Title 32, PROPERTY

Sec. 12. (a) The finder's fee is as follows: (1) For each horse, mule or ass, one dollar ($1). (2) For each head of neat cattle, fifty cents ($0.50). (3) For each sheep, goat, or hog more than six (6) months old, ten cents ($0.10). (b) If the owner reclaims and proves the propert…

Sec. 13. (a) The finder of an article described in section 1 of this chapter is allowed a reasonable sum, as determined by a court with jurisdiction where the property was initially found. (b) Either the claimant or the finder may have a jury determine what amount is just and rea…

Sec. 14. (a) If the property described in section 13 of this chapter is greater than three dollars ($3) in value, the finder of the property shall pay to the court, at the time of reporting, fifty cents ($0.50) for the judge of the court, fifty cents ($0.50) for the clerk, and on…

Sec. 15. (a) The clerk shall keep a register of stray animals and found articles. (b) If several strays or articles are found by one (1) person, there may be only one (1) entry, one (1) advertisement, one (1) fee of the clerk, and one (1) fee of the judge. [Pre-2002 Recodificatio…

Sec. 16. If found property is sold or reclaimed, the finder is allowed just and reasonable compensation for keeping the property as determined by the court with jurisdiction where the property was initially found. The finder shall: (1) keep account of the time a stray animal is k…

Sec. 17. (a) If an animal is found under the provisions of this chapter and worked by the finder, a reasonable compensation shall be allowed for the services of the animal. The compensation shall be deducted from the cost of keeping the animal. (b) The finder, if required, shall …

Sec. 18. (a) At any time before sale, the owner may have the property by proving ownership in the court where the finding was reported under this chapter and paying the charges required by this chapter. (b) At any time up to two (2) years after the date of sale, the owner may rec…

Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may not: (1) take up any horse or stock under this chapter except at the person's place of residence; or (2) drive any horse or stock out of the woods and take them up under this chapter. (b) Except as provided in subsec…

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 s…

Sec. 20. The finder, until the finder becomes the property's owner, may not take the found property or allow the property to be taken out of the county where the property was found for longer than three (3) days at any time. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-20.] As added…

Sec. 21. (a) Fatted hogs that are found may, at the option of the finder, be killed one (1) month after posting. (b) If fatted hogs are killed under subsection (a), the finder shall, immediately after killing the hogs, pay the hogs' appraised values, deducting costs and charges (…

Sec. 22. Stock hogs that are found may, at the option of the finder, be purchased by the finder, six (6) months after posting, at the hogs' appraised value, deducting the costs allowed by this chapter for finding the hogs but without an allowance for keeping the hogs. [Pre-2002 R…

Sec. 23. (a) Sections 1 through 22 of this chapter do not apply to property described in this section. (b) If, upon any navigable waters within or bordering Indiana, cargo that is shipped as freight, the baggage of passengers, or a part of either of a vessel is cast adrift, afloa…

Sec. 24. A person who finds property described in section 23 of this chapter shall surrender the property to a claimant upon proof, or circumstances satisfactory to the finder, of the right of the claimant to the property, and after the payment by the claimant of reasonable compe…

Sec. 25. If a person with possession of the property refuses to return the property to the claimant or claims unreasonable compensation for the services and expenses in the finding and preservation of the property, the claimant may have a summary proceeding before: (1) the court …

Sec. 26. (a) The claimant must file before the court specified under section 25 of this chapter an affidavit of the facts attending the wreck or accident, enumerating as nearly as possible the articles or packages in the possession of the finder and the claimant's right to recove…

Sec. 27. (a) The court shall hear and determine the matters in controversy in the most speedy manner practicable, as other proceedings are determined before the court. (b) The court may fix the amount of compensation the claimant must pay and award a writ, or writs, for the deliv…

Sec. 28. (a) The trial described in section 27 of this chapter is governed by the Indiana rules of trial procedure, except as to continuances. (b) Appeals may be taken by either party upon the same terms and under the same rules as appeals in other civil cases are taken. [Pre-200…

Sec. 29. An appraiser appraising property in accordance with section 2 of this chapter shall receive compensation for the appraisal services in the sum of fifty cents ($0.50) to be paid the same manner as other expenses involved in the finding of strays. [Pre-2002 Recodification …

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 pr…

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 ci…

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 desc…

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 …

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…

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 …

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 an…

Sec. 1. A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim if the waiver is: (1) executed before the date of the disclaimer; (2) executed by the person having the right to disclaim; and (3) delivered or filed in the same manner that a disclaimer would be delivere…

Sec. 2. A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following events occur before the disclaimer becomes effective: (1) The disclaimant accepts the interest sought to be disclaimed. (2) The disclaimant voluntarily: (A) assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges, or …

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to a disclaimer of an interest in property by a disclaimant who is delinquent (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-73(b)) before the disclaimer becomes effective. (b) A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred up to the amount of the disclaimant's …

Sec. 3. A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by the previous exercise of the power. As added by P.L.5-2003, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power not held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by the previous exercise of the power unless the power is exercisable in favor of the disclaimant. As added by P.L.5-2003, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. A disclaimer is barred or limited if the disclaimer is barred or limited by Indiana law other than this article. As added by P.L.5-2003, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. (a) A disclaimer of a power over property that is barred by this article is ineffective. (b) A disclaimer of an interest in property that is barred by this article takes effect as a transfer of the interest disclaimed to the persons who would have taken the interest under…

Sec. 1. A person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that purchases crude oil that is pumped from an oil well in Indiana shall pay for the crude oil: (1) not more than sixty (60) days after the date of the examination and approval of abstracts of title that are furni…

Sec. 2. If a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation described in section 1 of this chapter: (1) fails to pay for the crude oil: (A) not more than sixty (60) days after the date of the examination and approval of title; and (B) after the purchasers have received e…

Sec. 1. (a) Each condominium unit owner shall comply with: (1) the articles of incorporation or association; (2) the bylaws; (3) any administrative rules adopted under: (A) the articles of incorporation or association; or (B) the bylaws; and (4) the covenants, conditions, and res…

Sec. 2. (a) The board of directors, or the manager with the approval of the board of directors, may bring an action on behalf of two (2) or more of the condominium unit owners, as their respective interests appear, with respect to any cause of action relating to: (1) the common a…

Sec. 0.5. (a) As used in this section, "agricultural land" means land that is: (1) zoned or otherwise designated as agricultural land; (2) used for growing crops or raising livestock; or (3) reserved for conservation. (b) This chapter does not apply to a fence that separates two …

Sec. 1. A fence that is used by adjoining property owners as a partition fence, unless otherwise agreed upon by the property owners, is considered a partition fence and shall be repaired, maintained, and paid for as provided under this chapter. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: …

Sec. 2. (a) The owner of a property that: (1) is located outside; (2) abuts; or (3) is adjacent to; the boundary of the corporate limits of a town or city shall separate the owner's property from adjoining properties by a partition fence constructed upon the line dividing or sepa…

Sec. 3. (a) A partition fence shall be built, rebuilt, and kept in repair at the cost of the property owners whose properties are enclosed or separated by the fences proportionately according to the number of rods or proportion of the fence the property owner owns along the line …

Sec. 4. (a) As soon as the township trustee has had a fence built, rebuilt, or repaired under this chapter, the trustee shall make out a certified statement in triplicate of the actual cost incurred by the trustee in the building, rebuilding, or repairing the fence. One (1) copy …

Sec. 5. The township trustee has no personal liability for a contract the trustee makes under this chapter for building, rebuilding, or repairing fences under this chapter. The contractor shall receive payment from the township funds, which shall be reimbursed when the contract p…

Sec. 6. This chapter shall be liberally construed in favor of the objects and purposes for which it is enacted and shall apply to all agricultural land, whether enclosed or unenclosed, cultivated or uncultivated, wild or wood lot. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-9-6.] As…

Sec. 1. If: (1) a court with jurisdiction in Indiana renders a judgment foreclosing a public improvement lien; (2) the sheriff of a county sells the encumbered real estate to satisfy the lien; and (3) the sheriff has executed a sheriff's deed for the real estate to a purchaser; a…

Sec. 1. (a) In a suit brought in a court of Indiana to: (1) foreclose a mortgage or other lien on real estate located in Indiana; or (2) sell real estate located in Indiana; if the plaintiff is required to make a person a party to the suit, the plaintiff may list the person as a …