Order for possession before hearing; grounds
Sec. 9. The court may issue an order for possession under this
chapter before the hearing if probable cause appears that any of the
following subdivisions apply:
(1) The defendant gained possession of the property by theft or
criminal conversion.
(2) The property consists of one (1) or more negotiable
instruments or credit cards.
(3) By reason of specific, competent evidence shown by
testimony within the personal knowledge of an affiant or
witness, the property is:
(A) perishable, and will perish before any noticed hearing
can be had;
(B) in immediate danger of destruction, serious harm,
concealment, removal from Indiana, or sale to an innocent
purchaser; or
(C) held by a person who threatens to destroy, harm, or
conceal the property, remove the property from Indiana, or
sell the property to an innocent purchaser.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.20.
Last modified: May 24, 2006