Indiana § 10-16-10-8 - Seizure of military property
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 10-16-10-8 — Seizure of military property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-16-10-8. Seizure of military property
Sec. 8. (a) An officer shall report illegal disposition of property.
(b) All law enforcement officers and all commissioned and noncommissioned officers of the national guard shall seize immediately all military property:
(1) found in the possession of any person who is not the legal custodian or owner of the property; or
(2) from a person who may secrete, sell, dispose of, offer for sale, purchase, or retain the military property;
after a demand has been made upon the person or the person's legal representative for the return of the military property.
(c) A law enforcement officer, commissioned officer, or noncommissioned officer of the national guard shall report the officer's action to the adjutant general.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-6-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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