Has your car been towed during the COVID-19 crisis?

Every year in California, local and state governments tow hundreds of thousands of cars for non-safety reasons, pushing struggling families deeper into debt and poverty.

The loss of a family’s key economic asset, transport to work or medical care, or shelter, is devastating in the best of times. In a time of required social distancing and self-quarantine, it presents a significant public health problem.

To help prevent the spread of the coronavirus and the rate of infection of COVID-19 in California, we are requesting that Governor Gavin Newsom issue an executive order placing a moratorium on all vehicle tows, other than those necessary for public safety or criminal enforcement.

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1. Why was your car towed? Example: Unpaid registration, parking tickets, 72 hour rule, etc.

A recent executive order states that your vehicle cannot be towed through June 30, 2020 over unpaid registration fees. Click here to learn more.

2. Describe your towing incident. Please include date, location, and fines/fees charged.

3. How has towing impacted you and/or your family?

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