Indiana Code 34-55-6-16. Procedural violations by sheriff; penalties
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Sec. 16. (a) A sheriff who:
(2) sells the real estate otherwise than in the manner prescribed by this chapter;
(1) sells any real estate without giving the previous notice required by this chapter (or IC 34-1-39 before its repeal); or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-55-6-16
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
shall forfeit and pay to the injured party not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) in addition to other damages the party may have sustained.
(b) Damages under subsection (a) may be recovered from the sheriff or from the sheriff and the sheriff’s sureties in an action on the sheriff’s official bond.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-39-12.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.