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Louisiana

For Louisiana, time to count as abandoned on private property is a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three days; owner notice process is not specified at this stage; minimum time before sale/disposal is not specified at this stage; statutory citation is 32:471, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

State
Louisiana our reading
Time to count as abandoned on private property
a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three days verified
Owner notice process
not specified at this stage verified
Minimum time before sale/disposal
not specified at this stage verified
Statutory citation
32:471 verified
Sourcelegis.la.gov
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What the source says

RS 32:471 " id="ctl00_PageBody_ButtonNext" title="view next" /> <https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=88441> PART III. PARKING MOTOR VEHICLES &#167;471. Definitions The following words and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the meanings herein assigned unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and is left unattended on public property for more than twenty-four hours, or is inoperable and left unattended on the shoulder or right-of-way of an interstate or a four-lane highway for more than twenty-four hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than twenty-four hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three days.

legis.la.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

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