On or before December 31 of each year, the Town Council shall enter into a contract with one or more vehicle towing and storage services for the removal and storage of abandoned vehicles. The contract shall stipulate a schedule of costs and charges to apply under the contract and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in accordance with IC 9-22-1-30. The owner of the vehicle shall be liable for paying all such costs to the vehicle towing and storage service upon and as a condition of reclaiming the vehicle, or in default thereof the costs shall be the liability of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles from the state Abandoned Vehicle Account and not a liability of the town.
('85 Code, § 8-8-4) (Ord. 1985-C29, passed 9-16-85)