Sec. 32. The following are not liable for loss or damage to a vehicle or parts occurring during the removal or storage of a vehicle or parts under this chapter:

(1) A person who owns, leases, or occupies property from which an abandoned vehicle or its contents or parts are removed.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-22-1-32

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • public agency: means a local or state agency given the responsibility by statute or ordinance for the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned vehicles. See Indiana Code 9-22-1-3
  • storage yard: means a storage facility or a towing service used for the removal and storage of abandoned vehicles or parts. See Indiana Code 9-22-1-3.5
(2) A public agency.

(3) A towing service.

(4) An automobile scrapyard.

(5) A storage yard.

(6) An agent of a person or entity listed in subdivisions (1) through (5).

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-11.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.104-2005, SEC.8; P.L.54-2009, SEC.9.