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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 28. Transportation § 28-3513. Administrative charges

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The immobilizing or impounding agency shall establish procedures for immobilization hearings or poststorage hearings, for the release of properly immobilized or impounded vehicles and for imposition of a charge for administrative costs relating to the removal, immobilization, impoundment, storage or release of a vehicle. The immobilizing or impounding agency may waive the administrative charges.

B. The administrative charges established pursuant to this section shall be one hundred fifty dollars and shall not be charged to a towing company that performs removal, immobilization, impoundment, storage or release of the vehicle.

C. The immobilizing or impounding agency shall collect any administrative charges at the time of the release of the vehicle unless the vehicle is stolen and the theft was reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency. If the vehicle is stolen and the theft was reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency, the operator of the vehicle at the time of immobilization or impoundment is responsible for all towing, immobilization, storage and administrative charges.

D. The administrative charges established pursuant to this section are in addition to any other immobilization, impoundment or storage charges.

E. A justice court providing an immobilization or poststorage hearing may collect a fee equal to the fee established pursuant to § 22-281 for a small claims answer.

F. If the immobilizing or impounding agency is:

1. A municipality, the administrative charges collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the city treasurer for deposit in a special fund established by the municipality for the purpose of implementing § 28-872 and this article.

2. A county, the administrative charges collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the county treasurer for deposit in a special fund established by the county for the purpose of implementing § 28-872 and this article.

3. The department of public safety, the administrative charges collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited, pursuant to §§ 35-146 and 35-147, in the Arizona highway patrol fund established by § 41-1752.

4. The capitol police, the administrative charges collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited, pursuant to §§ 35-146 and 35-147, in the capitol police administrative towing fund established by § 41-1725.

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