WAS YOUR CAR IMPOUNDED BY THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT?
MAKE SURE TO READ EVERYTHING BELOW TO FIND OUT HOW TO PICK UP YOUR VEHICLE AND WHAT WILL BE NEEDED TO TAKE IT OUT FROM OUR YARD.
BEFORE CALLING TO FIND OUT IF WE HAVE YOUR VEHICLE PLEASE GO TO THE AUTO RETURN WEBSITE TO FIND OUT IF YOUR VEHICLE WAS IMPOUNDED BY OUR YARD.
HOW TO PICK UP DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
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IN ORDER TO PICK UP YOUR VEHICLE FROM OUR YARD YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:​
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CURRENT AND VALID REGISTRATION, IF YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY REGISTERED OR IS NEEDING TO PASS SMOG BEFORE YOU CAN GET IT REGISTERED OR IF YOU HAD YOUR VEHICLE ON NON-OPPERATION, THEN YOU WILL NEED TO GO TO THE DMV AND ASK FOR AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION WITH A ONE DAY MOVING PERMIT AND A DEPOSIT OF FEES WITH A DATE PAST THE DATE OF THE INITIAL IMPOUND.​
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THE REGISTERED OWNER WILL NEED TO BRING THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE. IF THE REGISTERED OWNER DOES NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE THEN THEY CAN BRING SOMEONE WITH THEM WHO DOES HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, BUT THE REGISTERED OWNER MUST HAVE A VALID AND CURRENT I.D.. IF THE REGISTERED OWNER CANNOT BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF PICK UP, THEN WHOEVER COMES TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO BRING AN ORIGINAL NOTARIZED LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION FROM THE REGISTERED OWNER TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE ON THEIR BEHALF.
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IF YOU ARE A DEALERSHIP AND ONE OF YOUR VEHICLES WAS IMPOUNDED YOU WILL NEED TO BRING COPY OF THE TITLE, BILL OF SALE OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNDER THE DEALERSHIP'S NAME, PROOF OF IT BEING IN YOUR INVENTORY, YOUR DEALER PLATES AND AN AUTHORIZATION LETTER/HOLD HARMLESS LETTER THAT HAS THE DEALERSHIP'S LOGO AND NAME ON IT GIVING PERMISSION TO THE PERSON WHO WILL BE PICKING UP THE LETTER ON THE DEALERSHIP'S BEHALF.
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WERE YOU IN AN ACCIDENT?
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IF YOU WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND WERE PLANNING TO RELEASE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE INSURANCE TO ALLOW THEM TO PICK IT UP ON YOUR BEHALF; YOU WILL NEED TO EMAIL THE REGISTRATION AND OWNER'S DRIVER LICENSE WITH THE RELEASE FORM THAT YOU CAN GRAB WITH THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON ABOVE, OR YOU CAN COME DOWN TO OUR OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS WITH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND FILL OUT THE FORM AT OUR OFFICE. ​THE EMAIL THAT YOU NEED TO SEND EVERYTHING IS: claims.amt@gmail.com
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IF YOU WERE WANTING TO GRAB PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM THE VEHICLE, YOU MUST SHOW UP DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, AND BRING WITH YOU THE VALID REGISTRATION AND VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN AND GRAB IMPORTANT ITEMS
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HOW TO PICK UP YOUR CAR OUTSIDE BUSINESS HOURS
IN ORDER TO PICK UP YOUR VEHICLE FROM IMPOUND OUTSIDE OF OUR NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT US VIA EMAIL (claims.amt@gmail.com), TO SCHEDULE AN AFTER HOURS PICK UP YOU WILL NEED TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT WAS STATED ABOVE AS AN ATTACHMENT WITHIN YOUR EMAIL. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL AFTER HOURS FEE THAT IS SEPARATE FROM OF THE IMPOUND FEES.