Sec. 54-36m. Impoundment of motor vehicle occupied by person arrested for patronizing a prostitute from a motor vehicle. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 54-36m. Impoundment of motor vehicle occupied by person arrested for patronizing a prostitute from a motor vehicle. (a) Any police officer who arrests a person for a violation of section 53a-83a shall cause the motor vehicle such person was occupying at the time of the alleged offense to be impounded for a period of forty-eight hours after such arrest, until such person is arraigned or until such motor vehicle is released by order of the court, whichever occurs first.

      (b) The owner of such motor vehicle may reclaim such motor vehicle after the expiration of such forty-eight-hour period, the arraignment of the arrested person or the issuance of a court order releasing such motor vehicle, as the case may be, upon payment of all towing and storage costs, except that if the owner of such motor vehicle is a person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of section 14-15, such owner may reclaim such motor vehicle at any time upon payment of all towing and storage costs.

      (P.A. 97-279, S. 1.)