Sec. 9. (a) The court shall issue a warrant to the sheriff to sell the property at auction, giving ten (10) days notice in writing of the time and place of sale and describing the property to be sold.
(b) The sheriff shall, within five (5) days after the sale, return the order and proceeds of sale to the court, retaining one dollar ($1) for the sheriff's services.
(c) The court shall immediately pay over to the county treasurer the proceeds of sale, after deducting the proper amount to be paid to the finder, fifty cents ($0.50) for the fee of the judge of the court and, for every mile that the judge must travel in making the return, a sum for mileage equal to that sum per mile paid to state officers and employees.
(d) The court shall receive from the treasurer duplicate receipts and file one (1) receipt in the office of the clerk of the circuit court and one (1) receipt with the county auditor.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-9.]
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