Is there a 30-day impound hold in Midtown?

Search "30-day impound hold" and plenty of sites treat it as a universal rule, borrowed from cities that really do run one. We checked the City of Memphis's own Wrecker Rules and Regulations and Tennessee's unclaimed-vehicle statute, Title 55, Chapter 16, and found no confirmed 30-day hold tied to a DUI arrest here. If a lot or a department tells you your car's on a 30-day hold, ask them directly for the rule they're citing. What Tennessee law actually spells out is a notice-and-reclaim clock under § 55-16-105: the police department, or a private garagekeeper handling the vehicle, has to verify ownership within 3 business days of taking possession, then notify the owner and any lienholders within another 3 business days after that. Once you're formally notified, you get 10 days from the date of that notice to reclaim the car by paying towing and storage. If police give advance notice before ever taking custody instead, you get 10 days to appeal or move the vehicle before that happens. A private company that misses its own 3-business-day notice deadline caps what it can recover for storage at just 6 days, real leverage if a yard is slow to reach you. If your car still goes unreclaimed after that window, § 55-16-106 sends it to public auction, with any money left over after covering auction, towing, storage, and publication costs held for the owner or lienholder for 45 days before it reverts to a state fund. Two older statute sections, §§ 55-16-101 and 55-16-102, are repealed and shouldn't be cited as current law if you see them referenced anywhere. Quick Tow Memphis is a private tow company, not the impound lot or a court. We can't set a release date or confirm a specific hold on your case, but we can help with transport once your car's released.