Sec. 14. Sale of Property Seized from Owner. The court, upon conviction of the owner, shall order that personal property of any type seized under this title and which has been found to have been used, kept or possessed in violation of this title shall be sold by the chairman if the property has commercial value and may be purchased and used legally. The court shall order the chairman, or the sheriff, to destroy the property if it has no commercial value or cannot be purchased and used legally. However, the court shall enter its order of sale or destruction only after an opportunity has been given to the owner for a hearing concerning the proposed order.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-40.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco
Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration
Chapter 5. Remedies: Searches, Seizures, Property Rights, Evidence, and Judicial Sales
7.1-2-5-1. Issuance of Warrant
7.1-2-5-4. Disposition of Articles Pending Judgment
7.1-2-5-5. Property Rights Limited
7.1-2-5-6. Certain Property Rights Prohibited
7.1-2-5-7. Illegal Transportation; Property Rights Limited
7.1-2-5-8. Forfeiture to State
7.1-2-5-11. Evidence of Misbranding
7.1-2-5-13. Destroyed Evidence
7.1-2-5-14. Sale of Property Seized From Owner
7.1-2-5-15. Sale of Property Seized From Non-Owner