For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED. When used in conjunction with the term VEHICLE means:
(1) Any vehicle located on public premises which does not have lawfully affixed thereto or displayed thereon a valid, unexpired license plate permitting its operation upon the highways of the state;
(2) Any vehicle which is left on public premises continuously without being moved for a period of ten days;
(3) Any vehicle located on public premises illegally or in such a manner as to constitute a hazardous obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or other vehicle traffic on a public right-of-way, alley, or street;
(4) Any vehicle that has remained on private premises without the consent of the owner or person in control of such premises for more than five days;
(5) Any vehicle that is over five years old and mechanically inoperable and is left unattended on private premises in a location which is visible from public premises for more than 30 days; or
(6) Any vehicle from which there has been removed the engine or transmission or differential or which is otherwise partially dismantled inoperable or incapable of permitting regular use for the purpose of transportation and left on a private premises in a location visible from public premises or left on public premises.
PERSON. The last known record title holder to a vehicle according to the records of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
PRIVATE PREMISES. All privately-owned property located within the town which is not classified within the definition of PUBLIC PREMISES.
PUBLIC PREMISES. Any public right-of-way, alley, street, highway, park, or other municipally-owned property.
VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle, automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semi-trailer, truck tractor, bus, school bus, recreational vehicle, or motor bicycle.
(1995 Code, § 90.01)