Shipwrecked property; inapplicability
Sec. 23. (a) Sections 1 through 22 of this chapter do not apply to
property described in this section.
(b) If, upon any navigable waters within or bordering Indiana,
cargo that is shipped as freight, the baggage of passengers, or a part
of either of a vessel is cast adrift, afloat, or ashore by a wreck,
accident, or mischance of the vessel, the cargo or part of the cargo
found and secured by a person may be reclaimed by the captain,
clerk, or officer navigating the vessel, the super cargo, or the owner
or agent of the owner of the cargo or baggage.
(c) If the property described in this section is not claimed within
seven (7) days after the property is found, the finder of the property
shall advertise the property as required for articles described in
section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.
Last modified: May 24, 2006