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

For Virginia, time to count as abandoned on private property is more than 48 hours on private property without the consent of the property's owner; statutory citation is Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1200, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** more than 48 hours on private property without the consent of the property's owner _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1200 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that: 1. Weighs at least 75 pounds; and 2. (i) Is left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours in violation of a state law or local ordinance; (ii) has remained for more than 48 hours on private property without the consent of the property's owner, regardless of whether it was brought onto the private property with the consent of the owner or person in control of the private property; or

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter12/section46.2-1200/

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