Vehicle Auction
PLACENTIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
IMPOUND LOT GUIDELINES
PUBLIC AUCTION PARTICIPATION
The following guidelines SHALL BE ADHERED TO AT ALL TIMES by the general public while participating in the viewing of vehicles for auction at the Police Department impound lot.
NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OF AGE IS PERMITTED IN THE IMPOUND LOT.
Private vehicles shall be parked in the designated area of the impound lot.
All public participants are to meet in the lot on the north side of the impound building promptly at 3:00 p.m. No one shall enter the impound lot without the expressed permission of the officers conducting the viewing.
• All participants will be given a list of the vehicles scheduled for auction.
• All participants shall view the vehicles as a group only. No one is permitted to leave the group to view other vehicles in the impound lot by themselves.
• No one shall enter the vehicles, open doors, or otherwise physically handle any vehicles.
• Viewing of the vehicles shall end promptly at 4:00 p.m.
• The bidding process will commence promptly at 4:00 p.m. (Min. Bid $250)
• All persons placing a bid on vehicles must be at least 18 yrs. of age and have a valid drivers license.
• The registered owner/legal owner, or driver of an impounded vehicle may not buy back their vehicle at auction as a way of circumventing the impound fees.
• Auction vehicle releases are only conducted Monday thru Tuesday, from 8:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m and Wednesday from 8:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Any vehicle that is not paid for and removed from the impound lot by the next Wednesday at 12:00 p.m., will be place back on a pending auction list. The Placentia Police Department will permanently exclude any individual from further participation in all public auctions, when they bid on a vehicle and do not make any attempt to pay the bid fee or pick up the vehicle within the prescribed time.
ALL PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THE ABOVE-NOTED GUIDELINES. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES, WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE IMPOUND LOT.
To view the list of current vehicles available for auction please click on the links below.
