CHAPTER 73: ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
Section
   73.01   Responsible Department, powers
   73.02   Reserved
   73.03   Definitions
   73.04   Procedure
   73.05   Notice
   73.06   Disposal
   73.07   Exceptions
   73.08   Charges
   73.09   Time
§ 73.01 RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT, POWERS.
   The County Sheriff’s Department is hereby designated and assigned as the public agency with local responsibility for the removal, storage and disposal of abandoned vehicles and vehicle parts within the unincorporated areas of the county, pursuant to I.C. 9-22-1, as now or hereafter amended, and said Department is hereby granted all powers reasonable and necessary for the performance of its responsibilities under this chapter. The Sheriff’s Department may authorize in writing agents or employees of the County Department of Planning and Development to initiate enforcement of this chapter as outlined in § 73.04(A)(1), (A)(2) and (A)(3).
(Ord. CC 06-1, passed 2-11-2006)
§ 73.02 RESERVED.
§ 73.03 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. The remaining definitions, not altered or amended by this section, and contained in I.C. 9-13-2 are adopted for other terms appearing in this chapter.
   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 a 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 of the owner’s agent within 20 days of its removal; or
      (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.
   DEPARTMENT. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department.
(Ord. CC 06-1, passed 2-11-2006)
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