Stolen vehicles/City impound or wrecker storage lot.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 6-88-8
in effectSec. 6-88-8 - Stolen vehicles/City impound or wrecker storage lot.
When stolen vehicles are impounded by the Memphis Police Department and stored by the city on a wrecker company's storage lot or a municipally owned storage lot, the owner will be liable for the tow fees but will not be liable for storage fees if he reclaims his vehicle within five days after notification of the recovery and whereabouts of the vehicle. If the owner does not pick up the vehicle from the municipally owned lot or the wrecker company's storage lot within five days after notification of the recovery and whereabouts of the vehicle, the owner will be liable for all storage costs from the time the vehicle was first placed on the storage lot.
(Ord. No. 5133, § 1(part), 4-18-2006; Ord. No. 5868, § 1, 5-16-2023)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BULIRE_CH6-88WRTOOP_ART1INGE_S6-88-8STVEIMWRSTLOFetched: 10/28/2026
