Indiana § 32-29-7-4.6 - Sheriff's sale; signed statement by each bidder
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§ 32-29-7-4.6. Sheriff's sale; signed statement by each bidder
Sec. 4.6. The sheriff shall require each person who will be bidding at the sheriff's sale to sign a statement in a form substantially similar to the following:
"Indiana law prohibits a person who owes delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties, interest, or costs directly attributable to real property under IC 6-1.1 from bidding on or purchasing property at a sheriff's sale. I hereby affirm under the penalties for perjury that I am not prohibited from bidding under IC 32-29-7-4.5 and that I do not owe delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties, interest, costs directly attributable to real property under IC 6-1.1, amounts from a final adjudication in favor of a political subdivision, any civil penalties imposed for the violation of a building code or county ordinance, or any civil penalties imposed by a county health department. I also affirm that I am not purchasing property on behalf of or as an agent for a person who is prohibited from bidding under IC 32-29-7-4.5. I further acknowledge that a person who knowingly or intentionally provides false information on this affidavit commits perjury, a Level 6 felony."
As added by P.L.112-2022, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-29-7-4.6 ("Sheriff's sale; signed statement by each bidder") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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