Sec. 12. To enforce a lien that attaches under section 11 of this chapter, a special tool builder must give notice of the lien in writing to the customer and the end user. The notice must:

(1) be delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the customer and to the last known address of the end user; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-33-20-12

  • customer: means a person who:

    Indiana Code 32-33-20-1

  • end user: means a person who uses a special tool as part of the person's manufacturing process. See Indiana Code 32-33-20-2
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • special tool: means tools, dies, jigs, gauges, gauging fixtures, special machinery, cutting tools, injection molds, or metal castings used in the design, development, manufacture, assembly or fabrication of parts. See Indiana Code 32-33-20-3
  • special tool builder: means a person who designs, develops, manufactures, or assembles special tools for sale. See Indiana Code 32-33-20-4
(2) state:

(A) that a lien is claimed;

(B) the amount that the special tool builder claims it is owed for fabrication, repair, or modification of the special tool; and

(C) a demand for payment.

As added by P.L.73-2009, SEC.4.

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