GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 853
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/22/95

Short Title:  Motor Vehicle Towing Modifications.	(Public)

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April 12, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE STATUTES RELATING TO LIENS ON TOWED AND STORED VEHICLES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee may study the enforcement of liens on motor vehicles that have been towed and stored, including the following issues:
(1)	Whether the time period after which a lien can be satisfied on a motor vehicle for unpaid repair, towing, or storing charges should be shortened, and whether any other time periods relating to liens on towed and stored motor vehicles should be shortened;
(2)	Whether the amount of time that a vehicle can be left on the property of another person, including a business engaged in automobile repair, towing, or storage, before that vehicle is considered to be abandoned should be shortened;
(3)	Whether the cost of towing should be included in the amount of a lien;
(4)	Whether new procedures should be established for disposal of low-value vehicles to satisfy liens;
(5)	Whether the last registered owner of an abandoned vehicle that has been towed and stored should be charged with a traffic offense, should be liable for any restitution, or should be penalized in any other manner; and
(6)	Other issues related to the towing and storage of motor vehicles and liens on those vehicles.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.