Guilford County prohibits abandoning vehicles on public and private property under an ordinance adopted from NC Gen. Stat. 153A-132. A vehicle left over two hours on private property without consent, over 24 hours on county property, or over seven days on public grounds is abandoned and can be towed.
The county's abandoned-vehicle authority comes verbatim from G.S. 153A-132, which lets a county 'by ordinance prohibit the abandonment of motor vehicles on public grounds and private property within the county's ordinance-making jurisdiction.' A vehicle is 'abandoned' if it is left on public grounds in violation of parking law, left over 24 hours on county property, left over two hours on private property without the owner's or occupant's consent, or left over seven days on public grounds. The county may remove such vehicles to storage, but it cannot pull one off private property without the owner's written request unless it has declared the vehicle a health or safety hazard. Removal triggers owner notice and a hearing procedure with an appeal to
An abandoned vehicle may be towed, stored, and ultimately sold under the G.S. 153A-132 hearing and sale procedure; owners are responsible for towing and storage fees, and violating the county ordinance is a Class 3 misdemeanor under NC Gen. Stat.
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