§ 90.06 PRIVATE OR RENTAL PROPERTY.

   (A)   A person who finds a vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property that the person owns or controls, including rental property, may:

      (1)   Obtain the assistance of an officer under § 90.07(E) of this chapter to have the vehicle removed; or

      (2)   Personally arrange for the removal of the vehicle by complying with divisions (B), (C) and (D) of this section.

   (B)   If the person wishes to personally arrange for the removal of the vehicle, the person shall attach in a prominent place a notice tag containing the following information:

      (1)   The date, time, name and address of the person who owns or controls the private property, and a telephone number to contact for information;

      (2)   The vehicle is considered abandoned;

      (3)   The vehicle will be removed after 24 hours;

      (4)   The person who owns the vehicle will be held responsible for all costs incidental to the removal, storage and disposal of the vehicle; and

      (5)   The person who owns the vehicle may avoid costs by removal of the vehicle or parts within 24 hours.

(I.C. 9-22-1-15)

   (C)   If, after 24 hours, the person who owns a vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property has not removed the vehicle from the private property, the person who owns or controls the private property on which the vehicle is believed to be abandoned may have the vehicle towed from the private property.

(I.C. 9-22-1-16(a))

   (D)   Notwithstanding division (C) of this section, in an emergency situation a vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property may be removed immediately. As used in this section, EMERGENCY SITUATION means that the presence of the vehicle believed to be abandoned interferes physically with the conduct of normal business operations of the person who owns or controls the private property or poses a threat to the safety or security of persons or property, or both.

(I.C. 9-22-1-16(b))

   (E)   A towing service that tows a vehicle under divisions (C) and (D) of this section or I.C. 9-22-1-5 shall give notice to the town that the abandoned vehicle is in the possession of the towing service.

(I.C. 9-22-1-17)