For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
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 vehicular 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 if the impounded vehicle is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or the owner's agent within 20 days after the vehicle's removal;
(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; or
(8) A vehicle:
(a) That was repaired or stored at the request of the owner;
(b) That has not been claimed by the owner; and
© For which the reasonable value of the charges associated with the repair or storage remain unpaid more than 30 days after the date on which the repair work is completed or the vehicle is first stored.
(IC 9-13-2-1)
AUTOMOBILE SCRAPYARD. A business organized for the purpose of scrap metal processing, automobile wrecking, or operating a junkyard.
BUREAU. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
JUNK. Any worn out, cast off, or discarded article or material which is ready for destruction or has been collected or stored for salvage or conversion to some other use and any unwholesome or combustible substance or material which creates an obnoxious condition and is injurious to the health or general welfare of the citizens of this town. Portions of junk cars, including, but not limited to, hoods, fenders, radiators, rims, motor parts, not being utilized for the repair of a motor vehicle, shall be considered junk. Any appliance that is inoperative shall be considered junk. Anything which is or may create a fire hazard shall also be considered junk. Any article or material or vehicle which, unaltered or unchanged, and without further reconditioning, can be used for its original purpose as readily as when new, shall not be considered junk.
JUNK VEHICLES. A vehicle which meets any one of the following conditions:
(1) Any vehicle that is not properly registered or which does not carry valid state license plates.
(2) Any motor vehicle or trailer that cannot be safely operated under its own power, towed or transported without endangering the safety or property of others.
(3) Any motor vehicle or trailer that has one or more missing or inoperable front lights, rear lights, brake lights, turn signals, no or improper illumination of the license plates, or broken or cracked front, rear or side windows that obstructs the driver's visual ability to safely operate the vehicle.
OWNER. The last known record titleholder of a vehicle according to the records of the Bureau.
PART. All components on a vehicle that as assembled do not constitute a complete vehicle.
PERSON. Individual, firm, corporation, association, fiduciary, or governmental entity.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. All property other than public property.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. A public right-of-way, street, highway, alley, part, or other state, county, or municipal property.
TOWING SERVICE. A business that engages in moving or removing disabled vehicles and, once removed, to store or impound vehicles.
VEHICLE. An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semi-trailer, tractor, bus, school bus, recreational vehicle, or motorized bicycle.
('80 Code, § 10.36.020) (Ord. 7-88, passed 2-8-88; Am. Ord. 2008-12, passed 6-9-08)