Indiana § 9-22-1-21.5 Liens on vehicles; public sale or auction; civil damages

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§ 9-22-1-21.5 — Liens on vehicles; public sale or auction; civil damages

Indiana § 9-22-1-21.5

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 22ABANDONED, SALVAGED, AND SCRAP

Ch. 1Abandoned Vehicles

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Ind. Code § 9-22-1-21.5 (2026).

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(a)A person that provides towing services for a vehicle:

(1)at the request of a person on whose property an abandoned vehicle is located; or

(2)in accordance with this chapter; has a lien on the vehicle for the reasonable value of the charges for the towing services and other related costs in accordance with IC 9-22-6.

(b)Subject to subsection (c), a person that obtains a lien for an abandoned vehicle under this section must comply with sections 16, 17, 19, and 23 of this chapter. After the requirements of this subsection have been met, a vehicle may be sold at public sale or public auction.

(c)If the vehicle is determined in a commercially reasonable manner to have a fair market value of more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) by the person that obtains a lien for t

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5. (a) A person that provides towing services
for a vehicle:
(1) at the request of a person on whose property an abandoned
vehicle is located; or
(2) in accordance with this chapter;
has a lien on the vehicle for the reasonable value of the charges for the
towing services and other related costs in accordance with IC 9-22-6.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), a person that obtains a lien for an
abandoned vehicle under this section must comply with sections 16, 17,
19, and 23 of this chapter. After the requirements of this subsection
have been met, a vehicle may be sold at public sale or public auction.
(c) If the vehicle is determined in a commercially reasonable
manner to have a fair market value of more than three thousand five
hundred dollars ($3,500) by the person that obtains a lien for the
abandoned vehicle, the lienholder shall comply with:
(1) section 16 of this chapter;
(2) section 17 of this chapter;
(3) section 19 of this chapter; and
(4) IC 9-22-6.
After the requirements of this subsection have been met, a vehicle may
be sold at public auction.
(d) A person that violates subsection (b) or (c) is liable for civil
damages to any person that suffers harm because of the violation.