(A) I.C. 9-13 et seq. authorizes the town to enact provisions concerning the disposition of abandoned vehicles.
(B) (1) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ABANDONED VEHICLES shall be defined as set forth by I.C. 9-13-2-1.
(2) ABANDONED, when used in conjunction with the term VEHICLE, means:
(a) Any vehicle located on public premises which does not have lawfully affixed thereto or displayed thereon a valid unexpired license plate and inspection sticker permitting its operation upon the highways of the state;
(b) Any vehicle which is left on public premises continuously without being moved for a period of seven days;
(c) Any vehicle located on public premises illegally or in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or other vehicle traffic on a public right-of-way, street or highway;
(d) Any vehicle that has remained on private premises without the consent of the owner or person in control of such premises, for more than 48 hours;
(e) Any vehicle from which there has been removed the engine or transmission or differential or which is otherwise partially dismantled or inoperable and left on public premises; and
(f) Any vehicle which has been removed by a towing service or a public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or ordinance other than this subchapter the violation of which may require the removal and impoundment of said motor vehicle and which motor once impounded within 30 days of its removal.
(Prior Code, Title III, Ch. I, Art. II, § 1) (Ord. passed 12-1-2004)