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Police Offences Act 1935
37ZJVoluntary transfer of ownership of vehicle to Crown
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### 37ZJ Voluntary transfer of ownership of vehicle to Crown
> > (1) [*\[Section 37ZJ Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 40, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS40@EN) [*\[Section 37ZJ Subsection (1) amended by No. 62 of 2009, s. 30, Applied:11 Dec 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-11/act-2009-062#GS30@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 37ZJ Subsection (1) amended by No. 62 of 2009, s. 30, Applied:11 Dec 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-11/act-2009-062#GS30@Hpa@EN) If a clamped or confiscated vehicle is not subject to any interest, charge, lien or encumbrance, the owner may agree to transfer ownership of the vehicle to the Crown at any time during the authorised period of clamping or confiscation.
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> > (2) The agreement is to be written and witnessed by a person who may witness a statutory declaration.
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> > (3) If the Crown agrees in writing to the transfer of the vehicle –
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> > > > (a) the vehicle becomes the property of the Crown; and
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> > > > (b) the Commissioner may sell or dispose of the vehicle and anything in it or on it in a way the Commissioner considers appropriate; and
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> > > > (c) before the vehicle is transferred, the owner or a person authorised by the owner may remove any contents from the vehicle that are not part of the vehicle or attached to it.