Sec. 27. (a) The court shall hear and determine the matters in controversy in the most speedy manner practicable, as other proceedings are determined before the court.
(b) The court may fix the amount of compensation the claimant must pay and award a writ, or writs, for the delivery of the property to the claimant upon payment of the compensation.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-27.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Structure Indiana Code
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
32-34-8-4. 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
32-34-8-8. 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
32-34-8-13. Reward of Finder; Right to Jury Determination
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
32-34-8-23. 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