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Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-22-1-21.5

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

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