Sec. 6. (a) A
motor vehicle repossession agent who
repossesses or intends to repossess a motor vehicle or
watercraft must provide the following information, if available, to the
sheriff‘s department of the county having
jurisdiction in the location where the
motor vehicle repossession agent believes that the motor vehicle or watercraft will be found:
(1) The identity of the repossession company.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 26-2-10-6
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled. See Indiana Code 26-2-10-1
- motor vehicle repossession agent: means a person who physically repossesses a motor vehicle or watercraft on behalf of another person or on the person's own behalf. See Indiana Code 26-2-10-2
- repossesses: means to take possession of personal property used as collateral under Indiana Code 26-2-10-3
- Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- watercraft: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 26-2-10-5
(3) The name and address of the person believed to be currently in possession of the motor vehicle or watercraft (if the repossession has not yet occurred), or believed to have been in possession of the motor vehicle (if the repossession has already occurred).
(4) The address where the motor vehicle repossession agent believes that the motor vehicle or watercraft will be found (if the repossession has not yet occurred), or the address where the motor vehicle was found when it was repossessed.
(b) A motor vehicle repossession agent must provide the information described in subsection (a):
(1) before the repossession occurs; or
(2) not later than two (2) hours after the repossession.
As added by P.L.38-2009, SEC.1.
