(A) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE.
(a) A vehicle located on public property illegally;
(b) A vehicle left on public property without being moved for three days;
(c) 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;
(d) 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;
(e) 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;
(f) A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or an ordinance other than this chapter if the impounded vehicle is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or the owner’s agent within 20 days after the vehicle’s removal; and
(g) A vehicle that is at least three model years old, is mechanically inoperable and is left on private property continuously in a location visible from public property for more than 20 days.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a vehicle that is self-propelled. The term does not include a farm tractor, implement of husbandry or motorized bicycle.
UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE. Any vehicle which is not registered as required by state law, specifically I.C. 9-18-2-1 and the requirements to obtain the appropriate indicia of ownership, such as a license plate or renewal tag, and display the same as required by I.C. 9-18-2-7 and all regulations of the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(B) The definitions from I.C. 9-13-2, applicable to motor vehicle law generally, are hereby incorporated by reference hereto.
(1996 Code, § 9-9)