Rhode Island General Laws 39-12.1-10. Special procedures regarding the disposal of abandoned vehicles of no value
Notwithstanding any provision of the general laws to the contrary, a police department that orders the removal of or takes into custody an abandoned vehicle of no value shall hold the vehicle for a period of not less than ten (10) days. After the ten (10) days, the police department or its authorized representative shall remove the vehicle identification number from the vehicle and shall maintain a record of the number removed from the vehicle for a period of not less than one year. After the ten-day (10) period, the vehicle shall be demolished. A demolisher, who or that receives an abandoned vehicle of no value from a police department or certificated tower directed by the police to deliver the abandoned vehicle of no value, shall demolish the entire vehicle as received within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of the vehicle. Within seven (7) days after demolishing the vehicle, the demolisher shall provide the police department and the certificated tower that delivered the vehicle for demolition with a certificate attesting that the vehicle has been demolished in accordance with this section. The certificate shall be kept on file by the police department and the certificated tower for a period of one year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 328, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-12.1-10
- Abandoned vehicle: means (i) A vehicle that is inoperable and more than eight (8) years old and is left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; or (ii) A vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than three (3) days; or (iii) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three (3) days. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-12.1-2
- Abandoned vehicle of no value: means (i) a motor vehicle that is inoperable and more than ten (10) years old and is left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; or (ii) A vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than three (3) days; or (iii) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three (3) days, and meets the following criteria:
(A) The vehicle has no evidence of current registration in or upon the vehicle; and
(B) The vehicle has a fair market value of five hundred dollars ($500) or less; and
(C) The vehicle does not have a valid inspection sticker. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-12.1-2
- Certificated tower: means a carrier possessing a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the public utilities administrator for the purpose of transporting vehicles by tow-away method. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-12.1-2
- Police department: means the police department of a city or town or the Rhode Island state department. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-12.1-2
- Vehicle: means any motor vehicle as defined in § 39-12-2. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-12.1-2