What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California.
My friend who hit a tough time in his life, needed to make a few extra bucks. He told me that he was a good Motorcycle mechanic and asked if my oil needed to be changed in exchange for a few extra bucks. I obliged and gave him the money ahead of time before I left for a business trip. Upon my return I was welcomed with a letter stating my motorcycle was being stored and would soon be up for a lien sale. Upon further investigation, I found out my friend was arrested for outstanding warrants in a city 20 miles away from where the bike was dropped off for an oil change. He took the motorcycle without my permission and now it has been impounded for over 12 days. The police dept said it will cost 213 for them to release it and over 500 for the storage facility to actually release the bike. Do I have any recourse with the police and storage facility? or can I only recover these monetary costs in a civil court by suing my broke friend?
My friend who hit a tough time in his life, needed to make a few extra bucks. He told me that he was a good Motorcycle mechanic and asked if my oil needed to be changed in exchange for a few extra bucks. I obliged and gave him the money ahead of time before I left for a business trip. Upon my return I was welcomed with a letter stating my motorcycle was being stored and would soon be up for a lien sale. Upon further investigation, I found out my friend was arrested for outstanding warrants in a city 20 miles away from where the bike was dropped off for an oil change. He took the motorcycle without my permission and now it has been impounded for over 12 days. The police dept said it will cost 213 for them to release it and over 500 for the storage facility to actually release the bike. Do I have any recourse with the police and storage facility? or can I only recover these monetary costs in a civil court by suing my broke friend?