Abandoned vehicle report; name and address of owner or
lienholder; reimbursement
Sec. 19. (a) Within seventy-two (72) hours after removal of an
abandoned vehicle to a storage yard or towing service under section
13, 14, or 16 of this chapter, the public agency or towing operator
shall prepare and forward to the bureau an abandoned vehicle report
containing a description of the vehicle, including the following
information concerning the vehicle:
(1) The make.
(2) The model.
(3) The identification number.
(4) The number of the license plate.
(b) The public agency or towing operator shall request that the
bureau advise the public agency or towing operator of the name and
most recent address of the person who owns or holds a lien on the
vehicle.
(c) Notwithstanding section 4 of this chapter, if the public agency
or towing operator fails to notify the bureau of the removal of an
abandoned vehicle within seventy-two (72) hours after the vehicle is
removed as required by subsection (a), the public agency or towing
operator:
(1) may not initially collect more in reimbursement for the costs
of storing the vehicle than the cost incurred for storage for
seventy-two (72) hours; and
(2) may collect further reimbursement under this chapter only
for additional storage costs incurred after notifying the bureau
of the removal of the abandoned vehicle.
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.
Last modified: May 27, 2006