(A) Notification procedures.
(1) A person who finds a vehicle believed to be abandoned on the person’s rental property shall:
(a) Attach in a prominent place a notice tag containing the following information:
1. The date, time, name, and address of the person who owns the rental property and a telephone number to contact for information;
2. A declaration that the vehicle is considered abandoned;
3. A notice that the vehicle will be removed after 72 hours;
4. A statement that the owner of the vehicle will be held responsible for all costs incidental to the removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle; and
5. A statement that the owner of the vehicle may avoid costs by removal of the vehicle or parts within 72 hours.
(b) Contact the state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles to obtain the name and address of the person who owns the vehicle; and
(c) Send, by certified mail, a copy of the information contained in the notice required under this division (A) to the person who owns the vehicle or parts.
(2) The notice required by division (A) above must be mailed to the person who owns the vehicle according to the records of the state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles not later than five business days after receipt of the information in this division (A)(2).
(Prior Code, § 72.62)
(B) Disposition of vehicle abandoned on rental property. If after 72 hours the person who owns a vehicle believed to be abandoned on rental property has not removed the vehicle from the rental property, the person who owns the rental property may have the vehicle towed from the rental property. The person who owns the rental property shall give the towing operator a copy of the certified letter required in division (A) above as proof that notice of the towing has been given.
(Prior Code, § 72.63)
(C) Towing operator required to notify. A towing operator who tows a vehicle under division (B) above shall give notice to the public agency and state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles that the abandoned vehicle is in the possession of the towing operator.
(Prior Code, § 72.64)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see I.C. 9-22-1-17