REMOVAL OF ABANDONED OR NUISANCE VEHICLES; PRE-TOWING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
Raleigh City Code § 12-7005
in effectSec. 12-7005. - REMOVAL OF ABANDONED OR NUISANCE VEHICLES; PRE-TOWING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
Except as set forth in §12-7006 below, a vehicle to be removed because it has been abandoned or declared to be a nuisance vehicle shall be towed only after notice to the registered owner or person entitled to possession of the vehicle. In such instances, notice shall be given by affixing on the windshield or some other conspicuous place on the vehicle a notice indicating that the vehicle will be removed by the City on a specified date (no sooner than seven (7) days after the notice is affixed), unless the vehicle is moved by the owner or legal possessor prior to this time.
With respect to abandoned vehicles on private property and nuisance vehicles, if the registered owner or person entitled to possession does not remove the vehicle but chooses to appeal the determination that the vehicle is abandoned or a nuisance vehicle, such appeal shall be made to the City Council in writing, heard at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Council, and further proceedings to remove the vehicle shall be stayed until the appeal is heard and decided.
(Ord. No. 1984-294, §2, 2-21-84)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH7REDIABNUMOVE_S12-7005REABNUVEPWINOREFetched: 11/1/2026