Sec. 16. If a person who purchases a mobile home assessed as personal property in a sale under this chapter fails to pay the bid, the county treasurer shall offer the mobile home for sale again. A purchaser who fails to pay the bid shall pay a civil penalty in an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the bid. The prosecuting attorney of the county in which the sale was conducted shall initiate an action in the name of the treasurer of state to recover the civil penalty. A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the county general fund.
As added by P.L.235-2017, SEC.9.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 23.5. Collection of Delinquent Personal Property Taxes Attributable to a Mobile Home
6-1.1-23.5-3. Collection Expenses
6-1.1-23.5-4. Preparation of Tentative Auction List
6-1.1-23.5-5. Demand for Payment
6-1.1-23.5-6. Installment Agreements
6-1.1-23.5-7. Payment Before Sale at Auction
6-1.1-23.5-8. Mobile Homes Not Suitable for Sale
6-1.1-23.5-9. Notice of Sale; Preparation
6-1.1-23.5-10. Notice of Sale; Publication and Mailing
6-1.1-23.5-11. Requests for Information in an Alternative Form
6-1.1-23.5-12. Notice to Owners
6-1.1-23.5-13. Application for Judgment and Order for Sale
6-1.1-23.5-14. Examination; Hearing; Objections; Judgment and Order for Sale
6-1.1-23.5-15. Public Auction; Proceeds of Sale; Claims for Surplus Amounts
6-1.1-23.5-16. Failure to Pay Bid
6-1.1-23.5-17. Insufficient Bids
6-1.1-23.5-18. Mobile Home Not Sold; Statement of Collection Costs
6-1.1-23.5-19. Disqualified Purchasers; Certain Unpaid Liabilities
6-1.1-23.5-20. Disqualified Purchasers; Unauthorized Business Associations
6-1.1-23.5-21. Performance of Duties of County Treasurer or County Auditor by Other Persons