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2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-77. Personal Information

Sec. 77. (a) As used in this section and sections 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter, "personal information" means:
(1) information that identifies or reasonably can be used to identify an individual, such as first and last name in combination with the individual's:
(A) Social Security number or other government issued number or identifier;
(B) date of birth;
(C) home or physical address;
(D) electronic mail address or other online contact information or Internet provider address;
(E) financial account number or credit or debit card number;
(F) biometric data, health or medical data, or insurance information; or
(G) passwords or other credentials that permit access to an online or other account;
(2) personally identifiable financial or insurance information, including nonpublic personal information defined by applicable federal law; and
(3) any combination of data that, if accessed, disclosed, modified, or destroyed without authorization of the owner of the data or if lost or misused, would require notice or reporting under IC 4-1-11 and federal privacy and data security law, whether or not the attorney general or the attorney general's agent is subject to the law.
(b) A provision of this section and sections 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter that applies to the attorney general or the attorney general's records also applies to the attorney general's agent.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-78. Confidential Information

Sec. 78. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following are confidential and are exempt from public inspection or disclosure:
(1) Reports and records of a holder in possession of the attorney general or the attorney general's agent.
(2) Personal information and other information derived or otherwise obtained by or communicated to the attorney general or the attorney general's agent from an examination under this chapter of the records of a person.
(b) A record or other information that is confidential under law of this state other than this chapter, another state, or the United States continues to be confidential when disclosed or delivered under this chapter to the attorney general or the attorney general's agent.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-79. Disclosing Confidential Information

Sec. 79. (a) When reasonably necessary to enforce or implement this chapter, the attorney general may disclose confidential information concerning property held by the attorney general or the attorney general's agent only to:
(1) an apparent owner or the apparent owner's personal representative, attorney, other legal representative, relative, or agent designated under section 76 of this chapter to have the information;
(2) the personal representative, other legal representative, relative of a deceased apparent owner, agent designated under section 76 of this chapter by the deceased apparent owner, or a person entitled to inherit from the deceased apparent owner;
(3) another department or agency of this state or the United States;
(4) the person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the attorney general of this state 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; and
(5) a person subject to an examination under section 55(6) of this chapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 78(a) of this chapter, the attorney general shall include on the Internet web site or in the data base required by section 25(a)(2) of this chapter the name of each apparent owner of property held by the attorney general. The attorney general may include in published notices, printed publications, telecommunications, the Internet, or other media and on the Internet web site or in the data base additional information concerning the apparent owner's property if the attorney general believes the information will assist in identifying and returning property to the owner and does not disclose personal information except the home or physical address of an apparent owner.
(c) The attorney general and the attorney general's agent may not use confidential information provided to them or in their possession except as expressly authorized by this chapter or required by another law of this state.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-80. Confidentiality Agreements

Sec. 80. A person to be examined under section 53 of this chapter may require, as a condition of disclosure of the records of the person to be examined, that each person having access to the records disclosed in the examination execute and deliver to the person to be examined a confidentiality agreement that:
(1) is in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to the attorney general; and
(2) requires the person having access to the records to comply with the provisions of this section and sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter applicable to the person.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-81. Confidential Information in Notice

Sec. 81. Except as otherwise provided in sections 23 and 24 of this chapter, a holder is not required to include confidential information in a notice the holder is required to provide to an apparent owner under this chapter.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-82. Responsibilities for Confidential Information; Security Plan

Sec. 82. (a) If a holder is required to include confidential information in a report to the attorney general, the information must be provided by a secure means.
(b) If confidential information in a record is provided to and maintained by the attorney general or the attorney general's agent as required by this chapter, the attorney general or the attorney general's agent shall:
(1) implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the information required by IC 4-1-11 and federal privacy and data security law whether or not the attorney general or the attorney general's agent is subject to the law;
(2) protect against reasonably anticipated threats or hazards to the security, confidentiality, or integrity of the information; and
(3) protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information which could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to a holder or the holder's customers, including insureds, annuitants, and policy or contract owners and their beneficiaries.
(c) The attorney general:
(1) after notice and comment, shall adopt and implement a security plan that identifies and assesses reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to confidential information in the attorney general's possession and seeks to mitigate the risks; and
(2) shall ensure that the attorney general's agent adopts and implements a similar plan with respect to confidential information in the agent's possession.
(d) The attorney general and the attorney general's agent shall educate and train their employees regarding the plan adopted under subsection (c).
(e) The attorney general and the attorney general's agent shall in a secure manner return or destroy all confidential information no longer reasonably needed under this chapter.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-83. Notice of Breach of Confidential Information

Sec. 83. (a) Except to the extent prohibited by law other than this chapter, the attorney general or the attorney general's agent shall notify a holder as soon as practicable of:
(1) a suspected loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of confidential information obtained from the holder in the possession of the attorney general or the attorney general's agent; and
(2) any interference with operations in any system hosting or housing confidential information which:
(A) compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of the information; or
(B) creates a substantial risk of identity fraud or theft.
(b) The attorney general and the attorney general's agent must comply with the requirements of IC 4-1-10 and IC 4-1-11 if an event described in subsection (a) leads to the disclosure of confidential information.
(c) If an event described in subsection (a) occurs, the attorney general and the attorney general's agent shall:
(1) take action necessary for the holder to understand and minimize the effect of the event and determine its scope; and
(2) cooperate with the holder with respect to:
(A) any notification required by law concerning a data or other security breach; and
(B) a regulatory inquiry, litigation, or similar action.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-84. Claims Regarding Confidential Information; Indemnification

Sec. 84. (a) If a claim is made or action commenced arising out of an event described in section 83(a) of this chapter relating to confidential information possessed by the attorney general's agent, the attorney general's agent shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless a holder and the holder's affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents as to:
(1) any claim or action; and
(2) a liability, obligation, loss, damage, cost, fee, penalty, fine, settlement, charge, or other expense, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs, established by the claim or action.
(b) The attorney general shall require an agent that will receive confidential information required under this chapter to maintain adequate insurance for the indemnification obligations under subsection (a). The agent required to maintain the insurance shall provide evidence of the insurance to:
(1) the attorney general not less frequently than annually; and
(2) the holder on commencement of an examination and annually thereafter until all confidential information is returned or destroyed under section 82(e) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-85. General Purpose of Uniformity Among States

Sec. 85. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-86. Interaction With Federal Laws

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-87. Rules

Sec. 87. (a) The attorney general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The attorney general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 regarding virtual currency, controllable electronic records, and digital assets, to the extent such rules are consistent with, and not otherwise covered by, the following:
(1) IC 26-1-9.1.
(2) IC 26-1-12.
(3) Any other Indiana law concerning virtual currency, controllable electronic records, or digital assets.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.110-2022, SEC.9; P.L.199-2023, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 2. Sale of Unclaimed Property in Hotels › 32-34-2-1. Auction Sale of Unclaimed Property; Notice; Record; Refund

Sec. 1. (a) After a proprietor, manager, or lessee of a hotel in Indiana holds an unclaimed article for at least three (3) months, whether or not a receipt or check for the article was given to the person who left the article, the proprietor, manager, or lessee may sell the article at a public auction, and, out of the proceeds, retain any balance due from the person leaving the article, the expenses of advertising the sale, and the expenses of the sale.
(b) A proprietor, manager, or lessee may not sell the article until:
(1) notice of the sale is sent to the owner by mail, if the name and address of the owner are known; and
(2) two (2) weeks after the publication of a notice of the sale is made in a newspaper published at or nearest the place where the article was left and where the sale will take place.
(c) The notice must contain a description of the article and the time and place of the sale.
(d) A proprietor, manager, or lessee shall record the amount received at the sale for each article sold and the balance, if any, remaining after the balance due and the expenses of the sale have been paid.
(e) At any time within one (1) year after the sale, a proprietor, manager, or lessee shall refund the balance referred to in subsection (d) to the owner of the article or to the owner's heirs or assigns upon presentation of satisfactory proof of ownership.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-2-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 2. Sale of Unclaimed Property in Hotels › 32-34-2-2. Disposition of Unclaimed Balance

Sec. 2. If the balance is not claimed by the owner within one (1) year after the sale conducted under section 1 of this chapter, the balance must be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the school fund.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-2-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 3. Repealed

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations:
32-34-3-1formerly 32-9-8-132-34-3-2formerly 32-9-8-232-34-3-3formerly 32-9-8-332-34-3-4formerly 32-9-8-432-34-3-5formerly 32-9-8-5.]
Repealed by P.L.141-2021, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 4. Unclaimed Property in Possession of Repossessors of Motor Vehicles or Watercraft › 32-34-4-1. "Creditor" Defined

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 4. Unclaimed Property in Possession of Repossessors of Motor Vehicles or Watercraft › 32-34-4-2. "Debtor" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "debtor" means the person from whom a vehicle is repossessed.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 4. Unclaimed Property in Possession of Repossessors of Motor Vehicles or Watercraft › 32-34-4-3. "Value" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "value" means the amount of money that a reasonable person would estimate a willing buyer would pay for an item of personal property.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 4. Unclaimed Property in Possession of Repossessors of Motor Vehicles or Watercraft › 32-34-4-4. "Vehicle" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "vehicle" means a motor vehicle or a watercraft.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 4. Unclaimed Property in Possession of Repossessors of Motor Vehicles or Watercraft › 32-34-4-5. Property Having Aggregate Value of at Least $10; Notice to Debtor

Sec. 5. (a) If items of personal property having an estimated aggregate value of at least ten dollars ($10) are discovered within a vehicle that has been lawfully repossessed, the creditor must notify the debtor as follows:
(1) The notice must be written.
(2) The notice must list each item of personal property having an estimated value greater than five dollars ($5).
(3) The notice must include the estimated aggregate value of all of the items of personal property.
(4) The notice must include a statement that if the debtor does not claim the property within thirty (30) days after the notice was sent, the personal property will become the property of the creditor with no right of redemption by the debtor.
(5) The notice must be sent by certified mail.
(b) If the debtor does not claim the items of personal property included in a notice given under subsection (a) not more than thirty (30) days after the notice was mailed, the items of personal property become the property of the creditor with no right of redemption by the debtor.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 4. Unclaimed Property in Possession of Repossessors of Motor Vehicles or Watercraft › 32-34-4-6. Property Having Aggregate Value of Less Than $10

Sec. 6. If items of personal property having an aggregate value of less than ten dollars ($10) are discovered within a vehicle that has been lawfully repossessed, the items of personal property are the property of the creditor with no right of redemption by the debtor.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-1. "Lender" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "lender" means a person whose name appears on the records of a museum as the person legally entitled to, or claiming to be legally entitled to, property held by the museum.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-2. "Lender's Address" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "lender's address" means the most recent address of a lender as shown on the museum's records pertaining to property on loan from the lender.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-3. "Loan" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "loan" means a deposit of property not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-4. "Museum" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "museum" means an institution located in Indiana that:
(1) is operated by a person primarily for education, scientific, historic preservation, or aesthetic purposes; and
(2) owns, borrows, cares for, exhibits, studies, archives, or catalogs property.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-5. "Permanent Loan" Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "permanent loan" means a loan of property to a museum for an indefinite period.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-6. "Person" Defined

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a nonprofit corporation, a trustee or legal representative, the state, a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13), an agency of the state or a political subdivision, or a group of those persons acting in concert.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-7. "Property" Defined

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "property" means a tangible object under a museum's care that has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, or cultural value.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-8. "Undocumented Property" Defined

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "undocumented property" means property in the possession of a museum for which the museum cannot determine the owner by reference to the museum's records.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-9. Mailing Notice; Change of Address or Ownership

Sec. 9. (a) A notice given by a museum under this chapter must be mailed to the lender's last known address by certified mail. Proper notice is given if the museum receives proof of receipt of the notice not more than thirty (30) days after the notice was mailed.
(b) If:
(1) the lender's address; or
(2) the address of any designated agent of the lender;
changes, the lender shall provide written notice of the new address to the museum.
(c) If the ownership of property loaned to a museum changes while the museum is in possession of the property, the new owner of the property shall provide written notice of:
(1) the change of ownership of the property; and
(2) the address of the new owner;
to the museum.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.125-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-10. Notice by Publication

Sec. 10. (a) A museum may give notice by publication under this chapter if the museum does not:
(1) know the identity of the lender or any designated agent of the lender;
(2) have an address last known for the lender or any designated agent of the lender; or
(3) receive proof of receipt of the notice by the person to whom the notice was sent within thirty (30) days after the notice was mailed.
(b) Notice by publication under subsection (a) must be given at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in:
(1) the county in which the museum is located; and
(2) the county of the lender's last known address, if the identity of the lender is known.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.125-2016, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-11. Notice; Contents

Sec. 11. In addition to any other information that may be required or seem appropriate, a notice given by a museum under this chapter must contain the following:
(1) The name of:
(A) the lender; or
(B) any designated agent of the lender;
if known.
(2) The last known address of:
(A) the lender; or
(B) any designated agent of the lender.
(3) A brief description of the property on loan.
(4) The date of the loan, if known.
(5) The name of the museum.
(6) The name, address, and telephone number of the person or office to be contacted regarding the property.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.125-2016, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-12. Acquiring Title for Property on Permanent Loan or Loaned for Specified Time; Notice

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-13. Acquiring Title for Undocumented Property; Notice

Sec. 13. A museum may acquire title to undocumented property held by the museum for at least three (3) years as follows:
(1) The museum must give notice that the museum is asserting title to the undocumented property.
(2) The notice that the museum is asserting title to the property must include a statement containing substantially the following information:
"The records of (name of museum) fail to indicate the owner of record of certain property in its possession. The museum hereby asserts title to the following property: (general description of property). If you claim ownership or other legal interest in this property, you must contact the museum, establish ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you fail to do so within sixty (60) days, you will be considered to have waived any claim you may have had to the property.".
(3) If a lender does not respond to the notice within sixty (60) days by giving a written notice of intent to retain an interest in the property on loan, the museum's title to the property becomes absolute.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.125-2016, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-14. Conservation Measures; Application Without Lender's Permission or Formal Notice

Sec. 14. Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum may apply conservation measures to property on loan to the museum without the lender's permission or formal notice:
(1) if:
(A) action is required to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum; or
(B) the property on loan is a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum staff; and
(2) if:
(A) the museum is unable to reach the lender at the lender's last known address within three (3) days before the time the museum determines action is necessary; or
(B) the lender does not respond or will not agree to the protective measures the museum recommends and does not terminate the loan and retrieve the property within three (3) days.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-15. Conservation Measures; Liens; Liability of Museum

Sec. 15. If a museum applies conservation measures to property under section 14 of this chapter or with the agreement of the lender, unless the agreement provides otherwise, the museum:
(1) acquires a lien on the property in the amount of the costs incurred by the museum; and
(2) is not liable for injury to or loss of the property if the museum:
(A) had a reasonable belief at the time the action was taken that the action was necessary to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum, or that the property on loan was a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum staff; and
(B) exercised reasonable care in the choice and application of conservation measures.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-15.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 5. Property Loaned to Museums › 32-34-5-16. Presumption of Gift to Museum

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 6. Transfer of Property Interests in Molds › 32-34-6-1. Inapplicability of Chapter; Rights, Title, or Interest Not Granted

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter does not apply where a fabricator retains title to and possession of a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern.
(b) This chapter does not grant a customer any rights, title, or interest to a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-6-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 6. Transfer of Property Interests in Molds › 32-34-6-2. "Customer" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "customer" means an individual or entity who contracts with or causes a fabricator:
(1) to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern; or
(2) to use a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a product.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-6-1(1).]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 6. Transfer of Property Interests in Molds › 32-34-6-3. "Fabricator" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fabricator" means an individual or entity, including a tool or die maker, who:
(1) manufactures, causes to be manufactured, assembles, or improves a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern for a customer; or
(2) uses a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a product for a customer.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-6-1(2).]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 6. Transfer of Property Interests in Molds › 32-34-6-4. "Within Three (3) Years After the Last Prior Use" Defined

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 6. Transfer of Property Interests in Molds › 32-34-6-5. Transfer of Rights of Customer to Fabricator After Three Years

Sec. 5. If a customer does not take possession of the customer's die, mold, form, jig, or pattern from a fabricator within three (3) years after the last prior use of the die, mold, form, jig, or pattern, the customer's rights, title, and interest in the customer's die, mold, form, jig, or pattern are transferred to the fabricator pursuant to the procedures of this chapter for purposes of destruction of the die, mold, form, jig, or pattern.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-6-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 6. Transfer of Property Interests in Molds › 32-34-6-6. Choice of Fabricator to Transfer Rights, Title, and Interest to Fabricator for Destruction; Procedure for Transfer

Sec. 6. (a) After the three (3) year period specified in section 4 of this chapter has expired, a fabricator may choose to have all rights, title, and interest in the die, mold, form, jig, or pattern transferred to the fabricator for purposes of destruction. A fabricator seeking a transfer under this subsection must send written notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to:
(1) the customer's address as set out in any written agreement between the fabricator and the customer; and
(2) the customer's last known address;
indicating that the fabricator intends to terminate the customer's rights, title, and interest by having the rights, title, and interest transferred to the fabricator under this chapter.
(b) If a customer:
(1) does not take possession of the particular die, mold, form, jig, or pattern within ninety (90) days after the date on which the notice was sent under subsection (a); or
(2) does not make other contractual arrangements with the fabricator for taking possession or for storage of the die, mold, form, jig, or pattern;
all rights, title, and interest of the customer to the mold transfer by operation of this chapter to the fabricator for the purpose of destruction. The fabricator may then destroy the die, mold, or form.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations: 32-9-6-3; 32-9-6-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 6. Transfer of Property Interests in Molds › 32-34-6-7. Inapplicability; Agreements; Patent or Copyright Law or Unfair Competition Law

Sec. 7. Nothing in this chapter affects:
(1) a written agreement between the fabricator and customer concerning possession of the die, mold, form, jig, or pattern; or
(2) any right of the customer under federal patent or copyright law or any state or federal law pertaining to unfair competition.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-6-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 7. Transfer of Property Interests in Silk Screens › 32-34-7-1. Inapplicability

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter does not apply where a silk screen maker or silk screen user retains title to and possession of a silk screen.
(b) This chapter does not grant a customer any rights or title to or interest in a silk screen.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-7-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 7. Transfer of Property Interests in Silk Screens › 32-34-7-2. "Customer" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "customer" means an individual or entity that causes another individual or entity to make a silk screen or to use a silk screen to manufacture, assemble, or make a product.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-7-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 7. Transfer of Property Interests in Silk Screens › 32-34-7-3. "Silk Screen Maker" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "silk screen maker" means an individual or entity that makes a silk screen.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-7-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 7. Transfer of Property Interests in Silk Screens › 32-34-7-4. "Silk Screen User" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "silk screen user" means an individual or entity that uses a silk screen to manufacture, assemble, or make a product.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-7-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 7. Transfer of Property Interests in Silk Screens › 32-34-7-5. Transfer of Customer's Rights, Title, and Interest

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 7. Transfer of Property Interests in Silk Screens › 32-34-7-6. Notice to Customer of Transfer; Requisites

Sec. 6. (a) After the three (3) year period specified in section 5 of this chapter has expired, a silk screen maker or silk screen user may choose to have all rights, title, and interest in any silk screen transferred to the silk screen maker or silk screen user for purposes of destruction. A silk screen maker or silk screen user seeking a transfer under this subsection must send written notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to:
(1) the customer's address as set out in any written agreement between the silk screen maker or silk screen user and the customer; and
(2) the customer's last known address;
indicating that the silk screen maker or silk screen user intends to terminate the customer's rights, title, and interest by having all the rights, title, and interest transferred to the silk screen maker or silk screen user under this chapter.
(b) If a customer:
(1) does not take possession of the particular silk screen within ninety (90) days after the date on which the notice was sent under subsection (a); or
(2) does not make other contractual arrangements with the silk screen maker or silk screen user for taking possession or for storage of the silk screen;
all rights, title, and interest of the customer to the silk screen transfer by operation of this chapter to the silk screen maker or silk screen user for the purpose of destruction. The silk screen maker or silk screen user may then destroy the silk screen.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations: 32-9-7-3; 32-9-7-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 7. Transfer of Property Interests in Silk Screens › 32-34-7-7. Agreements and Patents, Copyrights, or Unfair Competition Laws Not Affected by Chapter

Sec. 7. This chapter does not affect:
(1) a written agreement between the silk screen maker or silk screen user and the customer concerning possession of the silk screen; or
(2) any rights of the customer under federal patent or copyright law or any state or federal law pertaining to unfair competition.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-7-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 7. Transfer of Property Interests in Silk Screens › 32-34-7-8. Commencement of Time Period

Sec. 8. For silk screens in existence on June 1, 1983, the three (3) year period specified in this chapter begins on the last date that the silk screen was used, regardless of whether that date was before June 1, 1983.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-7-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-1. Advertisement for Animal or Article Found

Sec. 1. A person who finds a stray horse, mule, ass, sheep, hog, cattle, or goat, or any other article of value, shall, within five (5) days after finding the animal or article, advertise the animal or article in writing in three (3) of the most public places in the township where the animal or article was found, stating the time the animal or article was found and giving a description of the animal or article.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-2. Unclaimed Property; Report to Court; Warrant and Appointment for Appraisal

Sec. 2. (a) If the owner does not claim the property described in section 1 of this chapter within fifteen (15) days after the date the property is found, the finder shall report the property to a court with jurisdiction in the county where the property was found.
(b) The court shall issue a warrant to three (3) householders of the neighborhood not related to the finder (unless persons not related to the finder are not available) directing any two (2) of the householders to appraise the property. The appointed householders shall appraise the property and provide in writing to the court a report containing the following information:
(1) A clear description of the property.
(2) The householders' valuation of the property.
(3) A declaration under oath that the appraisal and description were made without partiality, favor, or affection.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-3. Oath of Finder

Sec. 3. The finder must, at the time the householders make the report required by section 2(b) of this chapter, state under oath that the finder has no knowledge that the marks, brands, or appearance of the property have been altered by the finder or any other person since the property was lost, except for the changes stated in the householders' written report.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-4. Unclaimed Stray Horse, Mule, or Ass Taken to Pound

Sec. 4. The finder of an unclaimed stray horse, mule, or ass that is at least two (2) years of age shall take the animal to the pound of the proper county and keep the animal at the pound from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the first day of each of the two (2) succeeding terms of the circuit court after finding the stray.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-5. Description, Valuation, and Fee

Sec. 5. A court receiving the property report prepared under section 2 (b) of this chapter shall, within ten (10) days, transmit to the clerk of the circuit court a copy of the description and valuation of the property, together with the proper fee. The clerk shall enter the description and appraisal in a book to be kept for that purpose.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-6. Advertisement; Value Exceeding $10

Sec. 6. Property described in section 1 of this chapter that is greater than ten dollars ($10) in value must be advertised in a newspaper of the county, if there be one, and if not, in a paper in Indiana nearest the county where the property was found. The clerk shall forward to the printer a copy of the register that is marked on the outside, "Stray Property," together with a fee of one dollar ($1) out of which the printer shall pay postage.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-7. Title to Property

Sec. 7. If the provisions of this chapter are complied with, title to:
(1) an article described in section 1 of this chapter that is not more than twelve dollars ($12) in value and that remains unclaimed or unproven by the owner within ninety (90) days after the property is found; or
(2) a stray animal described in section 1 of this chapter that is equal to or less than ten dollars ($10) in value and that remains unclaimed or unproven by the owner within one (1) year after the property is found;
vests in the finder.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-8. Unclaimed Property and Strays Reported to Court

Sec. 8. If:
(1) an article described in section 1 of this chapter has an appraised value greater than twelve dollars ($12) and is not claimed and proven within ninety (90) days after the day the article is found; or
(2) a stray animal other than a horse, a mule, or an ass has an appraised value greater than ten dollars ($10) and is not claimed and proven within six (6) months after the animal is found;
the finder shall report that information to a court with jurisdiction where the property was initially found not later than five (5) days after the expiration of the time specified in this section.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift › 32-34-8-9. Sale of Property; Proceeds Distribution; Receipts

Sec. 9. (a) The court shall issue a warrant to the sheriff to sell the property at auction, giving ten (10) days notice in writing of the time and place of sale and describing the property to be sold.
(b) The sheriff shall, within five (5) days after the sale, return the order and proceeds of sale to the court, retaining one dollar ($1) for the sheriff's services.
(c) The court shall immediately pay over to the county treasurer the proceeds of sale, after deducting the proper amount to be paid to the finder, fifty cents ($0.50) for the fee of the judge of the court and, for every mile that the judge must travel in making the return, a sum for mileage equal to that sum per mile paid to state officers and employees.
(d) The court shall receive from the treasurer duplicate receipts and file one (1) receipt in the office of the clerk of the circuit court and one (1) receipt with the county auditor.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.