{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2461","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-2461","heading":"Enforcement against abandoned and dangerous vehicles.","body":"(a)\nThe Department shall:\n(1)\nDetermine whether a vehicle is an abandoned or dangerous vehicle;\n(2)\nDetermine whether the vehicle has been stolen, and if it has been stolen, relinquish custody of the vehicle to the Metropolitan Police Department;\n(3)\nPlace or mail, as applicable, the appropriate warning notice described in §§ 50-2463 and 50-2464;\n(4)\nImpound any abandoned or dangerous vehicle, if appropriate;\n(5)\nMail the impoundment notice required by § 50-2455 to the owner and lienholders of any impounded vehicle; and\n(6)\nSell or dispose of unclaimed impounded vehicles, including all items of personal property left therein, pursuant to Subtitle C.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall use personnel who are charged with private or public space inspection, sanitation inspection, and traffic and parking enforcement responsibilities to investigate and place warning notices on abandoned and dangerous vehicles.\n\n(c)\nThe Mayor shall encourage all District government agencies and residents to identify and report abandoned and dangerous vehicles to the Department.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 24A. Parking Enforcement Modernization.","Subchapter IV. Abandoned and Dangerous Vehicles."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-2461","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"32137af44c6ea55ac17ba2b1a9b11ea4869f58bc553f21ef10a98ad1480e529a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2459","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2462"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}