For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLE.
(1) A vehicle located on public property illegally;
(2) A vehicle left on public property continuously without being moved for 72 hours;
(3) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of that property for more than 72 hours;
(4) A vehicle from which there has been moved removed the engine, transmission or differential or that is otherwise partially dismantled or inoperable and left of public property;
(5) A vehicle that has been removed by an authorized towing service upon request of an officer enforcing a statue or ordinance other than this chapter if the vehicle once impounded is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or his or her agent within 15 days of its removal; and/or
(6) A vehicle that is six or more years old and mechanically inoperable, and is left on private property continuously in a location visible from public property for more than 30 days.
AUTHORIZED TOWING SERVICE. A business that engages in moving or removing disabled vehicles and, once removed, to store or impound vehicles, and that has been requested by the Town Marshal or his or her deputies to tow vehicles.
AUTOMOBILE SCRAPYARD. A business organized for the purpose of scrap metal processing, automobile wrecking or operating a junkyard.
BUREAU. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
OFFICER. The Town Marshal or one of his or her deputies.
OWNER. The last known record titleholder of a vehicle according to the records of the Bureau under I.C. 9-14.
PARTS. All components of a vehicle that as assembled do not constitute a complete vehicle.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. All property other than public property.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. A public right-of-way, street, highway, alley, park or other state, county or municipal property.
VEHICLE. An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semi-trailer, tractor, bus, school bus, recreational vehicle or motorized bicycle.
(Prior Code, § 4:7:02) (Ord. 82-15, passed 12-31-1982; Ord. 2017-02, passed 6-5-2017)