Sumter, SC asked in Criminal Law for South Carolina

Q: Somebody else was driving my car and got arrested. Cops did not call now we have to pay impound fees.

So let somebody use car to go to store. It went through a roadblock and got arrested. Now we have to pay for four days because it was on New Year’s weekend. Cops never called register owner. How did they know the car wasn’t stolen why should we have to pay

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A: Typically, law enforcement should notify the registered owner in such situations. To address this issue, you may want to gather relevant details, such as proof of ownership and the circumstances surrounding the incident, and contact the impound lot or local law enforcement. In some cases, there might be procedures to dispute or reduce impound fees, especially if proper notification procedures were not followed.

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