HRS §290-10
When an unclaimed towed vehicle can be treated as abandoned
If a county rule lets police or another agency tow and store cars, a car that is not claimed within 24 hours by its owner can be considered abandoned. Then the county can get rid of it using the rules for abandoned vehicles.
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The statute, as written — Disposition of unclaimed vehicle
Whenever a county ordinance authorizes the police or other agency designated by the mayor of the county to remove and store vehicles, a vehicle removed and stored under authority of such ordinance may be deemed to have been abandoned for the purposes of this chapter if not claimed within twenty-four hours by a person entitled to possession. Such vehicle may be disposed of in accordance with this chapter for the disposition of abandoned vehicles.
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