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IN HB1356
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Robert Morris
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AI Summary
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Owners or last titled owners who fail to claim their vehicle before it goes to public sale commit a Class C infraction under Indiana law
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Exemption applies to previous owners who transferred both the vehicle and title to a buyer and possess a valid record of sale documenting the transaction
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Valid records of sale include either a reassigned title photocopy or a form document containing the buyer's name, address, signature, driver's license number, and sale date
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Public agencies must reimburse all storage and release costs to vehicle owners if the agency removed the vehicle before the statutory waiting period expired
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Abandoned vehicles. Provides that an owner or last titled owner of a motor vehicle commits a Class C infraction when the owner or last titled owner of the motor vehicle abandons the vehicle. Requires a public agency that removes an abandoned vehicle earlier than allowed under statute to reimburse all costs paid by a person to release the vehicle from storage.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
1/14/2019