Indiana § 34-55-6-16 Procedural violations by sheriff; penalties

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-55-6-16 — Procedural violations by sheriff; penalties

Indiana § 34-55-6-16

Title 34CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Art. 55EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS

Ch. 6Sale of Property on Execution

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Ind. Code § 34-55-6-16 (2026).

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(a)A sheriff who:

(1)sells any real estate without giving the previous notice required by this chapter (or IC 34-1-39 before its repeal); or

(2)sells the real estate otherwise than in the manner prescribed by this chapter; shall forfeit and pay to the injured party not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) in addition to other damages the party may have sustained.

(b)Damages under subsection (a) may be recovered from the sheriff or from the sheriff and the sheriff's sureties in an action on the sheriff's official bond. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-39-12.]

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(a) A sheriff who:
(1) sells any real estate without giving the previous notice
required by this chapter (or IC 34-1-39 before its repeal); or
(2) sells the real estate otherwise than in the manner prescribed by
this chapter;
shall forfeit and pay to the injured party not less than ten dollars ($10)
nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) in addition to other damages
the party may have sustained.
(b) Damages under subsection (a) may be recovered from the sheriff
or from the sheriff and the sheriff's sureties in an action on the sheriff's
official bond.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-39-12.]