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:
(1) Twenty-four hours, if the vehicle is located on or within the right-of-way of an interstate highway or any highway that is designated as part of the state highway system under I.C. 8-23-4; or
(2) Seventy-two hours, for any other vehicle.
(D) That the person who owns the vehicle will be held responsible for all costs 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:
(1) Twenty-four hours, if the vehicle is located on or within the right-of-way of an interstate highway or any highway that is designated as part of the state highway system under I.C. 8-23-4; or
(2) Seventy-two hours, for any other vehicle.
(I.C. 9-22-1-11)
(F) If a vehicle or a part tagged under divisions (A) through (E) above is not removed within the applicable period, the officer shall prepare a written abandoned vehicle report of the vehicle or parts, including information on the condition, missing parts, and other facts that might substantiate the estimated market value of the vehicle or parts. Photographs shall be taken to describe the condition of the vehicle or parts.
(I.C. 9-22-1-12)
(G) (1) If in the opinion of the officer the market value of an abandoned vehicle or parts determined in accordance with section division (F) above is less than:
(a) Five hundred dollars; or
(b) The amount established by the ordinance established under division (G)(2) below;
the officer shall immediately dispose of the vehicle to a storage yard. A copy of the abandoned vehicle report and photographs relating to the abandoned vehicle shall be forwarded to the Bureau. A towing service may dispose of an abandoned vehicle not less than 30 days after the date on which the towing service removed the abandoned vehicle. If the town operates a storage yard under I.C. 36-9-30-3, the town may dispose of an abandoned vehicle to an automobile scrapyard or an automotive salvage recycler upon removal of the abandoned vehicle. The public agency disposing of the vehicle shall retain the original records and photographs for at least two years.
(2) The town may adopt an ordinance that establishes the market value below which an officer may dispose of a vehicle or parts under division (G)(1) above. However, the market value established by the ordinance may not be more than $750.
(I.C. 9-22-1-13)
(H) (1) If in the opinion of the officer the market value of the abandoned vehicle or parts determined in accordance with division (G) above is at least:
(a) Five hundred dollars; or
(b) If the town has adopted an ordinance under division (G)(2) above, the amount established by the ordinance;
the officer, before placing a notice tag on the vehicle or parts, shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the person who owns the vehicle or parts or who may be in control of the vehicle or parts.
(2) After 72 hours, the officer shall require the vehicle or parts to be towed to a storage yard or towing service.
(I.C. 9-22-1-14)
(I) Upon complaint of a person who owns or controls private property that a vehicle has been left on the property for at least 48 hours without the consent of the person who owns or controls the property, an officer shall follow the procedures set forth in divisions (A) through (D) of this section.
(I.C. 9-22-1-18)