{"id":4893,"date":"2022-05-16T04:51:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T04:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/?page_id=4893"},"modified":"2022-06-14T18:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:04:24","slug":"vc-22669-impound-abandoned-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/vc-22669-impound-abandoned-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"VC 22669 Impound abandoned vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l388tv6t-0d071cf1a7da40a51331a74f86c4f45e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l388tv6t-0d071cf1a7da40a51331a74f86c4f45e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l388tv6t-0d071cf1a7da40a51331a74f86c4f45e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l388tv6t-0d071cf1a7da40a51331a74f86c4f45e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l388tv6t-0d071cf1a7da40a51331a74f86c4f45e av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>California<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Vehicle Code &#8211; VC \u00a7 22669<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7tcx4d-79db14b29e1b94fd5e75b5290134839c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7tcx4d-79db14b29e1b94fd5e75b5290134839c{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7tcx4d-79db14b29e1b94fd5e75b5290134839c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-61lly5-2143c76a7fcbf72180bd536c36ddade1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6\">\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6 .av_searchform_wrapper{\nborder-color:#edae44;\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6 #s.av-input-field{\ncolor:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6 .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon{\ncolor:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6 .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#edae44;\nstroke:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6 #searchsubmit{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6 .av_searchsubmit_wrapper{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia_search_element av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><search><form action='https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/' id='searchform_element' method='get' class='' data-element_id='av-3v7gq5-b765d251fcb7b36aacc02a9213b358d6' ><div class='av_searchform_wrapper'><input type='search' value='' id='s' name='s' placeholder='Search CA statutes' aria-label='Search CA statutes' class='av-input-field ' required \/><div class='av_searchsubmit_wrapper '><input type='submit' value='Find' id='searchsubmit' class='button ' title='View results on search page' aria-label='View results on search page' \/><\/div><input type='hidden' name='numberposts' value='10' \/><input type='hidden' name='results_hide_fields' value='' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6ynu5-f2215ef3ce666ed3f17f06a1c4ded3f1\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-6ynu5-f2215ef3ce666ed3f17f06a1c4ded3f1{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-6ynu5-f2215ef3ce666ed3f17f06a1c4ded3f1 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l3890dxk-634aa49849ae15748178d833c24193aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"subsection\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"SS_Banner\">VC \u00a7\u2002<span class=\"SS_SH SS_prior\">22669<\/span>. Removal of abandoned vehicles from highway or public or private property<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">(a)\u2002Any peace officer, as that term is defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with <span class=\"cite\">Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code\u00a0<\/span>, 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<span class=\"added-material\">,<\/span>\u00a0who has reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle has been abandoned, as determined pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 22523\u00a0<\/span>, may remove the vehicle from a highway or from public or private property.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002Any person performing a franchise or contract awarded pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (a) of Section 22710\u00a0<\/span>, may remove a vehicle from a highway or place to which it has been removed pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (c) of Section 22654\u00a0<\/span>or from public or private property, after a determination by a peace officer, as that term is defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code\u00a0<\/span>, or other designated employee of the state, county, or city in which\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">the<\/span>\u00a0vehicle is located that\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">the<\/span>\u00a0vehicle is abandoned, as determined pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 22523\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002A state, county, or city employee, other than a peace officer or employee of a sheriff&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p><span class=\"added-material\">(d)\u2002Motor 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4893","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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