Veh. Code, § 22850 · Article 2. Vehicle Disposition
Veh. Code, § 22850
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Whenever an officer or employee removes a vehicle from a highway, or from public or private property, unless otherwise provided, he shall take the vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by the governmental agency of which the officer or employee is a member, where the vehicle shall be placed in storage.
At the time of such removal, the officer or employee shall determine the amount of mileage on the vehicle.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 239.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=22850.
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