Q: What can I do about an illegal tow/scrapping of my car?...
My boyfriend used my vehicle to move some things from a house we were moving out of. The owner called the police said we were stealing the items. my boyfriend was pulled over, the impounded the car and when we called to get my car out of impound they said that it had a holder on it threw the officer/court and couldn’t be released until the officer/court lifted the hold when the case was over. my boyfriend ended up beating the case, the officer he went to go lift the holder and they had already scrapped my Jeep it was gone. But how when there was a holder in it ? And when the prosecutor was informed he said ‘get a lawyer and sue me’ and that was the end of it... what do I do ????
A: As the prosecutor said, you must get a lawyer and sue, although the government might have some immunity from having to pay you. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local litigation attorney who can advise you.
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