Indiana § 24-14-5-2 - Fees for emergency towing and private property towing
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§ 24-14-5-2. Fees for emergency towing and private property towing
Sec. 2. A towing company may charge fees for emergency towing and private property towing as follows:
(1) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by the state police department and the towing company has filed its rates to be part of the state police department's towing rotation, at the rate agreed to by the towing company and the state police department.
(2) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by a local law enforcement agency and the local law enforcement agency has set rates, at the rate of the local law enforcement agency or at the rate provided to the local law enforcement agency.
(3) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by a local law enforcement agency and the local law enforcement agency does not have set rates or rates provided to the local law enforcement agency, at the following rates:
(A) The rate the towing company provides to the state police department district in which the tow occurs.
(B) If the towing company does not have rates filed with the state police department district in which the tow occurs, then a rate that is not more than the state police department district's towing and storage agreements.
(4) If the towing service is a private property towing requested by a property owner that does not have a towing agreement with the towing company, at the rate applicable under subdivision (2) or (3).
(5) If the towing service is a private property towing requested by a property owner that has a towing agreement with the towing company, at the rate applicable in the towing agreement.
A towing company with a towing agreement that uses the services of another towing company to respond to an emergency towing may not charge a rate for the other towing company's services that is greater than the rate provided in the towing agreement.
As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.47.
IC 24-14-6Chapter 6. Notice Requirements
24-14-6-1Required actions
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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