Policy Text
Policy
511San Luis Obispo Police Department
San Luis Obispo PD CA Policy Manual
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Department72-Hour Parking Violations - 172-Hour Parking Violations
511.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy provides procedures for the marking, recording, and storage of vehicles parked in
violation of the Name of your jurisdiction: City Ordinance regulating 72-hour parking violations and
abandoned vehicles under the authority of Vehicle Code § 22669.
511.2 MARKING VEHICLES
Vehicles suspected of being in violation of the City of Name of your jurisdiction: 72-Hour Parking
Ordinance shall be marked and noted on the Name of your jurisdiction: Police Department 72
hour Vehicle Card.
A visible chalk mark should be placed on a tire, visible from the roadway unless missing tires
or other vehicle conditions prevent marking. A copy of the Marked Vehicle Card shall be left on
the vehicle being marked. All 72 hour Vehicle Cards shall be submitted to Dispatch for computer
data entry.
If a marked vehicle has been moved or the markings have been removed during a 72-hour period,
the vehicle may be marked again for the 72-hour parking violation and a new 72 hour Vehicle
Card completed and forwarded to the designated personnel.
511.2.1 MARKED VEHICLE FILE
The designated personnel shall be responsible for maintaining a file and follow up for all 72 hour
Marked Vehicle Cards.
511.2.2 VEHICLE STORAGE
Any vehicle in violation shall be stored by the authorized towing service and a vehicle storage
report shall be completed by the officer authorizing the storage of the vehicle.
It shall be the responsibility ofThe Communications Center to immediately notify the Stolen
Vehicle System (SVS) of the Department of Justice in Sacramento ( Vehicle Code § 22851.3(b)).
Notification may also be made to the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
(NLETS)( Vehicle Code § 22854.5).The storage report form shall be submitted to the Records
Bureauas soon as practical following the storage of the vehicle.
Within 48 hours of the storage of any such vehicle, excluding weekends and holidays, it shall be
the responsibility of the Records Bureau to determine the names and addresses of any individuals
having an interest in the vehicle through DMV or CLETS computers. Notice to all such individuals
shall be sent first-class or certified mail pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22851.3(d).