DA7B11BD2B7747FA872589F60055C3B6 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION FROM DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLESINTERIM COMMITTEE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEEDate Jul 24, 2023 Location Old State Library Presentation from Division of Motor Vehicles - Committee Discussion Only 09:36:49 AM Brandon Huseman, Policy Advisor for the Division Motor Vehicles (DMV), and Electra Bustle, Senior Director at the DMV, introduced themsleves and explained the process for the DMV's involvement in towing. Thy explained that the department's role is limited to recordkeeping and transfer of ownership, and that it has no role interacting with consumers. For recordkeeping, a towing agency must report a tow to the DMV within 10 days so they DMV can perform a records search to find the owner, any active liens, and if the vehicle has been reported stolen.The DMV returns these records to the towing agency and law enforcement within 10 days. The DMV doesn't receive any context on the tow beyond the date and time of tow and whether it occurred on public or private property. Law enforcement and towing companies can sell towed vehicles if they send notice to the vehicle owners and the owners do not retrieve the vehicle within 30 days. The DMV will transfer ownership for the vehicle in these cases and provide additional documentation since law enforcement and/or towing companies do not have the original title. 09:43:19 AM Mr. Huseman answered questions from the committee about how the lien holder gets notice about impounded vehicles. Mr. Huseman responded to questions about whether the DMV can accurately do its job without all the data, such as in the case of crime victims, Mr. Huseman said statute is intended to protect vehicle owner, so if different protections were put into statute, then the DMV could treat them differently, but currently it's a unviersal policy towards all vehicles.