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Section 22851 Of Article 2. Vehicle Disposition From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 2.
22851
. (a) (1) Whenever a vehicle has been removed to a garage
under this chapter and the keeper of the garage has received the
notice or notices as provided herein, the keeper shall have a lien
dependent upon possession for his or her compensation for towage and
for caring for and keeping safe the vehicle for a period not
exceeding 60 days or, if an application for an authorization to
conduct a lien sale has been filed pursuant to Section 3068.1 of the
Civil Code within 30 days after the removal of the vehicle to the
garage, 120 days and, if the vehicle is not recovered by the owner
within that period or the owner is unknown, the keeper of the garage
may satisfy his or her lien in the manner prescribed in this article.
The lien shall not be assigned. Possession of the vehicle is deemed
to arise when a vehicle is removed and is in transit, or when vehicle
recovery operations or load salvage operations that have been
requested by a law enforcement agency have begun at the scene.
(2) Whenever a vehicle owner returns to a vehicle that is in possession of a towing company prior to the removal of the vehicle, the owner may regain possession of the vehicle from the towing company if the owner pays the towing company the towing charges.
(b) No lien shall attach to any personal property in or on the vehicle. The personal property in or on the vehicle shall be given to the current registered owner or the owner's authorized agent upon demand and without charge during normal business hours. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, normal business hours are Monday to Friday, inclusive, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., inclusive, except state holidays. A gate fee may be charged for returning property after normal business hours, weekends, and state holidays. The maximum hourly charge for nonbusiness hours releases shall be one-half the hourly tow rate charged for initially towing the vehicle, or less. The lienholder is not responsible for property after any vehicle has been disposed of pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Whenever a vehicle owner returns to a vehicle that is in possession of a towing company prior to the removal of the vehicle, the owner may regain possession of the vehicle from the towing company if the owner pays the towing company the towing charges.
(b) No lien shall attach to any personal property in or on the vehicle. The personal property in or on the vehicle shall be given to the current registered owner or the owner's authorized agent upon demand and without charge during normal business hours. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, normal business hours are Monday to Friday, inclusive, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., inclusive, except state holidays. A gate fee may be charged for returning property after normal business hours, weekends, and state holidays. The maximum hourly charge for nonbusiness hours releases shall be one-half the hourly tow rate charged for initially towing the vehicle, or less. The lienholder is not responsible for property after any vehicle has been disposed of pursuant to this chapter.
