Walk It Through: The Tow From The Lot
Signs at the lot, a photograph before the tow, a drop fee before it leaves, and the car available from 6 a.m. to midnight.
A driver parks in a shopping center lot and walks to a restaurant across the street.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One lot and two drivers. Local ordinances, local fee schedules, the mailed notice to the owner, and police ordered impounds are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.