Tennessee § 55-16-107 - Garagekeepers and towing firms authorized to enforce lien.
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§ 55-16-107. Garagekeepers and towing firms authorized to enforce lien.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the police department through its chief officer, after complying with § 55-16-105, may execute a written waiver of its right to sell a vehicle taken into custody under this chapter in favor of a garagekeeper or towing firm in whose possession the vehicle was lawfully placed by the police department under this chapter. If a garagekeeper or towing firm has made repairs to a vehicle for which a waiver has been executed, the garagekeeper or towing firm may proceed to enforce the lien as provided in § 66-19-103. If the garagekeeper or towing firm has not made repairs to a vehicle for which a waiver has been executed, the garagekeeper or towing firm may proceed to sell the vehicle in accordance with the procedure established in § 55-16-106. As to third-party purchasers, the sale of the abandoned, immobile, or unattended vehicle shall be valid, but the garagekeeper or towing firm shall sell the vehicle in a commercially reasonable manner, and failure to do so may subject the garagekeeper or towing firm to suit for monetary damages by either the true owner or a lienholder. Acts 1967, ch. 250, § 5; T.C.A., § 59-1607; Acts 1983, ch. 463, § 2; 1996, ch. 868, §§ 4, 5; 1998, ch. 760, § 5; 2019, ch. 209, §§ 3, 5. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2019, ch. 209, § 8 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to vehicles taken into storage on or after April 25, 2019. Cross-References. Disposition of unclaimed property, title 66, ch. 29, part 1.
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