Sec. 21.5. (a) A person that provides towing services for a vehicle:
(1) at the request of a person on whose property an abandoned vehicle is located; or
(2) in accordance with this chapter;
has a lien on the vehicle for the reasonable value of the charges for the towing services and other related costs in accordance with IC 9-22-6.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), a person that obtains a lien for an abandoned vehicle under this section must comply with sections 16, 17, 19, and 23 of this chapter. After the requirements of this subsection have been met, a vehicle may be sold at public sale or public auction.
(c) If the vehicle is determined in a commercially reasonable manner to have a fair market value of more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) by the person that obtains a lien for the abandoned vehicle, the lienholder shall comply with:
(1) section 16 of this chapter;
(2) section 17 of this chapter;
(3) section 19 of this chapter; and
(4) IC 9-22-6.
After the requirements of this subsection have been met, a vehicle may be sold at public auction.
(d) A person that violates subsection (b) or (c) is liable for civil damages to any person that suffers harm because of the violation.
As added by P.L.125-2012, SEC.124. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.106; P.L.198-2016, SEC.369; P.L.157-2017, SEC.4.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged, and Scrap Vehicles
9-22-1-1. Application of Chapter
9-22-1-5. Discovery of Possession by Person Other Than Vehicle Owner
9-22-1-7. Inability to Determine Ownership; Declaring Vehicle Abandoned
9-22-1-11. Tagging Abandoned Vehicle or Parts
9-22-1-12. Officer's Abandoned Vehicle Report; Photographs
9-22-1-13. Disposal of Vehicle or Parts; Retention of Records and Photographs by Bureau
9-22-1-14. Duties of Tagging Officer; Towing and Storage of Vehicle or Parts
9-22-1-15. Discovery of Vehicle Abandoned on Private Property
9-22-1-16. Towing Vehicle From Private Property
9-22-1-17. Notice to Bureau Given by Service Towing Vehicle From Rental Property
9-22-1-18. Complaint by Person Owning or Controlling Private Property
9-22-1-19. National Data Base Search; Notification; Storage Costs
9-22-1-21. Means of Vehicle Identification Not Available; Disposal Without Notice
9-22-1-21.5. Liens on Vehicles; Public Sale or Auction; Civil Damages
9-22-1-23. Public Sale by Unit or Holder of Mechanic's Lien; Notice
9-22-1-24. Purchasers at Public Sales; Bill of Sale; Fees; Roadworthiness of Vehicle
9-22-1-25. Payment of Removal, Storage, and Disposition Costs; Cost Limits
9-22-1-26. Sale Proceeds Credited Against Removal, Storage, and Disposition Costs
9-22-1-30. Fiscal Body Procedures Established by Ordinance; Abandoned Vehicle Fund
9-22-1-31. Public Agencies; Personnel, Property, and Towing Contracts; Fiscal Body Ordinances
9-22-1-32. Liability for Loss or Damage to Vehicle or Vehicle Parts