Delaware Abandoned Vehicle Removal Statute Title 21

21 Del.C. § 4402 governs enforcement and removal of abandoned vehicles statewide. Police must post a notice on a suspected abandoned vehicle on public property directing removal within at least 12 hours, then mail certified notice giving the owner 7 days to remove. After 7 days, a sticker provides 24 additional hours before tow. Within 5 days of removal, written notice goes to the registered owner and lienholders, who have 30 days to pay storage and removal costs before sale. Removal from private property requires a complaint by the owner or occupant; posting requirements may be omitted there.

Owners failing to reclaim within 30 days lose the vehicle to public sale. Vehicles left on highways are subject to immediate removal at owner expense plus storage fees.