Indiana § 32-33-10-5 - Services and vehicles subject to lien
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 32-33-10-5 — Services and vehicles subject to lien, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-33-10-5. Services and vehicles subject to lien
Sec. 5. (a) A person engaged in:
(1) towing, repairing, storing, servicing, or furnishing supplies or accessories for motor vehicles, airplanes, construction machinery and equipment, and farm machinery; or
(2) maintaining a motor vehicle garage, an airport or repair shop for airplanes, or a repair shop or servicing facilities for construction machinery and equipment and farm machinery;
has a lien on any motor vehicle or airplane or any unit of construction machinery and equipment or farm machinery towed, stored, repaired, serviced, or maintained for the person's reasonable charges for the towing, repair work, storage, or service, including reasonable charges for labor, for the use of tools, machinery, and equipment, and for all accessories, materials, gasoline, oils, lubricants, and other supplies furnished in connection with the towing, repair, storage, servicing, or maintenance of the motor vehicle, airplane, unit of construction machinery and equipment, or farm machinery.
(b) The costs of storing a motor vehicle may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-31-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.104-2005, SEC.10.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Indiana § 32-33-10-5
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Section 32-33-10-5 ("Services and vehicles subject to lien") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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