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C-24.2 - Highway Safety Code

Section 393
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393. When a peace officer impounds an abandoned vehicle, he must make reasonable inquiries to trace the owner, and notify the Minister of Revenue.
If the owner of an abandoned vehicle has not been found 30 days after the vehicle was impounded, the vehicle is entrusted to the management of the Minister of Revenue, who may dispose of it at will; in such case, the Minister is responsible for ordinary costs of impoundment.
1986, c. 91, s. 393; 2005, c. 44, s. 51.
393. When a peace officer impounds an abandoned vehicle, he must make reasonable inquiries to trace the owner, and notify the Public Curator.
If the owner of an abandoned vehicle has not been found 30 days after the vehicle was impounded, the vehicle is entrusted to the management of the Public Curator, who may dispose of it at will; in such case, the Curator is responsible for ordinary costs of impoundment.
1986, c. 91, s. 393.
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