Indiana § 8-2-6-1 - Time for sale
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 8-2-6-1 — Time for sale, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-2-6-1. Time for sale
Sec. 1. When any freight or any baggage of passengers has been conveyed by a common carrier to any point in this state and shall remain unclaimed for the space of three (3) months at the place to which it is consigned or checked, and the owner, whether known or unknown, fails, within that time, to claim such freight or baggage, and to pay the proper charges, if any there be against it, then it shall be lawful for such common carrier to sell such freight or baggage at public auction, offering each box, bale, trunk, valise or other article separately as consigned or checked.
Formerly: Acts 1865(ss), c.97, s.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-2-6-1 ("Time for sale") 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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