Impounding vehicles; improper certificates of registration and
plates
Sec. 43. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary but except as
provided in subsection (b), a law enforcement officer authorized to
enforce motor vehicle laws who discovers a vehicle required to be
registered under this article that does not have the proper certificate
of registration or license plate:
(1) shall take the vehicle into the officer's custody; and
(2) may cause the vehicle to be taken to and stored in a suitable
place until:
(A) the legal owner of the vehicle can be found; or
(B) the proper certificate of registration and license plates
have been procured.
(b) Except as provided in IC 9-21-21-7(b), a law enforcement
officer who discovers a vehicle in violation of the registration
provisions of this article has discretion in the impoundment of any of
the following:
(1) Perishable commodities.
(2) Livestock.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.81-1991, SEC.5;
P.L.210-2005, SEC.26.
Last modified: May 27, 2006