Responsibility and liability of owner of abandoned vehicle or parts;
limitation of costs for storage
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the person who
owns 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) The costs for storage of an abandoned vehicle may not exceed
one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).
(c) 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.
(d) 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 storage expenses, any remaining proceeds from
the sale of the vehicle shall be returned to the previous owner of the
vehicle if the previous owner is known.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.104-2005, SEC.3.
Last modified: May 27, 2006