Towing and storage fees.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 995-305
in effectSec. 995-305. - Towing and storage fees.
(a) It shall be unlawful to charge any fee associated in any way with the towing and storage of a vehicle under this chapter, except as follows:
(1) For the towing of a vehicle, the maximum fee shall be one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00);
(2) For the storage of a towed vehicle, the maximum fee for each twenty-four-hour period of storage shall be thirty dollars ($30.00); provided, however, that a storage fee may not begin to accrue until twenty-four (24) hours have passed since the vehicle arrived at the vehicle storage facility; or
(3) A tow business is permitted to require proof of insurance for the vehicle if the owner wishes to drive the vehicle from the storage facility. Tow business is prohibited from denying release of the vehicle based on proof of insurance but may charge a set out fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for removing vehicle from storage facility.
(b) This fee limitation does not restrict fees being charged for other services that may be requested by the vehicle's owner.
(c) The license administrator may review and adjust the fee limitations provided in this section by the promulgation of a regulation.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the fee limitation does not apply to a towed vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of thirteen thousand (13,000) lbs. or greater.
(e) If it is determined that a vehicle is towed in violation of this chapter, towing and storage fees which have been paid may be recovered by the vehicle's owner. Liability for damage to a towed vehicle is not limited by the provisions of this chapter.
(f) It is unlawful for a person, including a tow business or tow truck operator to offer, pay, or rebate money or other valuable consideration to the owner of a parking lot for the authority to tow vehicles from that owner's parking lot.
(g) When the vehicle's owner is present and desires to remove the vehicle from a parking lot before it is towed, the vehicle shall not be towed nor a fee charged; however, if a tow truck is attached to the offending vehicle and at least two (2) tires have been lifted off the ground at the time the vehicle's owner arrives, the vehicle shall not be towed but shall be released to the owner upon cash payment of a reasonable fee, not to exceed one half of the regular towing fee in lieu of towing 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_S995-305TOSTFEFetched: 10/27/2026