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

For Mississippi, time to count as abandoned on private property is lawfully towed onto the property of another at the written request of a law enforcement officer and left there for a period of not less than forty (40) days without any one having made claim thereto; owner notice process is not specified at this stage; minimum time before sale/disposal is not specified at this stage; statutory citation is 63-23-3, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Mississippi _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** lawfully towed onto the property of another at the written request of a law enforcement officer and left there for a period of not less than forty (40) days without any one having made claim thereto _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Owner notice process:** not specified at this stage _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minimum time before sale/disposal:** not specified at this stage _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** 63-23-3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 63-23-3 Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by <https://www.findlaw.com/company/our-team.html> Findlaw Staff For the purposes of this chapter, an “abandoned motor vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle as defined by the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Law: (a) which has been left by the owner, or some person acting for the owner, with an automobile dealer, repairman or wrecker service for repair or for some other reason and has not been called for by such owner or other person within a period of forty (40) days after the time agreed upon or within forty (40) days after such vehicle is turned over to such dealer, repairman or wrecker service when no time is agreed upon. (b) which is left unattended on a public street, road or highway or other public property for a period of at least five (5) days. (c) which has been lawfully towed onto the property of another at the written request of a law enforcement officer and left there for a period of not less than forty (40) days without any one having made claim thereto.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-63-motor-vehicles-and-traffic-regulations/ms-code-sect-63-23-3/

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