§ 9-20-18-8 — Order for sale of property; procedure; expenses; bill of sale; certificate of title; liens

Indiana § 9-20-18-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 20: SIZE AND WEIGHT REGULATION
• Ch. 18: Penalties and Enforcement

Text

(a) An order for sale may do the following:
(1) Include an apportionment of fines and costs among the parties.
(2) Establish a civil right of recovery by the owner of the property
to be sold against any other parties the court also finds liable for
apportioned shares.
(b) The procedure for the sale is the same as though the property
was abandoned, and the impounding officer shall initiate the action
necessary for the sale of the impounded property under the laws
concerning the sale of abandoned vehicles.
(c) Expenses that are incurred in the storage and selling of a vehicle
or combination of vehicles shall be deducted from the proceeds
received from the sale, and any amount remaining shall be forwarded
to the owner by registered mail to the address to which original notice
was given.
(d) A person conducting a sale may give a bill of sale to a purchaser.
The bureau may issue a certificate of title based on the bill of sale.
(e) A sale under this chapter is subject to liens of record or recorded
on the title and to mechanic's possessory liens.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13(f); (g);
(h).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.