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Impounded vehicles.

It became law on Sep 30.

CA AB 2437 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Became law
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
Phillip Chen
Latest action
Sep 30

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 30

What it does

Existing law authorizes the removal and seizure of a vehicle under various circumstances, including whenever a peace officer determines that a person was driving without a license or while their driving privilege was suspended or revoked, or when a city or a county adopts an ordinance declaring a motor vehicle to be a public nuisance. Existing law requires that a vehicle be released to the legal owner of the vehicle or the legal owner's agent prior to the end of the impoundment period if specified conditions are met, including, among other things, that the legal owner or the legal owner's agent pays all towing and storage fees related to the seizure of the vehicle and presents specified…

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Law in California. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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