Sec. 32. (a) The director may apply for, and the courts of this state are vested with jurisdiction to issue, a temporary or permanent injunction against the business operation of a licensee, or the issuance of receipts or tickets without a license and against interference by any person with the director, the director’s designated representative, or a receiver appointed under section 31 of this chapter, in the performance of their duties and powers under this chapter.

     (b) Upon a determination by the director that there is reasonable cause to believe that a licensee is unable to meet the licensee’s storage or other grain obligations, and that the licensee is removing, or the director has reasonable cause to believe that the licensee may remove, grain from the licensed premises, the director may, under the conditions provided in, and in accordance with, the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure, seek from the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the Indiana county in which the licensee has the licensee’s principal place of business a temporary restraining order preventing the further sale or movement of any grain and requiring that proceeds from grain sales received after the issuance of the temporary restraining order should be held in the form in which they are received by the licensee and kept separate from all other funds held by the licensee.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.268, SEC.1; Acts 1974, P.L.120, SEC.18. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.249, SEC.16; Acts 1982, P.L.155, SEC.18; P.L.191-1991, SEC.12; P.L.125-1997, SEC.52; P.L.84-2016, SEC.116.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 26-3-7-32

  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.