Section 24-5-13-11.5 - Refund; leased motor vehicle; computation of amount(a) If a refund is tendered under this chapter with respect to a leased motor vehicle, the refund shall be made as follows: (1) The lessee shall receive all deposit and lease payments paid by the lessee to the lessor, including all credits and allowances for any trade-in vehicles, less a reasonable allowance for use.(2) The lessor shall receive: (A) the lessor's purchase cost, including freight and accessories;(B) any fee paid to another to obtain the lease;(C) any insurance premiums or other costs expended by the lessor for the benefit of the lessee;(D) sales tax paid by the lessor; and(E) five percent (5%) of the amount described in subdivision (2)(A); less the total of all deposit and lease payments paid by the lessee to the lessor, including all credits and allowances for any trade-in vehicle.
(b) To determine a reasonable allowance for use under this section, multiply:(1) the total lease obligation of the lessee at the inception of the lease; by(2) a fraction having as its denominator one hundred thousand (100,000) and as its numerator the number of miles that the vehicle traveled before the lessor's acceptance of its return.As added by P.L. 24-1989, SEC.28.