Smyrna impounds and disposes of abandoned motor vehicles under Tennessee's abandoned-vehicle law, T.C.A. 55-16-101 et seq. Murfreesboro tags and tows abandoned or inoperable vehicles left on streets or visible on private property after notice.
Smyrna Section 15-705 provides that abandoned motor vehicles, as defined in T.C.A. 55-16-101 et seq., are impounded and disposed of by the Police Department under that state statute. Murfreesboro's code (Chapter 32) likewise prohibits leaving abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on streets or in public view on private property and authorizes removal after notice. Tennessee's abandoned-vehicle statute defines an abandoned vehicle broadly, including one left unattended on a highway or public property, and sets the impound, notice, and sale procedure. Unincorporated Rutherford County enforces junk and inoperable vehicles as a nuisance in addition to the state law.
Vehicle impounded and disposed of under T.C.A. 55-16; owner responsible for towing and storage charges. City citations may also issue for the underlying nuisance.
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