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Fla. Stat. § 812.062 — Notification to owner and law enforcement agency initiating stolen motor vehicle report upon recovery of stolen vehicle
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 812: Theft, Robbery, and Related Crimes, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 812.062
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
(1) Whenever any law enforcement agency recovers a motor vehicle which has been unlawfully taken from its owner, it shall, within 72 hours, notify, by teletype or by any other speedy means available, the law enforcement agency which initiated the stolen vehicle report of the recovery. The law enforcement agency which initiated the stolen vehicle report shall, within 7 days after notification, notify, if known, the registered owner, the insurer, and any registered lienholder of the vehicle of the recovery.
(2) If notification has not been made within the 7-day period by the initiating agency, then notification shall be made immediately by certified letter, return receipt requested, by the law enforcement agency which initiated the stolen vehicle report.
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