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State of #California collected $1.33 million via towed #CarAuctions in 2023. This was after tow yards raked out their $500 towing fees, $2500 a month storage bill$ etc before the #auctions.

Few towed car owners know they could've received excess fund$ from the sales of their cars that oft eventually go to #CHP in arcane schema when no owner inquires...

#FOIA requests were refused to #CalMatters when they inquired about numbers and proceeds, as the cities, state and counties involved apptly prefer the #profits of the arcane confiscation process be confusing to track and obfuscated from public view...

https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2025/03/dmv-towed-car/

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/05/the-dmv-makes-millions-from-auctioned-cars-and-doesnt-tell-the-owners/