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Storage Authorities
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You are urged to contact the impounding
agency for information or questions in regards to your vehicle
14602.6 VC - Driver unlicensed/suspended
(30 Day Impoundment)
(a) (1) Whenever a peace
officer determines that a person was driving a
vehicle while his or
her driving privilege was suspended or revoked, driving a
vehicle while his or
her driving privilege is restricted pursuant to Section 13352 or
23575 and the
vehicle
is not equipped with a functioning, certified interlock device, or
driving a
vehicle without ever having
been issued a driver's license, the peace officer may either
immediately arrest that person and cause the removal and seizure of
that
vehicle or, if the
vehicle is involved in a
traffic collision, cause the removal and seizure of the
vehicle without the necessity
of arresting the person in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing
with Section 22650) of Division 11. A
vehicle so impounded shall be
impounded for 30 days.
14602.7 VC - Evading a Peace Officer
(Seizer)
(a) A magistrate presented
with the affidavit of a peace officer establishing reasonable cause
to believe that a
vehicle, described by
vehicle type and license
number, was an instrumentality used in the peace officer's presence
in violation of Section 2800.1, 2800.2, 2800.3, or 23103, shall
issue a warrant or order authorizing any peace officer to
immediately seize and cause the removal of the
vehicle. The warrant
or court order may be entered into a computerized database. A
vehicle so impounded
may be impounded for a period not to exceed 30 days.
14607.6 VC Thirty (30) Day
Impoundment/Forfeiture
A motor
vehicle
is subject to forfeiture as a nuisance if it is driven on a highway
in this state by a driver with a suspended or revoked license, or by
an unlicensed driver, who is a registered owner of the
vehicle at the time of
impoundment and has a previous misdemeanor conviction for a
violation of subdivision (a) of Section 12500 or Section 14601,
14601.1, 14601.2, 14601.3, 14601.4, or 14601.5.
22651(a) VC - Unattended on bridge/tunnel
causing obstruction
Removal of a vehicle when a
vehicle is left unattended upon
a bridge, viaduct, or causeway or in a tube or tunnel where the
vehicle constitutes an
obstruction to traffic.
22651(b) VC - Parking/standing on
any highway so as to cause obstruction.
Removal of a vehicle when a
vehicle is parked or left
standing upon a highway in a position so as to obstruct the normal
movement of traffic or in a condition so as to create a hazard to
other traffic upon the highway.
22651(c) VC - Stolen/Embezzled vehicle
This section is used when a vehicle is found upon
a highway or public land and a report has previously been made that
the vehicle is stolen or a complaint has been filed and a warrant
thereon is issued charging that the vehicle is embezzled.
22651(d) VC - Blocking driveway
Removal of a vehicle when a
vehicle is illegally parked so
as to block the entrance to a private driveway and it is impractical
to move the
vehicle from in front
of the driveway to another point on the highway.
22651(e) VC - Blocking fire access
Removal of a vehicle when a
vehicle is illegally parked so
as to prevent access by firefighting equipment to a fire hydrant and
it is impracticable to move the
vehicle
from in front of the fire hydrant to another point on the highway.
22651(f) VC - On highway more than four
(4) hours
Removal of a vehicle when a
vehicle, except highway
maintenance or construction equipment, is stopped, parked, or left
standing for more than four hours upon the right-of-way of a freeway
that has full control of access and no crossings at grade and the
driver, if present, cannot move the
vehicle under its own
power.
22651(g) VC - Driver incapacitated
Removal of a vehicle when the
person in charge of a
vehicle upon a highway or
public land is, by reason of physical injuries or illness,
incapacitated to an extent so as to be unable to provide for its
custody or removal.
22651(h) VC Driver in custody
Removal of a vehicle when an
officer arrests a person driving or in control of a
vehicle for an alleged
offense and the officer is, by this
code or other law, required or
permitted to take, and does take, the person into custody.
22651(i) VC - Five (5) or more delinquent
parking violations
When a
vehicle,
other than a rented
vehicle, is found upon a
highway or public land, or is removed pursuant to this
code, and it is known that the
vehicle has been
issued five or more notices of parking violations to which the owner
or person in control of the
vehicle has not responded
within 21 calendar days of notice of citation issuance or citation
issuance or 14 calendar days of the mailing of a notice of
delinquent parking violation to the agency responsible for
processing notices of parking violations, or the registered owner of
the
vehicle
is known to have been issued five or more notices for failure to pay
or failure to appear in court for traffic violations for which a
certificate has not been issued by the magistrate or clerk of the
court hearing the case showing that the case has been adjudicated or
concerning which the registered owner's record has not been cleared
pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 41500) of Division
17.
22651(j) VC - Illegally parked with no
evidence of registration
Removal of a vehicle When a
vehicle is found illegally
parked and there are no license plates or other evidence of
registration displayed, the
vehicle may be
impounded until the owner or person in control of the
vehicle furnishes the
impounding law enforcement agency evidence of his or her identity
and an address within this state at which he or she can be located.
22651(k) VC - Violation of 72 hour parking
Removal of a vehicle When a
vehicle is parked or left
standing upon a highway for 72 or more consecutive hours in
violation of a local ordinance authorizing removal.
22651(l) VC - Violation of temporary no
parking (i.e. construction)
Removal of a vehicle When a
vehicle is illegally parked on
a highway in violation of a local ordinance forbidding standing or
parking and the use of a highway, or a portion thereof, is necessary
for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the highway, or for the
installation of underground utilities, and signs giving notice that
the
vehicle may be removed are
erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal by a local
authority pursuant to the ordinance.
22651(m) VC - Violation of temporary no
parking
Removal of a vehicle from
wherever the use of the highway, or a portion of the highway, is
authorized by a local authority for a purpose other than the normal
flow of traffic or for the movement of equipment, articles, or
structures of unusual size, and the parking of a
vehicle would prohibit or
interfere with that use or movement, and signs giving notice that
the
vehicle may be removed are
erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal by a local
authority pursuant to the ordinance.
22651(n) VC - No parking - Tow Away Zone
Removal of a vehicle whenever
a
vehicle is parked or left
standing where local authorities, by resolution or ordinance, have
prohibited parking and have authorized the removal of vehicles. A
vehicle shall not be removed
unless signs are posted giving notice of the removal.
22651(o) VC - Registration expired over
six (6) months
Removal of a vehicle when a
vehicle is found or operated
upon a highway, public land, or an offstreet parking facility under
the following circumstances:
(A) With a registration expiration date in excess
of six months before the date it is found or operated on the
highway, public lands, or the offstreet parking facility.
(B) Displaying in, or upon,
the
vehicle, a registration card,
identification card, temporary receipt, license plate, special
plate, registration sticker, device issued pursuant to Section 4853,
or permit that was not issued for that
vehicle,
or is not otherwise lawfully used on that
vehicle under this
code.
(C) Displaying in, or upon,
the
vehicle, an altered, forged,
counterfeit, or falsified registration card, identification card,
temporary receipt, license plate, special plate, registration
sticker, device issued pursuant to Section 4853, or permit.
22651(p) VC - Unlicensed/suspended driver
(or out of class)
Removal of a vehicle when the
peace officer issues the driver of a
vehicle a notice to appear for
a violation of Section 12500, 14601, 14601.1, 14601.2, 14601.3,
14601.4, 14601.5, or 14604 and the
vehicle
is not impounded pursuant to Section 22655.5. A
vehicle
so removed from the highway or public land, or from private property
after having been on a highway or public land, shall not be released
to the registered owner or his or her agent, except upon
presentation of the registered owner's or his or her agent's
currently valid driver's license to operate the
vehicle
and proof of current
vehicle registration, or upon
order of a court.
22651(q) VC Parked over 24 hours, common
interest development
Removal of a vehicle whenever
a
vehicle is parked for more than
24 hours on a portion of highway that is located within the
boundaries of a common interest development, as defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 1351 of the Civil Code,
and signs, as required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of
Section 22658, have been posted on that portion of highway providing
notice to drivers that vehicles parked thereon for more than 24
hours will be removed at the owner's expense, pursuant to a
resolution or ordinance adopted by the local authority.
22651(r) VC - Illegally parked - Blocking
movement of legally parked vehicle
Removal of a vehicle when a
vehicle is illegally parked and
blocks the movement of a legally parked
vehicle.
22651(s) VC Roadside rest area or
viewpoint
Removal of a vehicle when a
vehicle, except highway
maintenance or construction equipment, an authorized emergency
vehicle, or a
vehicle that is properly
permitted or otherwise authorized by the Department of
Transportation, is stopped, parked, or left standing for more than
eight hours within a roadside rest area or viewpoint.
22651.2(a) VC - Vehicle with signs
advertising an event
Any peace officer, as defined
in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of
the Penal
Code, or any regularly employed
and salaried employee, who is engaged in directing traffic or
enforcing parking laws and regulations of a city, county, or
jurisdiction of a state agency in which a
vehicle
is located, may remove a
vehicle located within the
territorial limits in which the officer or employee may act when the
vehicle is found upon a highway
or any public lands, and if all of the following requirements are
satisfied:
(1) Because of the size and
placement of signs or placards on the
vehicle, it appears
that the primary purpose of parking the
vehicle
at that location is to advertise to the public
an event or function on private property or on public property hired
for a private event or function to which the public is invited.
(2) The
vehicle
is known to have been previously issued a notice of parking
violation that was accompanied by a notice warning that an
additional parking violation may result in the impoundment of the
vehicle.
(3) The registered owner of
the
vehicle has been mailed a
notice advising of the existence of the parking violation and that
an additional violation may result in the impoundment of the
vehicle.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not
apply to a
vehicle bearing any sign or
placard advertising any business or enterprise carried on by or
through the use of that
vehicle.
(c) Section 22852 applies to
the removal of any
vehicle pursuant to
this section.
22651.3 (a) VC - Removal of vehicle
from off-street parking facility
Any peace officer, as that
term is defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of
Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal
Code, or any regularly employed
and salaried employee, who is engaged in directing traffic or
enforcing parking laws and regulations, of a city, county, or
jurisdiction of a state agency in which any
vehicle,
other than a rented
vehicle, is located may remove
the
vehicle from an
offstreet public parking facility located within the territorial
limits in which the officer or employee may act when the
vehicle is known to have been
issued five or more notices of parking violation over a period of
five or more days, to which the owner or person in control of the
vehicle has not responded or
when any
vehicle
is illegally parked so as to prevent the movement of a legally
parked
vehicle.
22651.4 VC - Foreign commercial vehicle,
designated zone
(a) A peace officer, as
defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of
Part 2 of the Penal
Code, may impound a
vehicle and its cargo pursuant
to Section 34517.
(b) A member of the
department may impound a
vehicle and its cargo pursuant
to Section 34518.
(c) A member of the
department may store or impound a
vehicle upon determination that
the registrant of the
vehicle
or the driver of the
vehicle has failed to pay
registration, regulatory, fuel permit, or other fees, or has an
outstanding warrant in a county in the state. The impoundment
charges are the responsibility of the owner of the
vehicle.
The stored or impounded
vehicle shall be released upon
payment of those fees or fines or the posting of bail.
The driver or owner of the
vehicle may request a hearing
to determine the validity of the seizure.
22651.5 VC - Sounding alarm
Any peace officer, as defined
in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of
the Penal
Code, or any regularly employed
and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or
enforcing parking laws or regulations, may, upon the complaint of
any person, remove a
vehicle parked within
500 feet of any occupied building of a school, community college, or
university during normal hours of operation, or a
vehicle parked within a
residence or business district, from a highway or from public or
private property, if an alarm device or horn has been activated
within the
vehicle, whether continuously
activated or intermittently and repeatedly activated, the peace
officer or designated employee is unable to locate the owner of the
vehicle
within 20 minutes from the time of arrival at
the
vehicle's
location, and the alarm device or horn has not been completely
silenced prior to removal.
22651.6 VC - Speed contest
A peace officer or employee
specified in Section 22651 may remove a
vehicle located within the
territorial limits in which the officer or employee may act when the
vehicle was used by a person
who was engaged in a motor
vehicle
speed contest, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 23109, and
the person was arrested and taken into custody for that offense by a
peace officer.
22651.9 VC - Removal of vehicles for sale
Removal of a
vehicle
located within the territorial limits in which the officer or
employee may act when the
vehicle is found upon a street
or any public lands, if all of the following requirements are
satisfied:
(1) Because of a sign or
placard on the
vehicle, it appears that the
primary purpose of parking the
vehicle at that location is to
advertise to the public the private sale of that
vehicle.
(2) Within the past 30 days,
the
vehicle is known to have been
previously issued a notice of parking violation, under local
ordinance, which was accompanied by a notice containing all of the
following:
(A) A warning that an
additional parking violation may result in the impoundment of the
vehicle.
(B) A warning that the
vehicle
may be impounded pursuant to this section, even if moved to another
street, so long as the signs or placards offering the
vehicle for sale
remain on the
vehicle.
(C) A listing of the streets or public lands
subject to the resolution or ordinance adopted pursuant to paragraph
(4), or if all streets are covered, a statement to that effect.
(3) The notice of parking
violation was issued at least 24 hours prior to the removal of the
vehicle.
(4) The local authority of
the city, county, or city and county has, by resolution or
ordinance, authorized the removal of vehicles pursuant to this
section from the street or public lands on which the
vehicle is located.
(b) Section 22852 applies to
the removal of any
vehicle pursuant to
this section.
22652 VC - Removal from disabled person's
parking spaces
Removal of any
vehicle
from a stall or space designated for physically disabled persons
pursuant to Section 22511.7 or 22511.8, located within the
jurisdictional limits in which the officer or employee is authorized
to act, if the
vehicle
is parked in violation of Section 22507.8 and if the police or
sheriff's department or the Department of the California Highway
Patrol is notified.
(b) In a privately or publicly owned or operated
offstreet parking facility, this section applies only to those
stalls and spaces if the posting requirements under subdivisions (a)
and (d) of Section 22511.8 have been complied with and if the stalls
or spaces are clearly signed or marked.
22652.6 VC Additional circumstances
permitting removal
Removal of any
vehicle
parked or standing on the streets or highways or from a stall or
space of a privately or publicly owned or operated offstreet parking
facility within the jurisdiction of the city or county when the
vehicle is in violation of a
local ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to Section 22511.57.
22653 VC - Removal from private property
Removal of a
vehicle
from private property located within the territorial limits in which
the officer is empowered to act, when a report has previously been
made that the
vehicle
has been stolen or a complaint has been filed and a warrant thereon
issued charging that the
vehicle has been embezzled.
22655(a) VC Impounded vehicle for
investigation
When there is reasonable
cause to believe that a motor
vehicle on a highway or on
private property open to the general public onto which the public is
explicitly or implicitly invited, located within the territorial
limits in which the officer is empowered to act, has been involved
in a hit-and-run accident, and the operator of the
vehicle
has failed to stop and comply with Sections 20002 to 20006,
inclusive, the officer may remove the
vehicle from the highway or
from public or private property for the purpose of inspection.
22655.3 VC Removal for investigation
Removal and store, or cause
to be removed and stored, any
vehicle used in violation of
Section 2800.1 or 2800.2 from property other than that of the
registered owner of the
vehicle for the
purposes of investigation, identification, or apprehension of the
driver if the driver of the
vehicle abandons the
vehicle and leaves it
unattended.
All towing and storage fees for a
vehicle removed under
this section shall be paid by the owner, unless the
vehicle was stolen or
taken without permission.
22655.5 VC - Evidence Hold
Removal of a motor
vehicle
from the highway or from public or private property within the
territorial limits in which the officer may act under the following
circumstances:
(a) When any
vehicle
is found upon a highway or public or private property and a peace
officer has probable cause to believe that the
vehicle was used as the means
of committing a public offense.
(b) When any
vehicle
is found upon a highway or public or private property and a peace
officer has probable cause to believe that the
vehicle is itself evidence
which tends to show that a crime has been committed or that the
vehicle contains evidence,
which cannot readily be removed, which tends to show that a crime
has been committed.
(c) Notwithstanding Section
3068 of the Civil
Code or Section 22851 of this
code, no lien shall
attach to a
vehicle removed under this
section unless the
vehicle
was used by the alleged perpetrator of the crime with the express or
implied permission of the owner of the
vehicle.
(d) In any prosecution of the
crime for which a
vehicle was impounded pursuant
to this section, the prosecutor may request, and the court may
order, the perpetrator of the crime, if convicted, to pay the costs
of towing and storage of the
vehicle,
and any administrative charges imposed pursuant to Section 22850.5.
(e) This section shall become operative on January
1, 1993.
22656 VC - Removal from Railroad
right-of-way
Removal of a
vehicle
from the right-of-way of a railroad, street railway, or light rail
line located within the territorial limits in which the officer is
empowered to act if the
vehicle is parked or abandoned
upon any track or within 71/2 feet of the nearest rail. The officer
may also remove a
vehicle that is parked
beyond 71/2 feet of the nearest rail but within the right-of-way of
a railroad, street railway, or light rail if signs are posted giving
notice that vehicles may be removed.
22658 VC - Removal from private property
(a)
The owner or person in
lawful possession of private property, including an association of a
common interest development as defined in Section 1351 of the Civil
Code, may cause the
removal of a
vehicle parked on the property
to a storage facility that meets the requirements of subdivision (n)
under any of the following circumstances:
(1) There is displayed, in plain view at all
entrances to the property, a sign not less than 17 inches by 22
inches in size, with lettering not less than one inch in height,
prohibiting public parking and indicating that vehicles will be
removed at the owner's expense, and containing the telephone number
of the local traffic law enforcement agency and the name and
telephone number of each towing company that is a party to a written
general towing authorization agreement with the owner or person in
lawful possession of the property. The sign may also indicate that a
citation may also be issued for the violation.
(2) The
vehicle
has been issued a notice of parking violation, and 96 hours have
elapsed since the issuance of that notice.
(3) The
vehicle
is on private property and lacks an engine, transmission, wheels,
tires, doors, windshield, or any other major part or equipment
necessary to operate safely on the highways, the owner or person in
lawful possession of the private property has notified the local
traffic law enforcement agency, and 24 hours have elapsed since that
notification.
(4) The lot or parcel upon
which the
vehicle is parked is improved
with a single-family dwelling.
22659 VC - Removal from State property
Any peace officer of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol or any person duly
authorized by the state agency in possession of property owned by
the state, or rented or leased from others by the state and any
peace officer of the Department of the California Highway Patrol
providing policing services to property of a district agricultural
association may, subsequent to giving notice to the city police or
county sheriff, whichever is appropriate, cause the removal of a
vehicle
from the property to the nearest public garage, under any of the
following circumstances:
(a) When the
vehicle
is illegally parked in locations where signs are posted giving
notice of violation and removal.
(b) When an officer arrests
any person driving or in control of a
vehicle for an alleged offense
and the officer is by this
code or other law required to
take the person arrested before a magistrate without unnecessary
delay.
(c) When any
vehicle
is found upon the property and report has previously been made that
the
vehicle
has been stolen or complaint has been filed and a warrant thereon
issued charging that the
vehicle
has been embezzled.
(d) When the person or
persons in charge of a
vehicle upon the property are
by reason of physical injuries or illness incapacitated to that
extent as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal.
The person causing removal of
the
vehicle shall comply with the
requirements of Sections 22852 and 22853 relating to notice.
22659.5 VC - Vehicle used in commission of
act of prostitution
(a) Notwithstanding any other
provision of
law, any city, any county, or any city
and county, may adopt an ordinance establishing a five-year pilot
program that implements procedures for declaring any motor
vehicle
a public nuisance when the
vehicle is used in the
commission of an act in violation of Section 266h or 266i of the
Penal
Code or subdivision (b) of
Section 647 of that
code,
and there is a conviction of Section 266h or 266i of the Penal
Code
or subdivision (b) of Section
647 of that
code, or a provision
involving any lesser included offense to which the defendant enters
a plea of guilty or nolo contendere as part of a plea agreement
subsequent to the defendant having been charged with a violation of
Section 266h or 266i of the Penal
Code
or subdivision (b) of Section 647 of that
code.
(b) In addition to the
authority provided by subdivision (h) of Section 22651, the
ordinance may also include procedures to enjoin and abate the
declared nuisance by ordering the defendant not to use the
vehicle again for purposes of
violating Section 266h or 266i of the Penal
Code or subdivision (b) of
Section 647 of that
code
and authorizing the temporary impoundment of the
vehicle that the court
has declared a nuisance if the defendant violates the order.
The impoundment shall not exceed 48
hours.
(c) The only action that may be taken to enjoin
and abate the declared nuisance are those actions specified in
subdivision (b).
(d) Any procedures
implemented pursuant to this section shall ensure that no
vehicle is declared a
nuisance if the
vehicle is stolen, unless it is
not possible to reasonably ascertain the identity of any owner of
the
vehicle.
22660 VC - Removal of abandoned, wrecked,
dismantled, or inoperative vehicles
Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an
ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as
public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative
vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for
the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government
Code, or assumption by the
local authority, of costs of administration and the removal.
22669 VC - Abandoned vehicle,
removal from highway or from public or private property
(a) Any peace officer, as
that term is defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of
Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal
Code, or any other employee of
the state, county, or city designated by an agency or department of
the state or the board of supervisors or city council to perform
this function, in the territorial limits in which the officer or
employee is authorized to act, who has reasonable grounds to believe
that the
vehicle has been abandoned, as
determined pursuant to Section 22523, may remove the
vehicle from a highway or from
public or private property.
(b) Any person performing a
franchise or contract awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
22710, may remove a
vehicle from a highway or place
to which it has been removed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section
22654 or from public or private property, after a determination by a
peace officer, as that term is defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing
with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal
Code,
or other designated employee of the state, county, or city in which
the
vehicle
is located that the
vehicle is abandoned, as
determined pursuant to Section 22523.
(c) A state, county, or city
employee, other than a peace officer or employee of a sheriff's
department or a city police department, designated to remove
vehicles pursuant to this section may do so only after he or she has
mailed or personally delivered a written report identifying the
vehicle and its location to the
office of the Department of the California Highway Patrol located
nearest to the
vehicle.
(d) Motor vehicles which are parked, resting, or
otherwise immobilized on any highway or public right-of-way and
which lack an engine, transmission, wheels, tires, doors,
windshield, or any other part or equipment necessary to operate
safely on the highways of this state, are hereby declared a hazard
to public health, safety, and welfare and may be removed immediately
upon discovery by a peace officer or other designated employee of
the state, county, or city.
23109.2 VC - Speed Contest
(a) (1) Whenever a peace
officer determines that a person was engaged in any of the
activities set forth in paragraph (2), the peace officer may
immediately arrest and take into custody that person and may cause
the removal and seizure of the motor
vehicle
used in that offense in
accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650). A motor
vehicle so seized may be
impounded for not more than 30 days.
27159 VC Excessive pollution, diesel
vehicles
Any uniformed member of the
California Highway Patrol may order a
vehicle stored when it is
located within the territorial limits in which the member may act if
requested by a representative of the State Air Resources Board to
remove the
vehicle from service pursuant
to subdivision (f) of Section 44011.6 of the Health and Safety
Code.
All towing and storage fees for a
vehicle removed under this
section shall be paid by the owner.
34506.4(a) VC Removal of certain unsafe
vehicles
(a) Any member of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol may remove from the
highway and have placed in a storage facility, any
vehicle described in
subdivision (a) of Section 22406, subdivision (g) of Section 34500,
and any motortruck with a gross
vehicle
weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, which is in an unsafe
condition.
34506.4(b) VC Removal of farm labor
vehicles
Any member of the Department
of the California Highway Patrol may impound any farm labor
vehicle
operated in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800,
subdivision (a) of Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section
31402, subject to the following requirements:
(1) A farm labor
vehicle
impounded for a first violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800,
subdivision (a) of Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section
31402 may be released within 24 hours upon delivery to the
impounding authority of satisfactory proof that the
vehicle will be legally moved
or transported to a place of repair.
(2) A farm labor
vehicle
shall be impounded for not less than 10 days for a second violation
of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision (a) of Section
24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 31402, or any combination of
two of those provisions, if the original equipment or maintenance
violation has not been repaired to comply with existing law.
The farm labor
vehicle shall be released after
10 days upon delivery to the impounding authority of satisfactory
proof that the
vehicle has been
repaired to comply with existing law, or upon delivery to the
impounding agency of satisfactory proof that the
vehicle will be lawfully moved
or transported to a place of repair.
(3) A farm labor
vehicle
shall be impounded for not less than 30 days for a third or
subsequent violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision
(a) of Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 31402, or any
combination of three or more of those provisions, if the original
equipment or maintenance violation has not been repaired to comply
with existing law.
The farm labor
vehicle shall be released after
30 days upon delivery to the impounding authority of satisfactory
proof that the
vehicle has been
repaired to comply with existing law, or upon delivery to the
impounding agency of satisfactory proof that the
vehicle will be lawfully moved
or transported to a place of repair.
34506.5 VC Farm labor vehicle forfeiture
(a) A farm labor
vehicle
is subject to forfeiture as a nuisance if it is driven on a highway
in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision (a) of
Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 31402 and has been
impounded for a second or subsequent time pursuant to paragraph (3)
of subdivision (b) of Section
34506.4.
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