(A) Within 72 hours after removal of an abandoned vehicle to a storage yard or towing service under §§ 92.05(B), 92.09, or 92.10, the public agency or storage lot shall prepare and forward to the state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles an abandoned vehicle report containing a description of the vehicle including the following information concerning the vehicle:
(1) Make;
(2) Model;
(3) Identification number; and
(4) Number of the license plate.
(B) The public agency or storage lot shall request that the state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles advise the public agency or storage lot of the name and most recent address of the person who owns or holds a lien on the vehicle.
(C) Notwithstanding § 92.03, if the public agency or towing operator fails to notify the state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles of the removal of an abandoned vehicle within 72 hours after the vehicle is removed, as required herein, the public agency or towing operator:
(1) May not initially collect more in reimbursement for the costs of storing the vehicle than the cost incurred for storage for 72 hours; and
(2) May collect further reimbursement under this chapter only for additional storage costs incurred after notifying the state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles of the removal of the abandoned vehicle.
(Prior Code, § 72.66)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see I.C. 9-22-1-19