Under Ohio Revised Code 4513.63, a vehicle left on a public street or right-of-way, or on private property without the owner's permission, for 48 hours or longer is considered abandoned and can be tagged and towed.
Ohio's abandoned-vehicle law applies across Licking County. A vehicle counts as abandoned once it sits on a public street, right-of-way, or other property open to public parking for 48 hours or longer, or when it is left on private property for 48 hours or more without the permission of the person entitled to possession. In the unincorporated townships the Licking County Sheriff and county handle these vehicles; Newark, Heath, Pataskala, and Granville police and code enforcement do so in the cities. The vehicle is tagged, towed to storage, and the owner is notified and owes the towing and storage costs.
An abandoned vehicle is tagged, towed, and stored at the owner's expense. A private-property owner may have one removed after 48 hours, and unclaimed vehicles are ultimately sold or scrapped.
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