Kentucky
For Kentucky, minimum time before sale/disposal is forty-five (45) days; statutory citation is 376.275, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Kentucky our reading
- Minimum time before sale/disposal
- forty-five (45) days verified
- Statutory citation
- 376.275 verified
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What the source says
376.275 Lien on motor vehicles and contents for reasonable and applicable charges under KRS 281.920 to 281.936 -- Forfeiture and sale of contents -- Exempted contents -- Limitation of storage or towing company's liability. (1) (a) Any person engaged in the business of storing or towing motor vehicles, who has complied with the notification requirements of KRS 281.928, shall have a lien on the motor vehicle and its contents, except as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, for the applicable and reasonable charges assessed in accordance with KRS 281.926 and 281.932, as long as it remains in his or her possession. (b) If, after a period of forty-five (45) days, the applicable and reasonable charges assessed in accordance with KRS 281.926 and 281.932 have not been paid, the motor vehicle and its contents, except as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, may be sold to pay the charges after the owner and any lienholder have been notified by certified mail at the addresses speci
— apps.legislature.ky.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- apps.legislature.ky.govhttps://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54934