§ 57A20. Impoundment of vehicles
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 Pa.C.S.A. Municipalities GenerallyEffective: November 4, 2016
Effective: November 4, 2016
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 57A20
§ 57A20. Impoundment of vehicles
(b) Return of vehicle and equipment.--Upon satisfaction of all terms of impoundment, including payment of all penalties imposed and all outstanding penalties assessed against the owner or operator of the confiscated vehicle and payment of the costs of the authority associated with confiscation and impoundment, the vehicle and equipment shall be returned to its registered owner or registered lienholder, unless the authority determines that the release would present a danger to the traveling public.
(1) If the owner, lienholder or operator of the impounded vehicle or equipment does not act to secure possession of the impounded property within 45 days of the date of impoundment, the authority may publicly auction all confiscated property. The authority may not schedule the impounded vehicle or equipment for auction if the owner, lienholder or operator has initiated proceedings before the authority to contest the underlying violation or the propriety of the impoundment.
(2) At least 30 days before the date of the public auction, the authority shall provide notice by regular mail to the registered owner and any registered lienholder of the public auction of confiscated vehicles and equipment. The notice required under this paragraph may be provided within the period of 45 days of the date of impoundment.
(d) Uncompensated costs.--After application of the proceeds from the sale of confiscated property under subsection (c)(3), the uncompensated costs of the authority associated with the confiscation, impoundment and auction and all outstanding penalties imposed and all outstanding fines assessed against the registered owner or operator of the confiscated property may be assessed against the registered owner or operator of the confiscated property as the authority may prescribe by regulation.
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2016, Nov. 4, P.L. 1222, No. 164, § 1.2, imd. effective.
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 57A20, PA ST 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 57A20
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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