 32-30-7-12.

(3) Issue an order of abatement subject to IC 32-30-7-22.

As added by P.L.196-2013, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.80-2019, SEC.12; P.L.186-2025, SEC.169.
Ind. Code § 32-28-12.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 28 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 32-28-12.5-12
Notice of lien; contents; signature; verification
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. A notice of lien recorded under this chapter must:

(1) state:

(A) the name of the claimant;

(B) the name of the owner of the commercial real estate upon which the lien is claimed;

(C) a legal description of the commercial real estate upon which the lien is claimed;

(D) the amount for which the lien is claimed; and

(E) the license number of the broker company's license under IC 25-34.1;

(2) contain a statement that the information contained in the notice is true and accurate to the knowledge of the signatory;

(3) be signed by the managing broker responsible for the actions of the broker company or by a person authorized to sign on behalf of the managing broker; and

(4) be verified.

As added by P.L.78-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2012, SEC.58; P.L.116-2015, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 32-34-1.5-86 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 32-34-1.5-86
Interaction with federal laws
Status: in_force

Sec. 86. This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7001(c)), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7003(b)).

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 32-29-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 29 / Chapter 10 / Section 32-29-10-1
"Series mortgage"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "series mortgage" means any mortgage, indenture of trust, or trust deed executed to create a lien on any property, whether real or personal or both, in Indiana to secure one (1) or more series of bonds, notes, or debentures. The term applies without regard to whether the total obligation to be secured is specifically defined, limited, or left open in the original security instrument.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-19-1(a).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 32-31-2.9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 31 / Chapter 2.9 / Section 32-31-2.9-2
"Residential landlord-tenant statute"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "residential landlord-tenant statute" refers to any of the following:

(1) IC 32-31-3.

(2) IC 32-31-4.

(3) IC 32-31-5.

(4) IC 32-31-6.

(5) IC 32-31-7.

(6) IC 32-31-8.

(7) IC 32-31-8.5.

(8) IC 32-31-9.

(9) IC 32-31-10.

(10) IC 32-31-11.

As added by P.L.29-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.22-2007, SEC.1; P.L.164-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-34-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 32-34-4-1
"Creditor" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "creditor" means the person who has lawfully repossessed a vehicle.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 32-22-3.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 32-22-3.5-8
Action; divestiture
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a prohibited person that owns an interest in real property located in Indiana on July 1, 2026.

(b) A prohibited person that owns an interest in real property located in Indiana on July 1, 2026, shall not act as an agent of a foreign adversary.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action under section 9 of this chapter to require divestiture of a prohibited person's real property interest only if the attorney general establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, that the prohibited person is acting as an agent of a foreign adversary.

(d) If the attorney general makes a prima facie showing under subsection (c), the burden of proof shifts to the prohibited person to demonstrate, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the ownership or control of the real property does not present a risk of the prohibited person acting as an agent of a foreign adversary.

(e) A court may not order divestiture under section 9 of this chapter unless the court enters written findings of fact and conclusions of law establishing that the attorney general has satisfied the burden required under subsection (c) and that divestiture is permitted under this section.

As added by P.L.131-2026, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-30-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-30-3-3
Preliminary order for possession; required findings
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. After reviewing the complaint, affidavits, and other evidence or testimony, the court may issue an order for possession before the hearing if probable cause appears that:

(1) the property is in immediate danger of destruction, serious harm, or sale to an innocent purchaser; or

(2) the holder of the property threatens to destroy, harm, or sell the property to an innocent purchaser.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-1.5-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 32-32-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 32 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-32-2-9
"Exchange company" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. "Exchange company" means any person owning or operating an exchange program.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-8.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10.3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 30 / Chapter 10.3 / Section 32-30-10.3-2
"Political subdivision"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13.

As added by P.L.247-2015, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 32-18-1-20 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 18 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-18-1-20
Right to appeal
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. This chapter may not be construed to prevent a party aggrieved by an order or decree of the court under this chapter from having an appeal as in other civil actions.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-12-1-20.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 32-21-5.2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 32-21-5.2-2
"Governmental entity"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governmental entity" means any of the following:

(1) The state.

(2) A state agency.

(3) A political subdivision.

(4) A local building department.

As added by P.L.157-2024, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 32-25-2-17 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 32-25-2-17
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. "Person" means:

(1) an individual;

(2) a firm;

(3) a corporation;

(4) a partnership;

(5) an association;

(6) a trust;

(7) any other legal entity; or

(8) any combination of the entities listed in subdivisions (1) through (7).

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-6-2(p).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 32-17-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-17-5-6
Personal property; investment in securities
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. If the proceeds under section 3 of this chapter are invested in personal property, the court may, in the court's decree, direct additional investment:

(1) in securities; and

(2) upon terms and conditions;

that the court considers to be in the best interests of the parties.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-4-8-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.