§ 32-31-12-4 — Removal of a squatter by law enforcement

Indiana § 32-31-12-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 32: PROPERTY
• Art. 31: LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS
• Ch. 12: Expedited Removal of Squatters

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(a) A property owner may provide a law
enforcement agency with a copy of the affidavit described in section 3
of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than forty-eight
(48) hours after receipt of the affidavit, the law enforcement agency
shall dispatch one (1) or more law enforcement officers to remove the
squatter from the owner's property.
(c) A law enforcement agency may dispatch one (1) or more law
enforcement officers to remove a squatter later than forty-eight (48)
hours after receipt of the affidavit for reasons of public safety.
However, the law enforcement agency shall dispatch one (1) or more
law enforcement officers to remove the squatter as soon as practicable.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit:
(1) a property owner from executing an affidavit described in
section 3 of this chapter; and
(2) a law enforcement officer from removing a squatter upon
receipt of an executed affidavit under section 3 of this chapter;
at the time a law enforcement officer is responding to a complaint that
a squatter is occupying the owner's property.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.191-2025, SEC.1.