8-113a. Reporting stored, unclaimed vehicles to department, when; penalty for failure.
8-113a
8-113a. Reporting stored, unclaimed vehicles to department, when;
penalty for failure.
An operator of a place of business for garaging, repairing, parking or
storing vehicles for the public, in which a vehicle remains unclaimed for a
period of thirty (30) days, shall within five (5) days after the expiration
of that period, report the vehicle as unclaimed to the department. A
vehicle left by its owner whose name and address are known to the operator
or an employee of the operator is not considered unclaimed. A person who
fails to report a vehicle as unclaimed in accordance with this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of
not more than ten dollars ($10) for each day such failure to report
continues.
History: L. 1959, ch. 46, § 14; July 1.