Section 9-22-1-21.5 - Liens on vehicles; public sale or auction; civil damages(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.Amended by P.L. 157-2017,SEC. 4, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by P.L. 198-2016, SEC. 369, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by P.L. 262-2013, SEC. 106, eff. 7/1/2013.Added by P.L. 125-2012, SEC. 124, eff. 7/1/2012.