(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause a vehicle to be abandoned. A motor vehicle is an abandoned vehicle:
(1) If left unattended, with no license plates or in-transit decals issued pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-1901 et seq. affixed thereto, for more than six hours on any public property;
(2) If left unattended for more than 24 hours on any public property, except a portion thereof on which parking is legally permitted;
(3) If left unattended for more than 48 hours after the parking of such vehicle has become illegal, if left on a portion of any public parking on which parking is legally permitted;
(4) If left unattended for more than seven days on private property, if left initially without permission of the owner, or after permission of the owner is terminated; or
(5) If left for more than 30 days in the custody of a law enforcement agency after the agency has sent a letter to the last registered owner under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1903.01.
(B) An all-terrain vehicle or minibike is an abandoned vehicle:
(1) If left unattended for more than 24 hours on any public property, except a portion thereof on which parking is legally permitted;
(2) If left unattended for more than 48 hours after the parking of such vehicle has become illegal, if left on a portion of any public parking on which parking is legally permitted;
(3) If left unattended for more than seven days on private property, if left initially without permission of the owner, or after permission of the owner is terminated; or
(4) If left for more than 30 days in the custody of a law enforcement agency after the agency has sent a letter to the last registered owner under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1903.01.
(C) (1) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. Any public right-of-way, street, highway, alley or park, or other state, county or municipally owned property.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any privately-owned property which is not included within the definition of public property.
(2) No motor vehicle subject to forfeiture under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-431 shall be an abandoned vehicle under this section.
(Prior Code, § 72.05) (Ord. 99-31, passed 5-17-1999; Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-2002) Penalty, see § 72.999
Statutory reference:
Abandoned vehicles, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-1901 through 60-1911