IC 9-26-2-4: Enforcement of traffic regulations and financial responsibility provisions against parties to accidents on private property; ensuring operator compliance

Sec. 4. (a) A law enforcement officer shall enforce IC 9-21 and IC 9-25 against the parties to a motor vehicle accident on private property if the accident:

(1) occurs on commercial or other private property that is open to the public; and

(2) results in:

(A) personal injury or death; or

(B) property damage to an apparent extent greater than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

(b) A law enforcement officer present at the scene of an accident shall ensure that each operator is in compliance with the requirements of IC 9-26-1-1.1, regardless of the apparent extent of the total property damage.

(c) This section does not affect the power of a local government unit to contract with the owner or lessee of a shopping center or private business property under IC 9-21-18-4.