Regulación del remolque de vehículos abandonados en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si un carro está abandonado y bloquea la calle, los policías pueden pedir que lo remolquen. Además, si tu carro es remolcado, tienes derecho a revisarlo o moverlo a otro lugar.

Es como cuando en una fiesta alguien deja su abrigo en medio del pasillo. Si estorba, el dueño de la casa puede pedir que alguien lo mueva para que todos puedan pasar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan estaciona su auto en una calle muy transitada y se va. La policía ve que el auto está bloqueando el tráfico y llama a otra empresa de remolque para que lo lleve. Cuando el dueño del auto, Juan, llega, puede pedir acceso al vehículo para revisarlo o trasladarlo a otro lugar.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

If an unattended, abandoned, or immobile vehicle is located so as to impede the free flow of traffic on a highway declared by resolution of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to be a portion of the interstate highway system and a law-enforcement officer determines, in his discretion, that the business or businesses authorized to undertake the towing or storage of the vehicle pursuant to an ordinance or contract adopted pursuant to this section cannot respond in a timely manner, the law-enforcement officer may request towing or storage service from a towing or storage business other than those authorized by such ordinance or contract. If an unattended, abandoned, or immobile vehicle is towed as the result of a (i) police towing request or (ii) towing request made by a law-enforcement officer employed by the Department of State Police, the owner or person having control of the business or property to which the vehicle is towed shall allow the owner of the vehicle or any other towing and recovery business, upon presentation of a written request therefor from the owner of the vehicle, to have access to the vehicle for the purpose of inspecting or towing the vehicle to another location for the purpose of repair, storage, or disposal. For the purpose of this section, "owner of the vehicle" means a person who (a) has vested ownership, dominion, or title to the vehicle; (b) is the authorized agent of the owner as defined in clause (a); or (c) is an employee, agent, or representative of an insurance company representing any party involved in a collision that resulted in a (1) police-requested tow or (2) towing request made by a law-enforcement officer employed by the Department of State Police who represents in writing that the insurance company has obtained the oral or writt