CHAPTER 13. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER LIENS
IC 32-33-13
Chapter 13. Watchmaker and Jeweler Liens
IC 32-33-13-1
Services and materials subject to lien
Sec. 1. A person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation
engaged in performing work upon any watch, clock, or jewelry for
a price has a lien upon the watch, clock, or jewelry upon which the
person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation performs the
work for the amount of any account that may be due for the work.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
IC 32-33-13-2
Notice; sale of property
Sec. 2. (a) A lien provided for in section 1 of this chapter includes
the value or agreed price, if any, of all materials furnished by the
bailees for hire in connection with the work, whether added to the
article or otherwise.
(b) If the account remains unpaid for one hundred twenty (120)
days after completing the work, the bailees for hire may give written
notice to the owner, specifying the amount due and informing the
owner that:
(1) the payment of the amount within thirty (30) days will
entitle the owner to redeem the property;
(2) if the property is not redeemed within the thirty (30) day
period, the bailee for hire may give a second and similar notice;
and
(3) if the owner does not redeem the property not later than
fifteen (15) days after the second notice is given, the bailee for
hire may sell the article at a bona fide public or private sale to
satisfy the account.
(c) The proceeds of a sale under subsection (b), after paying the
expenses of the sale, shall be applied in liquidation of the
indebtedness secured by the lien and the balance, if any, shall be paid
over to the owner.
(d) The notice under subsection (b) may:
(1) be served by mail directed to the owner's last known
address; or
(2) be posted in two (2) public places in the town or city where
the property is located, if the owner or the owner's address is
not known. The notice must be written or printed.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
IC 32-33-13-3
Enforcement by other action not prohibited
Sec. 3. This chapter does not preclude the remedy of enforcing the
lien by any other action provided by law.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.