Sec. 3. Whenever a police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of this chapter, the officer may require the person driving the vehicle or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position off the paved, improved, or main traveled part of the highway. If:

(1) a person directed by an officer fails or refuses to move the vehicle; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-21-16-3

  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the vehicle is unattended;

the officer may provide for the removal of the vehicle to the nearest available garage or other place of safety.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-113(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.