If the vehicle is a junk vehicle and the market value of an abandoned vehicle or parts is less than $1,000, the towing service shall immediately transfer the vehicle to a storage yard. A copy of the abandoned vehicle report and photographs, if applicable, relating to the abandoned vehicle shall be provided to the storage yard. The towing service or storage yard may dispose of the abandoned vehicle not less than 30 days after the date on which the towing service removed the abandoned vehicle. The public agency or storage yard disposing of the vehicle shall retain the original records and photographs for at least two years. If the vehicle is demolished, a copy of the abandoned vehicle report shall be forwarded to the state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles by the automobile scrap yard after the vehicle has been demolished.
(I.C. 9-22-1-13) (Ord. G-98-263, passed 9-18-1998)