(A) The provisions of I.C. 9-13-2-1 and 9-22-1-1 et seq., including any amendments thereto, are declared to be in full force and effect for the town and those provisions of the law are incorporated herein by reference.
(B) All provisions of this chapter, which shall become a part of the town code of ordinances (hereinafter referred to from time to time for convenience sake as the code), shall be in conformance with and not in conflict with the aforementioned sections of the Indiana Code. Any provision(s) found to be in conflict with the Indiana Code shall be deemed amended to conform to the statute. This chapter is passed pursuant to I.C. 9-22-1-1 through 9-22-1-32 for the purpose of facilitating the removal and disposition of abandoned vehicles in the town.
(C) To the extent possible under law, any future amendment(s) and/or recodification(s) of any statute(s), regulation(s), and/or code(s) referenced and/or cited in this chapter shall be adopted by the passage of this chapter, or any amendment(s) thereto, and the chapter may be amended, without further action, to reflect a change(s) in the citation(s) to the statute(s), regulation(s), and/or code(s) when the updates are appropriate, provided that the amendment(s) does not alter the purpose of this chapter.
(Ord. 3-2000, passed 11-6-2000)
(A) The Police Department, in conjunction with the Town Clerk-Treasurer, are hereby authorized to develop and implement a system for calling wreckers to tow vehicles which are not removed by owner’s direction or pursuant to other contract or agreement. The Police Department, in conjunction with the Town Clerk-Treasurer, shall be authorized to establish charges allowed for the towing and storage of vehicles, and the allowed charges, and any subsequent changes thereto, shall be filed with the Bureau pursuant to I.C. 9-22-1-30. The allowed charges shall be reasonable in light of all circumstances. The Police Department shall not have any vehicle towed until the time that allowed charges are established and filed with the Bureau as outlined herein.
(B) Any wreckers agreeing to tow and store vehicles pursuant to this chapter and I.C. 9-22-1-1 etseq. shall agree and acknowledge that the town is not responsible for payment for towing or storage, and that the wreckers are to be paid by the owners or lien holders in the event that the vehicle is released to the owner or lien holder pursuant to I.C. 9-22-1-8 (pursuant to the allowed charges filed with the Bureau), or paid by the Bureau in the event that the vehicle is sold pursuant to I.C. 9-22-1-23. Any wreckers agreeing to tow and store vehicles shall agree that any charges in excess of the charges allowed and paid by the owner, lien holder, or Bureau shall not be the responsibility of the town.
(Ord. 3-2000, passed 11-6-2000)
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