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Title 21 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 69A. Removal of Motor Vehicles from Private or Public Property Without Consent of the Motor Vehicle Owner or Operator
§ 6902A. Applicability.

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21 DE Code § 6902A (2025)
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§ 6902A. Applicability.

(a) This chapter applies to nonconsensual towing of motor vehicles weighing 5,000 pounds or less from private or public parking areas.

(b) Sections 6903A through 6905A of this title do not apply to the following:

(1) The towing of motor vehicles at the direction of police under Chapter 69 of this title.

(2) The towing of abandoned motor vehicles under Chapter 44 of this title or an equivalent municipal ordinance, code, or regulation.

(3) The towing of motor vehicles by a city, county, or state agency authorized to tow such vehicles under § 4181A or § 7003 of this title.

(4) The towing of motor vehicles by a municipality authorized to tow such vehicles under a municipal ordinance, code, or regulation that permits the towing of a vehicle due to unpaid parking tickets issued to the vehicle or unpaid traffic citations incurred while operating the vehicle.

85 Del. Laws, c. 226, § 1; 
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