52 Pa. Code § 30.62 - Notice to owner and operator

(a) If the owner or operator of the vehicle is present at the time a vehicle or equipment is confiscated, the owner or operator shall be issued a property receipt which notifies the owner or operator where the vehicle or equipment will be stored and informs the owner or operator of his right to reclaim the vehicle or equipment within 90 days of the date of confiscation upon payment of the costs associated with impoundment and storage and outstanding fines assessed by the city or the Commission against the owner or operator.

(b) If the owner or operator of the vehicle is not present at the time of impoundment, within 10 days of confiscation of the vehicle or equipment, the police department will issue a notice to the owner of the vehicle or equipment, as reflected in Department of Transportation vehicle registration records, informing the owner of the location where the vehicle or equipment is being stored and informing the owner of the right to reclaim the vehicle or equipment within 90 days of the date of confiscation upon payment of costs and fines.

(c) If the identity of the last registered owner cannot be determined with reasonable certainty from Department of Transportation records, the police department shall have contents of the notice required in subsection (b) published one time in one newspaper of general circulation in the first class city. The notice may contain multiple listings of confiscated vehicles.

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52 Pa. Code § 30.62