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    Default CVC 22658: Can Your Car Be Held Hostage

    CVC 22658 states, in part:

    (2) The removal of a vehicle other than the vehicle specified by the owner or other person in lawful possession of the private property.
    (g) (1) (A) Possession of a vehicle under this section shall be deemed to arise when a vehicle is removed from private property and is in transit.
    (B) Upon the request of the owner of the vehicle or that owner’s agent, the towing company or its driver shall immediately and unconditionally release a vehicle that is not yet removed from the private property and in transit.
    (C) A person failing to comply with subparagraph (B) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
    (2) If a vehicle is released to a person in compliance with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), the vehicle owner or authorized agent shall immediately move that vehicle to a lawful location.
    (h) A towing company may impose a charge of not more than one-half of the regular towing charge for the towing of a vehicle at the request of the owner, the owner’s agent, or the person in lawful possession of the private property pursuant to this section if the owner of the vehicle or the vehicle owner’s agent returns to the vehicle after the vehicle is coupled to the tow truck by means of a regular hitch, coupling device, drawbar, portable dolly, or is lifted off the ground by means of a conventional trailer, and before it is removed from the private property. The regular towing charge may only be imposed after the vehicle has been removed from the property and is in transit.

    By my reading of the law, it seems to me that your car cannot be held hostage for an on-the spot payment or any information (such as your name, address, etc.)

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