2017 Indiana Code
TITLE 32. Property
ARTICLE 34. LOST OR UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY
CHAPTER 4. Unclaimed Property in Possession of Repossessors of Motor Vehicles or Watercraft
32-34-4-5. Property having aggregate value of at least $10; notice to debtor
Sec. 5. (a) If items of personal property having an estimated aggregate value of at least ten dollars ($10) are discovered within a vehicle that has been lawfully repossessed, the creditor must notify the debtor as follows:
(1) The notice must be written.
(2) The notice must list each item of personal property having an estimated value greater than five dollars ($5).
(3) The notice must include the estimated aggregate value of all of the items of personal property.
(4) The notice must include a statement that if the debtor does not claim the property within thirty (30) days after the notice was sent, the personal property will become the property of the creditor with no right of redemption by the debtor.
(5) The notice must be sent by certified mail.
(b) If the debtor does not claim the items of personal property included in a notice given under subsection (a) not more than thirty (30) days after the notice was mailed, the items of personal property become the property of the creditor with no right of redemption by the debtor.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
