{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-166.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-166.3","heading":"Limit storage duration for vehicle damaged as a result of a collision.","body":"(a)\tLimited Duration of Storage. - A motor vehicle that is towed and stored at the direction of a law enforcement agency following a collision may be held for evidence for not more than 20 days without a court order. Absent a court order, the vehicle must be released to the vehicle owner, insurer, or lien holder upon payment of the towing and storage fees.\n(b)\tApplication. - This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle (i) seized as a result of a violation of law or (ii) abandoned by the owner. (2015-188, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles.","Article 3. Motor Vehicle Act of 1937.","Part 10. Operation of Vehicles and Rules of the Road."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-166.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:08Z","sha256":"3a5b6cd2a5853039e60358a4cb3c6da6906cee0b0b312fa583a6c6658e4cbf56","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-166.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-167"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}