Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-6.1-6-4

  • Auction: means a sale transaction conducted by means of oral or written exchanges between an auctioneer and the members of the auctioneer's audience, which exchanges consist of a series of invitations for offers for the purchase of goods or real estate made by the auctioneer and offers to purchase made by members of the audience and culminate in the acceptance by the auctioneer of the highest or most favorable offer made by a member of the participating audience. See Indiana Code 25-6.1-1-3
  • Auction company: means any person or persons who, as a part of its business, arranges, manages, sponsors, advertises, or carries out auctions. See Indiana Code 25-6.1-1-3
  • Auctioneer: means an individual who is engaged in, or who by advertising or otherwise holds the individual out as being available to engage in, the calling for, the recognition of, and the acceptance of offers for the purchase of goods or real estate at an auction. See Indiana Code 25-6.1-1-3
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Goods: means any goods, wares, chattels, merchandise, or other personal property, including domestic animals and farm products. See Indiana Code 25-6.1-1-3
  • Licensee: means any person licensed under this article and, in the case of an auction company, includes the person required to obtain a license for such auction company. See Indiana Code 25-6.1-1-3
  • Real estate: means any right, title, or interest in real property, including fixtures. See Indiana Code 25-6.1-1-3
   Sec. 4. No licensee shall sell goods or real estate at auction until the auctioneer or auction company involved has first entered into a written contract with the owner or consignor of such goods or real estate, which contract sets forth the terms and conditions upon which such auctioneer or auction company accepts the goods or real estate for sale. A copy of every written contract shall be retained for a period of two (2) years from the date of the auction.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.270, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.163, SEC.10; P.L.59-2014, SEC.8.