throttlehog
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California, Solano County
At a DUI checkpoint Friday evening, I was cited for driving with a suspended license and my car was impounded for thirty days. I now learn of a fairly new law directing police to release vehicles taken from sober but unlicensed drivers at DUI checkpoints to a qualified representative of the owner. If a qualified driver is not present, the car must be released to one later at the impound lot. Does this mean that I can go to the tow yard with my qualified representative and retrieve my vehicle? Can I request an impound hearing to recover fees based on the fact that I was not given this option on the night in question?
At a DUI checkpoint Friday evening, I was cited for driving with a suspended license and my car was impounded for thirty days. I now learn of a fairly new law directing police to release vehicles taken from sober but unlicensed drivers at DUI checkpoints to a qualified representative of the owner. If a qualified driver is not present, the car must be released to one later at the impound lot. Does this mean that I can go to the tow yard with my qualified representative and retrieve my vehicle? Can I request an impound hearing to recover fees based on the fact that I was not given this option on the night in question?