Storing, furnishing supplies for, or repairing vehicles; duty to
obtain name and address of owner; record book; inspection by
police officers of record book
Sec. 14. (a) An individual, a firm, a limited liability company, or
a corporation engaged in the business of storing, furnishing supplies
for, or repairing motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or recreational
vehicles shall obtain the name and address of the person who owns
a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle that is left
in the custody of the individual, firm, limited liability company, or
corporation for storage, furnishing of supplies, or repairs at the time
the motor vehicle is left.
(b) The individual, firm, limited liability company, or corporation
shall record in a book the following information concerning the
motor vehicle:
(1) The name and address of the person who owns the motor
vehicle.
(2) The license number of the motor vehicle.
(3) The date on which the motor vehicle was left.
(c) The book shall be provided and kept by the individual, firm,
limited liability company, or corporation and shall be open for
inspection by an authorized police officer of the state or of a city or
town or by the county sheriff.
(d) If a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle
is stored by the week or by the month, only one (1) entry on the book
is required for the period of time during which the motor vehicle is
stored.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.174.
Last modified: May 27, 2006