What is my role as the custodian of the vehicle?
You are responsible for contacting the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in the area where the vehicle is located for authorization before moving the vehicle. This is because some abandoned vehicles were actually stolen or used in a crime. You are responsible for reporting the disposition of the vehicle to the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the site from which the vehicle was towed as well as entering the disposition on the Michigan Auto Lost & Found Web site if you are enrolled as an EFT custodian. If you are not an EFT custodian you will not be able to enter a disposition. Please see Obtain a form to set up an Electronic Funds Transfer Account to set up an account. You are also responsible for collecting the $40 abandoned vehicle fee if you sell the vehicle or the owner redeems it, and for forwarding $25 of that fee to the Michigan Department of State. If the purchase price of an abandoned vehicle sold at public auction does not cover towing and storage, pol
