(a) If a towing company is summoned for emergency towing by the owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicle, the towing company shall make a record of the following, to the extent available:(1) The:(A) first and last name; and(B) telephone number;of the person who summoned the towing company to the scene.(2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.(b) If a towing company is summoned for emergency towing by a law enforcement officer or by authorized state, county, or municipal personnel, the towing company shall make a record of the following, to the extent available:(1) The identity of:(A) the local law enforcement agency; or(B) the authorized state, county, or municipal agency;requesting the emergency towing.(2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.(c) A towing company:(1) shall:(A) maintain a record created under subsection (a) or (b); and(B) provide a record created under subsection (a) or (b) to a local law enforcement agency upon request;from the time the towing company appears at the scene of the disabled motor vehicle until ); and(B) provide a record created under subsection (a) or (b) to a local law enforcement agency upon request;from the time the towing company appears at the scene of the disabled motor vehicle until the time the motor vehicle is towed and released to an authorized party; and(2) shall:(A) retain a record created under subsection (a) or (b) for a period of two (2) years from the date the disabled vehicle was towed from the scene; and(B) throughout the two (2) year period described in clause (A), make the record available for inspection and copying, not later than two (2) business days after receiving a written request for inspection from:(i) a local law enforcement agency;(ii) the attorney general;(iii) the disabled motor vehicle's owner; or(iv) an authorized agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
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