If the owner has already paid all charges and claimed the vehicle the department which took the vehicle into custody shall reimburse the vehicle owner of all charges based on the hearing officers decision. Storage charges continue to accrue while the hearing and the decision are pending should the vehicle remain unclaimed. If the hearing officer decides that the vehicle was improperly towed the owner of the vehicle may immediately take possession of it. The lien is dissolved upon the decision of the hearing officer. The non-consensual tow of a motor vehicle left without authorization on private property .
Excluded vehicles are law enforcement, firefighting, rescue, ambulance or emergency vehicles.
No storage may be charged prior to giving notice of possession to police department. Tower must notify owner and lien holder of possession of vehicle prior to filing Department of Motor Vehicle form H-100. A tower may not part out, repair, dismantle or sell any abandoned vehicle unless the proper procedure set forth in law is followed. If the owner contests the tow the owner may sign a declaratory statement that the towed or removed vehicle was taken illegally and the owner may then take the vehicle without paying any costs Conditional releases, which would release the tower from liability for damages, are prohibited as a condition of release of the vehicle Itemized receipts are required. The following procedures apply to unclaimed vehicles that the vehicle owner has placed in the custody of the licensee.