Vehicle Code section 22850

Whenever an officer or employee removes a vehicle from a highway, or from public or private property, unless otherwise provided, he shall take the vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by the governmental agency of which the officer or employee is a member, where the vehicle shall be placed in storage.
At the time of such removal, the officer or employee shall determine the amount of mileage on the vehicle.

Source: Section 22850, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=22850.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

Last Updated

Jan. 1, 1975

§ 22850’s source at ca​.gov