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Section 257.253 – Report of Stolen Vehicle; Filing; Transferring Certificate of Title; Record of Stolen or Abandoned Vehicles Not Reported or Recovered; Availability; Reports by Other States of Stolen and Recovered Vehicles; Abandoned Vehicle; Notification of Owner and Lienholder.

257.253 Report of stolen vehicle; filing; transferring certificate of title; record of stolen or abandoned vehicles not reported or recovered; availability; reports by other states of stolen and recovered vehicles; abandoned vehicle; notification of owner and lienholder. Sec. 253. (1) The secretary of state, upon receiving a report of a stolen vehicle, shall file the […]

Section 257.252 – Reports of Stolen and Recovered Vehicles.

257.252 Reports of stolen and recovered vehicles. Sec. 252. A police agency, upon receiving reliable information that any vehicle registered under this act has been stolen, shall immediately report the theft through the law enforcement information network. Upon receiving information that a vehicle previously reported as stolen has been recovered, the police agency shall immediately […]

Section 257.252a – Abandoned Vehicle; Presumption of Responsibility; Violation; Penalty; “Abandoned Vehicle” Defined; Notice; Duties of Police Agency; Contest by Owner; Hearing; Request; Fee; Towing and Storage Charges; Secured Party; Obtaining Release of Vehicle; Inspection; Public Sale; Inability to Determine Ownership of Abandoned Vehicle; Entry Into Law Enforcement Information Network.

257.252a Abandoned vehicle; presumption of responsibility; violation; penalty; “abandoned vehicle” defined; notice; duties of police agency; contest by owner; hearing; request; fee; towing and storage charges; secured party; obtaining release of vehicle; inspection; public sale; inability to determine ownership of abandoned vehicle; entry into law enforcement information network. Sec. 252a. (1) A person shall not […]

Section 257.252b – Registered and Unregistered Abandoned Scrap Vehicles; Duties of Police Agency; Release of Vehicle; Certificate of Title or Certificate of Scrapping; Release Form; Retention of Records and Photographs; Taking Registered Abandoned Scrap Vehicle Into Custody; Contest by Registered Owner; Hearing; Request; Obtaining Release of Vehicle; Fee.

257.252b Registered and unregistered abandoned scrap vehicles; duties of police agency; release of vehicle; certificate of title or certificate of scrapping; release form; retention of records and photographs; taking registered abandoned scrap vehicle into custody; contest by registered owner; hearing; request; obtaining release of vehicle; fee. Sec. 252b. (1) As used in this section: (a) […]

Section 257.252d – Removal of Vehicle From Public or Private Property to Place of Safekeeping; Circumstances; Arrival of Owner or Legally Entitled Person; Duties of Police Agency; Release of Vehicle; Entry of Vehicle as Abandoned.

257.252d Removal of vehicle from public or private property to place of safekeeping; circumstances; arrival of owner or legally entitled person; duties of police agency; release of vehicle; entry of vehicle as abandoned. Sec. 252d. (1) A police agency or a governmental agency designated by the police agency may provide for the immediate removal of […]

Section 257.252e – Jurisdiction to Determine Propriety of Police, Towing Agency or Custodian, or Private Owner Action; Venue in District Court; Use of Bond to Pay Towing or Storage Fees; Exclusive Remedies.

257.252e Jurisdiction to determine propriety of police, towing agency or custodian, or private owner action; venue in district court; use of bond to pay towing or storage fees; exclusive remedies. Sec. 252e. (1) The following courts have jurisdiction to determine if a police agency, towing agency or custodian, or private property owner has acted properly […]