Additional requirements.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 995-304
in effectSec. 995-304. - Additional requirements.
(a) A tow business and a tow truck operator must comply with all applicable federal, state and local law. It shall be unlawful to commit an act in violation of the provisions of this section.
(b) The practice of booting a vehicle to hold it for towing is prohibited.
(c) All vehicles that are towed under this chapter shall be towed directly and continuously to a vehicle storage facility leased or owned by the tow business, and shall not be placed or kept in any temporary holding area.
(d) All vehicles towed must be stored within the county or within a fifteen (15) mile radius of where the tow originated.
(e) A towed vehicle shall be available to be claimed within sixty (60) minutes of its being towed or within thirty (30) minutes of its arrival at a vehicle storage facility, whichever is less, and the vehicle shall be released promptly upon payment of fees and demonstration of proof of ownership such as title or registration of vehicle.
(f) A tow business and tow truck operator shall allow the vehicle's owner a reasonable amount of time to remove or retrieve personal property or possessions that are not affixed, from a vehicle. The retrieval of possessions may be at the scene of the tow or at the vehicle storage facility prior to payment. A tow business or tow truck operator is prohibited from charging a fee for this retrieval or to refuse to allow retrieval of such possessions.
(g) A release or waiver of liability of any kind is prohibited as a condition of the release of the vehicle. A tow business may require proof of identification of the person retrieving a vehicle. The person retrieving the vehicle is not required to be the owner of the vehicle.
(G.O. 26, 2011, § 1)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH995NNSTOBU_ARTIIINNSTORERE_S995-304ADREFetched: 10/27/2026