Any vehicle parked on a public street or highway in unincorporated Tulare County for 72 or more consecutive hours may be removed by authorized officers under California Vehicle Code § 22651, the standard state authority for abandoned-vehicle removal.
Tulare County Ordinance Code § 3-03-1000 establishes the 72-consecutive-hour cap on street parking and expressly authorizes removal by any officer or employee mentioned in California Vehicle Code § 22651. Vehicle Code § 22651(k) lets a peace officer, or any regularly employed and salaried employee of a public agency authorized by ordinance, remove a vehicle from a highway or any public lands when it has been parked or left standing for 72 or more consecutive hours in violation of a local ordinance authorizing removal. Tulare County does not maintain a separate abandoned-vehicle abatement chapter in Part III of its Ordinance Code; the 72-hour rule combined with Vehicle Code § 22651 supplies the removal authority, while the California Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program (Veh. Code §§ 22660–22669) handles dismantled or inoperable vehicles on private property through participating jurisdictions.
Towed vehicles are stored at the owner's expense; the owner is responsible for tow and storage fees plus any underlying parking-violation fine. Standard CA Vehicle Code Division 17/18 penalties apply via § 3-03-1235. Owners receive notice and an opportunity for a post-storage hearing under Vehicle Code § 22852.
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