Indiana § 9-22-1-11 - Tagging abandoned vehicle or parts

§ 9-22-1-11. Tagging abandoned vehicle or parts

Sec. 11. (a) An officer who finds or is notified of a vehicle or parts believed to be abandoned shall attach in a prominent place a notice tag containing the following information:

(1) The date, time, officer's name, public agency, and address and telephone number to contact for information.

(2) That the vehicle or parts are considered abandoned.

(3) That the vehicle or parts will be removed after:

(A) twenty-four (24) hours, if the vehicle is located on or within the right-of-way of an interstate highway or any highway that is designated as part of the state highway system under IC 8-23-4; or

(B) except as provided in subsection (b), seventy-two (72) hours, for any other vehicle.

(4) That the person who owns the vehicle will be held responsible for all costs incidental to the removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle.

(5) That the person who owns the vehicle may avoid costs by removal of the vehicle or parts within:

(A) twenty-four (24) hours, if the vehicle is located on or within the right-of-way of an interstate highway or any highway that is designated as part of the state highway system under IC 8-23-4; or

(B) seventy-two (72) hours, for any other vehicle.

(b) This subsection applies only to an abandoned vehicle as defined in IC 9-13-2-1(2). The legislative body of a consolidated city may adopt an ordinance that establishes a different waiting period for the removal of an abandoned vehicle, which must be at least seventy-two (72) hours but not more than fourteen (14) days, for the purpose of allowing a person to park their vehicle that is registered to their residence on the street outside of that residence.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-5(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.66-1992, SEC.5; P.L.131-2008, SEC.47; P.L.54-2009, SEC.6; P.L.227-2025, SEC.18.