Minnesota state law defines abandoned vehicles statewide. A car is abandoned if left illegally more than 48 hours on public property (or 4 hours where posted) and lacks vital parts or is inoperable. Government units and police may impound it.
Abandoned-vehicle law in Ramsey County comes from the statewide Minnesota Abandoned Vehicles Act, Minn. Stat. Ch. 168B, not a county ordinance. Under § 168B.011, subd. 2, a vehicle is abandoned if it has remained illegally more than 48 hours on government-controlled property (or more than 4 hours where properly posted), or without consent on private property, and lacks vital component parts or is inoperable with no substantial further use — unless kept in an enclosed garage. Section 168B.04 lets units of government and peace officers take abandoned or junk vehicles into custody and impound them. Report abandoned cars to your city police or St. Paul.
Abandoned vehicles are impounded by a unit of government or peace officer; owners owe towing and storage costs, and unclaimed vehicles are sold or disposed of under Ch. 168B.
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