Sec. 13. (a) If timber prepared for market is found on any of the streams of Indiana, the timber shall be held and disposed of as provided in this chapter. The finder of the timber shall receive as compensation for the finder’s services only the fees provided for in section 2 of this chapter.

     (b) A person who knowingly violates this section commits a Level 6 felony.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-5-16.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.335.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 6 felonybetween 6 mos. and 2 1/2 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7

Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-34-9-13

  • timber: means trees, whether standing, down, or prepared for sale, sawlogs and all other logs, cross and railroad ties, boards, planks, staves and heading, and other trees cut or prepared for market. See Indiana Code 32-34-9-1