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Ind. Code § 9-13-2-1 (2025)

"Abandoned vehicle"

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     Sec. 1. "Abandoned vehicle" means the following:

(1) A vehicle located on public property illegally.

(2) A vehicle left on public property without being moved for twenty-four (24) hours.

(3) A vehicle located on public property in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on a public right-of-way.

(4) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of that property for more than forty-eight (48) hours.

(5) A vehicle from which the engine, transmission, or differential has been removed or that is otherwise partially dismantled or inoperable and left on public property.

(6) A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or an ordinance other than this chapter if the impounded vehicle is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or the owner's agent within twenty (20) days after the vehicle's removal.

(7) A vehicle that is at least three (3) model years old, is mechanically inoperable, and is left on private property continuously in a location visible from public property for more than twenty (20) days. For purposes of this subdivision, a vehicle covered by a tarpaulin or other plastic, vinyl, rubber, cloth, or textile covering is considered to be visible.

(8) A vehicle:

(A) that was repaired or stored at the request of the owner;

(B) that has not been claimed by the owner; and

(C) for which the reasonable value of the charges associated with the repair or storage remain unpaid more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the repair work is completed or the vehicle is first stored.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-2 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-1997, SEC.1; P.L.54-2009, SEC.2; P.L.262-2013, SEC.2.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Holmes v. Randolph, 610 N.E.2d 839 (Ind. 1993).
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Holmes v. Randolph, 610 N.E.2d 839 (Ind. 1993). · cites it 2× “"Abandoned vehicle" is now defined at Ind. Code Ann. § 9-13-2-1 (West 1992). 5 .”
Autobanc Corp. v. Hodges Towing Serv., 793 N.E.2d 248 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Indiana Code section 9-13-2-1 provides several definitions for an "abandoned vehicle," one of which is: "A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or public ageney upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or an ordinance other than this chapter if the impounded…”
Gillespie v. Niles, 956 N.E.2d 744 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Rather, the judgment should be against Rick’s Towing only.”
Hamilton v. City of New Albany, 698 F. App'x 821 (7th Cir. 2017). “” Ind. Code § 9-13-2-1 (7). It is undisputed that all 11 vehicles were more than 3 years old, but the defendants, whose burden it was to justify seizing Hamilton’s property, see Bogan v.”
Marcius Strawhorn & HSD of Cent. Indiana, LLC v. Town of Hillsboro, 146 N.E.3d 358 (Ind. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “At that time, Strawhorn was issued the Notice, in which he was notified that he was in violation of provisions in the Nuisance Ordinance relating to the trash, overgrown vegetation, and abandoned vehicles Indiana Code section 9-13-2-1 provides, in part, that an abandoned vehicle…”
Betts, No. 1:23-cv-00408 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 6, 2026). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code § 9-13-2-1 (7). The City of Marion has adopted an ordinance that incorporates these elements of Indiana law.”
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