Source: https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/titles/50/chapters/27/
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 12:24:35+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - Chapter 27. Scrap Vehicle Title Authorization.
↪ Chapter 27. Scrap Vehicle Title Authorization.
Chapter 26. Regulation of Parking.
Chapter 27. Scrap Vehicle Title Authorization.
§ 50–2702. Removal of abandoned, accident, or recovered stolen vehicles by private tow companies; notice of removal.
§ 50–2703. Vehicle reclamation period.
§ 50–2704. Procedures for reclaiming abandoned, accident, or recovered stolen vehicles that have been privately towed and stored.
§ 50–2705. Effect of failure to reclaim vehicle; issuance of scrap title.
§ 50–2707. Effect of repeal.
(1) “Abandoned vehicle” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 50-2421.02.
(2) “Accident vehicle” means any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that was towed from the scene of an accident pursuant to section 406 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(3) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Public Works.
(4) “Scrap title” means a certificate of title issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 50-2705.
(5) “Stolen vehicle” means a vehicle that was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department or another police organization as having been stolen from the rightful owner of the vehicle.
(C) A warning that a scrap title shall be issued to the private towing company if the vehicle is not reclaimed by the expiration of the reclamation period.
(4) Warn the owner and lienholders that the towing service may be issued a scrap title for the vehicle if the procedures are not completed by the expiration of the reclamation period.
This section is referenced in § 50-2703 and § 50-2708.
A vehicle that is towed and stored pursuant to this chapter shall be reclaimed within 28 days after the date of the notice sent pursuant to § 50-2702(a); except, that if the address of either the owner or the lienholders is unknown, the vehicle shall be reclaimed within 14 days after the publication date of reclamation notices under § 50-2702(b).
This section is referenced in § 50-2705.
(3) Furnishing proof of entitlement to possession of the vehicle.
(a) If a vehicle is not reclaimed within the reclamation period in accordance with § 50-2703, the towing company in possession of the vehicle may submit an application for a scrap title to the Director, along with any information or documents that the Director may reasonably require in order to establish that the vehicle was properly towed and was not properly reclaimed. If the Director concludes that the vehicle was properly towed and was not properly reclaimed, the Director shall request that the Department of Motor Vehicles issue a scrap title to the towing company upon payment of any fees required for the issuance of a scrap title, and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue that title.
(b) An officer of the Metropolitan Police Department or other District of Columbia government employee deemed qualified by the Director shall physically inspect each vehicle for which an application for a scrap title has been submitted and notify the National Insurance Crime Bureau or other national organization identified by the Director that collects data on stolen vehicles of the vehicle identification numbers as part of an effort to verify the accuracy of the vehicle identification numbers of vehicles stored at privately owned tow truck storage lots and to determine whether a stolen vehicle record has been cleared.
(c) The scrap title authorized by this chapter shall give the holder of the title the right to possess the vehicle and to use or sell some or all of the vehicle for parts only.
(d) All future titles issued for a vehicle titled under the provisions of this chapter shall be scrap titles.
(e) After a scrap title is issued for a vehicle, that vehicle may not be registered in the District of Columbia.
This section is referenced in § 50-2201.03 and § 50-2701.
The Mayor, or designee, is authorized, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, to promulgate, amend, or repeal rules and to establish or modify cost-based fees to implement the provisions of this chapter.
The repeal of any law or regulation as a result of the enactment of this chapter shall not invalidate any enforcement action, adjudication, or other action made or taken pursuant to that law or regulation.
(a) This chapter shall apply to all vehicles towed by a private tow company under § 50-2702(a) after June 22, 2006.
(b) This chapter shall also apply to all vehicles towed prior to June 22, 2006; provided, that notice is sent to the owners in accordance with § 50-2702(a) or published in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with § 50-2702(b).

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