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Title 12 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Chapter 12.72 — ABANDONED VEHICLES

Monterey County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Monterey County

12.72.010 - Findings and declarations.

12.72.020 - Definitions.

12.72.030 - Provisions not exclusive.

12.72.040 - Exemptions.

12.72.050 - Enforcement authority.

12.72.060 - Authority of peace officer or Vehicle Abatement Officer to remove abandoned vehicles.

12.72.070 - Authority of contractor to remove abandoned vehicles.

12.72.080 - Authority of contracted person to enter private property.

12.72.090 - Vehicles left for seventy-two hours on a highway.

12.72.100 - Determination of abatement cost.

12.72.110 - Removal—Collection of costs.

12.72.120 - Appeal of abatement costs.

12.72.130 - Abandoned vehicles on public or private property, excluding a highway.

12.72.140 - Removal—Request for hearing.

12.72.150 - Removal—Hearing procedure.

12.72.160 - Removal—Disposal, disposition of abandoned vehicles.

12.72.170 - Removal—Notice to Department of Motor Vehicles.

12.72.180 - Removal—Notice to Department of Justice.

12.72.190 - Storage of vehicle, mileage.

12.72.200 - Notice and hearing rights—Low value vehicles.

12.72.210 - Storage, notice, and hearing.

12.72.220 - Penalties.

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