§ 32-34-8-10 — Sale of horse, mule, or ass if value exceeds $20; proceeds distribution; receipts

Indiana § 32-34-8-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 32: PROPERTY
• Art. 34: LOST OR UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY
• Ch. 8: Finding Strays or Property Adrift

Text

(a) If a horse, a mule, or an ass that has an
appraised value greater than twenty dollars ($20) remains unclaimed
or unproven twelve (12) months after the date the horse, mule, or ass
was found, the finder shall deliver the horse, mule, or ass to the sheriff
of the proper county on the first day of the term of the circuit court after
the expiration of the twelve (12) month period.
(b) The sheriff shall sell the horse, mule, or ass delivered under
subsection (a) at a public sale.
(c) After retaining one dollar ($1) for the sheriff's services and
paying to the finder the charges as provided by this chapter, the sheriff
shall pay the proceeds of the sale to the treasurer of the county within
five (5) days after the sale.
(d) The sheriff shall receive from the treasurer duplicate receipts
and file one (1) receipt in the clerk's office and the other receipt with
the county auditor.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-10.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.