§ 9-18.1-2-10 — Actions by law enforcement officers

Indiana § 9-18.1-2-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 18.1: MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
• Ch. 2: Application

Text

(a) Subject to subsection (b), a law
enforcement officer authorized to enforce motor vehicle laws who
discovers a vehicle that is operated in violation of this chapter may:
(1) take the license plate displayed on the vehicle into the officer's
custody;
(2) take the vehicle into the officer's custody;
(3) cause the vehicle to be taken to and stored in a suitable place;
or
(4) take any combination of the actions described in subdivisions
(1), (2), and (3);
until the proper certificate of registration and license plates for the
vehicle are procured or the legal owner of the vehicle is found.
(b) A farm vehicle that is carrying perishable fruits or vegetables or
livestock may not be impounded, and the operator may proceed to the
point of destination after having been stopped by a law enforcement
officer under this section.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-2-43(a); subsection (b)
formerly 9-18-2-43(b); 9-21-21-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.