fc 1060 towing of motor vehicles Flashcards
Officers may only tow a vehicle if:
violation of law, hazard to safety, interfere with flow of traffic; vehicle is evidence;
a vehicle which a LE agency temporarily takes possession of is
impounded
a vehicle that a LE agency takes into custody is
seized
The primary method for requesting a tow is via
mdc
police will/will not remain on scene for all police generated tows with the exception of disabled vehicles and collisions where veh owner is present and veh is not a hazard
will
an mcp60____ is utilized for vehicles that are ___ or ___ if the vehicle is towed for evidentiary purposes a copy will be attached to ___
impounded vehicle report; impounded or abandoned; report
whenever a vehicle is towed to the station an officer will complete _____
mcp 162 impounded vehicle envelope
if the owner/operator of a vehicle is not present or is incapacitated when the vehicle is towed, officers will, before removing it from the scene, ______
conduct an inventory search to locate and take possession of any valuable personal property that is within vehicle
a request for a tow not on the tow list may be honored if vehicle can be picked up in ____ minutes
30
abandoned vehicles parked on public roadways that pose a security threat may be towed immediately to the ___ during business hours.
VRS
officers do/do not have to remain with tow to VRS if safety not an issue
do not
To have an abandoned auto towed immediately, officers will place a_____, notify ecc; if ___ or more vehicles are being towed call VRS first, call VRS first before towing abandoned vehicles from ____, after hours ____ approval is necessary
yellow mcp234 on vehicle; 5; private property; supervisor
commercial property owners are/arent required to pay tow fees for removal of abandoned autos
are
if unable to make contact with the owner of an abandoned auto, officers will place ____ and mcp 232 on vehicle, forward copy of mcp24 to___, direct owner of commercial property to contact vrs directly
mcp 24 warning notice; vrs
abandoned vehicles on shoulder not presenting danger cannot be towed for ___ hours, on other public private roads cannot be towed unless there longer than ___ hours
24;48
recovered stolen vehicles will be towed preferable to ____, and if they are closed than ____
vrs; district station
t/f under no circumstances will recovered stolen vehicles be left at the trespass tow firm lots if the firm is not on the police tow list
t
t/f officers will not direct the recovery and towing of any stolen, abandoned impounded or seized vehicle that as been left in any isolated location or can be driven out under its own power unless directed by vrs or auto theft
t
vehicles towed to district stations will be taken to vrs if not claimed within ____ hours
72
t/f no vehicle will be held as evidence at any location where storage fees occur
an officer requesting vrs holds a vehicle must submit a _____
memo
officers towing a diplomatic vehicle will, after failed attempts to contact owner, have the vehicle
towed to closest legal parking space; notify ecc; accept tow bill; write a memo to msb chief
vrs maintains all files on vehicles for ____ years
7
t/f officers will not conduct an evidence search in guise of an inventory search
t
complaints against tow operators following a police tow are forwarded to ____
vrs
officers can/cannot tow for an msp pick up orders and/ or suspended registration for _____
cannot; emissions violations
