Impoundment for specified offenses
(1) a LEO may without prior notice, order a vehicle impounded until a person with the right to its possession complies with the conditions for release or it is ordered released by a hearings officer if the LEO has PC to believe the person at or just prior to the time they were stopped committed:
(a) 811.175 (driving while suspended or revoked) or 811.182 (criminal driving while suspended or revoked)
(b) DUII
(2) Notice that the vehicle has been impounded must be given to the same parties, in the same manner & within the same time limits as provided in 819.180 (Notice after taking into custody & towing)
(3) A vehicle impounded under (1) must be released to a person entitled to lawful possession on compliance with the following:
(b) submission of proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements for the vehicle AND
(c) payment to the police agency of an administrative fee determined by the agency to be sufficient to recover its actual administrative costs for the impoundment.
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