§ 46-171. Authority to take possession.  


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  • (a)

    The police department may take into custody an abandoned motor vehicle found on public or private property.

    (b)

    The police department may employ its own personnel, equipment and facilities or hire persons, equipment and facilities to remove, preserve and store an abandoned motor vehicle it takes into custody.

State law reference

Similar provisions, Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 4477-9a, § 5.02.