Catoosa County Vehicle Impound Guide
Impound Cost Calculator
Calculate how much it will cost to retrieve your vehicle from the impound lot in Catoosa County, Georgia.
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The First 48 Hours
After a DUI arrest in Catoosa County, your vehicle is likely towed to an impound lot. Storage fees accumulate daily, making time your biggest enemy.
Retrieval Timeline
- 1
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 Catoosa County.
- 4
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 Catoosa County. Verify your vehicle's location before traveling.
Lot Information Pending
Contact Catoosa County local dispatch for specific towing lot assignments.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get arrested for DUI in Ringgold and there's a real chance your car has been towed into Tennessee. The main wreckers the county and city police use are headquartered in Chattanooga, so a car seized in suburban Georgia often ends up on a lot in south Chattanooga, which changes the trip, the payment, and the paperwork.
Before you drive anywhere, do two things. First, call the agency that arrested you, the Catoosa County Sheriff, Ringgold police, Fort Oglethorpe police, or State Patrol Post 5, and get the name and exact address of the lot that has the car. Second, find out about the police hold. A DUI impound almost always carries an administrative or evidentiary hold, and no tow lot will release, or even let you look at, a car under hold until the arresting agency sends a release. You handle that at the arresting agency's records division, not the lot. The Sheriff's Office is at 5842 Highway 41 in Ringgold.
Payment
These lots want cash, and for a police tow they want the exact amount. Call the release line first and ask for the payoff to the cent: the tow, every day of storage so far, and any notification fee. Bring at least that much. Show up short and you're turned away while another day's storage is added.
Who can pick it up
Only the registered owner, with a title or a current registration printout. If the person arrested owns the car and is still in jail, they have to sign a notarized power of attorney from inside the jail naming someone to collect it.
You can take out personal items like clothes, medication, and documents once the hold is lifted, but nothing bolted in, no aftermarket stereo, amplifier, wheels, or battery. If the car sits unclaimed for 30 to 45 days it's treated as abandoned and sold at auction, so don't let a long jail stay turn into a lost car.
Need Help Beyond Impound?
If you're dealing with a recent arrest, here are immediate resources for release and legal help:
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