HB87 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim McClendon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Motor vehicles, abandoned, includes an order to remove a motor vehicle by law enforcement officers if the driver is arrested or injured, or otherwise needs moving, Secs. 32-13-1, 32-13-2 am'd
Description: Under existing law, a law enforcement officer may have a motor vehicle towed if the motor vehicle has been unattended on a public street, road, or highway for seven days or more. Under this law, the towing agent or wrecker service has a lien for the towing charge and storage.
This bill would further define an abandoned motor vehicle and would specify that a law enforcement officer may have a motor vehicle towed if the driver of the motor vehicle has been arrested or injured or the motor vehicle needs to otherwise be removed from a public street or highway, or if the vehicle is subject to an impoundment order of law enforcement officers for outstanding traffic or parking violations.
Subjects: Motor Vehicles