{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2453","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-2453","heading":"Immobilization and impoundment of immobilization-eligible vehicles.","body":"(a)\nThe Department of Public Works, Metropolitan Police Department, United States Park Police, or the District of Columbia Department of Transportation is authorized to take the following actions against an immobilization-eligible vehicle:\n(1)\nRemove the vehicle from public space or private property pursuant to District law or regulation, through towing or other means, and transport the vehicle for impoundment; or\n(2)\nImmobilize the vehicle using an immobilization device.\n\n(b)\nA vehicle subject to impoundment pursuant to this section shall be taken to a District government impoundment facility or other facility as shall be determined by the Mayor.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 24A. Parking Enforcement Modernization.","Subchapter III. Vehicle Immobilization and Impoundment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-2453","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ebe6a4add7d8e97ba0d2e953aa08724224cf4dc6e1501e32e18f9819e881ee37","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2452","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2454"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}