(1) Whenever any law enforcement agency recovers a motor vehicle which has been unlawfully taken from its owner, it shall, within 72 hours, notify, by teletype or by any other speedy means available, the law enforcement agency which initiated the stolen vehicle report of the recovery. The law enforcement agency which initiated the stolen vehicle report shall, within 7 days after notification, notify, if known, the registered owner, the insurer, and any registered lienholder of the vehicle of the recovery.
(2) If notification has not been made within the 7-day period by the initiating agency, then notification shall be made immediately by certified letter, return receipt requested, by the law enforcement agency which initiated the stolen vehicle report.
History.—s. 3, ch. 80-309; s. 1, ch. 81-274; s. 1, ch. 85-13.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 812 - Theft, Robbery, and Related Crimes
812.0145 - Theft From Persons 65 Years of Age or Older; Reclassification of Offenses.
812.0147 - Unlawful Possession or Use of a Fifth Wheel.
812.0155 - Driver License Suspension as an Alternative Sentence for a Person Under 18 Years of Age.
812.016 - Possession of Altered Property.
812.017 - Use of a Fraudulently Obtained or False Receipt.
812.019 - Dealing in Stolen Property.
812.0191 - Dealing in Property Paid for in Whole or in Part by the Medicaid Program.
812.0195 - Dealing in Stolen Property by Use of the Internet.
812.022 - Evidence of Theft or Dealing in Stolen Property.
812.025 - Charging Theft and Dealing in Stolen Property.
812.035 - Civil Remedies; Limitation on Civil and Criminal Actions.
812.037 - Construction of Ss. 812.012-812.037.
812.052 - Certain Purchases Prohibited.
812.061 - Larceny; Return of Property to Owner; Procedure.
812.131 - Robbery by Sudden Snatching.
812.135 - Home-Invasion Robbery.
812.14 - Trespass and Larceny With Relation to Utility Fixtures; Theft of Utility Services.
812.145 - Theft of Copper or Other Nonferrous Metals.
812.146 - Civil Liability of Owner of Metal Property.
812.15 - Unauthorized Reception of Communications Services; Penalties.
812.16 - Operating Chop Shops; Definitions; Penalties; Restitution; Forfeiture.
812.173 - Convenience Business Security.
812.174 - Training of Employees.