Title 50, Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.

This subchapter may be cited as the “Removal and Disposition of Abandoned and other Unlawfully Parked Vehicles Reform Act of 2003.”

For purposes of this subchapter, the terms: (1) “Abandoned vehicle” means any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that is left, parked, or stored on public space for more than 48 hours or on private property for more than 30 days, and to which at least 2 of the following apply…

It shall be a violation of Chapter 23 of this title for any person to park, leave unattended, or store: (1) An abandoned or dangerous vehicle on public space; (2) Any motor vehicle on private property without the consent of the property owner; or (3) An abandoned or dangerous veh…

(a) The District government, or any towing company at the direction of the Department shall remove an abandoned or dangerous vehicle parked, left, or stored on public space in violation of § 50-2421.03(1), as follows: (1) An abandoned vehicle shall be removed 48 hours after a war…

The District government or any towing company at the direction of the Department shall remove a motor vehicle parked, left, or stored, on private property in violation of § 50-2421.03(2) or (3), as follows: (1) A vehicle parked, left, or stored without the consent of the property…

Except for vehicles removed after traffic accidents, the Department may, without further notice, dispose of a dangerous vehicle or abandoned vehicle removed from the public space or private property pursuant to any District law or regulation if the vehicle does not display a vali…

(a) The Director is authorized to impound any vehicle removed from public space or private property pursuant to any District law or regulation. A vehicle subject to impoundment shall be taken to a District government impoundment facility, or a storage lot owned or operated by a t…

(a) An impounded vehicle removed from public or private property pursuant to this subchapter shall be reclaimed within 28 days after the impoundment notice sent pursuant to § 50-2421.07(b). (b) All other vehicles impounded pursuant to this subchapter, or pursuant to any other law…

(a) An owner or lienholder, or a person duly authorized by either, may reclaim an impounded vehicle stored at a District government impoundment facility at any time prior to the expiration of the applicable reclamation period, by: (1) Repealed; (2) Repealed; (3) Repealed; (4) Mak…

(a) The Department may, consistent with reasonable business practices, sell or otherwise dispose of an unclaimed vehicle. (b) If an unclaimed vehicle is sold at a public auction or through other means pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the purchaser shall take title to t…

An owner or lienholder who fails to reclaim a vehicle within the time prescribed shall nevertheless be entitled to recover the fair market value of any vehicle disposed of pursuant to this subchapter if: (1) The owner or lienholder requests a hearing with respect to the notices o…

The Directors of the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) and the Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) are authorized, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, to promulgate, amend or repeal rules, or establish or modify cost-based fees that are within the scope of their i…

Any repeal of a law or regulation by this subchapter or section 13 of D.C. Law 15-35 shall not invalidate any enforcement action, adjudication, or any other action made or taken pursuant to such law or regulation.

This subchapter and section 13 of D.C. Law 15-35 shall apply to all vehicles impounded after October 28, 2003. This subchapter and section 13 of D.C. Law 15-35 shall also apply to all vehicles impounded prior to October 28, 2003, provided that notice is sent to the owners and lie…