Under existing law, if a peace officer or employee of a public agency has reasonable grounds to believe a vehicle is abandoned, they are authorized to remove the vehicle from a highway or public or private property and store it, as specified. Existing law provides a specific procedure for the disposal of an abandoned vehicle valued at $500 or less that includes notifying the Stolen Vehicle System of the Department of Justice and contacting the registered and legal owners of record with the Department of Motor Vehicles, among other procedural requirements.
This bill would include within these disposal procedures the disposal of a recreational vehicle, as defined, valued at $4,000 or less. The bill would also require a public agency, prior to disposing of a recreational vehicle, to provide authorization that the recreational vehicle is inoperable, except as specified. The bill would require each jurisdiction to report certain data to their local legislative body on an annual basis, including the number of recreational vehicles removed and the number of people found in the recreational vehicle prior to removal. By increasing duties on local governmental entities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Statutes affected:
AB 630: 68501 GOV
02/13/25 - Introduced: 68501 GOV
03/24/25 - Amended Assembly: 22851.3 VEH, 22851.3 VEH, 68501 GOV
04/30/25 - Amended Assembly: 22851.3 VEH