On or before December 31 of each year, the City Council shall enter into a contract with one or more vehicle towing and storage services for the removal and storage of abandoned vehicles. The contract shall stipulate a schedule of costs and charges to apply under the contract, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in accordance with I.C. 9-22-1-30(1). The owner of the vehicle shall be liable for paying all the costs to the vehicle towing and storage service upon and as a condition of reclaiming the vehicle, or in default thereof the costs shall be the liability of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles from the State Abandoned Vehicle Account and not a liability of the city.
(1985 Code, § 7-7-4) (Ord. 14F-1984, passed - -1984)