Assume are a police officer who sees a car in a parking lot that ha obviously not been moved or driven in months. Is that car abandoned?

Justify your answer based on the three factors that determine abandonment.

The following factors are usually considered in classifying a vehicle as abandoned:

• Condition, appearance. Body damage, missing or flat tires, missing doors or other major parts, broken windshields or windows, garbage or other debris inside the vehicle, evidence of fire damage, signs of vandalism, trash accumulating around the vehicle.
• Missing or outdated license plates and other documentation (inspection stickers, local registration decals).
• Location (parked on public streets or other public property). Property owners or managers usually must report cars abandoned on private property without the owner's consent.
• Length of time at location. This can vary from a very short period for highways or limited- access roads, to longer periods in parking facilities, to somewhere in between for street parking.
• Notification, nonresponse. Most jurisdictions require that stickers or some other warning be applied to cars or sent to registered owners before they can move a vehicle. If the owner does not respond within a specified time frame, the vehicle can be towed.