This form is for reporting abandoned vehicles within the city limits of the City of Albuquerque. To report by phone, please call 768-CARS (2277).
Please read the following before reporting the abandoned vehicle: INOPERABLE VEHICLE. Any vehicle which, for a period of at least three consecutive days, the engine, wheels, tires or other parts have been removed or on which the engine, wheels, tires, or other parts have been altered, damaged or otherwise so treated that the vehicle is incapable of being driven under its own motor power. A vehicle that is not registered or does not display a current valid license plate and validating sticker shall be deemed inoperable. Inoperable vehicle shall include any parts of a vehicle located separately from a vehicle. A vehicle shall be deemed inoperable when it has one or more flat tires or has one or more missing windshield or window, or has one or more windshield or window broken to the extent that visibility is limited so as to make driving such vehicle unsafe. An INOPERABLE VEHICLE does not include any motor vehicle that is kept within a building when not in use, nor a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise. An inoperable vehicle does not include a vehicle for which a temporary sticker has been issued pursuant to § 8-5-2-3(B).Abandoned Vehicle Release Form
