Bill Text: IN SB0271 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Security deposits and motor vehicle liens.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-14 - Signed by the Governor [SB0271 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0271-Enrolled.html
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 271
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 32-31-3-13.5; (12)SE0271.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 32-31-3-13.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 13.5. A landlord may not require,
but may accept, a lien on a motor vehicle that is owned by a tenant
as a security deposit or to secure the payment of rent by the tenant.
If a landlord accepts a lien on a motor vehicle as security under
this section, the landlord must:
(1) file or record the lien under IC 32-33; and
(2) comply with the requirements of IC 32-31-3 concerning security deposits;
in order to enforce the lien.
(1) file or record the lien under IC 32-33; and
(2) comply with the requirements of IC 32-31-3 concerning security deposits;
in order to enforce the lien.
SEA 271
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