Indiana Code
Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift
32-34-8-10. Sale of Horse, Mule, or Ass if Value Exceeds $20; Proceeds Distribution; Receipts

Sec. 10. (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.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 32. Property

Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property

Chapter 8. Finding Strays or Property Adrift

32-34-8-1. Advertisement for Animal or Article Found

32-34-8-2. Unclaimed Property; Report to Court; Warrant and Appointment for Appraisal

32-34-8-3. Oath of Finder

32-34-8-4. Unclaimed Stray Horse, Mule, or Ass Taken to Pound

32-34-8-5. Description, Valuation, and Fee

32-34-8-6. Advertisement; Value Exceeding $10

32-34-8-7. Title to Property

32-34-8-8. Unclaimed Property and Strays Reported to Court

32-34-8-9. Sale of Property; Proceeds Distribution; Receipts

32-34-8-10. Sale of Horse, Mule, or Ass if Value Exceeds $20; Proceeds Distribution; Receipts

32-34-8-11. County Stray Fund

32-34-8-12. Finder's Fee

32-34-8-13. Reward of Finder; Right to Jury Determination

32-34-8-14. Court Fees

32-34-8-15. Register of Stray Animals and Found Articles

32-34-8-16. Compensation for Finder

32-34-8-17. Compensation for Services of Animal

32-34-8-18. Reclaiming Property; Proof

32-34-8-19. Limitations; Time and Place of Taking Up Animals

32-34-8-20. Limitation on Removal of Property From County

32-34-8-21. Fatted Hogs

32-34-8-22. Stock Hogs

32-34-8-23. Shipwrecked Property; Inapplicability

32-34-8-24. Shipwrecked Property; Surrender Upon Proof; Finder's Compensation

32-34-8-25. Refusal to Return Property; Summary Proceedings

32-34-8-26. Affidavit of Claimant; Summons of Finder or Person in Possession of Property

32-34-8-27. Hearing

32-34-8-28. Rules of Trial Procedure Govern

32-34-8-29. Appraiser Compensation