Retention of acquired regulated metals property.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 951-409
in effectSec. 951-409. - Retention of acquired regulated metals property.
(a) Whenever any salvage or scrap metal dealer receives notice from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department that someone is maintaining a claim of right to possession of any regulated metals property received by the dealer in any purchase transaction, the salvage or scrap metal dealer shall retain the regulated metals property identified in the notice and may not process or remove said property, or any portion thereof, from the dealer's place of business for thirty (30) days, unless sooner released by a Law Enforcement Officer of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
(b) The stock or inventory of all regulated metals property received by a salvage or scrap metal dealer in a purchase transaction shall at any time during ordinary business hours be available for examination by any law enforcement officer of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a salvage or scrap metal dealer to fail to comply with any provision of this section.
(G.O. 84, 2007, § 3)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH951PADESEGOFLMASADESASCMEDEPRME_ARTIVDESASCME_S951-409REACREMEPRFetched: 10/27/2026