Section 22651.9 Of Article 1. Authority To Remove Vehicles From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 1.
22651.9
. (a) 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 city and county 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 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.