(A) The Police Department is the agency of this municipal unit responsible for the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned vehicles and parts under I.C. 9-13-2-1 and 9-22- 1.
(B) The Police Department shall have the powers and duties prescribed for a public agency in I.C. 9-13-2-1 and 9-22-1; however, the Police Department shall not employ personnel, acquire equipment, property, and facilities, or enter into towing contracts for the purpose of removal, storage, or disposal of abandoned vehicles without the approval of the Town Council.
(C) (1) The Police Department shall have the power to establish procedures for carrying out the provisions of this chapter so long as those procedures are not more restrictive than the provisions of I.C. 9-13-2-1 and 9-22-1.
(2) An officer who finds or is notified of a vehicle or parts believed to be abandoned shall attach in a prominent place a notice tag containing the following information:
(a) The date, time, officer’s name, public agency, and address and telephone number to contact for information;
(b) That the vehicle or parts are considered abandoned;
(c) That the vehicle or parts will be removed after 72 hours;
(d) That the person who owns the vehicle will be held responsible for all cost incidental to the removal, storage and disposal of the vehicle.
(e) That the person who owns the vehicle may avoid costs by removal of the vehicle or parts within 72 hours.
(1985 Code, § 455-15) (Ord. 86-13, passed 7-7-1986; Am. Ord. 87-9, passed 5-4-1987; Am. Ord. 91-26, passed 12-23-1991; Am. Ord. 04-12, passed 8-23-2004; Am. Ord. 09-10, passed 6-8-2009; Am. Ord. 2017-22, passed 12-27-2017)