Forfeiture of Nuisance Vehicles
San Diego Municipal Code § 52.5303
in effect§52.5303 Forfeiture of Nuisance Vehicles
A motor vehicle shall be declared a nuisance and forfeited subject to this division if:
(a) It is used in violation of California Vehicle Code sections 23109(a) or (c); and
(b) (1) It is driven by the registered owner of the vehicle at the time of the violation or the registered owner is a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the violation; or
(2) It is driven by a member of the registered owner’s immediate family at the time of the violation, or a member of the registered owner’s immediate family is a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the violation; or
(3) The driver or a passenger lives at the same address as the registered owner at the time of the violation; or
(4) The driver or a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the violation has a prior contact in the vehicle, as determined by law enforcement records; and
(c) The registered owner who is the driver or passenger at the time of the violation; or the driver or passenger who is a member of the registered owner’s immediate family at the time of the violation; or the driver or passenger who lives at the same address as the registered owner at the time of the violation; or the driver or passenger at the time of the violation who has a prior contact in the vehicle has
(1) A previous misdemeanor or felony conviction for California Vehicle Code sections 2800.2(a) or 23104(a); or
(2) A previous misdemeanor conviction for a violation of California Vehicle Code sections 2800.1(a) or (b), or California Vehicle Code sections 23103(a) or (b), or California Vehicle Code sections 23109(a) or (c); or
(3) A previous conviction for a violation of California Vehicle Code section 22348(b).
(“Forfeiture of Nuisance Vehicles” added 4–21–2003 by Ordinance O–19167 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art02Division53.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026