Sec. 6. In case of loss of or damage to any property while in transit to or from any hotel, apartment hotel, or inn on behalf of a guest, the liability of the proprietor is limited to two hundred dollars ($200), whether the loss or damage is occasioned by the negligence of the proprietor or the proprietor’s agents or otherwise, unless:

(1) the guest has given prior written notice of the value of the property; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-33-7-6

(2) the receipt of the notice has been acknowledged in writing by the proprietor, manager, or other agent.

However, the liability of the hotel, apartment hotel, or inn may not exceed four hundred dollars ($400), unless the proprietor has contracted in writing to assume a greater liability.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-28-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.