Sec. 10. (a) If the commission is required to make any payment from the auctioneer recovery fund in settlement of a claim or toward the satisfaction of an order under this chapter, the commission shall suspend the judgment debtor’s license. The licensee is not eligible to be licensed again as either an auctioneer or auction company until the licensee has repaid in full the amount paid from the auctioneer recovery fund with interest of twelve percent (12%) per annum.

     (b) A license suspension issued under this section must be done in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3-6. The licensee may petition for review under IC 4-21.5-3-7.

As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.7; P.L.59-2014, SEC.13.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-6.1-8-10

  • 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
  • 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
  • Commission: means the Indiana auctioneer commission. See Indiana Code 25-6.1-1-3
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • 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
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.