Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a law enforcement officer authorized to enforce motor vehicle laws who discovers a vehicle that is operated in violation of this chapter may:
(1) take the license plate displayed on the vehicle into the officer's custody;
(2) take the vehicle into the officer's custody;
(3) cause the vehicle to be taken to and stored in a suitable place; or
(4) take any combination of the actions described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3);
until the proper certificate of registration and license plates for the vehicle are procured or the legal owner of the vehicle is found.
(b) A farm vehicle that is carrying perishable fruits or vegetables or livestock may not be impounded, and the operator may proceed to the point of destination after having been stopped by a law enforcement officer under this section.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-2-43(a); subsection (b) formerly 9-18-2-43(b); 9-21-21-7.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration
9-18.1-2-2. Vehicles Not Required to Be Registered
9-18.1-2-3. Registration Required for Operation on Highway
9-18.1-2-4. Semitrailer or Trailer Used With Apportionable Vehicle; Exception
9-18.1-2-5. Vehicle Operated by Nonresident; Exception
9-18.1-2-6. Operation of Vehicle on Highway by Nonresident
9-18.1-2-7. Vehicle Registered in Another State; Exception
9-18.1-2-8. Newly Acquired Vehicle; Exception
9-18.1-2-9. Apportionable Vehicle; Exception
9-18.1-2-10. Actions by Law Enforcement Officers