Section 24-14-3-5 - Emergency towing; record keeping requirements(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.Added by P.L. 281-2019,SEC. 5, eff. 7/1/2019.