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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 19. Entrances to State Highways From Private Property › 9-21-19-7. Construction or Reconstruction of State Highways; Inclusion of Construction of Public and Existing Private Approaches and Drainage Structures in Improvement; Location of Drives; Duties of Owner

Sec. 7. When a highway in the state highway system or the state maintained route through a city or town is constructed or reconstructed, the construction of all public road approaches and existing private approaches, together with the drainage structures required for the road's protection, shall be included as a part of the improvement of the highway or state maintained route. The Indiana department of transportation may require the changing of the location of existing drives, in the interest of safety to the motoring public, when the highway is constructed or reconstructed. The owner or occupant of the abutting property shall make a change in location under the direction of the Indiana department of transportation. Upon the completion of the highway, the owners or occupants of adjoining lands shall keep in repair all private entrances, driveways, and approaches from highways.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-119(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 19. Entrances to State Highways From Private Property › 9-21-19-8. Violations; Class C Infraction

Sec. 8. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-119(h).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 20. Designation of Authorized Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-20-1. Emergency Vehicle; Designation; Prohibited Vehicles

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana department of transportation may designate as an authorized emergency vehicle a vehicle:
(1) other than an ambulance that is owned by a person other than a hospital; and
(2) that is used in emergency service.
(b) The Indiana department of transportation may designate and authorize other emergency vehicles under the rules the department prescribes.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-2(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 20. Designation of Authorized Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-20-2. Vehicles Not Affiliated With a Hospital, Law Enforcement Agency, or Fire Department; Prohibition on Withholding Approval

Sec. 2. The Indiana emergency medical services commission may not withhold approval of a motor vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle because the motor vehicle is not affiliated with a hospital, law enforcement agency, or fire department.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-2(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 20. Designation of Authorized Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-20-3. Department of Correction; Department Vehicles; Policies and Procedures

Sec. 3. The department of correction shall establish policies and procedures for the designation of departmental vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-2(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 22. Vehicle Platoons › 9-21-22-1. Participation in a Vehicle Platoon; Conditions

Sec. 1. A person may operate a motor vehicle as part of a vehicle platoon on the streets and highways of Indiana if:
(1) the person is authorized under Indiana law to operate a motor vehicle on the streets or highways of Indiana;
(2) the motor vehicle is authorized under Indiana law to be operated on the streets or highways of Indiana;
(3) the motor vehicle is properly equipped with necessary systems for participation in a vehicle platoon; and
(4) the leader of the vehicle platoon is authorized under this chapter to lead the vehicle platoon.
As added by P.L.185-2018, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 22. Vehicle Platoons › 9-21-22-2. Leading a Vehicle Platoon; Conditions

Sec. 2. A person may lead a vehicle platoon in Indiana if:
(1) the person or the organization with which the person is associated has filed a plan for general vehicle platoon operations with the Indiana department of transportation;
(2) the Indiana department of transportation has not rejected the plan for general vehicle platoon operations in Indiana; and
(3) the person leads the vehicle platoon in accordance with the plan for general vehicle platoon operations in Indiana.
As added by P.L.185-2018, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.178-2019, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 22. Vehicle Platoons › 9-21-22-3. Plan for General Vehicle Platoon Operations; Submission; Actions

Sec. 3. If the Indiana department of transportation receives a plan for general vehicle platoon operations in Indiana, the Indiana department of transportation may approve the plan, do nothing, or reject the plan. The Indiana department of transportation may reject the plan only on or before the thirtieth day after the date on which the Indiana department of transportation receives the plan.
As added by P.L.185-2018, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.178-2019, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-0.3. Placement of Notice Tags for Abandoned Vehicles; Required Information on Notice Tag; Towing Service Recovery of Costs

Sec. 0.3. (a) This section applies to an abandoned vehicle:
(1) that was towed by a towing service from private property before May 2, 2001;
(2) that is in possession of a towing service company on May 2, 2001;
(3) that could have been removed from private property under sections 15 and 16 of this chapter, both as amended by P.L.108-2001, if P.L.108-2001 were in effect at the time that the towing service removed the abandoned vehicle from the private property; and
(4) for which the towing service has not received payment for the towing charges accruing from removal of the vehicle from private property.
(b) The towing service may post the notice tag required by section 15 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.108-2001, on a picture of the abandoned vehicle and place the notice tag and picture in a prominent place on the private property from which the abandoned vehicle was towed for the time required by section 15 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.108-2001. The name and address on the notice tag may be the name and address of the owner of the private property or the name and address of the towing service. The notice tag must state the address where the vehicle is located. Compliance with this subsection shall be treated as compliance with section 15 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.108-2001.
(c) A towing service may recover costs incidental to the removal and storage of an abandoned vehicle that accrued before May 2, 2001, to the same extent as if the costs were accrued after May 2, 2001.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.218.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A vehicle in operable condition specifically adapted or constructed for operation on privately owned raceways.
(2) A vehicle stored as the property of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty assignment.
(3) A vehicle located on a vehicle sale lot.
(4) A vehicle located upon property licensed or zoned as an automobile scrapyard.
(5) An antique vehicle registered and licensed under IC 9-18-12 (before its expiration), a historic vehicle licensed under IC 9-18.5-34, or a military vehicle registered under IC 9-18.1-8.
(6) A golf cart.
(7) An off-road vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-15.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.108-2001, SEC.2; P.L.150-2009, SEC.15; P.L.259-2013, SEC.19; P.L.256-2017, SEC.162.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-2. "Officer"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "officer" means the following:
(1) A regular member of the state police department.
(2) A regular member of a city or town police department.
(3) A town marshal or town marshal deputy.
(4) A conservancy district marshal or deputy conservancy district marshal.
(5) A regular member of the county police force.
(6) An individual of an agency designated by ordinance of the fiscal body.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.122-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-3. "Public Agency"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public agency" means a local or state agency given the responsibility by statute or ordinance for the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned vehicles.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.191-2007, SEC.6; P.L.157-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-3.5. "Storage Yard"

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "storage yard" means a storage facility or a towing service used for the removal and storage of abandoned vehicles or parts.
As added by P.L.104-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-4. Responsibility and Liability of Owner of Abandoned Vehicle or Parts; Limitation of Costs for Storage

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the owner of an abandoned vehicle or parts is:
(1) responsible for the abandonment; and
(2) liable for all of the costs incidental to the removal, storage, and disposal;
of the vehicle or the parts under this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the costs for storage of an abandoned vehicle may not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(c) The costs for storage of an abandoned vehicle with a length of at least thirty (30) feet may not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(d) If an abandoned vehicle is sold by a person who removed, towed, or stored the vehicle, the person who previously owned the vehicle is not responsible for storage fees.
(e) If an abandoned vehicle is sold by a person who removed, towed, or stored the vehicle, and proceeds from the sale of the vehicle covered the removal, towing, sale disposal, and storage expenses, any remaining proceeds from the sale of the vehicle shall be returned as described in this chapter or IC 9-22-6, whichever is applicable.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.104-2005, SEC.3; P.L.191-2007, SEC.7; P.L.125-2012, SEC.113; P.L.157-2017, SEC.2; P.L.127-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-5. Discovery of Possession by Person Other Than Vehicle Owner

Sec. 5. When an officer discovers a vehicle in the possession of a person other than the owner of the vehicle and the person cannot establish the right to possession of the vehicle, the vehicle shall be taken to and stored in a suitable place determined by the officer.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.114; P.L.262-2013, SEC.104.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-6. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.191-2007, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-7. Inability to Determine Ownership; Declaring Vehicle Abandoned

Sec. 7. If:
(1) the owner or lienholder under section 8 of this chapter does not appear and pay all costs; or
(2) the owner of a vehicle cannot be determined by a search conducted under section 19 of this chapter;
the vehicle is considered abandoned and must be disposed of under this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-4(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.191-2007, SEC.9; P.L.125-2012, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-8. Release to Owner or Lienholder of Stored Vehicle; Required Notification; Fees; Payments; Business Hours

Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if the properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on a vehicle appears at the site of storage before disposal of the vehicle or parts and pays all costs relating to a tow, the storage of the vehicle, and all allowable fees, as applicable, the vehicle or parts shall be released.
(b) A towing service or storage yard may charge an inspection fee to an owner, a lienholder, or an insurance company representative to inspect a vehicle or retrieve items from the vehicle. A fee under this subsection must be refunded if the costs relating to a tow, the storage of the vehicle, and all allowable fees, as applicable, are paid under subsection (a).
(c) A towing service or storage yard must accept payment made by any of the following means from a person seeking to release a vehicle under this section:
(1) Cash.
(2) Certified check.
(3) Insurance check.
(4) Money order.
A towing service or storage facility may elect to accept payment by means of a credit card or debit card.
(d) Upon receiving payment of all costs relating to a tow, the storage of a vehicle, and all allowable fees, as applicable, a towing service or storage yard shall provide to the person making payment an itemized receipt that includes the information set forth in IC 24-14-5, to the extent the information is known or available.
(e) A towing service or storage yard must be open for business and accessible by telephone during regular office hours. A towing service or storage yard must provide a telephone number that is available on a twenty-four (24) hour basis to receive calls and messages from callers, including calls made outside of regular office hours. All calls made to a towing service or storage yard must be returned within twenty-four (24) hours from the time received. However, if adverse weather, an act of God, or an emergency situation over which the towing service or storage yard has no control prevents the towing service or storage yard from returning calls within twenty-four (24) hours, the towing service or storage yard shall return all calls received as quickly as possible.
(f) A towing service or storage yard shall, if required, notify the appropriate public agency of all releases under this section. The notification must include:
(1) the name and address of:
(A) the person that owns or holds a lien on the vehicle; and
(B) the insurance company that insures the vehicle, if the vehicle was released to a representative of the insurance company;
(2) the signature of the individual to whom the vehicle was released;
(3) a description of the vehicle or parts;
(4) costs paid; and
(5) the date of release.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-4(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.117; P.L.281-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-9. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-4(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.66-1992, SEC.4; P.L.191-2007, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-10. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-4(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.191-2007, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-11. Tagging Abandoned Vehicle or Parts

Sec. 11. An officer who finds or is notified of a vehicle or parts believed to be abandoned shall attach in a prominent place a notice tag containing the following information:
(1) The date, time, officer's name, public agency, and address and telephone number to contact for information.
(2) That the vehicle or parts are considered abandoned.
(3) That the vehicle or parts will be removed after:
(A) twenty-four (24) hours, if the vehicle is located on or within the right-of-way of an interstate highway or any highway that is designated as part of the state highway system under IC 8-23-4; or
(B) seventy-two (72) hours, for any other vehicle.
(4) That the person who owns the vehicle will be held responsible for all costs incidental to the removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle.
(5) That the person who owns the vehicle may avoid costs by removal of the vehicle or parts within:
(A) twenty-four (24) hours, if the vehicle is located on or within the right-of-way of an interstate highway or any highway that is designated as part of the state highway system under IC 8-23-4; or
(B) seventy-two (72) hours, for any other vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.66-1992, SEC.5; P.L.131-2008, SEC.47; P.L.54-2009, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-12. Officer's Abandoned Vehicle Report; Photographs

Sec. 12. If a vehicle or a part tagged under section 11 of this chapter is not removed within the applicable period, the officer shall prepare a written abandoned vehicle report of the vehicle or parts, including information on the condition and missing parts. Photographs may be taken to describe the condition of the vehicle or parts.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.131-2008, SEC.48; P.L.125-2012, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-13. Disposal of Vehicle or Parts; Retention of Records and Photographs by Bureau

Sec. 13. (a) If the vehicle is a junk vehicle and the market value of an abandoned vehicle or parts is less than:
(1) one thousand dollars ($1,000); or
(2) in a municipality that has adopted an ordinance under subsection (b), the amount established by the ordinance;
the towing service shall immediately transfer the vehicle to a storage yard. A copy of the abandoned vehicle report and photographs, if applicable, relating to the abandoned vehicle shall be provided to the storage yard. A towing service or storage yard may dispose of an abandoned vehicle not less than thirty (30) days after the date on which the towing service removed the abandoned vehicle. A city, county, or town that operates a storage yard under IC 36-9-30-3 may dispose of an abandoned vehicle to an automobile scrapyard or an automotive salvage recycler upon removal of the abandoned vehicle. The public agency or storage yard disposing of the vehicle shall retain the original records and photographs for at least two (2) years. If the vehicle is demolished, a copy of the abandoned vehicle report shall be forwarded to the bureau by the automobile scrap yard after the vehicle has been demolished.
(b) The legislative body of a municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11) may adopt an ordinance that establishes the market value below which an officer may dispose of a vehicle or parts under subsection (a). However, the market value established by the ordinance may not be more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
(c) When the bureau receives the report described in subsection (a), the bureau shall note the status of the vehicle in the records of the bureau.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-1997, SEC.2; P.L.104-2005, SEC.4; P.L.191-2007, SEC.11; P.L.125-2012, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-14. Duties of Tagging Officer; Towing and Storage of Vehicle or Parts

Sec. 14. (a) If in the opinion of the officer the market value of the abandoned vehicle or parts is at least:
(1) one thousand dollars ($1,000); or
(2) in a municipality that has adopted an ordinance under section 13(b) of this chapter, the amount established by the ordinance;
the officer, before placing a notice tag on the vehicle or parts, shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the person who owns the vehicle or parts or who may be in control of the vehicle or parts.
(b) After seventy-two (72) hours, the officer shall require the vehicle or parts to be towed to a storage yard or towing service.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-1997, SEC.3; P.L.104-2005, SEC.5; P.L.125-2012, SEC.121.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-15. Discovery of Vehicle Abandoned on Private Property

Sec. 15. (a) A person who finds a vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property that the person owns or controls, including rental property, may:
(1) obtain the assistance of an officer under section 18 of this chapter to have the vehicle removed; or
(2) personally arrange for the removal of the vehicle by complying with subsection (b) and section 16 of this chapter.
(b) If the person wishes to personally arrange for the removal of the vehicle, the person shall attach in a prominent place a notice tag containing the following information:
(1) The date, time, name, and address of the person who owns or controls the private property and a telephone number to contact for information.
(2) That the vehicle is considered abandoned.
(3) That the vehicle will be removed after twenty-four (24) hours.
(4) That the person who owns the vehicle will be held responsible for all costs incidental to the removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle.
(5) That the person who owns the vehicle may avoid costs by removal of the vehicle or parts within twenty-four (24) hours.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5.5(a); (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.130-1995, SEC.1; P.L.108-2001, SEC.3; P.L.54-2009, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-16. Towing Vehicle From Private Property

Sec. 16. (a) If after twenty-four (24) hours the person who owns a vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property has not removed the vehicle from the private property, the person who owns or controls the private property on which the vehicle is believed to be abandoned may have the vehicle towed from the private property.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in an emergency situation a vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property may be removed immediately. As used in this subsection, "emergency situation" means that the presence of the vehicle believed to be abandoned interferes physically with the conduct of normal business operations of the person who owns or controls the private property or poses a threat to the safety or security of persons or property, or both.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5.5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.130-1995, SEC.2; P.L.108-2001, SEC.4; P.L.104-2005, SEC.6; P.L.191-2007, SEC.12; P.L.54-2009, SEC.8; P.L.262-2013, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-17. Notice to Bureau Given by Service Towing Vehicle From Rental Property

Sec. 17. A towing service that tows a vehicle under section 16 of this chapter shall give notice to the public agency that the abandoned vehicle is in the possession of the towing service.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5.5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.191-2007, SEC.13; P.L.125-2012, SEC.122.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-18. Complaint by Person Owning or Controlling Private Property

Sec. 18. Upon complaint of a person who owns or controls private property that a vehicle has been left on the property for at least forty-eight (48) hours without the consent of the person who owns or controls the property, an officer shall follow the procedures set forth in sections 11 through 14 of this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-19. National Data Base Search; Notification; Storage Costs

Sec. 19. (a) Within three (3) business days after removal of a vehicle to a storage yard or towing service under section 13, 14, 16, or 31 of this chapter or IC 9-22-6, the public agency or towing service shall conduct a search of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System or an equivalent and commonly available data base to attempt to obtain the last state of record of the vehicle in order to attempt to ascertain the name and address of the person who owns or holds a lien on the vehicle.
(b) A public agency or towing service that obtains the name and address of the owner of or lienholder on a vehicle shall, not later than three (3) business days after obtaining the name and address, notify the owner of the vehicle and any lienholder on the vehicle, as indicated by the certificate of title or discovered by a search under subsection (a), of the following:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the public agency or towing service.
(2) That storage charges are being accrued and the vehicle is subject to sale if the vehicle is not claimed and the charges are not paid.
(3) The earliest possible date and location of the public sale or auction.
The notice must be made by certified mail or a certificate of mailing or by means of an electronic service approved by the bureau. Notwithstanding section 4 of this chapter, a public agency or towing service that fails to notify the owner of or lienholder on the vehicle as set forth in this subsection may not collect additional storage costs incurred after the date of receipt of the name and address obtained.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-6(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.66-1992, SEC.6; P.L.78-2003, SEC.1; P.L.104-2005, SEC.7; P.L.191-2007, SEC.14; P.L.125-2012, SEC.123; P.L.62-2014, SEC.2; P.L.157-2017, SEC.3; P.L.281-2019, SEC.2; P.L.118-2022, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-20. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-6(b); (c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-1997, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.191-2007, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-21. Means of Vehicle Identification Not Available; Disposal Without Notice

Sec. 21. If a vehicle or parts are in such a condition that vehicle identification numbers or other means of identification are not available to determine the person who owns or holds a lien on the vehicle, the vehicle may be disposed of without notice.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-7(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-21.5. Liens on Vehicles; Public Sale or Auction; Civil Damages

Sec. 21.5. (a) A person that provides towing services for a vehicle:
(1) at the request of a person on whose property an abandoned vehicle is located; or
(2) in accordance with this chapter;
has a lien on the vehicle for the reasonable value of the charges for the towing services and other related costs in accordance with IC 9-22-6.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), a person that obtains a lien for an abandoned vehicle under this section must comply with sections 16, 17, 19, and 23 of this chapter. After the requirements of this subsection have been met, a vehicle may be sold at public sale or public auction.
(c) If the vehicle is determined in a commercially reasonable manner to have a fair market value of more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) by the person that obtains a lien for the abandoned vehicle, the lienholder shall comply with:
(1) section 16 of this chapter;
(2) section 17 of this chapter;
(3) section 19 of this chapter; and
(4) IC 9-22-6.
After the requirements of this subsection have been met, a vehicle may be sold at public auction.
(d) A person that violates subsection (b) or (c) is liable for civil damages to any person that suffers harm because of the violation.
As added by P.L.125-2012, SEC.124. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.106; P.L.198-2016, SEC.369; P.L.157-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-22. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-7(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-1997, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.191-2007, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-23. Public Sale by Unit or Holder of Mechanic's Lien; Notice

Sec. 23. (a) This section applies to a unit or holder of a mechanic's lien under this chapter, including a towing service, city, town, or county.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), if the person who owns or holds a lien upon a vehicle does not appear within twenty (20) days after the mailing of a notice or the notification made by electronic service under section 19 of this chapter, the holder of a mechanic's lien may sell the vehicle or parts by either of the following methods:
(1) The holder of a mechanic's lien may sell the vehicle or parts to the highest bidder at a public sale or public auction. Notice of the sale or auction shall be given under IC 5-3-1, except that only one (1) insertion in an appropriate publication one (1) week before the public sale or auction is required.
(2) The unit may sell the vehicle or part as unclaimed property under IC 36-1-11. The twenty (20) day period for the property to remain unclaimed is sufficient for a sale under this subdivision.
(c) This subsection applies to a consolidated city or county containing a consolidated city. If the person who owns or holds a lien upon a vehicle does not appear within fifteen (15) days after the mailing of a notice or the notification made by electronic service under section 19 of this chapter, the holder of a mechanic's lien may sell the vehicle or parts by either of the following methods:
(1) The holder of a mechanic's lien may sell the vehicle or parts to the highest bidder at a public sale. Notice of the sale shall be given under IC 5-3-1, except that only one (1) newspaper insertion one (1) week before the public sale is required.
(2) The unit may sell the vehicle or part as unclaimed property under IC 36-1-11. The fifteen (15) day period for the property to remain unclaimed is sufficient for a sale under this subdivision.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-7(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-1997, SEC.6; P.L.191-2007, SEC.15; P.L.125-2012, SEC.125; P.L.147-2016, SEC.6; P.L.157-2017, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-24. Purchasers at Public Sales; Bill of Sale; Fees; Roadworthiness of Vehicle

Sec. 24. A person that purchases a vehicle under section 23 of this chapter shall be furnished a bill of sale for each abandoned vehicle sold by the public agency upon paying the fee for a bill of sale imposed by the public agency. The fee may not exceed six dollars ($6) for each bill of sale. A person that purchases a vehicle under section 23 of this chapter must:
(1) present evidence from a law enforcement agency that the vehicle purchased is roadworthy, if applicable; and
(2) comply with the applicable requirements under IC 9-17;
to obtain a certificate of title for the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-8; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-7-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.66-1992, SEC.7; P.L.191-2007, SEC.16; P.L.198-2016, SEC.370.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-25. Payment of Removal, Storage, and Disposition Costs; Cost Limits

Sec. 25. The costs for removal and storage of an abandoned vehicle or parts not claimed by the person who owns or holds a lien on a vehicle shall be paid from the abandoned vehicle account established under section 30 of this chapter. The charge payable by the person who owns or holds a lien on a vehicle for towing, storing, or removing an abandoned vehicle or parts may not exceed the limits established by ordinance adopted under section 30 of this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-12.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-26. Sale Proceeds Credited Against Removal, Storage, and Disposition Costs

Sec. 26. The proceeds of sale of an abandoned vehicle or parts under section 23 of this chapter shall be credited against the costs of the removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-13.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.191-2007, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-27. Sales by City, County, or Town; Deposit of Proceeds; Payment of Public Agency Costs; Appropriations

Sec. 27. (a) This section applies to sales of abandoned vehicles or parts by a city, county, or town.
(b) The proceeds from the sale of abandoned vehicles or parts, including:
(1) charges for bills of sale; and
(2) money received from persons who own or hold liens on vehicles for the cost of removal or storage of vehicles;
shall be deposited in the city's, county's, or town's abandoned vehicle fund by the fiscal officer of the city, county, or town.
(c) The costs incurred by a public agency in administering this chapter shall be paid from the abandoned vehicle fund.
(d) The fiscal body shall annually appropriate sufficient money to the fund to carry out this chapter. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a year remains in the fund and does not revert to the general fund.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d), the fiscal body of a consolidated city may transfer money from the fund.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-14(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.85-1995, SEC.39; P.L.191-2007, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-28. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-14(b); (c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.66-1992, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.191-2007, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-29. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-16(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.191-2007, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-30. Fiscal Body Procedures Established by Ordinance; Abandoned Vehicle Fund

Sec. 30. (a) The fiscal body shall, by ordinance, establish procedures to carry out this chapter, including the following:
(1) The charges allowed for towing and storage of abandoned vehicles, which shall be filed with the bureau.
(2) The means of disposition of vehicles.
(b) The fiscal body shall establish an abandoned vehicle fund for the purposes of this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-16(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-31. Public Agencies; Personnel, Property, and Towing Contracts; Fiscal Body Ordinances

Sec. 31. To facilitate the removal of abandoned vehicles or parts, a public agency may:
(1) employ personnel;
(2) acquire equipment, property, and facilities; and
(3) enter into towing contracts;
for the removal, storage, and disposition of abandoned vehicles and parts. The fiscal body may, by ordinance, establish procedures to carry out this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1. Abandoned Vehicles › 9-22-1-32. Liability for Loss or Damage to Vehicle or Vehicle Parts

Sec. 32. The following are not liable for loss or damage to a vehicle or parts occurring during the removal or storage of a vehicle or parts under this chapter:
(1) A person who owns, leases, or occupies property from which an abandoned vehicle or its contents or parts are removed.
(2) A public agency.
(3) A towing service.
(4) An automobile scrapyard.
(5) A storage yard.
(6) An agent of a person or entity listed in subdivisions (1) through (5).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.104-2005, SEC.8; P.L.54-2009, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1.5. Abandoned Mobile Homes › 9-22-1.5-1. "Mobile Home"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "mobile home" means a nonself-propelled vehicle designed for occupancy as a dwelling or sleeping place.
As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.163.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1.5. Abandoned Mobile Homes › 9-22-1.5-1.3. Exception

Sec. 1.3. This chapter does not apply to a mobile home that is located in a mobile home community (as defined in IC 16-41-27-5).
As added by P.L.71-2015, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1.5. Abandoned Mobile Homes › 9-22-1.5-1.5. "Abandoned"

Sec. 1.5. For purposes of this chapter, a mobile home is considered "abandoned" if three (3) or more of the conditions set forth in IC 32-30-10.6-5(a) exist with respect to the mobile home.
As added by P.L.71-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1.5. Abandoned Mobile Homes › 9-22-1.5-2. Private Landowner May Sell or Salvage Mobile Home

Sec. 2. A private landowner who finds a mobile home that the person believes to be abandoned on real estate the person owns or controls, including rental property, may sell or salvage the mobile home if it was built at least fifteen (15) years ago and has been left without permission on the landowner's real estate for at least sixty (60) days. The sixty (60) day period begins on the day the landowner sends notice under section 3 of this chapter to the owner of the mobile home.
As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.107; P.L.71-2015, SEC.5; P.L.198-2016, SEC.371.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1.5. Abandoned Mobile Homes › 9-22-1.5-3. Notice of Proposed Sale or Salvage of Mobile Home to Owner by Landowner

Sec. 3. (a) A landowner shall send notice of a mobile home described in section 2 of this chapter as follows:
(1) To the owner of the mobile home at the last known address of the owner as shown by:
(A) the records of the bureau; or
(B) if the unique serial number or special identification number assigned to the mobile home is removed or otherwise illegible, the records of the assessor of the county in which the mobile home is located.
If the landowner is unable to determine the address of the mobile home owner, the landowner may serve the mobile home owner by posting the notice on the mobile home.
(2) To:
(A) a lienholder with a perfected security interest in the mobile home; or
(B) any other person known to claim an interest in the mobile home;
as shown by the records of the bureau.
Notice under this subsection must include a description of the mobile home, the location of the mobile home, and a conspicuous statement that the mobile home is on the landowner's real estate without the owner's permission. If the owner of a mobile home changes the owner's address from that maintained in the records of the bureau, the owner shall immediately notify the landowner of the new address.
(b) A landowner may provide notice under subsection (a) by the following methods:
(1) Certified mail, return receipt requested.
(2) Personal delivery.
(3) Electronic service under IC 9-22-1-19.
(c) If, before the sixty (60) day period described in section 2 of this chapter expires, the mobile home owner requests by certified mail, return receipt requested, additional time to remove the mobile home, the period described in section 2 of this chapter shall be extended by an additional thirty (30) days. The mobile home owner may only request one (1) thirty (30) day extension of time.
As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.108; P.L.71-2015, SEC.6; P.L.198-2016, SEC.372.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1.5. Abandoned Mobile Homes › 9-22-1.5-4. Landowner May Hold Auction

Sec. 4. The landowner shall:
(1) request that a search be performed in the records of the bureau or the county assessor, in accordance with section 3(a)(1) of this chapter, for the name and address of the owner of the mobile home and the name and address of any person holding a lien or security interest on the mobile home;
(2) after receiving the results of the search required by subdivision (1), give notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, or in person, to:
(A) the last known address of the owner of the mobile home;
(B) any lien holder with a perfected security interest in the mobile home;
(C) all other persons known to claim an interest in the mobile home; and
(D) the county treasurer of the county in which the mobile home is located.
The notice must include a description of the mobile home, the location of the mobile home, a demand that the owner remove the mobile home within a specified time not less than ten (10) days after receipt of the notice, and a conspicuous statement that unless the mobile home is removed within that time, the mobile home will be advertised for sale and offered for sale by auction at a specified time and place;
(3) advertise that the mobile home will be offered for sale at public auction. The advertisement of sale must be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the mobile home has been left without permission. The advertisement must include a description of the mobile home, the name of the owner of the mobile home, if ascertainable, and the time and place of the sale. The sale must take place at least fifteen (15) days after the first publication. If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the sale is to be held, the advertisement must be posted at least ten (10) days before the sale in not less than six (6) conspicuous places in the neighborhood of the proposed sale;
(4) provide a reasonable time before the sale for prospective purchasers to examine the mobile home;
(5) sell the mobile home to the highest bidder, if any; and
(6) immediately after the auction, execute an affidavit of sale or disposal on a form prescribed by the bureau stating:
(A) that the requirements of this section have been met;
(B) the length of time that the mobile home was left on the real estate without permission;
(C) any expenses incurred by the landowner, including the expenses of the sale;
(D) the name and address of the purchaser of the mobile home at the auction, if any; and
(E) the amount of the winning bid, if any.
If the auction produces no purchaser, the landowner shall note that fact on the affidavit. The landowner shall list the landowner or any donee as the purchaser on the affidavit of sale or disposal.
As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.126; P.L.71-2015, SEC.7; P.L.198-2016, SEC.373.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1.5. Abandoned Mobile Homes › 9-22-1.5-5. Results of Auction

Sec. 5. (a) Upon payment of the bid price by the purchaser, the landowner shall provide the purchaser with the affidavit of sale or disposal described in this chapter.
(b) If the auction produces a purchaser, notwithstanding IC 6-1.1-23, the landowner shall distribute the amount of the bid price received from the purchaser in the following order of priority:
(1) Reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the landowner for the sale of the mobile home.
(2) Amounts owed to creditors known to have a lien or security interest on the mobile home, according to the priorities of the creditors' respective security interests.
(3) Delinquent taxes, including any associated penalties, interest, or collection expenses, that are attributable to the mobile home as of the date of sale.
If the amount of the bid price received from the purchaser exceeds the sum of the items described in subdivisions (1) through (3), the landowner may retain the remaining amount.
(c) If the auction produces no purchaser, the mobile home becomes the property of the landowner, and the landowner shall note that fact on the affidavit of sale or disposal.
(d) If the landowner wishes to donate the mobile home to any willing donee, a landowner who has obtained ownership of a mobile home under this section may transfer ownership to a willing donee by listing the donee as the purchaser on the affidavit of sale or disposal.
(e) If the auction produces no purchaser and the landowner does not intend to sell or transfer the mobile home to another person, the landowner may, without further administrative application, dismantle the unit for salvage or disposal.
(f) A landowner or willing donee who obtains ownership of a mobile home under this section has the same right of ownership as a purchaser who was the highest bidder at auction.
(g) Within thirty (30) days after the auction is held, the landowner shall submit the following to the county treasurer:
(1) A copy of the affidavit of sale or disposal.
(2) The amount, if any, to be distributed under subsection (b)(3), if the auction produced a purchaser.
As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.71-2015, SEC.8; P.L.198-2016, SEC.374.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles › Chapter 1.5. Abandoned Mobile Homes › 9-22-1.5-6. Affidavit of Sale or Disposal

Sec. 6. The affidavit of sale or disposal under this chapter constitutes proof of ownership and right to have the mobile home titled in the purchaser's, landowner's, or donee's name under section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.375.