Bartow County Vehicle Impound Guide
Impound Cost Calculator
Calculate how much it will cost to retrieve your vehicle from the impound lot in Bartow County, Georgia.
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The First 48 Hours
After a DUI arrest in Bartow County, your vehicle is likely towed to an impound lot. Storage fees accumulate daily, making time your biggest enemy.
Retrieval Timeline
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Vehicle Towed
Usually within 30 minutes of your arrest.
- 2
Lot Notification
Fees and admin processing start immediately upon arrival.
- 3
Daily Accrual
Fees start at state averages in Bartow County.
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Final Notice
After 30 days, the lot may begin the auction process.
Required Documents
- Valid Photo ID (License or State ID)
- Vehicle Registration or Title
- Current Proof of Insurance
- Full Payment (Cash/Credit)
- Release Authorization (if not owner)
Owner Not Present?
If the registered owner is in custody, you will need a notarized power of attorney or specific written authorization and a copy of their ID to retrieve the vehicle.
Lot Details & Map
Current storage facility information for Bartow County. Verify your vehicle's location before traveling.
Lot Information Pending
Contact Bartow County local dispatch for specific towing lot assignments.
Frequently Asked Questions
Two fees make Bartow County impound uniquely expensive. The first is a $45 "gate fee" charged every time you enter the lot outside Monday-to-Friday business hours, and it's per entry. Arrive at 7 p.m. with the wrong insurance card, drive home for the right one, come back at 8:30, and you've paid $90 in gate fees before touching the tow bill. The second is a $100 administrative fee that hits automatically once the car has sat three calendar days. Not business days. A Friday-night arrest means the fee lands by Monday, along with a $75 lien fee as the lot starts the paperwork to take the car.
Most Cartersville-area arrests send the car to Wilson's Auto & Towing at 748 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, on a rotation the Sheriff's dispatch runs. The release line is 770-382-8282, open weekdays 8 to 5. Other lots on the rotation include S&S Towing, Ezey Go Towing, and K&K Towing, and your car could land at any of them depending on where you were stopped. To find out which, call the Sheriff's Office patrol secretary at 770-382-5050, extension 6084, during business hours. If the DUI involved drugs or a wreck, the car is probably on an investigative hold, and only a criminal investigator can release it, not the patrol desk.
Wilson's rate sheet
The base rotation tow is $215, plus $5.50 for every mile from the arrest scene to the lot. Storage is $65 a day, and most cars go inside the building, so there's no cheaper outdoor rate to fall back on. A vehicle over 25 feet is $85 a day.
The math on retrieval
Get the car out within 48 hours if you can. Jail time doesn't cost more by the day; the impound lot does. If money is tight and you have to choose, the car is the thing bleeding money. At 30 days unretrieved, the lot files in Bartow County Magistrate Court to foreclose its lien, and after that the car is auctioned and gone regardless of how the DUI turns out.
Come during weekday hours with your government ID, current registration, and proof of insurance all in hand and verified. One missing document plus one round trip is another $45.
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If you're dealing with a recent arrest, here are immediate resources for release and legal help:
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