(1) take immediate possession of the property and store it in a secure place; or

     (b) If the personal property is left in the custody of the delinquent taxpayer, the delinquent taxpayer shall give the county treasurer a joint and several delivery bond, with a surety acceptable to the county treasurer. The bond must be payable to this state in an amount at least equal to the sum of the delinquent taxes, penalties, and anticipated collection expenses. The state may not initiate an action on the bond if:

(1) the personal property is delivered for sale at the time and place designated by the county treasurer; or

(2) the obligor, before the time of the sale, pays to the county treasurer the amount of the delinquent taxes, penalties, and collection expenses.

     (c) The bond required by subsection (b) shall be prepared in the following form:

     We, A, as principal, and B, as surety, are jointly and severally bound unto the state of Indiana in the penal sum of ___________ (____) on the following condition:

     Whereas, C, as treasurer of __________ County, has this day levied upon the following personal property, (here list such property), of the value of ____________ (____) to satisfy the delinquent taxes, penalties, and anticipated collection expenses for the year(s) ______ due from said A. Now if A shall deliver the said personal property to C at _______ o’clock (A.M. or P.M.) of the ____ day of _________ 20 __, at the place designated by C to be sold to pay the delinquent taxes, penalties, and anticipated collection expenses, then this bond shall be void, else in full force.

[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citations: 6-1-53-3; 6-1-53-4.]

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.8.