Abatement of unsafe motor vehicles as nuisance by metropolitan law enforcement agency.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 391-204
in effectSec. 391-204. - Abatement of unsafe motor vehicles as nuisance by metropolitan law enforcement agency.
(a) Any nuisance under this chapter created by the use of unsafe motor vehicles on the streets shall be abated by the Indianapolis metropolitan police department and the members thereof.
(b) Where it is shown that any owner of a motor vehicle drives or permits another to drive the motor vehicle upon the streets, the driving of which, by reason of its age, condition or any defect therein, is dangerous or likely to cause injury to persons or damage to property, the chief of the Indianapolis metropolitan police department shall cause notice to be given to the owner or other person to remove the vehicle from the streets or to repair it, if the vehicle can be made safe by repair. In the event such person refuses to obey the notice, a summons shall be issued requiring him to appear before the mayor to show cause why the vehicle should not be declared a nuisance and abated. If, on the hearing, the mayor finds from the evidence that the vehicle is a nuisance within the meaning of this chapter, he shall enter an order so declaring and stating the terms of the abatement and the conditions upon which the vehicle may be driven upon the streets, if it can be and is repaired. Failure to remove from the streets or to repair such vehicle after the mayor so orders shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(Code 1975, § 19-38; G.O. 110, 2005, § 27; G.O. 47, 2009, § 27)
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=TITIIPUORSA_CH391NU_ARTIIAB_S391-204ABUNMOVENUMELAENAGFetched: 10/27/2026