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 without being moved for three days;
(3) A vehicle located on public property in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or vehicle traffic on a public right-of-way;
(4) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of that property, for more than 48 hours;
(5) A vehicle from which the engine, transmission or differential has been removed or that is otherwise partially dismantled or inoperable and left on public property;
(6) A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or an ordinance other than this chapter, if the impounded vehicle is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or the owner’s agent within 20 days after the vehicle’s removal; and
(7) A vehicle that is at least three model years old, is mechanically inoperable and is left on private property continuously in a location visible from public property for more than 20 days.
(I.C. 9-13-2-1)
AUTOMOBILE SCRAPYARD. A business organized for the purpose of scrap metal processing, automobile wrecking or operating a junkyard.
(I.C. 9-13-2-8)
AUTOMOBILE WRECKER. An automobile wrecking and parts business.
BUREAU. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(I.C. 9-13-2-16)
COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(I.C. 9-13-2-33)
DISPOSAL AGENT. Any firm or individual engaged in business as a scrap metal processor or automobile wrecker.
OFFICER. Includes the following:
(1) A regular member of the State Police;
(2) A regular member of the town’s Police Department;
(3) The Town Marshal or Town Marshal Deputy;
(4) A regular member of the county’s police force; and
(5) An individual of an agency designated by ordinance of the Town Council.
(I.C. 9-22-1-2)
OWNER. The last known record titleholder of a vehicle according to the records of the Bureau under I.C. 9-17-2-2 et seq.
(I.C. 9-13-2-121)
PARTS. All components of a vehicle that as assembled do not constitute a complete vehicle.
(I.C. 9-13-2-122)
PRIVATE PROPERTY. All property other than public property.
(I.C. 9-13-2-136)
PUBLIC AGENCY. The bureau or local agency given the responsibility by this chapter for removal, storage and disposal of abandoned vehicles.
(I.C. 9-22-1-3)
PUBLIC PROPERTY. A public right-of-way, street, highway, alley, park or other state, county or municipal property.
(I.C. 9-13-2-144)
TOWING SERVICE. A business that engages in moving or removing disabled vehicles and, once removed, stores or impounds vehicles.
(I.C. 9-13-2-179)
VEHICLE. Any automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semi-trailer, tractor, bus, school bus, recreational vehicle, a trailer or semi-trailer used in the transportation of watercraft or motorized bicycle.
(I.C. 9-13-2-196)
(Prior Code, § 90.02) (Ord. 1-1972, passed 7-5-1972)