24-5-16-12. Unlawful subleasing; conditions

IN Code § 24-5-16-12 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 12. (a) A person engages in an act of unlawful subleasing of a vehicle if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The vehicle is subject to a lease contract, an installment sales agreement, or a security agreement, the terms of which prohibit the transfer or assignment of any right or interest in the vehicle or under the lease contract, installment sales agreement, or security agreement without consent of the lessor, seller, or secured party.

(2) The person is not a party to the lease contract, installment sales agreement, or security agreement.

(3) The person transfers or assigns, or purports to transfer or assign, a right or an interest in the vehicle under the lease contract, installment sales agreement, or security agreement to a person who is not a party to the lease contract, installment sales agreement, or security agreement.

(4) The person does not obtain, before the transfer or assignment described in subdivision (3), written consent to the transfer or assignment from the vehicle's lessor, seller, or secured party.

(5) The person receives compensation or some other consideration for the transfer or assignment described in subdivision (3).

(b) A person engages in an act of unlawful subleasing of a vehicle when the person is not a party to the lease contract, installment sales agreement, or security agreement and assists, causes, or arranges an actual or purported transfer or assignment described in subsection (a)(3).

As added by P.L.80-1990, SEC.16.