Reference Source

Missouri

For Missouri, time to count as abandoned on private property is left unattended for more than forty-eight hours; statutory citation is 304.157, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

State
Missouri our reading
Time to count as abandoned on private property
left unattended for more than forty-eight hours verified
Statutory citation
304.157 verified
Sourcerevisor.mo.gov
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DatasetHow long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

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What the source says

304.157. Vehicles left unattended or improperly parked on private property of another, procedure for removal and disposition — violation of certain required procedure, penalty. — 1. If a person abandons property, as defined in section <https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=304.001> 304.001 , on any real property owned by another without the consent of the owner or person in possession of the property, at the request of the person in possession of the real property, any member of the state highway patrol, state water patrol * , sheriff, or other law enforcement officer within his jurisdiction may authorize a towing company to remove such abandoned property from the property in the following circumstances: (1) The abandoned property is left unattended for more than forty-eight hours; or (2) In the judgment of a law enforcement officer, the abandoned property constitutes a safety hazard or unreasonably interferes with the use of the real property by the person in possession.

revisor.mo.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

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