Bill Text: NC S345 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Limit Storage Duration for Damaged Vehicle

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-05 - Ch. SL 2015-188 [S345 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2015-S345-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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SENATE BILL 345

Judiciary II Committee Substitute Adopted 4/21/15

Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 4/28/15

House Committee Substitute Favorable 7/15/15

 

Short Title:        Limit Storage Duration for Damaged Vehicle.		(Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:

March 23, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to limit the amount of time a motor vehicle can be impounded after a collision.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 3 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 20‑166.3.  Limit storage duration for vehicle damaged as a result of a collision.

(a)        Limited Duration of Storage. – A motor vehicle that is towed and stored at the direction of a law enforcement agency following a collision may be held for evidence for not more than 20 days without a court order. Absent a court order, the vehicle must be released to the vehicle owner, insurer, or lien holder upon payment of the towing and storage fees.

(b)        Application. – This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle (i) seized as a result of a violation of law or (ii) abandoned by the owner."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective August 1, 2015, and applies to motor vehicles impounded on or after that date.