§ 32-33-7-6 — In transit loss or damage to property of guests

Indiana § 32-33-7-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 32: PROPERTY
• Art. 33: LIENS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY
• Ch. 7: Liability of Hotels for Loss of Property of Guests

Text

In case of loss of or damage to any property
while in transit to or from any hotel, apartment hotel, or inn on behalf
of a guest, the liability of the proprietor is limited to two hundred
dollars ($200), whether the loss or damage is occasioned by the
negligence of the proprietor or the proprietor's agents or otherwise,
unless:
(1) the guest has given prior written notice of the value of the
property; and
(2) the receipt of the notice has been acknowledged in writing by
the proprietor, manager, or other agent.
However, the liability of the hotel, apartment hotel, or inn may not
exceed four hundred dollars ($400), unless the proprietor has
contracted in writing to assume a greater liability.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-28-5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.