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If the properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on a vehicle appears at the site of storage before disposal of the vehicle or parts and pays all costs incurred against the vehicle or parts at that time, the vehicle or parts shall be released. A towing service shall notify the appropriate public agency of all releases under this section. The notification must include the name, signature and address of the person that owns or holds a lien on the vehicle, a description of the vehicle or parts, costs and date of release.
(Ord. 3-2021, passed 5-24-2021)
The Town Council shall establish, by ordinance, the charges allowed for the towing and storage of abandoned and/or junked vehicles, which shall be filed with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(Ord. 3-2021, passed 5-24-2021)
(A) An Abandoned Vehicle Fund was established as required under I.C. 9-22-1-30.
(B) (1) The costs for removal and storage of an abandoned vehicle or parts not claimed by the person who owns or holds a lien on a vehicle shall be paid from the Abandoned Vehicle Fund. The charge payable by the person who owns or holds a lien on a vehicle for towing, storing or removing an abandoned vehicle or parts may not exceed the limits established by the ordinances of the town.
(2) The proceeds from the sale of abandoned vehicles or parts, including charges for bills of sale and money received from persons who own or hold liens on vehicles for the cost of removal or storage of vehicles, shall be deposited in the Abandoned Vehicle Fund by the Clerk-Treasurer.
(3) The costs incurred by any authorized towing agency in administering this chapter shall be paid from the Abandoned Vehicle Fund.
(C) The Town Council shall annually appropriate sufficient money to the fund to carry out this chapter. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a year remains in the fund and does not revert to the General Fund.
(Prior Code, § 72.05) (Ord. 3-2021, passed 5-24-2021)
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