IC 24-14-3-5: Emergency towing; record keeping requirements

Sec. 5. (a) If a towing company is summoned for emergency towing by the owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicle, the towing company shall make a record of the following, to the extent available:

(1) The:

(A) first and last name; and

(B) telephone number;

of the person who summoned the towing company to the scene.

(2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.

(b) If a towing company is summoned for emergency towing by a law enforcement officer or by authorized state, county, or municipal personnel, the towing company shall make a record of the following, to the extent available:

(1) The identity of:

(A) the local law enforcement agency; or

(B) the authorized state, county, or municipal agency;

requesting the emergency towing.

(2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.

(c) A towing company:

(1) shall:

(A) maintain a record created under subsection (a) or (b); and

(B) provide a record created under subsection (a) or (b) to a local law enforcement agency upon request;

from the time the towing company appears at the scene of the disabled motor vehicle until the time the motor vehicle is towed and released to an authorized party; and

(2) shall:

(A) retain a record created under subsection (a) or (b) for a period of two (2) years from the date the disabled vehicle was towed from the scene; and

(B) throughout the two (2) year period described in clause (A), make the record available for inspection and copying, not later than two (2) business days after receiving a written request for inspection from:

(i) a local law enforcement agency;

(ii) the attorney general;

(iii) the disabled motor vehicle's owner; or

(iv) an authorized agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner.