Remoción de vehículos que obstruyen el tránsito en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si un coche está bloqueando un camino sin permiso, la policía puede quitarlo y llevarlo a un lugar seguro. El dueño del coche debe pagar por la remoción y el almacenamiento antes de recuperarlo.

Es como cuando tienes una fiesta en casa y alguien estaciona su auto en tu entrada, impidiendo que otros entren. Tú puedes pedirle a alguien que lo mueva.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan parqueó su coche en la entrada de la tienda de María, bloqueando a otros clientes. La policía llega y decide llevarse el coche para que la gente pueda entrar. Juan tendrá que pagar por el traslado y el almacenamiento antes de poder recuperar su coche.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1211 - Removal of motor vehicles obstructing movement; storage; payment of costs. Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer interferes with the free ingress, egress, or movement on any premises, driveway, or parking area, without the permission of the owner of that property, any law-enforcement officer or other uniformed employee of the local law-enforcement agency who specifically is authorized to do so by the chief law-enforcement officer or his designee may remove it or have it removed to a storage area for safekeeping and shall report the removal to the Department and to the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle as promptly as possible. Before obtaining the possession of his property, the owner shall pay to the parties entitled thereto all costs incidental to its removal or storage. 1974, c. 589, § 46.1-2.1; 1989, c. 727; 2012, c. 474 . Va. Code § 46.2-1212 - Authority to provide for temporary removal and disposition of vehicles involved in accidents. The governing body of any county, city, or town may provide by ordinance that whenever a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer involved in an accident is so located as to impede the orderly flow of traffic, the police or other uniformed employee of the local law-enforcement agency who specifically is authorized to do so by the chief law-enforcement officer or his designee may (i) at no cost to the owner or operator remove the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to some point in the vicinity where it will not impede the flow of traffic or (ii) have the vehicle removed to a storage area for safekeeping and shall report the removal to the Department and to the owner of the vehicle as promptly as possible. If the