§ 9-22-3-2.5 — "Flood damaged vehicle"

Indiana § 9-22-3-2.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 22: ABANDONED, SALVAGED, AND SCRAP
• Ch. 3: Salvage Motor Vehicles

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5. (a) As used in this chapter, "flood damaged
vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle that satisfies either of the
following:
(1) The vehicle has been acquired by an insurance company as
part of a damage settlement due to water damage.
(2) The vehicle has been submerged in water to the point that
rising water has reached over the door sill, has entered the
passenger or trunk compartment, and has exposed any electrical,
computerized, or mechanical component to water.
(b) The term does not include a passenger motor vehicle that an
inspection conducted by an insurance adjuster or estimator, a motor
vehicle repairer, or a dealer licensed under IC 9-32 determines:
(1) has no electrical, computerized, or mechanical components
that were damaged by water; or
(2) has one (1) or more electrical, computerized, or mechanical
components that were damaged by water and all such damaged
components have been repaired or replaced.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.59-1998, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.258-1999, SEC.1; P.L.198-2016, SEC.382.