For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. Includes any of the following:
(1) A vehicle located on public property illegally or left on public property continuously without being moved for three days;
(2) 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;
(3) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the property owner or person in control of that property for more than 48 hours;
(4) 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;
(5) A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or a public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or ordinance other than this chapter, if the impounded vehicle is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or his or her agent within 15 days of the removal of the vehicle;
(6) A vehicle that does not display the appropriate current license plate and has been left on private property continuously in a location visible from a public way for more than 30 days; or
(7) A vehicle that is mechanically inoperable and has been left on private property continuously in a location visible from a public way for more than the 30 days, even if said vehicle has current registration plates.
AGENCY.
(1) The Town Marshal and any of his or her Deputies; or
(2) Any ordinance officer for the town.
BUREAU. The state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
FISCAL BODY. The Town Council.
INOPERABLE. Unable to move under its own power.
MOTOR VEHICLE. An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer, truck, tractor, bus, school bus, recreational vehicle, watercraft, motorized bicycle, or other form of transportation which requires registration and/or licensing by the state.
NOT ABANDONED VEHICLES. Such vehicles are not considered abandoned if stored in a garage or other accessory building. Such vehicles are also not considered abandoned if they are:
(1) A vehicle in operable condition specifically adapted or constructed for operation on privately owned raceways and located on a trailer designed to transport the race car;
(2) A vehicle stored as the property of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty assignment;
(3) A vehicle located on a vehicle sale lot or a commercial vehicle servicing facility;
(4) A vehicle located on property licensed or zoned as an automobile storage or impound yard;
(5) A vehicle registered and licensed under I.C. 9-18-12 as an automobile storage or impound yard; or
(6) A single vehicle located on private property posted for sale by owner for not more than 60 days in a one-year time period.
OFFICER.
(1) The Town Marshal or any of his or her Deputies; or
(2) Any ordinance officer.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory and not discretionary or directory.
(1996 Code, § 6-21) (Ord. 96-11-01, passed 11-25-1996)