Sec. 25. If a person with possession of the property refuses to return the property to the claimant or claims unreasonable compensation for the services and expenses in the finding and preservation of the property, the claimant may have a summary proceeding before:

(1) the court where the property was reported under this chapter if the property was reported; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-34-8-25

  • 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.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) any court with jurisdiction where the property is located if the property was not reported to a court under this chapter;

for the recovery of the property.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-3-25.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.