# Alaska — How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

For Alaska, time to count as abandoned on private property is in excess of 24 hours; owner notice process is may be removed under AS 28.11.030 and treated as an abandoned vehicle; statutory citation is AS 28.11.020, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Alaska _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** in excess of 24 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Owner notice process:** may be removed under AS 28.11.030 and treated as an abandoned vehicle _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** AS 28.11.020 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (a) A vehicle registered or titled as required under AS 28.10 that reasonably appears to have been left unattended, standing, parked upon or within 10 feet of the traveled portion of a highway or vehicular way or area in excess of 48 hours, or a vehicle registered or titled as required under AS 28.10 that reasonably appears to have been left standing or parked on private property in excess of 24 hours or upon other public property for more than 30 days, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the property, notwithstanding other statutory provisions, may be removed under

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-28-motor-vehicles/ak-st-sect-28-11-020.html

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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