(A) Within 3 business days after removal of a vehicle to a storage yard or towing service under § 93.07, the Police Department, Town Marshal or towing service shall conduct a search of National Motor Vehicle Title Information System or an equivalent and commonly available data base, to attempt to obtain the last state of record of the vehicle in order to attempt to ascertain the name and address of the person who owns or holds a lien on the vehicle.
(B) A public agency or towing service obtains the name and address of the owner of or lienholder on a vehicle shall, not later than 3 business days after obtaining the name and address, by certified mail, notify the owner of the vehicle and any lienholder on the vehicle, as indicated by the certificate of title or discovered by a search under division (A), of the following:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the public agency or towing service;
(2) That storage charges are being accrued and the vehicle is subject to sale if the vehicle is not claimed and the charges are not paid; and
(3) The earliest possible date and location of the public sale or auction.
The notice must be made by certified mail or a certificate of mailing or by means of an electronic service approved by the bureau. Notwithstanding § 93.04, a public agency or towing service that fails to notify the owner or lienholder on the vehicle, as set forth in this division, may not collect additional storage costs incurred after the date of receipt of the name and address obtained.
(I.C. 9-22-1-19)