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.


SEA 271

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