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1ST DOCUMI~T of Level I printed in FULL format. DEERiNG ' S C~LTFORNIA CODES ANNOTATED Copyright (c) 1995, Bancroft-Whitney Company *** THIS SECTION IS CURRENT TEROUGB TEE 1996 SUPPLEM!~"2 (1996 SESSION) *** *** INCLUDING URGENCY LEGISLATION TEROUGH CEAPTER 161, 7/12/96 *** CML CODE DMSION 3. Obligations PART 4. Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions TITLE 14.. Lien CHAPTER 6.5. Liens on Vehicles Ca! Civ Code @ 3068.1 (1996) STATUS: CONSULT SLIP LAWS CITED BELOW FOR RECENT CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT <=Ai> LEXSE!_ 1996 Cal. ~j.S 267 -- See section 2, effective 01/01/97. @ 3068.1. Towing and storage liens (a) _~very person has a lien dependent upon possession for the compensation to which the person is legally en-_itled for towing or storage of any vehicle subject to registration Zhe~ has been authorized Zo be removed by a public agency, a private prope~y o~n~er pursuan-_ to Section 22658 of the Vehicle Code, cra lessee, operator, or registered owner of the vehicle. The lien is deemed arise on the date of possession of ~he vehicle. Possession is deemed to arise %.:hen the vehicle is removed and is in transit, or when vehicle recovery operations or load salvage operations have begun. A person seeking to enforce a lien for the s~orage and safekeepin~ of a vehicle shall impose no charge exceeding that for one day of s~orage if, 24 hours or less after the vehicle is placed in storage, the vehicle is re!e=sed. If the release is made more ~an 24 hours after ~he vehicle is placed in storage, ch~_rges may be imposed on a full, c~-!endar-day basis for each day, or pan thereof, that the vehicle is in s-_ora~e. If a request to release =he vehicle is made and the appropriate fees are tendered and documentation establishing that ~he person requesting release is entitled zo possession of the vehicle, or is the owner's insurance representative, is presented within the initial 24 hours of storage, and the szora~.e facility fails to comply with the re.~uest to release the vehicle or is not open for business during no,-~r,a! business hours, then only one day's charge may be required to be paid until after the first business day. A "business day" is any day in which the lienholder is open for business to the public for at least eight houars. If ~he re_~ue~t is made more than 24 hours after =_he vehicle is placed in storage, charges may be imposed on a full-calendar day basis for each ~ay, or pan =hereof, =hat the vehicle is in storage. (b) If the vehicle has been determined to have a value not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($ 2,500), the lien shall be satisfied pursuant Section 3072. Lien-~ale proceedings pursuant to Section 3072 shall commence ~'ithin 15 days of the date the lien arises. No storage shall accrue beyond 15-day period unless 'lien-sale proceedings pursuant to Section 3072 have commenced. The storage lien may be for a period not exceeding 60 days if a completed notice of a pending lien sale form has been filed pursuant to Section 3072 within 15 days after the lien arises. No=withstanding this 60-day limitation, ~he storage lien may be for a period not exceeding 120 days if any one of the following occurs: lex.code