District of Columbia § 50-2459 Owners and lienholders remedy.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 50-2459 — Owners and lienholders remedy.

District of Columbia § 50-2459

Title 50Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.

Ch. 24AParking Enforcement Modernization.

Subch. IIIVehicle Immobilization and Impoundment.

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D.C. Code § 50-2459 (2026).

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An owner or lienholder who fails to reclaim a vehicle within the time prescribed shall nevertheless be entitled to recover the fair market value of any vehicle disposed of pursuant to this subchapter if:

(1)The owner or lienholder requests a hearing with respect to the notices of infractions that provided the basis for the impoundment of the vehicle;

(2)The hearing is requested within 60 days after the issuance of the notices of infraction;

(3)A hearing examiner dismisses the notices of infraction or finds no liability; and

(4)The owner or lienholder establishes the vehicle's fair market value by a preponderance of the evidence; provided, that if the District has sold the vehicle, the price paid by a good faith purchaser, other than the owner, shall establish a rebuttable presumpti

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An owner or lienholder who fails to reclaim a vehicle within the time prescribed shall nevertheless be entitled to recover the fair market value of any vehicle disposed of pursuant to this subchapter if:

(1) The owner or lienholder requests a hearing with respect to the notices of infractions that provided the basis for the impoundment of the vehicle;

(2) The hearing is requested within 60 days after the issuance of the notices of infraction;

(3) A hearing examiner dismisses the notices of infraction or finds no liability; and

(4) The owner or lienholder establishes the vehicle's fair market value by a preponderance of the evidence; provided, that if the District has sold the vehicle, the price paid by a good faith purchaser, other than the owner, shall establish a rebuttable presumption of the fair market value of the vehicle.