District Of Columbia § 50-2421.11 - Owners and lienholders remedy.
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§ 50-2421.11. Owners and lienholders remedy.
50-2421.11An 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:
The owner or lienholder requests a hearing with respect to the notices of infractions that provided the basis for the impoundment of the vehicle;
The hearing is requested within 60 days after the issuance of the notices of infraction;
A hearing examiner dismisses the notices of infraction or finds no liability; and
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.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-2421.11 ("Owners and lienholders remedy.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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