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Law No. 13 of 1998 on Road Traffic

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 13Date: 30/07/1998 Corresponding to 06/04/1419 HijriNumber of Articles: 82Status: Canceled

Official Gazette :Issue: 9Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 07/09/1998 Corresponding to 16/05/1419 HijriPage from: 65

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Article 72 - BIS
Starting Date: 14/09/2005
Added By: Decree Number 32 For the Year 2005

The cost of impounding shall be calculated as follows:

One hundred and fifty (150) riyals for transporting a motor vehicle.
One hundred and fifty (150) riyals for each day impounded.

If the vehicle's owner does not collect his vehicle and pay the due fines within six months from the date of impounding, the Licensing Authority shall, After making sure that there is no legal encumber, decide to sell the impounded vehicle at auction. The auction shall be announced in two daily newspapers during a period of not less than ten days from the date of announcement. The required expenses shall be paid out of the vehicle's sale proceeds and the balance shall be reserved as a trust on the owner account, but if the sale price is not sufficient to cover all the dues, the balance shall be collected through legal process from the owner. Where the causes of impounding were removed and after payment of all fees, fines and impounded expenses, the impounded vehicle owner or his legal representative reserves the right to claim the vehicle before sale.

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