Section 28.1105. Rule 105. Impounding of vehicles; authority; procedure; public sale.

(1)   Notwithstanding section 252d of the act, a police agency may provide for the immediate removal of a vehicle from public property or  any  other place open to travel by the public and impound the vehicle in  any   of   the following circumstances:

(a)   When a vehicle is left  unattended  on  a   bridge,  viaduct,  causeway, subway, tube, or tunnel where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.

(b)   When a vehicle is found being driven on the streets  or highways    in an unsafe condition that endangers persons or property.

(c)   When the driver of the vehicle  is  taken   into   custody by  the police department and the vehicle would thereby be left unattended on the street.

(2)   A police agency that authorizes the removal of a    vehicle    under subrule

(1) of this rule shall comply with the requirements of section 252d(2) to

(7)   of the act.

History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.