Tighter Restrictions for Los Angeles Car Impoundments

Just a few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Police Department had proposed implementing new car impound procedures that would have allowed unlicensed drivers pulled over at checkpoints, to have their car driven away by a licensed driver. The proposals had been welcomed by Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys, who have been concerned about the effect that these widespread impoundments have on unlicensed drivers- mostly undocumented immigrants with no other means of transport. However, the Los Angeles Police Department has now tightened those requirements.  Read more »