Whenever an employee of the Schererville Police Department performs and inspection of a motor vehicle, semi-trailer, or recreational vehicle prior to its registration in the State of Indiana, pursuant to Indiana Code, § 9-1-2-1, the Department shall be entitled to charge a fee in an amount of five dollars ($5.00) for each such inspection. The revenue from the inspection fee shall be deposited in a special vehicle inspection fund (See Sec. 2-402 of this Code). The fiscal body (Town Council) must appropriate the money collected from the inspection only for law enforcement purposes. (Ord. No. 1069, § 1, 6-8-88) The person inspecting such vehicle shall make a record of inspection upon the application form, as prepared by the Department, and verify the facts set out in said application.
a. Non-commercial applicants shall pay the inspection fee at the time of the inspection. A receipt will be issued for each fee collected, on a receipt form designated, in triplicate, with one (1) copy given to the applicant, one (1) copy attached to the fee, and one (1) copy remaining in the receipt book. The fee shall then be deposited in the designated safe and remitted to the Clerk-Treasurer at least once each week.
b. Commercial applications shall be billed on a monthly basis, payable on or before the 15th day of the following month. All requests for inspections by auto dealerships shall be recorded on an "assist cash sheet", specifying the number of vehicles inspected. An inspection form, specifying the date, name of the business, the number of vehicles inspected, and designated space for signatures of the commercial representative and the inspecting officer, will be completed each time, and these forms turned in to the records clerk of the police department. No fee shall be collected from any commercial applicant by any employee of the police department without authorization from the station commander or the Chief of Police.
(Ord. No. 957, § 1, 6-13-84, Schererville Town Code, § 8-9-1)