§ 55-23-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Storage Act of 1980.”
§ 55-23-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Motor vehicle” means any self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon the highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with the vehicle, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails, except traction engines, […]
§ 55-23-103. Fee for Storage Beyond 21 Days — Consent or Notice Required — Release of Vehicle — “Reasonable Charges” Defined
Persons engaged in the business of towing motor vehicles by wrecker or otherwise and the storing of these motor vehicles for any type of remuneration, whether as the principal business of those persons or as an incidence to the persons’ principal business, shall not charge the owner or lienholder of any stored motor vehicle a […]
§ 55-23-104. Notice of Intent to Charge Fee Beyond 21 Days
Persons engaged in the business of towing and storing motor vehicles may charge a storage fee for a period exceeding twenty-one (21) days if the last known registered owner of the motor vehicle and all lienholders of record are notified by registered mail, return receipt requested, of intent to charge a storage fee for a […]