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IA SSB3061
SB
AI Summary
- Reduces the timeframe for police authorities or private entities to send certified mail notice to owners of abandoned vehicles from twenty days to ten days after taking custody
- Extends the reclamation period for vehicle owners, lienholders, and claimants from ten days to twenty days after notice is sent to retrieve their vehicle and personal property
- Allows property owners to hire licensed garagekeepers to dispose of abandoned vehicles on private property without requiring police authority involvement
- Permits private entities holding abandoned vehicles to charge up to $100 for lienholders or insurance companies to inspect the vehicle's condition, with inspection required before the twenty-day reclamation period expires
- Prohibits private entities from accruing additional towing, preservation, and storage fees after the first twenty-four hours until proper notice has been sent to vehicle owners and claimants
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to abandoned vehicles, and making appropriations.(See SF 2457.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2457.
2/19/2026
Committee Referrals
Commerce1/22/2026
Full Bill Text
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