AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 21 AND 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POSSESSORY AND OTHER CERTAIN LIENS ON MOTOR VEHICLES.

This Act clarifies that when a motor vehicle is subject to a possessory lien either through towing or because of failure to make payment to a garage owner for services rendered to the motor vehicle, the possessory lien does not extend to personal property located in the motor vehicle, and such property shall be returned to the owner if the owner claims the items prior to the sale of such vehicle This Act also clarifies that “abandoned personal property” does not include personal property inside an abandoned motor vehicle if the owner of the personal property files an answer to a Petition seeking full title and interest to the personal property.