The person in charge of any garage or repair shop in which a vehicle of unknown ownership has been left for a period of 15 consecutive days or, in the case of repair or storage, 15 consecutive days following the completion of repairs or storage agreement without being removed by the owner or any other person duly authorized to remove the vehicle shall report to the department within 24 hours of the expiration of the 15-day period giving the make, vehicle identification number, registration plate number and the name and address of the person abandoning the vehicle if known. Upon receipt of the report the department shall make a distinctive record of the report and issue a private property abandoned vehicle information report under section 7311.1 (relating to reports by private property owners of abandoned vehicles) to the garage keeper to complete and file with the police.
(Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1278, No.152, eff. 60 days)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 73 - Abandoned Vehicles and Cargos
Section 7301 - Authorization of salvors
Section 7302 - Certificate of authorization
Section 7303 - Suspension of authorization
Section 7303.1 - Duty of police and salvors
Section 7304 - Reports to department of possession of abandoned vehicles
Section 7305 - Notice to owner and lienholders of abandoned vehicles
Section 7306 - Payment of costs upon reclaiming vehicle
Section 7307 - Authorization for disposal of unclaimed vehicles
Section 7308 - Public sale of unclaimed vehicles with value
Section 7309 - Processing of nonrepairable or salvage vehicles
Section 7310 - Removal of abandoned or presumed abandoned vehicles from roadway
Section 7311 - Reports by garage keepers of abandoned vehicles
Section 7311.1 - Reports by private property owners of abandoned vehicles
Section 7311.2 - Salvors to remove abandoned vehicles in good faith
Section 7312 - Penalty for violation of chapter
Section 7321 - Scope of subchapter and legislative intent
Section 7324 - Notification by watercraft trailer dealer
Section 7325 - Responsibility of department