§ 9-22-1-13 — Disposal of vehicle or parts; retention of records and photographs by bureau

Indiana § 9-22-1-13

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 22: ABANDONED, SALVAGED, AND SCRAP
• Ch. 1: Abandoned Vehicles

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(a) If the vehicle is a junk vehicle and the
market value of an abandoned vehicle or parts is less than:
(1) one thousand dollars ($1,000); or
(2) in a municipality that has adopted an ordinance under
subsection (b), the amount established by the ordinance;
the towing service shall immediately transfer the vehicle to a storage
yard. A copy of the abandoned vehicle report and photographs, if
applicable, relating to the abandoned vehicle shall be provided to the
storage yard. A towing service or storage yard may dispose of an
abandoned vehicle not less than thirty (30) days after the date on which
the towing service removed the abandoned vehicle. A city, county, or
town that operates a storage yard under IC 36-9-30-3 may dispose of an
abandoned vehicle to an automobile scrapyard or an automotive
salvage recycler upon removal of the abandoned vehicle. The public
agency or storage yard disposing of the vehicle shall retain the original
records and photographs for at least two (2) years. If the vehicle is
demolished, a copy of the abandoned vehicle report shall be forwarded
to the bureau by the automobile scrap yard after the vehicle has been
demolished.
(b) The legislative body of a municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11) may adopt an ordinance that establishes the market value
below which an officer may dispose of a vehicle or parts under
subsection (a). However, the market value established by the ordinance
may not be more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
(c) When the bureau receives the report described in subsection (a),
the bureau shall note the status of the vehicle in the records of the
bureau.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5(c).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-1997, SEC.2; P.L.104-2005, SEC.4; P.L.191-2007, SEC.11; P.L.125-2012, SEC.120.