248Retention of motor vehicle impounded or number-plates confiscated under this Part

#### 248 Retention of motor vehicle impounded or number-plates confiscated under this Part 248 Retention of motor vehicle impounded or number-plates confiscated under this Part (cf Gen Act, s 221) > > (1) The Commissioner of Police is to retain a motor vehicle impounded under section 242 (unless it is sooner released under this Part or in accordance with the statutory rules)— > > > > > (a) for a period of 3 months after it was impounded, except as provided by paragraph (b), or > > > > > (b) for a period of 6 months after it was impounded if the offending operator is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence and the sanction was imposed in respect of a sanctionable offence committed by the offending operator. > > > (2) Transport for NSW is to retain number-plates confiscated under section 239 (unless they are sooner released under this Part or in accordance with the statutory rules)— > > > > > (a) for a period of 3 months after they were confiscated, except as provided by paragraph (b), or > > > > > (b) for a period of 6 months after they were confiscated if the offending operator is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence and the sanction was imposed in respect of a sanctionable offence committed by the offending operator. > > > (3) This section does not apply in the case of a motor vehicle impounded in the circumstances referred to in section 238(e), except as prescribed by the statutory rules. > > **s 248:** Am 2017 No 46, Sch 1 \[20\].