For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLES.
(1) A vehicle located on public property illegally;
(2) A vehicle left on public property continuously without being removed for three days;
(3) A vehicle located on public property in 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 ordinance other than this chapter, if the impounded vehicle is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or the owner’s agent within 15 days of the vehicle’s removal; or
(7) A vehicle that is at least three model years old and mechanically inoperable and is left on private property continuously in a location visible from public property for more than 20 days.
(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
(c) 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.
(I.C. 9-13-2-1)
BUREAU. The Indiana Department of Motor Vehicles.
OFFICER.
(1) A regular member of the Police Department; or
(2) Another person designated by the Town Council.
PUBLIC AGENCY. The Town of Sellersburg, Indiana, its departments, employees, appointees and elected officials, which has been given the responsibility for the removal, storage and disposal of abandoned vehicles.
(Ord. 99-729, passed 10-25-99; Am. Ord. 2009-002, passed 1-12-09)