Impound Lot
Your Vehicle Has Been Towed, Now What?
Within 72 hours, a notice is mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. If the vehicle is not picked up within 15 days of the notice, it may be sold at auction by the City.
- Call (612) 673-5777 to verify we have your vehicle
- Have your license plate or VIN number ready
- Click Here to learn what you'll need to release your vehicle
- Pick up your vehicle at the Impound Lot. Click Here for a map (PDF File).
Reasons Your Car May be Impounded
Throughout the year, vehicles are towed to the impound lot for many reasons:
- For illegally parking or impeding traffic
- Police may order vehicles towed (cars in accidents, stolen cars, the car of someone taken into custody, etc.)
- Parking in violation of snow emergency regulations
- Parking that impedes street sweeping, seal coating, or street maintenance
- When a vehicle is abandoned (left more than 72 hours).
- When a vehicle poses an immediate danger to public safety
Avoid Being Towed
Reduce the possibility of your car being towed:
- Follow permanent and temporary street signs carefully
- Be sure to adhere to parking meter rates and restrictions
- Learn the rules about parking during a Snow Emergency
Closed on the following Holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- President's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran's Day
- Thanksgiving Day (and the day after Thanksgiving)
- Christmas Day
