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IN Code § 32-34-8-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-10. Sale of Horse, Mule, or Ass if Value Exceeds $20; Proceeds Distribution; Receipts

Sec. 10. (a) If a horse, a mule, or an ass that has an appraised value greater than twenty dollars ($20) remains unclaimed or unproven twelve (12) months after the date the horse, mule, or ass was found, the finder shall deliver the horse, mule, or ass to the sheriff of the proper county on the first day of the term of the circuit court after the expiration of the twelve (12) month period.(b) The sheriff shall sell the horse, mule, or ass delivered under subsection (a) at a public sale.(c) After retaining one dollar ($1) for the sheriff's services and paying to the finder the charges as provided by this chapter, the sheriff shall pay the proceeds of the sale to the treasurer of the county within five (5) days after the sale.(d) The sheriff shall receive from the treasurer duplicate receipts and file one (1) receipt in the clerk's office and the other receipt with the county auditor.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-10.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-11. County Stray Fund

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.
IN Code § 32-34-8-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-12. Finder's Fee

Sec. 12. (a) The finder's fee is as follows:(1) For each horse, mule or ass, one dollar ($1).(2) For each head of neat cattle, fifty cents ($0.50).(3) For each sheep, goat, or hog more than six (6) months old, ten cents ($0.10).(b) If the owner reclaims and proves the property before the property is posted, the finder is allowed half of the appropriate amount listed in subsection (a).[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-12.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-13. Reward of Finder; Right to Jury Determination

Sec. 13. (a) The finder of an article described in section 1 of this chapter is allowed a reasonable sum, as determined by a court with jurisdiction where the property was initially found.(b) Either the claimant or the finder may have a jury determine what amount is just and reasonable for finding and taking care of the property.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-13.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-14. Court Fees

Sec. 14. (a) If the property described in section 13 of this chapter is greater than three dollars ($3) in value, the finder of the property shall pay to the court, at the time of reporting, fifty cents ($0.50) for the judge of the court, fifty cents ($0.50) for the clerk, and one dollar ($1) for the printer where printing is required.(b) If the value of the property described in section 13 of this chapter is less than three dollars ($3), the court may not make a return to the clerk and the fee is twenty-five cents ($0.25).[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-14.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-15. Register of Stray Animals and Found Articles

Sec. 15. (a) The clerk shall keep a register of stray animals and found articles.(b) If several strays or articles are found by one (1) person, there may be only one (1) entry, one (1) advertisement, one (1) fee of the clerk, and one (1) fee of the judge.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-15.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-16. Compensation for Finder

Sec. 16. If found property is sold or reclaimed, the finder is allowed just and reasonable compensation for keeping the property as determined by the court with jurisdiction where the property was initially found. The finder shall:(1) keep account of the time a stray animal is kept by the finder; and(2) state the time to the court under oath.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-16.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-17. Compensation for Services of Animal

Sec. 17. (a) If an animal is found under the provisions of this chapter and worked by the finder, a reasonable compensation shall be allowed for the services of the animal. The compensation shall be deducted from the cost of keeping the animal.(b) The finder, if required, shall verify, under oath, the time the animal worked.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-17.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-18. Reclaiming Property; Proof

Sec. 18. (a) At any time before sale, the owner may have the property by proving ownership in the court where the finding was reported under this chapter and paying the charges required by this chapter.(b) At any time up to two (2) years after the date of sale, the owner may reclaim the money paid into the treasury by proper proof before the county auditor.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-18.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-19. Limitations; Time and Place of Taking Up Animals

Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may not:(1) take up any horse or stock under this chapter except at the person's place of residence; or(2) drive any horse or stock out of the woods and take them up under this chapter.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an animal may not be taken up under this chapter between the first day of April and the first day of November unless the animal is found in the enclosure of the person who takes up the animal.(c) When any animal may be in the act of escaping from the owner, it may be taken up at any time, wherever found.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-19.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-20. Limitation on Removal of Property From County

Sec. 20. The finder, until the finder becomes the property's owner, may not take the found property or allow the property to be taken out of the county where the property was found for longer than three (3) days at any time.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-20.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-21. Fatted Hogs

Sec. 21. (a) Fatted hogs that are found may, at the option of the finder, be killed one (1) month after posting.(b) If fatted hogs are killed under subsection (a), the finder shall, immediately after killing the hogs, pay the hogs' appraised values, deducting costs and charges (to be liquidated as in other cases) to the county treasurer for the use of the owner.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-21.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-22. Stock Hogs

Sec. 22. Stock hogs that are found may, at the option of the finder, be purchased by the finder, six (6) months after posting, at the hogs' appraised value, deducting the costs allowed by this chapter for finding the hogs but without an allowance for keeping the hogs.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-22.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-23. Shipwrecked Property; Inapplicability

Sec. 23. (a) Sections 1 through 22 of this chapter do not apply to property described in this section.(b) If, upon any navigable waters within or bordering Indiana, cargo that is shipped as freight, the baggage of passengers, or a part of either of a vessel is cast adrift, afloat, or ashore by a wreck, accident, or mischance of the vessel, the cargo or part of the cargo found and secured by a person may be reclaimed by the captain, clerk, or officer navigating the vessel, the super cargo, or the owner or agent of the owner of the cargo or baggage.(c) If the property described in this section is not claimed within seven (7) days after the property is found, the finder of the property shall advertise the property as required for articles described in section 1 of this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations: 32-9-3-23; 32-9-3-29.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-24. Shipwrecked Property; Surrender Upon Proof; Finder's Compensation

Sec. 24. A person who finds property described in section 23 of this chapter shall surrender the property to a claimant upon proof, or circumstances satisfactory to the finder, of the right of the claimant to the property, and after the payment by the claimant of reasonable compensation for services or expenses in connection with the finding and preserving of the property.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-24.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-25. Refusal to Return Property; Summary Proceedings

Sec. 25. If a person with possession of the property refuses to return the property to the claimant or claims unreasonable compensation for the services and expenses in the finding and preservation of the property, the claimant may have a summary proceeding before:(1) the court where the property was reported under this chapter if the property was reported; and(2) any court with jurisdiction where the property is located if the property was not reported to a court under this chapter;for the recovery of the property.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-25.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-26. Affidavit of Claimant; Summons of Finder or Person in Possession of Property

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.
IN Code § 32-34-8-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-27. Hearing

Sec. 27. (a) The court shall hear and determine the matters in controversy in the most speedy manner practicable, as other proceedings are determined before the court.(b) The court may fix the amount of compensation the claimant must pay and award a writ, or writs, for the delivery of the property to the claimant upon payment of the compensation.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-27.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-28. Rules of Trial Procedure Govern

Sec. 28. (a) The trial described in section 27 of this chapter is governed by the Indiana rules of trial procedure, except as to continuances.(b) Appeals may be taken by either party upon the same terms and under the same rules as appeals in other civil cases are taken.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-28.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-8-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift|32-34-8-29. Appraiser Compensation

Sec. 29. An appraiser appraising property in accordance with section 2 of this chapter shall receive compensation for the appraisal services in the sum of fifty cents ($0.50) to be paid the same manner as other expenses involved in the finding of strays.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-4-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-1. "Timber" Defined

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.
IN Code § 32-34-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-3. Finder Compensation

Sec. 3. A person who finds a fleet, raft or platform, as described in this chapter, is entitled to reasonable compensation for keeping and caring for the property in addition to the fees set forth in section 1 of this chapter. The compensation may not exceed the following rates:(1) For each fleet, four dollars ($4) per day.(2) For each raft, one dollar ($1) per day.(3) For each platform, fifty cents ($0.50) per day.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-4. Additional Compensation; Sawlogs or Other Logs or Trees

Sec. 4. If a person finds any sawlog or other log or trees prepared for sale as described in this chapter and the property remains in the person's possession more than thirty (30) days after the time the person found the property to the time the owner offers to pay the charges described in section 1 of this chapter, the finder is entitled to charge, in addition to the fee set forth in section 1 of this chapter, twenty-five cents ($0.25) for every sawlog or other log or tree prepared for sale that remains in the person's possession as described in this section.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-5. Hiding Property or Failure to Float Property Upon Demand

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.
IN Code § 32-34-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-6. Brand Adopted by Timber Dealer

Sec. 6. A person, firm, or corporation that deals in timber in any form is considered a timber dealer and may adopt a brand in the manner and with the effect described in this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-5.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-9-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-7. Brand Adopted by Dealer; Form; Acknowledgment; Posting

Sec. 7. (a) A timber dealer desiring to adopt a brand may do so by the execution of a writing in the following form:Brand - Notice is hereby given that I (or we, as the case may be) have adopted the following brand in my (or our) business as a timber dealer: (Here insert the words, letters, figures, etc., constituting the brand, or if the brand is any device other than words, letters, or figures, insert a facsimile of the brand.) Dated this ____ day of _________ A.D. ______.(b) The writing must be acknowledged or proved for the record in the same manner as deeds are acknowledged or proven and must be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county in which the timber dealer maintains a principal office or place of business.(c) A copy of the writing must be posted at the timber dealer's principal place of business, at the courthouse door in the county where the timber dealer carries on business, and at the public places in the county.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-7.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-9-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-8. Brand as Exclusive Trademark

Sec. 8. A brand adopted in accordance with this chapter is the exclusive trademark of the person adopting the brand, and the brand constitutes property under IC 35-31.5-2-253.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-8.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.57.
IN Code § 32-34-9-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-9. Impressing Brand on Timber

Sec. 9. A person who owns a brand shall cause the brand to be plainly stamped, branded, or otherwise impressed upon each piece of timber upon which the brand is placed.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-9.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-9-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-10. Contract for Sale of Standing Trees or Standing Timber

Sec. 10. A contract for the sale of standing trees or standing timber may not be enforced by a legal action unless the contract or some memorandum of the contract is in writing and signed by the person to be charged or the person's duly authorized agent.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-13.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-9-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-11. Branded Timber; Title

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.
IN Code § 32-34-9-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-12. Prior Brands and Trademarks; Validity

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.
IN Code § 32-34-9-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 9. Drifting Boats and Timber|32-34-9-13. Finding Timber; Compensation; Violation

Sec. 13. (a) If timber prepared for market is found on any of the streams of Indiana, the timber shall be held and disposed of as provided in this chapter. The finder of the timber shall receive as compensation for the finder's services only the fees provided for in section 2 of this chapter.(b) A person who knowingly violates this section commits a Level 6 felony.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-16.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.335.
IN Code § 32-34-10-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 10. Sale of Abandoned Watercraft|32-34-10-0.2. Application of Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 32-8-40 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.110-2001 applies to all watercraft located on the property of a marina after January 1, 2001.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.529.
IN Code § 32-34-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 10. Sale of Abandoned Watercraft|32-34-10-1. "Marina Operator" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "marina operator" means a person, a firm, a corporation, a limited liability company, a municipality, or another unit of government that is engaged in the business of operating a marina.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-40-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-10-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 10. Sale of Abandoned Watercraft|32-34-10-2. Sale of Watercraft by Marina Operator; Recovery of Maintenance Costs

Sec. 2. A marina operator may:(1) sell a watercraft that has been left without permission at the marina for more than six (6) months; and(2) recover the operator's reasonable maintenance, repair, dockage, storage, and other charges if the conditions set forth in section 3 of this chapter are met.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-40-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
IN Code § 32-34-10-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 10. Sale of Abandoned Watercraft|32-34-10-3. Six Month Period Before Sale

Sec. 3. The minimum six (6) month period specified in section 2 of this chapter begins the day written notice is sent by the marina operator to the last known address of the owner of the watercraft or personally delivered to the owner of the watercraft. If the notice is mailed, the marina operator must send notice by certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice, by mail or personally delivered, must include a description of the watercraft and a conspicuous statement that the watercraft is at the marina without permission of the marina.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-40-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.