41-26 Amending Chapter 20, Article 3 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Update Definitions, Procedures, and Enforcement Provisions Relating to Abandoned Vehicles

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(7) A vehicle that has been removed by a towing service or public agency upon request of an officer enforcing a statute or an ordinance other than this article, if the impounded vehicle is not claimed or redeemed by the owner or the owner's agent within twenty(20) days after the vehicle's removal; (8) A vehicle which is at least three(3) model years old, is mechanically inoperable, and is left on private property continuously in a location visible from public property for more than twenty (20) days. For purposes of this subsection,a vehicle covered by a tarpaulin or other plastic, vinyl,rubber, cloth, or textile covering is considered to be visible; or (9) A vehicle that was repaired or stored at the request of the owner that has not been claimed by the owner and for which the reasonable value of the charges associated with the repair or storage remain unpaid for more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the repair work is completed or the vehicle is first stored.. (b) Automobile scrapyard means a business organized for the purpose of scrap metal processing, automobile wrecking,or operating a junkyard. (c) Bureau refers to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (d) Fiscal body means the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana. (e) Officer means a regular member of the South Bend Police Department and any Neighborhood Code Enforcement Officer. (f) Owner means the last known record title holder of a vehicle, according to the records of the Bureau under IC 9-17-1-1 et seq. (g) Person means an individual, firm, corporation, association, fiduciary or government entity. (h) Private property means all property other than public property. (i) Public agency means the Board of Public Works. (j) Public property means a public right-of-way, street, highway,alley, sidewalk,park or other municipal property. (k) Towing service means a business that engages in moving, removing, storing and impounding disabled vehicles. (1) Vehicle has the meaning set forth in I.C. 9-13-2-196, as amended. (m) Visible from public property means that a vehicle can be seen from public property and includes vehicles which have been covered by a temporary covering that allows the form and outline of the vehicle to remain visible from public property. Sec. 20-29. Procedure for notice,removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles; fees. (a) No person shall abandon a vehicle on any public or private property without the permission of the person having the right to possession or control of the property upon which the vehicle is left. Page 3 of 5