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2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-19. "Substantially Completed" Defined

Sec. 19. "Substantially completed" means that:
(1) all roadways, utilities, amenities, furnishings, appliances, structural components, and mechanical systems of buildings and premises are completed and provided as represented in the time share instrument or agreement or camping club membership agreement; and
(2) the premises are ready for occupancy and the proper governmental authority has caused to be issued a certificate of occupancy, if a certificate of occupancy is required.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-29(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-20. "Time Share" Defined

Sec. 20. "Time share" means the right to use and occupy a unit on a periodic basis according to an arrangement allocating this right among various time share participants.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-17.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-21. "Time Share Instrument" Defined

Sec. 21. "Time share instrument" means any document creating or regulating time shares, excluding any law, ordinance, or governmental regulation.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-18.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-22. "Time Share Participant" Defined

Sec. 22. "Time share participant" has the meaning set forth in section 12 of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-19 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-23. "Unit" Defined

Sec. 23. "Unit" means each portion of a time share project or each camping site that is designated for separate use.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-20.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-1. Registration With Division

Sec. 1. (a) Before a developer may offer to sell any time shares or camping club memberships in this state, the developer must register with the division under this section.
(b) A person who applies for registration under this section shall submit an application in the manner provided by the division and shall disclose the following information under oath:
(1) The names and addresses of all officers, project managers, marketing agencies, advertising agencies, and exchange companies who are actively involved in soliciting or selling time share units or camping club memberships.
(2) The name and address of each person who owns an interest of ten percent (10%) or more in the registrant, except for reporting companies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(3) A copy of the document in which the time share project or camping club project is created.
(4) A preliminary title report for the time share project or camping club project and copies of the documents listed as exceptions in the report showing any encumbrances.
(5) Copies of and instructions for escrow agreements, deeds, and sales contracts.
(6) Documents that show the current assessments for property taxes on the time share project or camping club project.
(7) A copy of bylaws or similar instrument that creates any community ownership relationship.
(8) Copies of all documents that will be given to a participant who is interested in participating in a program for the exchange of occupancy rights among time share participants or camping club members, and copies of the documents that show acceptance of the time share or camping club membership in the program.
(c) A developer who knowingly or intentionally offers to sell any time shares or camping club memberships in this state before registering with the division under this section commits a Level 6 felony.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-22.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.334.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-2. Amendment by Developer Must Be Filed

Sec. 2. Any amendment by the developer of the provisions of the document that created the time share or camping club membership, or of the articles of incorporation, trust, or bylaws, must be filed with the division.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-23.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-3. Registration Fee

Sec. 3. (a) A time share or camping site developer who applies for registration under section 1 of this chapter shall pay a one (1) time registration fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(b) Each July 1 after a developer applies for registration under section 1 of this chapter, the developer shall file an update to the registration. The developer shall pay an additional fifty dollars ($50) for each yearly refiling under this subsection.
(c) The fees collected under this section shall be used, in addition to funds appropriated by the general assembly, for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-24.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-4. Requirements for Membership Agreement

Sec. 4. All registration statements and information required to be filed under this chapter with the division are subject to IC 5-14-3.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-25.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-5. Requirements of Membership Agreement

Sec. 5. A time share project and camping club project must be created by a time share instrument or camping club membership agreement. The membership agreement must include the following provisions:
(1) A legal description of the time share project or camping club project that transfers an interest in real property.
(2) The name and location of the time share project or camping club project.
(3) A system of identification of the time periods assigned to time shares by letter, name, number, or any combination of letters, names, or numbers.
(4) Provisions for assessment of the expenses of the time share project or camping club project and an allocation of those expenses among the time share participants or camping club members.
(5) A procedure to add units to the time share project or camping club project.
(6) Provisions for maintenance of the time share units or camp sites.
(7) Provisions for management of the time share project or camping club project.
(8) A procedure to amend the time share instrument or the camping club membership agreement.
(9) A description of the rights of the purchaser relating to the occupancy of the time share unit or camping site.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-26.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-6. Transfer of Interest

Sec. 6. A transfer of an interest in a time share unit or camping club membership shall be by written contract that includes or incorporates by reference the following provisions:
(1) A legal description of the time share unit or camping site that transfers an interest in real property.
(2) The name and location of the time share unit or camping site.
(3) A system of identification of the time periods assigned to time shares by letter, name, number, or any combination of letters, names, or numbers.
(4) Provisions for assessment of the expenses of the time share project or camping club project and an allocation of those expenses among the time share participants or camping club members.
(5) Provisions for maintenance of the time share units or camping sites.
(6) Provisions for management of the time share project or camping club project.
(7) A description of the rights of the time share participant or camping club member relating to the occupancy of the time share unit or camping site.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-27.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-7. Cancellation of Purchase

Sec. 7. (a) A purchaser has the right to cancel a camping club membership or time share purchase within seventy-two (72) hours after the execution of the sales contract, excluding Sundays and legal holidays as set forth in IC 1-1-9-1. The right of cancellation shall be set forth conspicuously in boldface type on the first page of any time share instrument or camping club membership agreement and immediately above the signature of the purchaser on any sales contract. In each case, the cancellation clause must include an explanation of the conditions and manner of exercise of the cancellation right. The right of cancellation may not be waivable by any purchaser. The developer shall furnish to each purchaser a form, as prescribed by the agency, for the exercise of the right.
(b) To cancel a camping club membership or time share purchase, a consumer must give notice of cancellation by mail or telegraphic communication or as otherwise allowed by this subsection. The notice is effective on the date postmarked or when transmitted from the place of origin. Any written notice of cancellation delivered other than by mail or telegraph is effective at the time of delivery at the place of business of the developer or escrow agent designated in the form of notice of cancellation.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-28.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-8. Attorney General Requirements

Sec. 8. The attorney general may require:
(1) that a developer file a performance bond with the division; or
(2) that all or part of the money collected from the consumer as part of a purchase of a time share instrument or camping club membership, including closing costs and exchange company membership fees, be placed and held in escrow until the particular time share unit or camping site to which the time share or camping club membership relates is substantially completed and ready for occupancy.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-29(a).]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-9. Unavailability; Remedy

Sec. 9. If a time share unit or camping site is not available for a period to which the owner is entitled by schedule or by confirmed reservation and the developer is responsible for the unavailability of the unit or site, the participant is entitled at the participant's election to be provided:
(1) a comparable unit or site for the period; or
(2) monetary compensation for the loss of use of the time share unit or camping site.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-30.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-10. Leasehold Interest

Sec. 10. (a) If the interest of the developer in a project is a leasehold interest, the lease, unless otherwise determined by the division, must provide that:
(1) the lessee must give the association notice of termination of the lease for any default by the lessor; and
(2) the lessor, upon the bankruptcy of the lessee, shall enter into a new lease with the association upon the same terms and conditions as were contained in the lease with the developer.
(b) The division may require the developer to execute a bond or other type of security for the payment of the lease obligation.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-31.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-11. Action for Partition; Judicial Sale

Sec. 11. An action for partition of a time share unit or camping site may not be maintained except as provided in the time share instrument. If a time share or camping site is owned by two (2) or more persons, an action may be brought for the judicial sale of the time share or camping site. A provision in a time share instrument for the waiver or subordination of the right of partition or any other right characteristic of a tenancy in common is valid.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-32.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-13. Investigation and Prosecution of Complaints

Sec. 13. (a) The division may receive, investigate, and prosecute complaints concerning persons subject to this chapter.
(b) The director may subpoena witnesses and send for and compel the production of books, records, papers, and documents of time share or camping club developers who are subject to registration under this chapter for the furtherance of any investigation under this chapter. The circuit or superior court located in the county where the subpoena is to be issued shall enforce any subpoena by the attorney general. In addition, the attorney general may issue a civil investigative demand as provided by IC 4-6-3.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-34.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-14. Penalties and Remedies

Sec. 14. A person who violates this chapter commits a deceptive act and is subject to the penalties and remedies provided in IC 24-5-0.5. Any action by the attorney general for violations of this chapter may be brought in the circuit or superior court of Marion County.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-35.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 3. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › 32-32-3-15. Assurance of Voluntary Compliance

Sec. 15. In the administration of this chapter, the attorney general may execute an assurance of voluntary compliance with a time share developer in existence on September 1, 1985, in the same manner as provided in IC 24-5-0.5-7(a), except that no filing with the court is required in order for the assurance to be effective under this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-36.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32.5. Campgrounds › Chapter 1. Definitions › 32-32.5-1-2. "Campground"

Sec. 2. "Campground" means an area or tract of land, including ten (10) or more campsites, that is established, operated, and maintained for recreational, health, educational, sectarian, business, or tourist activities away from established residences.
As added by P.L.106-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32.5. Campgrounds › Chapter 1. Definitions › 32-32.5-1-3. "Campground Owner"

Sec. 3. (a) "Campground owner" means the owner or operator of a campground or an agent of an owner or operator of a campground.
(b) The term does not include the department of natural resources.
As added by P.L.106-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32.5. Campgrounds › Chapter 2. Regulation of Campgrounds › 32-32.5-2-1. Request to Leave Campground

Sec. 1. A campground owner may ask that an individual leave a campground if:
(1) the individual is not a registered guest or visitor of the campground;
(2) the individual remains on the campground beyond an agreed upon departure time and date;
(3) the individual defaults in the payment of any lawfully imposed registration fee, visitor fee, or charge;
(4) the individual creates a disturbance that denies other guests their right to quiet enjoyment of the campground necessary for the preservation of peace, health, or safety; or
(5) the individual has violated any federal, state, or local law while in the campground.
As added by P.L.106-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32.5. Campgrounds › Chapter 2. Regulation of Campgrounds › 32-32.5-2-2. Refusal to Leave Campground; Criminal Trespass

Sec. 2. An individual who:
(1) remains on; or
(2) returns to;
a campground after having been asked to leave the campground under section 1 of this chapter commits criminal trespass under IC 35-43-2-2.
As added by P.L.106-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32.5. Campgrounds › Chapter 2. Regulation of Campgrounds › 32-32.5-2-3. Refund of Unused Portion of Prepaid Fees

Sec. 3. A campground owner shall refund the unused portion of any prepaid fees, less any amount otherwise owed to the campground owner or deducted for damages, to a guest who is removed from a campground under section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.106-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 1. Blacksmith's Liens › 32-33-1-1. Shoeing Animals or Repairing Vehicles; Lien; Precedence

Sec. 1. (a) A person who, at the request of an owner or an owner's authorized agent:
(1) shoes or causes to be shod by the person's employees a horse, a mule, an ox, or other animal; or
(2) repairs or causes to be repaired by the person's employees, a vehicle;
has a lien upon the animal shod or vehicle repaired for the person's reasonable charge for shoeing the animal or repairing the vehicle.
(b) A lien conferred by this chapter takes the precedence of all other liens or claims upon the animal shod or the vehicle repaired that are not duly recorded before the recording of a claim for the lien conferred by this chapter. However, a lien may not attach to the animal shod or the vehicle repaired if the property has changed ownership before the filing of the lien.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-21-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 1. Blacksmith's Liens › 32-33-1-2. Filing Intention to Claim Lien; Recording Lien

Sec. 2. A claim for a lien under this chapter must be filed within sixty (60) days after the shoeing of a horse, a mule, an ox or other animal, or the repairing of a vehicle. The claim must be filed with the recorder of the county in which the owner of the animal or vehicle resides. A claim for a lien under this chapter must be in writing, setting forth the person's intention to claim a lien upon the animal or vehicle for the charges for shoeing or repairing. However, this lien must be recorded in the miscellaneous record book in the recorder's office of the county. The recorder shall charge a fee in accordance with IC 36-2-7-10 for recording the lien.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-21-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 1. Blacksmith's Liens › 32-33-1-3. Contents of Claim for Lien; Expiration of Lien

Sec. 3. A claim for lien under this chapter must:
(1) state the name and residence of the person claiming the lien;
(2) the name of the owner of the animal or vehicle sought to be charged with the lien;
(3) a description sufficient for identification of the animal or vehicle upon which the lien is claimed; and
(4) the amount due the claimant, as near as may be, over and above all legal set-offs.
A claim for lien filed with the recorder of the county under section 2 of this chapter expires and becomes void and of no effect if suit is not brought to foreclose the lien within three (3) months after filing the claim under section 2 of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-21-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 1. Blacksmith's Liens › 32-33-1-4. Foreclosure of Lien

Sec. 4. A lien under this chapter may be foreclosed in any circuit or superior court in the county in which the lien is recorded under section 2 of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-21-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 1. Blacksmith's Liens › 32-33-1-5. Attorney's Fees

Sec. 5. If the plaintiff recovers on a claim and a lien is foreclosed under this chapter, the plaintiff shall recover and the court may allow a reasonable fee for plaintiff's attorney for bringing and prosecuting the cause of action, all of which shall be recovered from the defendant, and the property in controversy may be sold as in case of sales in foreclosure of chattel mortgages.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-21-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 2. Boats and Other Watercraft Liens › 32-33-2-1. Liability for Liens

Sec. 1. All boats, vessels, and watercraft of every description found in the waters of Indiana, including wharf boats and floating warehouses that are used for storing, receiving, and forwarding freights and that may be removed from place to place at the pleasure of the owner or owners of the watercraft, are liable for the following:
(1) A debt contracted within Indiana by the master, owner, agent, clerk, or consignee of the watercraft:
(A) on account of supplies furnished for use of the master, owner, agent, clerk, or consignee;
(B) on account of work done or service rendered for the master, owner, agent, clerk, or consignee by boatmen, mariners, laborers, or other persons; or
(C) on account of work done or materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting out, furnishing, or equipping the boat, vessel, wharf boat, floating warehouse, or watercraft.
(2) All demands or damages arising out of:
(A) a contract of affreightment made either within or outside Indiana;
(B) a willful or negligent act of the master, owner, or agent of the master or owner done in connection with the business of the boat, vessel, wharf boat, floating warehouse, or other watercraft either within or outside Indiana; or
(C) a contract relative to the transportation of persons or property entered into by the master, owner, agent, clerk, or consignee either within or outside Indiana.
(3) An injury to a person or property by the boat, vessel, wharf-boat, floating warehouse, or other watercraft, or by the owners, officers, or crew, done in connection with the business of the boat, vessel, wharf boat, floating warehouse, or other watercraft either within or without outside Indiana.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 2. Boats and Other Watercraft Liens › 32-33-2-2. Claims Arising Out of Contracts, Wrongs, or Injuries

Sec. 2. A claim growing out of a cause set forth in section 1 of this chapter, whether arising out of contracts made or broken within or outside Indiana, or wrongs or injuries done or committed within or outside Indiana, is a lien upon the boat, vessel, or other watercraft, and upon the apparel, tackle, or furniture and appendages, including barges and lighters, that belong to the owners of the boat, vessel, or other watercraft and are used with the boat, vessel, or other watercraft at the time the action is commenced.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 2. Boats and Other Watercraft Liens › 32-33-2-3. Preference of Liens

Sec. 3. A lien provided for in section 2 of this chapter takes preference of any claims against the boat itself or all or any of its owners, masters, or consignees growing out of any other cause than those set forth in section 1 of this chapter and, as between themselves, mariners' and boatmens' wages shall be first preferred.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 2. Boats and Other Watercraft Liens › 32-33-2-4. Enforcement of Lien; Complaint; Requisites; Order of Attachment

Sec. 4. (a) Any person aggrieved by a cause set forth in section 1 of this chapter may have an action against the boat, vessel, or other watercraft in the county where the boat, vessel, or other watercraft may be found, or against the owners of the boat, vessel, or other watercraft, to enforce a lien provided for in section 2 of this chapter.
(b) If the complaint in the action shows:
(1) the particulars of the demand;
(2) the amount due; and
(3) a demand made upon the owner, master, clerk, or consignee and refusal of payment, and verified by the affidavit of the plaintiff or other person in the plaintiff's behalf;
an order of attachment shall be issued by the clerk against the boat, vessel, or other watercraft and the tackle and furniture of the boat, vessel, or other watercraft. The order of attachment must be directed, executed, and returned as an order of attachment in other cases.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 2. Boats and Other Watercraft Liens › 32-33-2-5. Joinder of Plaintiffs in Complaint

Sec. 5. In all actions contemplated in section 4 of this chapter, all or any of the persons having demands described in section 4 of this chapter may join in a complaint against the boat, vessel, or other watercraft either at the commencement of the action or at any time afterwards, before judgment, upon filing the requisite complaint and affidavit.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 2. Boats and Other Watercraft Liens › 32-33-2-6. Proceedings; Judgment; Execution

Sec. 6. In an action under this chapter, proceedings shall be had and judgment rendered and enforced by execution or other proper means.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 2. Boats and Other Watercraft Liens › 32-33-2-7. Undertaking Discharging Attachment

Sec. 7. (a) If the defendant master, owner, or consignee, before final judgment, gives a written undertaking payable to the plaintiff, with surety to be approved by the clerk or sheriff, to the effect that the defendant will perform the judgment of the court, the attachment shall be discharged and restitution made of the boat, vessel, or other watercraft.
(b) A person who executes a written undertaking under subsection (a) shall, by order of the court, be made a defendant in the action instead of the boat, vessel, or other watercraft, and the action shall proceed to final judgment as in ordinary actions in personam. If a recovery is had by any of the plaintiffs, judgment shall be rendered against all defendants for the sum recovered.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 2. Boats and Other Watercraft Liens › 32-33-2-8. Service of Summons

Sec. 8. In cases arising under section 1 of this chapter, the summons may be served upon:
(1) the officer or consignee making the contract;
(2) if the officer or consignee cannot be found, upon the clerk;
(3) if neither the officer, the consignee, nor the clerk can be found, upon any other officer of the boat, vessel, or watercraft, or any person having charge of the boat, vessel, or watercraft; or
(4) if the summons cannot be served under subdivision 1, 2, or 3, by affixing a copy of the summons in some conspicuous place in the boat, vessel, or watercraft.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 3. Cleaning Lien for Services on and Storage of Clothing and Household Goods › 32-33-3-1. Persons Subject to Lien; Sale to Pay Charges

Sec. 1. (a) A person doing any cleaning, glazing, washing, alteration, repair, or furnishing any materials or supplies for or upon any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods has a lien on the item for the reasonable value of the unpaid work, labor or material, and supplies used. The lien may be foreclosed in the manner provided by this chapter if at the time of receiving the clothing, garment, wearing apparel, or household goods a written receipt is given to the person or customer leaving the item.
(b) Any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods remaining in the possession of a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation:
(1) on which cleaning, pressing, glazing, or washing has been done; or
(2) upon which alterations or repairs have been made, or on which materials or supplies have been used or furnished;
for a period of at least ninety (90) days after the cleaning, pressing, glazing, or washing has been done, the alterations or repairs have been made, or the materials or supplies have been used or furnished may be sold to pay the reasonable or agreed charges and the costs of notifying the owner or owners. However, the person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to whom the charges are payable and owing must first notify the owner or owners of the time and place of the sale.
(c) Property that is to be placed in storage after any of the services or labors referred to in subsection (a) or (b) is not affected by this section.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-23-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 3. Cleaning Lien for Services on and Storage of Clothing and Household Goods › 32-33-3-2. Sale to Pay Storage Charges

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to persons, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations operating as warehouses or warehousemen.
(b) All garments, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods:
(1) that are placed in storage; or
(2) on which any of the services or labors mentioned in section 1 of this chapter have been performed and that have then been placed in storage by agreement;
and that remain in the possession of a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation without the reasonable or agreed charges having been paid for a period of ninety (90) days may be sold to pay the charges if the person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to whom the charges are payable first notifies the owner or owners of the items placed in storage of the time and place of sale.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-23-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 3. Cleaning Lien for Services on and Storage of Clothing and Household Goods › 32-33-3-3. Mailing Letter Constituting Notice

Sec. 3. The mailing of a letter that has a return address, that is addressed to the owner at the owner's address given at the time of delivery of the article to a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to render any of the services or labors set forth in section 1 of this chapter, and that states the time and place of sale constitutes notice for the purposes of section 2 of this chapter. The notice must be given at least thirty (30) days before the date of sale. The cost of posting or mailing letters under this section shall be added to the charges.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-23-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 3. Cleaning Lien for Services on and Storage of Clothing and Household Goods › 32-33-3-4. Proceeds of Sale to Pay Service or Storage Charges

Sec. 4. The person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to whom the charges are payable shall:
(1) from the proceeds of sale, deduct the charges due plus the costs of notifying the owner;
(2) hold the over-plus, if any, subject to the order of the owner;
(3) immediately after the sale mail to the owner at the owner's address, if known, a notice of the sale and the amount of over-plus, if any, due the owner; and
(4) at any time within twelve (12) months after the sale, upon demand by the owner, pay to the owner the sums or over-plus.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-23-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 3. Cleaning Lien for Services on and Storage of Clothing and Household Goods › 32-33-3-5. Posting Notice of Sale

Sec. 5. All persons, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations taking advantage of this chapter must keep posted in a prominent place in their receiving office at all times two (2) notices that must read as follows:
"All articles cleaned, pressed, glazed, laundered, washed, altered, or repaired and not called for in ninety (90) days shall be sold to pay charges," and "If any articles are stored by agreement and the charges are not paid for ninety (90) days, the articles shall be sold to pay charges."
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-23-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-1. Lien for Services or Expenses; Exception; Entry on Judgment Docket

Sec. 1. Subject to sections 3(c), 3(d), and 3.5 of this chapter, a person, a firm, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, or a corporation maintaining a hospital in Indiana or a hospital owned, maintained, or operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state is entitled to hold a lien for the reasonable value of its services or expenses (including any amount designated as a copayment or deductible) on any judgment for personal injuries rendered in favor of any person, except:
(1) a person covered by the provisions of IC 22-3, the state worker's compensation laws;
(2) a person covered by the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., the federal worker's compensation laws;
(3) a person covered by the provisions of 45 U.S.C. 51 et seq., the Federal Employers Liability Act;
(4) an eligible person (as defined in IC 34-13-8-1) with respect to a distribution paid from the supplemental state fair relief fund for an occurrence (as defined in IC 34-13-8-2); and
(5) a person covered by the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq., the federal Medicare program;
who is admitted to the hospital and receives treatment, care, and maintenance on account of personal injuries received as a result of the negligence of any person or corporation. In order to claim the lien, the hospital must satisfy the conditions for perfecting the lien as set forth in section 4 of this chapter and, not later than the date on which the judgment is rendered, enter, in writing, upon the judgment docket where the judgment is recorded, the hospital's intention to hold a lien upon the judgment, together with the amount claimed.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.160-2012, SEC.59; P.L.173-2013, SEC.1; P.L.205-2013, SEC.340; P.L.2-2014, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-2. Junior and Inferior Lien

Sec. 2. The lien provided for in section 1 of this chapter is junior and inferior to all claims for attorney's fees, court costs, and all other expenses contracted for or incurred in the recovery of claims or damages for personal injuries as described in this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-3. Lien for Reasonable and Necessary Charges Upon Any Claims Accruing to Patient; Scope of Lien; Allowance to Patient

Sec. 3. (a) A person, a firm, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, or a corporation maintaining a hospital in Indiana or a hospital owned, maintained, or operated by the state or a political subdivision has a lien for all reasonable and necessary charges for hospital care, treatment, and maintenance of a patient (including emergency ambulance services provided by the hospital and any amount designated as a copayment or deductible) upon any cause of action, suit, or claim accruing to the patient, or in the case of the patient's death, the patient's legal representative, because of the illness or injuries that:
(1) gave rise to the cause of action, suit, or claim; and
(2) necessitated the hospital care, treatment, and maintenance.
(b) The lien provided for in subsection (a):
(1) except as provided in subsection (c), applies to any amount obtained or recovered by the patient by settlement or compromise rendered or entered into by the patient or by the patient's legal representative;
(2) is subject and subordinate to any attorney's lien upon the claim or cause of action;
(3) is not applicable to a person covered by:
(A) the provisions of IC 22-3, the state worker's compensation laws;
(B) the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., the federal worker's compensation laws;
(C) 45 U.S.C. 51 et seq., the federal liability act;
(D) IC 34-13-8 concerning a distribution paid from the supplemental state fair relief fund to an eligible person (as defined in IC 34-13-8-1) for an occurrence (as defined in IC 34-13-8-2); or
(E) the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq., the federal Medicare program;
(4) is not assignable; and
(5) must:
(A) first be reduced by the amount of any benefits to which the patient is entitled under the terms of any contract, health plan, or medical insurance; and
(B) reflect credits for all payments, contractual adjustments, write-offs, and any other benefit in favor of the patient;
after the hospital has made all reasonable efforts to pursue the insurance claims in cooperation with the patient.
(c) If a settlement or compromise that is subject to subsection (b)(1) is for an amount that would permit the patient to receive less than twenty percent (20%) of the full amount of the settlement or compromise if all the liens created under this chapter were paid in full, the liens must be reduced on a pro rata basis to the extent that will permit the patient to receive twenty percent (20%) of the full amount.
(d) A lien provided for in this chapter does not apply to a judgment, cause of action, suit, or claim accruing to the patient under:
(1) a policy of disability insurance; or
(2) automobile or homeowner's insurance that provides for medical payments.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.160-2012, SEC.60; P.L.173-2013, SEC.2; P.L.205-2013, SEC.341.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-3.5. Restrictions on Hospital Lienholder

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies to any person who holds a lien under this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "hospital lienholder" means:
(1) a person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation maintaining a hospital in Indiana; or
(2) a hospital owned, maintained, or operated by the state or a political subdivision;
that has a lien under this chapter.
(c) If a hospital lienholder settles or compromises a claim in an amount less than the amount of its lien, the hospital lienholder is barred from seeking any additional reimbursement from the patient or the patient's representative.
(d) A hospital lienholder is barred from seeking from the patient or the patient's representative payment for any amount of the hospital's charges that exceed the patient's financial obligation to the hospital under the terms of any private benefits to which the patient is entitled, including the terms of any health plan contract and medical insurance. The lien must reflect credits for all payments, contractual adjustments, write-offs, and any other benefit in favor of the patient.
(e) A hospital lienholder is barred from enforcing the collection of charges covered by this chapter until the cause of action, suit, or claim accruing to the patient has been resolved by compromise, settlement, or judgment.
As added by P.L.173-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.342.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-4. Perfecting Lien; Procedure; Contest

Sec. 4. (a) To perfect the lien provided for in section 3 of this chapter, the hospital must file for record in the office of the recorder of the county in which the hospital is located, within ninety (90) days after the person is discharged or not later than the date of the final settlement, compromise, or resolution of the cause of action, suit, or claim accruing to the patient, whichever occurs first, a verified statement in writing stating:
(1) the name and address of the patient as it appears on the records of the hospital;
(2) the name and address of the operator of the hospital;
(3) the dates of the patient's admission to and discharge from the hospital;
(4) the amount claimed to be due for the hospital care; and
(5) to the best of the hospital's knowledge, the names and addresses of anyone claimed by the patient or the patient's legal representative to be liable for damages arising from the patient's illness or injury.
(b) Within ten (10) days after filing the statement, the hospital shall send a copy by registered mail, postage prepaid:
(1) to each person claimed to be liable because of the illness or injury at the address given in the statement;
(2) to the attorney representing the patient if the name of the attorney is known or with reasonable diligence could be discovered by the hospital; and
(3) to the department of insurance as notice to insurance companies doing business in Indiana.
(c) The filing of a claim under subsections (a) and (b) is notice to any person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that may be liable because of the illness or injury if the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation:
(1) receives notice under subsection (b);
(2) resides or has offices in a county where the lien was perfected or in a county where the lien was filed in the recorder's office as notice under this subsection; or
(3) is an insurance company authorized to do business in Indiana under IC 27-1-3-20.
(d) A lien:
(1) is effective under this chapter on the date a hospital complies with subsections (a) and (b); and
(2) may not be made retroactive to any prior date.
(e) A person desiring to contest a lien or the reasonableness of the charges claimed by the hospital may do so by filing a motion to quash or reduce the claim in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court in which the lien was perfected, making all other parties of interest respondents.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.173-2013, SEC.4; P.L.84-2016, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-5. Date and Hour of Filing; Endorsement; Filing Fee; Rules

Sec. 5. (a) The recorder of the county shall endorse on the statement filed under section 4(a) of this chapter the date and hour of filing.
(b) The recorder shall charge a fee for filing the claim in accordance with the fee schedule established in IC 36-2-7-10.
(c) The department of insurance shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to:
(1) provide for the filing of lien notices mailed to the department by hospitals under section 4(b)(3) of this chapter;
(2) provide insurance companies with reasonable and timely access to the information contained in the lien notices filed with the department under section 4(b)(3) of this chapter; and
(3) provide a system for filing and for cross-referencing lien releases mailed under section 7 of this chapter with lien notices filed under section 4(b)(3) of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-6. Validity of Lien; Release or Settlement of Claim; Satisfaction of Judgment; Jurisdiction

Sec. 6. (a) A lien perfected under section 4 of this chapter is valid unless the lienholder executes a release of the lien under section 7 of this chapter.
(b) The release or settlement of a claim with a patient by a person claimed to be liable for the damages incurred by the patient:
(1) after a lien has been perfected under section 4 of this chapter; and
(2) without obtaining a release of the lien;
entitles the lienholder to damages for the reasonable cost of the hospital care, treatment, and maintenance.
(c) Satisfaction of a judgment rendered in favor of the lienholder under subsection (b) is satisfaction of the lien.
(d) An action by the lienholder must be brought in the court having jurisdiction of the amount of the lienholder's claim and may be brought and maintained in the county of residence of the lienholder.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-7. Release of Lien; Filing Executed Certificate; Entry in Lien Book; Lienholders Liability

Sec. 7. (a) To release a lien perfected under section 4 of this chapter, the operator of the hospital that claims the lien must file with each recorder in whose office the notice of the hospital lien was filed an executed certificate:
(1) stating that the claim filed by the hospital for treatment, care, and maintenance has been paid or discharged; and
(2) authorizing the recorder to release the lien.
The hospital shall bear the expense of obtaining a release.
(b) Upon receipt of the certificate, the recorder shall enter in the margin of the record of the lien and the entry book a memorandum of the filing and the date the certificate was filed. This entry constitutes a release of lien for which the recorder shall receive the fee prescribed in IC 36-2-7-10.
(c) If the amount of a lien has been satisfied or paid and subsequently a demand for a release of the lien is made, the lienholder is liable to the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation against whose interest the lien has been filed for twenty-five dollars ($25) for each day that the lien remains in effect after the fifteenth day after the demand for a release of the lien was made.
(d) The operator of the releasing hospital shall mail a copy of the release of lien certificate required under subsection (a) to the department of insurance within ten (10) days after the certificate was filed with the recorder.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.173-2013, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 4. Hospital Liens › 32-33-4-8. Limitation on Hospital's Right

Sec. 8. This chapter does not give any hospital a right:
(1) of action to determine liability; or
(2) to approve a compromise or settlement;
for injuries sustained by any person covered by this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 33. Liens on Personal Property › Chapter 5. Repealed

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations:
32-33-5-1formerly 32-8-38-1 part32-33-5-2formerly 32-8-38-1 part32-33-5-3formerly 32-8-38-232-33-5-4formerly 32-8-38-332-33-5-5formerly 32-8-38-432-33-5-6formerly 32-8-38-532-33-5-7formerly 32-8-38-632-33-5-8formerly 32-8-38-7.]
Repealed by P.L.173-2013, SEC.6.