15 CFR § 265.20 - Towing of improperly parked vehicles.

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title: "15 CFR § 265.20 - Towing of improperly parked vehicles."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "265.20"
section_name: "Towing of improperly parked vehicles."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAFFIC AND CONDUCT"
part_number: "265"
part_name: "REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAFFIC AND CONDUCT ON THE GROUNDS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND, AND BOULDER AND FORT COLLINS, COLORADO"
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authority: "Sec. 9, 31 Stat. 1450, as amended (15 U.S.C. 277). Applies sec. 1, 72 Stat 1711, as amended, (15 U.S.C. 278e(b))."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 41170, Nov. 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 265.20 Towing of improperly parked vehicles.

Any motor vehicle that is parked in violation of these regulations may be towed away or otherwise moved if a determination is made by a uniformed guard that it is a nuisance or hazard. A reasonable amount for the moving service and for the storage of the vehicle, if any, may be charged, and the vehicle is subject to a lien for that charge.