Indiana Code
Chapter 3. Emergency Towing
24-14-3-5. Emergency Towing; Record Keeping Requirements

Sec. 5. (a) If a towing company is summoned for emergency towing by the owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicle, the towing company shall make a record of the following, to the extent available:
(1) The:
(A) first and last name; and
(B) telephone number;
of the person who summoned the towing company to the scene.
(2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.
(b) If a towing company is summoned for emergency towing by a law enforcement officer or by authorized state, county, or municipal personnel, the towing company shall make a record of the following, to the extent available:
(1) The identity of:
(A) the local law enforcement agency; or
(B) the authorized state, county, or municipal agency;
requesting the emergency towing.
(2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.
(c) A towing company:
(1) shall:
(A) maintain a record created under subsection (a) or (b); and
(B) provide a record created under subsection (a) or (b) to a local law enforcement agency upon request;
from the time the towing company appears at the scene of the disabled motor vehicle until the time the motor vehicle is towed and released to an authorized party; and
(2) shall:
(A) retain a record created under subsection (a) or (b) for a period of two (2) years from the date the disabled vehicle was towed from the scene; and
(B) throughout the two (2) year period described in clause (A), make the record available for inspection and copying, not later than two (2) business days after receiving a written request for inspection from:
(i) a local law enforcement agency;
(ii) the attorney general;
(iii) the disabled motor vehicle's owner; or
(iv) an authorized agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner.
As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.

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