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IN Code § 26-2-10-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 10. Repossessing Motor Vehicles or Watercraft|26-2-10-6. Information Required to Be Provided Before Repossession of a Motor Vehicle or Watercraft

Sec. 6. (a) A motor vehicle repossession agent who repossesses or intends to repossess a motor vehicle or watercraft must provide the following information, if available, to the sheriff's department of the county having jurisdiction in the location where the motor vehicle repossession agent believes that the motor vehicle or watercraft will be found:(1) The identity of the repossession company.(2) A description of the motor vehicle or watercraft.(3) The name and address of the person believed to be currently in possession of the motor vehicle or watercraft (if the repossession has not yet occurred), or believed to have been in possession of the motor vehicle (if the repossession has already occurred).(4) The address where the motor vehicle repossession agent believes that the motor vehicle or watercraft will be found (if the repossession has not yet occurred), or the address where the motor vehicle was found when it was repossessed.(b) A motor vehicle repossession agent must provide the information described in subsection (a):(1) before the repossession occurs; or(2) not later than two (2) hours after the repossession.As added by P.L.38-2009, SEC.1.
IN Code § 26-2-10-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 10. Repossessing Motor Vehicles or Watercraft|26-2-10-7. Violations

Sec. 7. A motor vehicle repossession agent who violates section 6 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.As added by P.L.38-2009, SEC.1.
IN Code § 26-3-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 2. Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act|26-3-2-1. Issuance of Receipt for Goods Not Received

Sec. 1. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues a receipt, knowing that the goods for which the receipt is issued have not been actually received by the warehouseman, or are not under the warehouseman's actual control at the time of issuing the receipt, commits a Level 6 felony.Formerly: Acts 1921, c.100, s.50. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2601; P.L.158-2013, SEC.293.
IN Code § 26-3-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 2. Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act|26-3-2-2. Issuance of False or Fraudulent Receipt

Sec. 2. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues a receipt for goods, knowing that it contains any false statement, commits a Class A misdemeanor.Formerly: Acts 1921, c.100, s.51. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2602.
IN Code § 26-3-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 2. Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act|26-3-2-3. Issuance of Duplicate or Additional Negotiable Receipt With Former Receipt Outstanding

Sec. 3. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods, knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, without plainly placing upon the face thereof the word "Duplicate," except in case of a lost, stolen, or destroyed receipt, commits a Level 6 felony.Formerly: Acts 1921, c.100, s.52. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2603; P.L.158-2013, SEC.294.
IN Code § 26-3-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 2. Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act|26-3-2-4. Issuance of Receipt Failing to Show Warehouseman's Ownership Interest

Sec. 4. If there are deposited with or held by a warehouseman goods of which he is owner, either solely or jointly, or in common with others, and if the warehouseman, or his officer, agent, or servant, knowing the ownership, issues a negotiable receipt for the goods which does not state the ownership, he commits a Class A misdemeanor.Formerly: Acts 1921, c.100, s.53. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2604.
IN Code § 26-3-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 2. Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act|26-3-2-5. Delivery of Goods Without Canceling Outstanding Receipt

Sec. 5. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who delivers goods out of the possession of the warehouseman, knowing that a negotiable receipt, the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of the goods, is outstanding and uncanceled, without obtaining the possession of the receipt at or before the time of delivery, commits a Class A misdemeanor.Formerly: Acts 1921, c.100, s.54. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2605.
IN Code § 26-3-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 2. Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act|26-3-2-7. Short Title

Sec. 7. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act.Formerly: Acts 1921, c.100, s.61. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.306.
IN Code § 26-3-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 4. Illegal Issuance of Receipts|26-3-4-1. Transfer of Purported Warehouse Receipt Not Issued by Warehouseman

Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any corporation, firm, limited liability company, or person, their agents or employees, to issue, sell, pledge, assign, or transfer, in this state, any receipt, certificate or other written instrument purporting to be a warehouse receipt, or in the similitude of a warehouse receipt, or designed to be understood as a warehouse receipt, for goods, wares or merchandise stored or deposited, or claimed to be stored or deposited, in any warehouse, public or private, in any other state, unless such receipt, certificate or other written instrument shall have been issued by the warehouseman operating such warehouse.Formerly: Acts 1897, c.124, s.1. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.405.
IN Code § 26-3-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 4. Illegal Issuance of Receipts|26-3-4-2. Transfer of Purported Warehouse Receipt With Knowledge of Nonexistence of Warehouse or Nonexistence of Goods

Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any corporation, firm, limited liability company, or person, their agents or employees, to issue, sell, pledge, assign or transfer, in this state, any receipt, certificate or other written instrument for goods, wares or merchandise claimed to be stored or deposited in any warehouse, public or private, in any other state, knowing that there is no such warehouse located at the place named in such receipt, certificate or other written instrument, or if there be a warehouse at such place, knowing that there are no goods, wares or merchandise stored or deposited in the warehouse as specified in such report, certificate or other written instrument.Formerly: Acts 1897, c.124, s.2. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.406; P.L.136-2018, SEC.143.
IN Code § 26-3-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 4. Illegal Issuance of Receipts|26-3-4-3. Transfer of Documents Evidencing Interest in Goods Under Foreign Warehouse Receipt; Form and Contents; Prohibition; Exceptions

Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any corporation, firm, limited liability company, or person, their agents or employees, to issue, sign, sell, pledge, assign or transfer, in this state, any receipt, certificate or other written instrument evidencing, or purporting to evidence, the sale, pledge, mortgage, or bailment of any goods, wares or merchandise stored or deposited, or claimed to be stored or deposited, in any warehouse, public or private, in any other state, unless such receipt, certificate or other written instrument shall plainly designate the number and location of such warehouse, and shall also set forth therein a full, true and complete copy of the receipt issued by the warehouseman operating such warehouse wherein such goods, wares, or merchandise are stored or deposited, or are claimed to be stored or deposited; however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the issue, signing, sale, pledge, assignment, or transfer of bona fide warehouse receipt issued by the warehouseman operating public or bonded warehouses in other states according to the laws of the state wherein such warehouses may be located.Formerly: Acts 1897, c.124, s.3. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.407.
IN Code § 26-3-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 4. Illegal Issuance of Receipts|26-3-4-4. Violations

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.Formerly: Acts 1897, c.124, s.4. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2606.
IN Code § 26-3-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-1. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency; Employees

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency is established within the Indiana state department of agriculture to administer this chapter. The director of the Indiana state department of agriculture may appoint the director of the agency, who shall serve at the pleasure of the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture. The director shall administer this chapter and shall be the ultimate authority in the administration of this chapter.(b) The agency shall employ all necessary employees, counsel, and consultants to carry out the provisions of this chapter and is vested with the power necessary to fully and effectively carry out the provisions and objectives of this chapter.Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.268, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.277, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.155, SEC.2; P.L.125-1997, SEC.18; P.L.1-2006, SEC.482; P.L.120-2008, SEC.91; P.L.60-2015, SEC.3.
IN Code § 26-3-7-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-1.5. Liberal Construction

Sec. 1.5. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.54.
IN Code § 26-3-7-2.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-2.2. Determination of a Single Warehouse

Sec. 2.2. For purposes of determining whether a building or other protected enclosure constitutes a single warehouse that requires a single license under this chapter, the director may consider the following:(1) The presence of a full weighing facility at geographically diverse warehouse facilities.(2) The traditional method of record keeping with respect to the separate facilities.(3) The hours, number of personnel, and activities of the separate facilities.(4) Any other factor considered relevant.In the absence of contradictory information, any warehouses owned and operated by the same person that are located within close proximity of each other are presumed to constitute a single warehouse.As added by P.L.64-2009, SEC.2.
IN Code § 26-3-7-4.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-4.1. Renewal Application

Sec. 4.1. (a) The agency shall mail by first class mail or send electronically a renewal application, which must include a listing of all the licensee's facilities, to each licensee before the end of the licensee's fiscal year. The renewal application form must be completed and returned to the agency not later than ninety (90) days after the end of the licensee's fiscal year. The licensee must forward, with the renewal application, the following:(1) Current reviewed level financial statement.(2) Updated financial profile form supplied by the agency.(3) Appropriate license fee.(b) A renewal application must contain the information as required under rules adopted by the agency. The licensee shall receive an annual renewal license application form appropriate to the license issued to the licensee. The annual renewal license application forms are for a:(1) grain bank;(2) warehouse;(3) grain buyer; or(4) buyer-warehouse.As added by P.L.64-2009, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.145-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 26-3-7-4.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-4.2. Registered Agent

Sec. 4.2. (a) If an applicant for a license or a renewal of a license issued under this chapter does not regularly conduct business at an address at which the applicant usually can be contacted in Indiana, the applicant shall include with the applicant's application a written appointment of a registered agent for service of process, notice, or demand.(b) The appointment in subsection (a) must be accompanied by a written acceptance of the appointment by the registered agent.(c) The registered agent must be an individual who is a resident of Indiana or a corporation whose principal place of business is located in Indiana.(d) The appointment must be made in the form and manner prescribed by the director.(e) If a registered agent resigns or relocates from Indiana or the applicant revokes the registered agent's appointment, the applicant shall:(1) immediately notify the director in writing not later than thirty (30) days before the resignation, relocation, or revocation; and(2) file with the director a written appointment of another registered agent, along with a written acceptance of the appointment signed by the registered agent.(f) If a registered agent dies or is incapacitated, the applicant shall:(1) immediately notify the director in writing of the death or incapacity;(2) not later than thirty (30) days after the death or incapacity, appoint another registered agent; and(3) file with the director a written appointment of the other registered agent, along with a written acceptance of the appointment signed by the registered agent.(g) Failure to comply with this section is grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of a license.As added by P.L.145-2017, SEC.4.
IN Code § 26-3-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-5. Inspection and Certification of Scales

Sec. 5. All scales used to weigh grain for purchase or storage must be inspected and certified as to accuracy at least once each year.Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.268, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.781; P.L.125-1997, SEC.22.
IN Code § 26-3-7-6.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-6.1. Financial Statement; Fines

Sec. 6.1. (a) Not more than ninety (90) days after the end of a licensee's fiscal year, the licensee shall file with the agency a current review level financial statement or better financial statement that reflects the licensee's financial situation for the previous fiscal year. The financial statement must be submitted with the licensee's renewal forms and fees.(b) A financial statement submitted under this section must:(1) be prepared by an independent accountant certified under IC 25-2.1;(2) comply with generally accepted accounting principles; and(3) contain:(A) an income statement;(B) a balance sheet;(C) a statement of cash flow;(D) a statement of retained earnings;(E) an aged accounts receivable listing detailing accounts that are ninety (90) days due, one hundred twenty (120) days due, and more than one hundred twenty (120) days due;(F) a copy of the daily position record for the end of the licensee's fiscal year;(G) the preparer's notes; and(H) other information the agency requires.The director may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to allow the agency to accept other substantial supporting documents instead of those listed to determine the financial solvency of the applicant if the director determines that providing the listed documents creates a financial or other hardship on the applicant or licensee.(c) If the licensee has failed to timely file the financial statement, renewal form, or renewal fee as required in subsection (a), the agency may assess a fine as follows:(1) Fifty percent (50%) of the licensee's renewal fee for a financial statement, renewal form, or renewal fee that is at least one (1) day and not more than sixty (60) days late.(2) One hundred percent (100%) of the licensee's renewal fee for a financial statement, renewal form, or renewal fee that is more than sixty (60) days late.(d) The agency may file a notice of hearing for any fines assessed under subsection (c).As added by P.L.64-2009, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.60-2015, SEC.8; P.L.134-2015, SEC.2.
IN Code § 26-3-7-6.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-6.3. Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency License Fee Fund

Sec. 6.3. (a) The grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency license fee fund is established to provide funds for the administration of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the agency. The fund consists of:(1) the moisture testing device inspection fees collected under IC 15-11-8-3;(2) the licensing fees collected under section 6 of this chapter;(3) the fines collected under this chapter;(4) gifts and bequests; and(5) appropriations made by the general assembly.(b) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.As added by P.L.207-2007, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.67; P.L.208-2021, SEC.3.
IN Code § 26-3-7-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-6.5. Disclosure of Information; Investigations

Sec. 6.5. (a) The names, locations, respective counties, and license status of licensees may be disclosed.(b) Unless in accordance with a judicial order, the director, the agency, its counsel, auditors, or its other employees or agents shall not divulge any other information disclosed by the applications or reports filed or inspections performed under the provisions of this chapter. However, information may be divulged to agents and employees of the agency, the board, as required by subsection (d), the state board of accounts or another entity retained under subsection (f), or to any other legal representative of the state or federal government otherwise empowered to see or review the information.(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the director may disclose the information described in subsection (b) only in the form of an information summary or profile, or statistical study based upon data provided with respect to more than one (1) warehouse, grain buyer, or buyer-warehouse that does not identify the warehouse, grain buyer, or buyer-warehouse to which the information applies.(d) The director shall disclose to the board, while the board is in executive session, the status and inspection results of any licensee who poses a significant risk of failure or who has failed to meet the minimum requirements in section 4(e) or 16 of this chapter. The director may not include any identifying information regarding the licensee. The director may not disclose the information to a board member who has not executed a confidentiality agreement presented by the agency.(e) The director shall provide the board with records of previous failures to analyze the factors that have led to previous failures.(f) The director may use the services of the state board of accounts or retain another entity to assist the agency in investigating any audit results or other factors which indicate the potential for a licensee failure. The director may seek the advice and guidance of the board on selecting an entity or on any other matter.Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.277, SEC.4. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.249, SEC.3; P.L.12-1984, SEC.5; P.L.139-1996, SEC.9; P.L.125-1997, SEC.24; P.L.64-2009, SEC.6; P.L.60-2015, SEC.9; P.L.145-2017, SEC.5; P.L.208-2021, SEC.4.
IN Code § 26-3-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-7. Issuance of License or Permit; False Statements; Applicant's Qualifications

Sec. 7. (a) The director may issue or amend a license after the director has:(1) received and approved the required information and documentation; and(2) determined that:(A) the facility or facilities covered by the application are suitable for the proper storage or handling of the grain intended to be stored or handled in the facility or facilities; and(B) the applicant has complied with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.(b) A person may not represent that the person is licensed under this chapter, and may not use a name or description that conveys the impression that the person is licensed, in a receipt or otherwise, unless the person holds an unsuspended and unrevoked license to conduct the business indicated by the license.(c) An applicant for a license under this chapter must show that the applicant:(1) has a good business reputation;(2) has not been involved in improper manipulation of books and records or other improper business practice;(3) has the qualifications and background essential for the conduct of the business to be licensed;(4) employs management and principal officers that have suitable business reputations, background, and qualifications to perform their duties;(5) has not been found guilty of a crime that would affect the licensee's ability to conduct business with integrity; and(6) does not employ an officer, director, partner, or manager that has been found guilty of a crime that would affect the licensee's ability to conduct business with integrity.Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.268, SEC.1; Acts 1974, P.L.120, SEC.5. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.249, SEC.4; Acts 1982, P.L.155, SEC.7; P.L.17-1985, SEC.21; P.L.191-1991, SEC.5; P.L.249-1995, SEC.2; P.L.125-1997, SEC.25.
IN Code § 26-3-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-8. Temporary License

Sec. 8. Upon receipt of an application for a permanent license, the director may issue a temporary license to the applicant for a reasonable time, not to exceed ninety (90) days, as the director deems necessary or advisable to enable the applicant to comply with the further requirements for obtaining a license under this chapter. A temporary license entitles the temporary licensee to the same rights and subjects the temporary licensee to the same duties as if the temporary licensee had a permanent license.Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.268, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.277, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.125-1997, SEC.26.
IN Code § 26-3-7-8.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 3. Warehouses|Chapter 7. Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing and Bonding Law|26-3-7-8.5. Licensing Requirements of Successor Owner

Sec. 8.5. If the ownership of a facility or business licensed under this chapter passes to a successor owner, the obligations under this chapter of the original licensee do not cease until the successor owner is properly licensed and has executed a successor's agreement with the agency.As added by P.L.125-1997, SEC.27.