1. (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. (1) The:

      1. (A) first and last name; and

      2. (B) telephone number;

         of the person who summoned the towing company to the scene.

   2. (2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.

2. (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. (1) The identity of:

      1. (A) the local law enforcement agency; or

      2. (B) the authorized state, county, or municipal agency;

         requesting the emergency towing.

   2. (2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.

3. (c) A towing company:

   1. (1) shall:

      1. (A) maintain a record created under subsection (a) or (b); and

      2. (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. (2) shall:

      1. (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

      2. (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:

         1. (i) a local law enforcement agency;
         2. (ii) the attorney general;
         3. (iii) the disabled motor vehicle's owner; or
         4. (iv) an authorized agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.