Walk It Through: The Towed Car
Signs up for the preceding 24 hours, no tow merely for an expired sticker, and a hearing asked for before the 14th day.
A driver parks in a store's lot after hours and comes back to find the car gone.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One driver, one tenant and two tows. Police ordered impounds, storage fees, and city towing ordinances 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.
- Actual noticeNotice the person actually received of a license cancellation, suspension, revocation or order. Not receiving it is an affirmative defense to driving while license invalid.
- Probable causeWhat a magistrate has to be satisfied exists, on sufficient facts set out in a sworn affidavit, before any search warrant may issue.