An Act To Permit Wrecker Services To Charge for Storage while a Vehicle Is under an Order of Impoundment

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1857,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 150, §7, is further amended to read:

§ 1857. Limits

If the notification to the Secretary of State required by section 1854 is made more than 7 days after receipt of a vehicle described in section 1851, the person holding the vehicle may not collect more than 7 days of storage fees , except that the person holding the vehicle may collect storage fees during the period the vehicle is under impoundment pursuant to section 1861. Daily storage charges must be reasonable and total storage charges may not exceed $900 for a 30-day period.

summary

This bill permits wrecker services to charge for storage while a vehicle is under an order of impoundment.