Personal Injury Law

Car Impounded - How long can they keep it before it goes up for auction?

By Steve Lombardi

How long can they keep my car in impound before sending it to auction?

Question: How long can a car be in impound before it is auctioned off?

Well this is a tough question to answer because it's too unspecific. Depending upon the situation and who impounded the car, the rules can be very different. Was it a private property owner, the police, the State Patrol, a local government or some other entity that took control of it? Where was the car when it was taken to impound? What rules apply, can be quite different. Here is what I'd suggest. Call the impound authority and ask them that question. "How long will you hold the car before it is sent to auction?" Ask them what laws or administrative rules apply. And there lies your answer. Get the rules, read them and make sure they aren't violating the rules or else they have no right to auction off your car. Good luck.

Full post as published by Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer on May 10, 2008 (boomark / email).