Bill Text: VA HB664 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Keeper of garage; lien on vehicles, notification to owner.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Left in Transportation [HB664 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-HB664-Prefiled.html
16101584D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §46.2-644.01 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §46.2-644.01. Lien of keeper of garage. A. Every keeper of a garage B. In the case of any vehicle subject to a chattel mortgage,
security agreement, deed of trust, or other instrument securing money, the
keeper of the garage shall have a lien thereon for his reasonable charges for
storage under this section not to exceed $500 and for alteration and repair
under §46.2-644.02 not to exceed $800. C. In addition, any person furnishing services involving the towing and recovery of a vehicle, shall have a lien for all normal costs incident thereto, if the person asserting the lien gives written notice within seven days of receipt of the vehicle by certified mail, return receipt requested, to all secured parties of record at the Department of Motor Vehicles. D. In addition, any keeper shall be entitled to a lien against any proceeds remaining after the satisfaction of all prior security interests or liens, and may retain possession of such property until such charges are paid. E. Any lien created under this section shall not extend to any personal property which is not attached to or considered to be necessary for the proper operation of any motor vehicle, and it shall be the duty of any keeper of such personal property to return it to the owner if the owner claims the items prior to auction. F. For the purposes of this section, in the case of a truck or combination of vehicles, the owner or in the case of a rented or leased vehicle, the lessee of the truck or tractor truck shall be liable for the costs of the towing, recovery, and storage of the cargo and of any trailer or semitrailer in the combination. Nothing in this subsection, however, shall bar the owner of the truck or tractor truck from subsequently seeking to recover from the owner of any trailer, semitrailer, or cargo all or any portion of these towing, recovery, and storage costs. |