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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 Senate Transportation Committee
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 2, 2021
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 3, 2021
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 9, 2021
- Done: To the GovernorMarch 22, 2021
- Done: Signed into lawMarch 22, 2021
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
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.
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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 reclaiming the vehicle.89(3).
Changed since by amendment S-3016; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named February 11, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
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