District of Columbia · D.C. Code — Title 50, Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic

D.C. Code Title 50 § 50-2421.05: Removal of abandoned, dangerous, and unlawfully parked vehicles from private property

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The District may remove vehicles parked on private property without owner consent (immediately after notice), dangerous vehicles (immediately), or abandoned vehicles (45 days after mailed warning).

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