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Relating to notice and reclamation requirements for abandoned vehicles taken into custody by a police authority or private entity
Sponsored by the House Transportation (companion To Sf 232 By Committee on Transportation) Committee
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2021
- Done: House committeeFebruary 18, 2021
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 9, 2021
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 3, 2021
- Done: To the GovernorMarch 22, 2021
- Done: Signed into lawMarch 22, 2021
SF 232 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 232, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 232 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When a police officer or company takes an abandoned vehicle, they no longer have to send a notice to owners about any personal items found inside. People can still claim their belongings, but the official notice won't have to list what those items are. Additionally, anyone picking up an abandoned vehicle must show a valid driver's license and proof of insurance before driving it away.1
Read the official explanation
Current law requires a police authority or private entity that takes into custody an abandoned vehicle to notify, within days, by certified mail, the last known registered owner of the vehicle, all lienholders of record, and any other known claimant to the vehicle or to personal property found in the vehicle, addressed to the parties’ last known addresses of record, that the abandoned vehicle has been taken into custody, along with other specific details concerning the abandoned vehicle. This bill eliminates the requirement to provide notice to the claimants of any personal property found in the vehicle. The bill eliminates the requirement to describe the personal property found in the vehicle in the notice that is otherwise required by law. A person may still reclaim any personal property located inside the vehicle. The bill requires a person who is reclaiming an abandoned vehicle to present the person’s valid driver’s license and proof of financial liability coverage prior to driving the vehicle away from the premises.89(3).
Changed since by amendment S-3016; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 21, 2021 (as HSB 103). On January 28, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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