Sec. 7. If the provisions of this chapter are complied with, title to:
(1) an article described in section 1 of this chapter that is not more than twelve dollars ($12) in value and that remains unclaimed or unproven by the owner within ninety (90) days after the property is found; or
(2) a stray animal described in section 1 of this chapter that is equal to or less than ten dollars ($10) in value and that remains unclaimed or unproven by the owner within one (1) year after the property is found;
vests in the finder.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-7.]
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