Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Notice to Owners and Lienholders of Motor Vehicles Upon Nonconsensual Tow of Motor Vehicles from Private Property, and Notice Upon Sale or Other Disposition › Section 14-137-108 - Notice to police and owner concerning non-consensual tow of a motor vehicle from private property, and notice upon sale or disposition

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) When a motor vehicle which has been left,
				without authorization, on private property, is towed or removed by a tower upon
				request of the owner or lessee in possession of the property, the tower or
				storage facility shall notify the local police department in the time required
				by section
				14-145
				of the general statutes. Such notice may be given by telephone if the tower or
				storage facility maintains a written record including the name of the person
				contacted. The vehicle shall be completely identified including make, model,
				year, color, and, to the extent available, its registration number, VIN, and
				the name and address of the registered owner and/or lessee.
(b) No operator of a storage facility shall
				charge a storage fee for the time that a motor vehicle is stored prior to
				giving the notification to the local police department in accordance with
				subsection (a).
(c) If the motor
				vehicle towed from private property is not claimed within forty-eight (48)
				hours, the tower or storage facility shall complete the designated portions of
				DMV Form "Motor Vehicle Notice of Tow" and shall mail a copy of the said Form
				by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner and to all
				lienholders of record.
(d) If the
				motor vehicle is not claimed by its owner or lessee within the time periods
				specified in subsection (e) of section
				14-150
				of the general statutes, the tower or the storage facility where such motor
				vehicle is stored may sell or dispose of it in accordance with the provisions
				of subsections (g), (h) and (i) of section
				14-150
				of the general statutes. Notification shall include notice to the motor vehicle
				owner, to all lienholders of record, and to the commissioner. Notice of intent
				to sell shall be provided to the commissioner by returning, with the signature
				of the tower or storage facility under penalty of false statement, the DMV Form
				"Notice of Intent to Sell". The notice to the commissioner shall include
				evidence that notice has been given by certified mail, return receipt
				requested, to the owner and to all lienholders of record at least five (5) days
				before the date of sale. Upon receipt of such notice of intent, the
				commissioner shall make such notice available as a public record.
(e) Any tower or storage facility which sells
				a motor vehicle in accordance with this section shall report such sale to the
				commissioner as provided in section
				14-150-5
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The tower or storage facility
				shall also issue to the purchaser of the motor vehicle a completed and executed
				DMV Form "Affidavit of Compliance". DMV shall not register or title any such
				motor vehicle sold by a tower or storage facility unless the application for
				registration and title is accompanied by the duly executed "Affidavit of
				Compliance".