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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:474

  • authority: means , with respect to the city of New Orleans, the police board of the city of New Orleans and in all other municipalities and parishes means the police department, sheriff or such other authority as is vested with police authority. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:471
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:471

The department or any municipality or any parochial authority may take into custody any motor vehicle found abandoned on public or private property.  The department or any municipality or parochial authority may employ its own personnel, equipment and facilities or may employ persons, equipment and facilities for the purpose of removing, preserving and storing abandoned motor vehicles.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 362, §2.