§ 32-34-8-23 — Shipwrecked property; inapplicability

(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, afloat, or ashore by a wreck, accident, or
mischance of the vessel, the cargo or part of the cargo found and
secured by a person may be reclaimed by the captain, clerk, or officer
navigating the vessel, the super cargo, or the owner or agent of the
owner of the cargo or baggage.
(c) If the property described in this section is not claimed within
seven (7) days after the property is found, the finder of the property
shall advertise the property as required for articles described in section
1 of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations: 32-9-3-23;
32-9-3-29.]

Legislative History

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