Tippecanoe County, IN Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

02(B) makes it unlawful to park a motor vehicle, house trailer, one-, two- or three-wheel trailer, tractor-trailer or any other towed conveyance on private property without the express or implied consent of the property's owner, occupant, lessee, agent or trustee; that owner or occupant must be the one to file the complaint with the County Sheriff's Department, and the vehicle is ticketed for the violation. Division (C) separately bans parking on public roadways or public property in a way that creates a hazard, including parking where signs forbid it, on bridges, on the traveled part of the road, near fire hydrants, or where the vehicle blocks the view of traffic signs or oncoming traffic; any person who witnesses that kind of violation can file the complaint.

Once a vehicle is ticketed, division (E) lets the investigating officer order immediate towing if the illegal parking is causing an emergency by blocking ingress or egress or the free movement of traffic, or if the vehicle has prior citations under this section. Division (F) authorizes immediate towing from a retail, office, house-of-worship or public-building lot if every entrance is posted with a County Highway Department-approved no-parking sign, and division (G) authorizes towing any vehicle still illegally parked four hours after it was ticketed. Division (H) requires the removing officer to use a reputable towing company and storage facility.