§ 9-22-1-16 — Towing vehicle from private property

Indiana § 9-22-1-16

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

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(a) If after twenty-four (24) hours the person
who owns a vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property has
not removed the vehicle from the private property, the person who
owns or controls the private property on which the vehicle is believed
to be abandoned may have the vehicle towed from the private property.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in an emergency situation a
vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property may be removed
immediately. As used in this subsection, "emergency situation" means
that the presence of the vehicle believed to be abandoned interferes
physically with the conduct of normal business operations of the person
who owns or controls the private property or poses a threat to the safety
or security of persons or property, or both.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5.5(c).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.130-1995, SEC.2; P.L.108-2001, SEC.4; P.L.104-2005, SEC.6; P.L.191-2007, SEC.12; P.L.54-2009, SEC.8; P.L.262-2013, SEC.105.