SB298 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

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.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles