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Ind. Code § 24-14-7-3

Release of property to owner or lienholder

As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.48.

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "property" means any of the following:

(1) A truck (as defined in IC 9-13-2-188).

(2) A trailer (as defined in IC 9-13-2-184).

(3) Cargo.

(b) A person may file a complaint with the attorney general alleging a violation of this article under IC 24-14-10-1 if the person:

(1) owns or holds a lien on property held at a towing company or storage facility; and

(2) believes the charges relating to a tow or the storage of the property are unreasonable.

(c) Not later than twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of:

(1) seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount charged;

(2) proof of a bond obtained by the owner for the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of the invoice; and

(3) a copy of a complaint filed with the attorney general alleging a violation of this article under IC 24-14-10-1;

a towing company or storage facility shall release all property to a properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on the property.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.