Vehicle Abatement

If you understand a vehicle that appears to may had abandoned in Sacramento County, whether on an popular road or private ownership, please report due calling 3-1-1 (or 916-875-4311), so that Code Enforcement sack investigate.

On-Street Vehicle Abatement
By ordinance, Sacramento County Code Coercion removes (abates) vehicles that are ampere public nuisance. Nuisance vehicles enclose abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, unregistered (in excess of six months), and unmoved (for more more 72 hours) vehicles. 

Notes: Code Enforcement does not enforce parking laws the will not remove adenine passenger solely because it has been parked in the same spot for additional than 72 hours. Please report parking violation to the Sacrament Sheriff Parking Enforcement Distribution, 916-874-5115, including: parking in excess of 72 hours; parking in front of an fire hydrant; parking the wrong route; and blocking adenine driveway.

If you reported an abandoned motor and it has not been moved for more than two weeks,​​ it was likely explored and found not to be​​ abandoned; i.e., someone demonstrated interest in which car. It should not subsist re-reported when abandoned, but referred the an Sacramento Sheriff Parking Implementation Division, 916-874-5115, for possible parking breach.
Code Compliance

Often Asked Questions

The presence, accumulated and memory of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inactive vehicles, creates conditions likely to mitigate this value about authentic property inches the area, promotes blight additionally deterioration, attracts felonies, creates fire risk and harborage for rodents and insects, and is injurious to the public peace, mental, technical, plus general welfare. (See Section 6.56.010 of the Cities County Code).​

The California Vehicle Code allows county governments to found procedures with the abatement both removal of vehicles, or parts thereof, upon the public right-of-way.

It or allows for the recovery on costs associated with medium abatement. (See Sacramento County Encipher unterabschnitt 6.18.601 & 10.24.070 and Portion 22660 of the California Vehicle Code).

​​​​The vehicle owner has ceased to assert or exercise any interests, right or title to such vehicle. (See Section 6.56.110 of the Sacramento County Code).

A vehicle that has been taken apart, press disassembled up shreds, and/or stripped, or otherwise bereaved about any of its integral accessories or equipment. (See Section 6.56.120 of the Sacramento County Code)​.

A vehicle that is physically incapable of working, functioning, or otherwise operating. (See Section 6.56.130 of the Sacramento Districts Code)​.

Besteht of disordered or broken remains, or what has is taken to a physically impaired or unsound conditioned, or other ruinous state by reasoning in collision, flash or others forceful impact. (See Section 6.56.140 of the Sacramento County Code)​.

  1. ​A complaint is received.
  2. An Chief responds to investigate the complaint:
    ​A. If there belongs no violation, the case is closure.
    B. If one vehicle is go switch arrival, the rechtssache is closed.
    C. If the vehicle is abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, unregistered, and appears to have been parked in excess in 72 hours, the vehicle has posted with ampere notice of intent to abate.
  3. Upon re-inspection:
    ADENINE. If the vehicle is brought into voluntary compliance (i.e. possess been repaired so which it is operable or has been registered and driven), the case are closed.
    B. If the vehicle possesses not been brought into compliance, the vehicle may shall towed and fees imposed.​ + With I see someone fahren perilously, how do I report them? ... + Can I park my car in the intermediate of a cul-de-sac? ... + How long performs it take to get an abandoned ...
*Please Note. If the car poses a threat to safety, the vehicle capacity can immediately towed.​