Call the Police Department at 582-2000. 

In Bozeman, vehicles or trailers parked on a public street or highway must be moved every 48 hours.  A vehicle or trailer clearly left parked on a public street or highway over 5 days will be ticketed and flagged as abandoned to allow the registered owner an opportunity to address the problem and move the vehicle or trailer.  

If the vehicle or trailer has not been moved from the original location after 10 days of being ticketed and flagged as abandoned, it will be impounded, resulting in additional fines and costs to the registered owner.   

We encourage vehicle and trailer owners to avoid using the public streets for vehicle storage, but rather to store them in driveways, garages or private storage locations.  We need all owners to do their part in keeping our streets clear of potential hazards and unsightly abandoned vehicles and trailers. 

VEHICLES DEEMED A SAFETY HAZARD MAY BE TOWED IMMEDIATELY   

Once an abandoned vehicle or trailer has been impouned by a local tow company, the registered owner will be notified and given 30 days to pay all costs and fines related to the vehicle or trailer.  Failure to pay such fines and costs within 30 days of the notice may result in the title ownership being transferred to the tow company and eventually sold. 

Occasionally a vehicle is categorized as junk.  When a vehicle is clearly valued at under $500 and has other factors to categorize it as a "junk" vehicle, it is turned over to the Gallatin County Junk Program, where it is then drained of all fluids, and crushed and destroyed.  Other factors leading to the vehicle being junk include, broken or cracked windows, dripping fluids, missing engine or major body parts, major rust, expired registration.  Once the vehicle is turned over to the junk vehicle program, there is no returning the vehicle to the owner.