Section 22853 Of Article 2. Vehicle Disposition From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Whenever an officer or an employee removing a California
registered vehicle from a highway or from public property for
storage under this chapter does not know and is not able to ascertain
the name of the owner or for any other reason is unable to give
notice to the owner as required by Section 22852, the officer or
employee shall immediately notify, or cause to be notified, the
Department of Justice, Stolen Vehicle System, of its removal. The
officer or employee shall file a notice with the proprietor of any
public garage in which the vehicle may be stored. The notice shall
include a complete description of the vehicle, the date, time, and
place from which removed, the amount of mileage on the vehicle at the
time of removal, and the name of the garage or place where the
vehicle is stored.
(b) Whenever an officer or an employee removing a vehicle not
registered in California from a highway or from public property for
storage under this chapter does not know and is not able to ascertain
the owner or for any other reason is unable to give the notice to
the owner as required by Section 22852, the officer or employee shall
immediately notify, or cause to be notified, the Department of
Justice, Stolen Vehicle System. If the vehicle is not returned to the
owner within 120 hours, the officer or employee shall immediately
send, or cause to be sent, a written report of the removal by mail to
the Department of Justice at Sacramento and shall file a copy of the
notice with the proprietor of any public garage in which the vehicle
may be stored. The report shall be made on a form furnished by that
department and shall include a complete description of the vehicle,
the date, time, and place from which the vehicle was removed, the
amount of mileage on the vehicle at the time of removal, the grounds
for removal, and the name of the garage or place where the vehicle is
stored.
(c) Whenever an officer or employee or private party removing a
vehicle from private property for storage under this chapter does not
know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner or for any
other reason is unable to give the notice to the owner as required by
Section 22852 and if the vehicle is not returned to the owner within
a period of 120 hours, the officer or employee or private party
shall immediately send, or cause to be sent, a written report of the
removal by mail to the Department of Justice at Sacramento and shall
file a copy of the notice with the proprietor of any public garage in
which the vehicle may be stored. The report shall be made on a form
furnished by that department and shall include a complete description
of the vehicle, the date, time, and place from which the vehicle was
removed, the amount of mileage on the vehicle at the time of
removal, the grounds for removal, and the name of the garage or place
where the vehicle is stored.