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

For Arizona, time to count as abandoned on private property is seventy-two hours on public or private property; owner notice process is not specified at this stage; statutory citation is 28-4801, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Arizona _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** seventy-two hours on public or private property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Owner notice process:** not specified at this stage _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** 28-4801 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 28-4801 . Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Abandoned vehicle" means a vehicle, trailer or semitrailer that is of a type subject to registration under this title whether lost, stolen, abandoned or otherwise unclaimed and that has been abandoned on a public highway, public property or elsewhere in this state, including private property. Evidence that a vehicle was left unattended for a period of forty-eight hours within the right-of-way of any highway, road, street or other public thoroughfare or for a period of seventy-two hours on public or private property or elsewhere in this state is prima facie evidence of abandonment.

## Source

- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/04801.htm

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