CHAPTER 14. WAREHOUSEMAN'S LIEN
IC 32-33-14
Chapter 14. Warehouseman's Lien
IC 32-33-14-1
Property and services subject to lien
Sec. 1. (a) All persons, firms, limited liability companies, and
corporations engaged in the business of storing, warehousing, and
forwarding goods, wares, and merchandise have a lien upon all
goods, wares, and merchandise left with them for storage,
warehousing, or forwarding, to the extent of the:
(1) value of the services of storage, warehousing, or forwarding;
(2) fair and reasonable charges for transporting the goods,
wares, and merchandise to the place of storage, warehousing, or
forwarding; and
(3) fair and reasonable charges for packing, crating, and
otherwise placing the goods, wares, and merchandise in
condition to be stored, warehoused, or forwarded.
(b) However, the goods subject to a lien under this section must
remain in the possession of the person, firm, limited liability
company, or corporation engaged in the business.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
IC 32-33-14-2
Sale of property; notice
Sec. 2. (a) If goods, wares, or merchandise have remained in the
possession of a person, firm, limited liability company, or
corporation described in section 1 of this chapter for a period of at
least six (6) months without the payment of the charges due, the
goods, wares, or merchandise, or as much of the goods, wares, or
merchandise as is necessary, may be sold at public auction to pay the
amount of the lien and the expenses of the sale.
(b) Before a sale under subsection (a), the person, firm, limited
liability company, or corporation described in section 1 of this
chapter must give public notice of the time and place of the sale by
advertisements set up for a period of ten (10) days in three (3) public
places in the city or township in which the goods, wares, or
merchandise are located. One (1) of the advertisements must be:
(1) displayed in a conspicuous part of the place of business of
the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation; or
(2) if the value of the article or articles is at least ten dollars
($10), published for three (3) weeks successively in a
newspaper published in the county or city in which the goods
are located.
(c) The notice given under subsection (b) must:
(1) state the time, place, and date of sale;
(2) give a general description of the goods to be sold; and
(3) state the name of the person to whom a receipt for the goods
was issued.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
IC 32-33-14-3
Proceeds of sale; disposition
Sec. 3. The proceeds of a sale under section 2 of this chapter, after
payment of all lien charges, together with the expenses of notice and
sale, shall, if the owner is absent from the sale, be deposited with the
county treasurer of the county in which the sale occurred. A receipt
shall be issued for the proceeds. The proceeds are subject to the
order of the person legally entitled to the proceeds.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.