Indiana Senate Bill 143 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-01-28 - Committee report: do pass, adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Provides that a towing service that provides professional towing services shall release a passenger motor vehicle to the owner or a representative of the owner upon the receipt of the towing service of certain documentation concerning the charges and the ownership of the vehicle. Provides that upon release of the vehicle, the towing service may no longer claim a statutory or possessory lien on the vehicle, but requires the insurer to pay the reasonable and customary charges for professional services proved by the towing service, including interest on unpaid charges for the professional services, beginning on the thirty-first day after the release of the vehicle.

Towing services.

Sen. Allen Paul [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-28		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2010-01-05		First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
2010-01-05		Authored by Senator Paul

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0143
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN0143.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/SB/SB0143.1.html